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Neighborhood News Digest – 16 January 2023

Afghanistan

Uzbekistan Halts Power Supply to Afghanistan: DABS – Tolo News

The country’s power distributor, Da Afghanistan Bereshna Sherkat, said on Sunday that the imported electricity from Uzbekistan has been disconnected du....

January 16, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Army , national security , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , Bangladesh , Taliban , Nuclear energy , NUG , Nepal-China , India-Myanmar , Nepal India , Bhutan India , Tamils , Afghanistan Economy , US-RAB , Bhutan China , Arms Trade , Cambodia-Maldives , Pakistan China

India’s Energy Transition in a Carbon-Constrained World - Final Report

The concern for climate change has spurred an intense debate on energy transition to a low carbon economy. Climate change is an existential problem facing humanity. While the developed world has contributed most to global warming, its consequences wi....

December 22, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Energy Security , renewable energy , Nuclear energy , Role of Nuclear Power , Net Zero Emission , IEA report , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear and Disarmament

India’s Energy Transition in a Carbon-Constrained World: The Role of Nuclear Power - Interim Report

December 08, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Energy Security , renewable energy , Nuclear energy , Role of Nuclear Power , Net Zero Emission , IEA report , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear and Disarmament

Glasgow Summit and the Way Forward for India

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Glasgow Conference outcome has been described by different stakeholders as disappointing. But their reasons differ. For climate enthusiasts, the agreement did not go far enough. For developing countries, this meant accepting more stringent emission s....

November 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Climate Change , Article , India , China , Nuclear energy , Net zero , renewables , GHG , Paris conference , phase-down

Moon Plans to Phase out Nuclear Energy in South Korea

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

As time runs out for South Korean President Moon Jae-in as his tenure ends in May 2022, two issues are confronting him that he wants to resolve. Both are tough. One is dealing with North Korea and working a path towards drawing North Korean leader Ki....

November 10, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Moon Jae-in , Nuclear energy , LNG , Janos Ader , phase-out plan , Fukushima , SMRs , reactors

India’s Energy Transition in a Carbon-Constrained World: The Role of Nuclear Power - Overview and Key Recommendations

October 30, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Nuclear and Disarmament , Energy Security , Climate Change , Energy Security , renewable energy , Nuclear energy , Role of Nuclear Power , Net Zero Emission , IEA report , Fossil Fuel

Nuclear Power: India’s Development Imperative (a VIF Task Force Report)

India has to be militarily powerful to be a meaningful player in international politics. As the world’s fifth largest economy, it must be a secure nation to deter her enemies. India’s Poet Laureate Dr. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, in his poem quoted ab....

February 12, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Nuclear and Disarmament , Climate Change , Nuclear Power , India’s Development , Nuclear energy , MIT report