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Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: May 2024
Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF

During the month, the VIF Pakistan Experts Group discussed critical issues shaping Pakistan's current landscape. The session focussed on Pakistan's political outlook, noting the dominant role of the military following the marginalisation of former Pr....

June 28, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , artificial intelligence , Taiwan , sustainable development , China West Asia Relations
Delivering on Agnipath's Promise: Creating Pathways within and Beyond Military Service
Col (Dr) DPK Pillay Article

India's approach to soldier recruitment has undergone significant transformations since the British Raj to adapt to changing security needs. Post-independence, India moved away from regional and caste-based recruitment towards an All-India, All-Class....

June 28, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , skill development , Kargil Review Committee , Agniveers , Agnipath , Central Armed Police Forces , Integrated Manpower policies , lateral entry , younger military
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (10-16 June)

Economic
Gold harder to find – industry body
The gold mining industry is struggling to maintain production growth as finding deposits of the yellow metal has become more difficult, according to the World Gold Council (WGC), ....

June 28, 2024 CPEC , Taliban , Gaza , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Zelensky , Russian Gas , Unmanned Hellscape , China nuclear arsenal , Cyril Ramaphosa , Swiss Peace Conference
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (03-09 June)

Economic
Gold Surpasses Euro, Challenges Dollar Dominance in Global Reserves
Sturdy central bank gold buying since 2009 and a rising gold price has grown the precious metal’s share of global international reserves to the det....

June 27, 2024 Palestine , QUAD , South China Sea , Dollar , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , OPEC+ , Hezbollah , Black Sea , gold , South Korea-Africa Summit
Neighborhood News Digest - 27 June 2024

Afghanistan
Doha Talks 'In No Way' Recognize Afghan Interim Govt: Dujarric- Tolo News
A delegation of the Islamic Emirate, led by Zabihullah Mujahid, will participate in the third Doha meeting, and the United Nations has descr....

June 27, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , ASEAN , economy , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Doha , IMF , BLA , PTI , TTP , Vienna , India-Bangladesh , Nepal-China , Nepal-India , India-Myanmar , Deb Restructuring Agreement , US-Sri Lanka , Maldives-China Trade , Fitch Credit Rating , Carbon Trade , RAW , UNEnvoy
Bangladesh at the Crossroads: Confronting the Realities of Climate Change
Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction
The consequences of climate change are felt globally affecting millions of lives and threatening the future development of states, with developing countries facing the extreme implications/vulnerabilities. Bangladesh, a co....

June 27, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Article , Climate Change , Bangladesh , International cooperation , sustainable development , Drought , Climate adaptation , Sea Level Rise , Flood , Climate Vulnerability , Environmental Governance
Neighborhood News Digest - 26 June 2024

Afghanistan
Afghanistan Qualifies for the World Cup Semi-Final for the First Time Ever-Tolo News
The Afghanistan national cricket team won its final match of the Super Eight stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 against Bang....

June 26, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Supreme Court , Bangladesh , USAID , BRI , IMF , territorial dispute , imports , India-Myanmar , Thailand-Myanmar , US-Myanmar , India-Sri Lanka , US-Bangladesh , China-Bangladesh , Bamyan , Ex-LTTE , World Cup , Poppy Cultivation Pakistan , Ogra , Maldives - China Trade , Bhutan Economic Opportunities
June 26, 2024: Golden Jubilee of the Blackest Day
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

Three generations of Indians who grew later remained illiterates about the very fact of Emergency and about how Constitution ceased to exist and autocracy was institutionalised by it. Rahul Gandhi was waving the Constitution of India as Prime Mini....

June 26, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Constitution , Indira Gandhi , Emergency
Muizzu’s Unfavourable Diplomatic Moves
Dr Sachin Tiwari Commentary

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s warm relations with China has caught the attention of the public not only in India but also abroad. The recent advances by him to court China have come at the time of intensification of strategic rivalry in the ....

June 26, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Commentary , India , China , democracy , Indo-Pacific , Maldives , Belt and Road Initiative , Indian Ocean , Neighborhood
India and the South China Sea: Upscaling Maritime Diplomacy
Araudra Singh

… India’s significant stakes are expected to increase in future … regional expectations for a more proactive strategic engagement by New Delhi … China’s dramatically expanding naval forays in the IOR threatens India’s primacy in its prime....

June 25, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific
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