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India-Namibia Relations: Strategic Partnership Scaling New Heights in the Global South

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State Visit to Namibia on July 09, 2025, is groundbreaking and marks turning point in further consolidating strategic ties between the two democracies in the Global South. The visit, the first by any Indian Pri....

July 15, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , Africa , PM Modi , critical minerals , Namibia , Global South

China Digest (07-13 July, 2025)

India-China Relations

Beijing Labels Dalai Lama Succession a 'Thorn' in Bilateral Ties Ahead of Jaishankar’s Visit

Ahead of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s upcoming visit to China and the Dalai Lama’s 90th birt....

July 15, 2025 China , economy , military , China Daily Digest , Diplomacy , Biren Technology

Neighbourhood News Digest - 15 July 2025

Afghanistan

Mass Return: Over 600,000 Afghans Deported from Iran in Just One Month-Tolo News

The High Commission for Addressing Migrants' Issues reports that over 600,000 Afghans have returned from Iran to Afghanistan in the p....

July 15, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Nepal , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Iraq , Saudi Arabia , Bangladesh , UK , IMF , PM Oli , Spin Boldak , Drones , Kandahar , US Tariffs , Myanmar-Russia Relations , Economic Stimulus Programme , Ulfa –I , Museum

Neighbourhood News Digest - 14 July 2025

Afghanistan

Pete Hegseth Slams U.S. Military Presence and Exit from Afghanistan-Tolo News

Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, has criticized both the military presence and the manner in which American forces withdrew ....

July 14, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Russia , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Kachin Independence Army , FTA , Rohingyas , UNHCR , Adani , KIA , Usable Reserves , Bhutan – Thailand Relations , Environmental Protection Initiative , Mandalay Region , US Tarrifs , UNHCR.

Arya Samaj and Its Role in Nation-Building

On June 25, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a discussion on “Arya Samaj and its Role in Nation-Building”. Sri Vinay Arya, General Secretary, Delhi Arya Pratinidhi Sabha; Prof. Dinesh Chandra Shastri, Vice Ch....

July 14, 2025 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Nation-Building , Viksit Bharat , Arya Samaj , Delhi Arya Pratinidhi Sabha , Indian Institute of Advanced Study , Dr. Arvind Gupta , Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati

India's China challenge: A journey through China's rise and what it means for India; Author: Ananth Krishnan; HarperCollins India; 2020; ISBN: 978-9390327683; Pp 420; Price Rs 449

Akarsh Srivastava

Introduction

“You can change your friends but not your neighbours.” This quote by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee aptly captures the theme of the book India’s China Challenge written by seasoned journalist Ananth Krishnan. Author with hi....

July 14, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , International Relations , Book Reviews , India China Relations , WTO , The Economic Challenge , Kailash-Manasarovar

Changing Contours of India's Engagement with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - Security Concerns and Way Ahead

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

(The following is the presentation given online by Dr. Arvind Gupta, to faculty and officers of Army War College, Mhow on 11 July 2025)

I. Sri Lanka

In 2022, Sri Lanka experienced the worst-ever economic and financial crisis in ....

July 14, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Sri Lanka , Article , China , BIMSTEC , PM Modi , Bangladesh , Neighbourhood First , Anura Kumara Dissanayake , Hindu temples , Digital Sri Lanka , HRCBM

Welcome remarks by the Director during Vimarsh talk on ‘Lawfare as a tool in international relations’ by Sh Vikramjit Banerjee Additional Solicitor General, Govt of India- Secy VIF on Thursday, 10 Jul 2025.

Friends, It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to today’s Vimarsh talk by Sh Vikramjit Banerjee Additional Solicitor General, Govt of India. He will be speaking on Lawfare as a tool in international relations. ....

July 11, 2025 International Court of Justice , Welcome remarks , Vimarsh Talk , Dr Arvind Gupta , Vikramjit Banerjee , Supreme Court of India

Neighbourhood News Digest – 11 July 2025

Afghanistan

Deported Afghans from Iran Face Food Shortages in Kabul Camp – Tolo News

A number of Afghan returnees deported from Iran have complained about the lack of timely access to sufficient food at a camp in Kabul. They....

July 11, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Media , tariffs , UN , Education , Fisheries , Crypto , Maldives-US , Railway , Maldives-Saudi Arabia , Maldives - Dominica , Druk Holding and Investments , Myanmar – Russia Defence ties