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Neighborhood News Digest- 04 March 2024

Afghanistan

Afghanistan and Turkmenistan will host Business Forum in Ashgabat-The Khama Press

Nuruddin Azizi, the acting Minister of Industry and Commerce of the caretaker government, recently led a delegation including 15 fem....

March 04, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Afghanistan , President , India-Nepal , Qatar , Bangladesh , Prime Minister , Srilanka , EU , India-Maldives relations , Red Sea , Shehbaz Sharif , Thailand-Myanmar , Visas , FMR , Maldives Parliamentary Elections , Foreign Minister Turkiye , non-cotton garments , - Maldives , UK-Bhutan , India-Bangladesh-Bhutan , Left Alliance

The Red Sea Crisis Revives the Importance of IMEC

Tiziano Marino Commentary

Despite the initial perception that a prolonged conflict in the Middle East could stall the implementation of the ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), the recent developments seem to prove quite the opposite. Paradoxically, th....

February 21, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Indian Navy , EU , Houthis , Red Sea , IMEC

Red Sea Crisis and India’s Options

Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction

Since mid-November 2023, the maritime security in the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea and the larger Western Indian Ocean has been gravely upended due to the repeated attacks on merchant shipping by the Yemen-based Houthi rebels. T....

February 08, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Defence , Article , Israel , India , Iran , trade , Indian Navy , shipping , Houthis , Red Sea

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (15-21 January 2024)

Economic

China confirms GDP rose 5.2% in 2023 on higher government spending

China's economy grew 5.2% on the year in 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Jan 17, confirming an unusual early revelation Premier Li Qia....

January 31, 2024 North Korea , NATO , Immigration , NAM , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Liberal Democratic Party , Red Sea , China GDP , Japan Economy , Data Centers , Pakistan-Iran

Neighborhood News Digest- 24 January 2024

Afghanistan

4 Countries to Soon Hold Meeting on Afghanistan: Kabulov- Tolo News

Russia said that a quadrilateral meeting will take place by the end of January to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. The Russian president’s ....

January 24, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Russia , Maldives , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , France , Red Sea , BNP , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , Sri Lankan Navy , National Unity and Reconciliation Bill , Maldives France Relations , Xiang Yang Hong 03 , Torkham , SBP , Pak elections , Disarmament

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (01-07 January 2024)

Economic

US becomes world’s top LNG exporter – Reuters

The US emerged as the globe’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the global market in 2023, Reuters reported on Jan 03, citing tanker tracking and g....

January 17, 2024 South Korea , Iran , Bangladesh elections , NATO , Gaza , Locusts , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Red Sea , EVs , Patriot Missiles , Somaliland , Top LNG Exporter

Why Djibouti and the Gulf of Aden matter for India and the Indo-Pacific

Sankalp Gurjar Commentary

With the latest drone attacks launched by the Houthi rebels on the cargo ships transiting through the Gulf of Aden and southern Red Sea, the region in and around Djibou....

January 11, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , India , US , China , Indo-Pacific , Maritime Security , Djibouti , Indian Ocean , Gulf of Aden , Red Sea

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (18-24 December 2023)

Economic

US Aims Tougher Sanctions at Banks in New Bid to Hurt Putin

The US targeted banks that facilitate payments for Russia’s military-industrial complex, the latest in a series of restrictions that have tried — and so ....

December 26, 2023 China , Covid , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Yuan , Red Sea , US-UK Trade Deal , US Secondary Sanctions , EU Diamond Sanctions , Rare Earths Processing , US Steel , Arctic LNG 2 , Japan Patriot Missile Transfer

Egypt – France – India – UAE Quadrilateral: An Axis in the Strategic Waters

Aditya Malpekar Article

Setting the Context

On July 15, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the fifth visit to the UAE in last eight years. This visit was preceded by his visit to the Republic of France as the guest of hono....

August 25, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Maritime Security , Suez Canal , Red Sea , Quadrilateral , Western Indo-Pacific , Strategic Co-operation , Sea Lanes of Communication , Chokepoints

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: April 2022

Naval Jagota

In the month of April 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized six expert group interactions with most of them being hybrid. All the interactions covered the relevant and engaging topics in the world and the region i.e. Sri Lanka, Uk....

June 03, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Israel , Pakistan , developments , Counter-terrorism , Sri Lanka , Conflict , NATO , Imran Khan , Political Crises , Shahbaz Sharif , Red Sea , geopolitical contestation , Implications , no-confidence motion , Russia-Ukraine , military equipment , India-US 2+2 meeting , Indo-US relationship , strategic discussion