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VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 08, 2022

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Female Students in Grade 12 Take Final Exam to Graduate: Tolo News
On Wednesday, female students in the 12th grade took a final exam in Kabul, as well as in other provinces. Some of them were positive about the tes....

December 08, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Afghanistan , Nepal elections , Saudi Arabia , election , Aung San Suu Kyi , Tourism , UAE , Education , Nepal Economy , BNP , Nepal India , AL , MOP Fertilizer , Food Price , Sri Pada Pilgrimage. Bhutan , Schengen Visa , WFP
China: Daily Scan, December 07, 2022

China's pension wealth management market sees steady operation: Xinhuanet
December 6, 2022
China's pension wealth management market has seen steady operation since the country launched the pilot program last year, market data sh....

December 07, 2022 Djibouti , Saudi Arabia , Beijing , Covid , China Daily Digest , Zhejiang , Lianhua Qingwen
West Asia Roundup: September 2022

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Iran has been rattling on account of international sanctions, lack in progress on JCPOA Nuclear deal due to shifting goal posts, economic down turn even as it may have got some respite due to the Russia-Ukraine war in th....

October 11, 2022 Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Iran protests , West Bank , UN General Assembly , West Asia Round Up , Iraqi Kurdistan
Current Energy Dynamics in West Asia
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. D. P. Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow ar VIF discusses, "Current Energy Dynamics in West Asia" by evaluating the impact of the US President Joe Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia on global oil prices; assessing the policies of OPEC+ and Saudi Arabia....

September 15, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Russia , Saudi Arabia , G7 , OPEC+ , Podcast , states Iran
Biden’s visit to M.E., Energy Crisis and Recession
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The sharp increase in oil prices following the Ukraine war brought President Biden to Saudi Arabia. This was seen as a departure from the position taken by candidate Biden during his election campaign when he had criticized the Crown Prince and threa....

August 16, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Russia , Iran , Saudi Arabia , EU , Oil , OPEC , Biden
West Asia Round up-July 2022

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After 19 months into his Presidency the US Administration decided that President Joe Biden embark on a ‘mending fences’ visit to West Asia including Israel, Palestine and Saudi Arabia to interact bilaterally and regionally ....

August 12, 2022 Israel , Palestine , US , Iran , Iraq , Saudi Arabia , Syria , West Asia , West Asia Round Up , Iran-Taliban Clashes
West Asian states' reactions to recent events in India
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF assesses, "West Asian states' reactions to recent events in India". The speaker identifies the impact areas in India-West Asia engagement and evaluates the response of the Indian government. ....

June 13, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Iran , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Podcast , boycott , Hate speech
Turkey's Changing Dynamics with the GCC States
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF analyses "Turkey's Changing Dynamics with the GCC states". The speaker identifies Turkey's strategic interests in the Persian Gulf region and the core areas of conflict; elaborates on the reasons for ....

May 24, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , GCC , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , UAE , Podcast , Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The Impact of Russia-Ukraine Crisis on the West Asian Region
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF evaluates the impact of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict on the West Asian region.....

March 24, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Israel , India , Russia , Iran , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Ukraine , UAE , Vladimir Putin , Podcast
China: Daily Scan, March 9, 2022

NPC Constitution, Law Committee deliberates draft amendment to law on local
legislatures, governments: Xinhuanet
March 9, 2022
The Constitution and Law Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) on Monday deliberate....

March 09, 2022 Pakistan , Russia , NPC , Saudi Arabia , PLA , Ukraine , France , China Daily Digest , Germany , SMEs , FC-31
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