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Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF, discusses "Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia" by assessing the critical dimensions of the visit; dissecting the key areas of interest for China in the Persian Gulf and evaluating t....

December 15, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , US , China , Xi Jinping , Saudi Arabia , Gulf , Podcast , Persian
China Daily Scan, December 12, 2022

He Wei elected Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party chairman: Xinhuanet
December 9, 2022
He Wei was elected as chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party (CPWDP) on Thursday. ....

December 12, 2022 SCO , Taiwan , Saudi Arabia , Beijing , Hong Kong , China Daily Digest , Wang Huning , KMT , Omicron , ACFIC , CIS
China: Daily Scan, December 09, 2022

Xi Jinping chairs meeting of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee: Xinhuanet
December 8, 2022
The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on December 6 to analyze economic wor....

December 09, 2022 Saudi Arabia , COVID-19 , IMF , Hong Kong , China Daily Digest , Chongqing , Tianjin , Guizhou
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 08, 2022

Afghanistan
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
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