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West Asia Roundup Report: May 2025

Abstract:
Hectic diplomatic activity occurred in the region as the ongoing conflicts and regional contestations continued apace. From India’s perspective as well the Indian decisive response, for dastardly terrorist attacks in Pahalgam....

June 26, 2025 Saudi Arabia , Egypt , NSA , Gaza , France , West Asia Round Up , Israeli , Ongoing conflicts , OP Sindoor , Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
West Asia Roundup : April 2025

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As the Israel-Hamas war of 20 months saw no respite, Saudi Arabia emerged as the major custodian of the Palestine Cause and the Two-State solution. Saudi FM reiterated Kingdom’s rejection of displacement of Palestinians while spe....

May 19, 2025 Saudi Arabia , Egypt , NSA , Gaza , France , West Asia Round Up , Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Neighbourhood News Digest- 8 December 2023

Afghanistan
Stanikzai: Ban on Girls' Schooling Cause of Distance with Public- Tolo News
The Deputy Foreign Minister, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, stressed the importance of reopening schools for girl students beyond grade ....

December 08, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Maldives , embassy , South Asia , NSA , Ukraine , energy , Islamic Emirate , Education , Schools , Colombo security conclave , Blockade , Hydropower , Nepal-India , BNP , India-Myanmar , Wildlife , Bangladesh Election Commission , International Observers , Sri Lankan military , 6th Colombo Security Dialogue , Maldives Budget , Election Commission Pakistan (ECP) , Consulates , Green Hydrocarbon , Climate goals
VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, (01-15 Jun 2023)

Defence

  1. Raksha Mantri (RM) to hold bilateral talks with his US & German counterparts in New Delhi on 5th & 6th June 2023.
  2. General Manoj Pande, the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) has proce....

    June 23, 2023 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , US , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Indian Army , Terrorism , LWE , MoD , Bangladesh , NSA , France , Germany , UAE , Islamist , COAS , Extremism , Bharat , Khalistan , Nigeria , FICN , iCET , Lloyd Austin , Agni Prime , Secretary of Defence , Mr Jake Sullivan , Maritime exercise
China: Daily Scan, September 13, 2022

Top Chinese legislator pays official goodwill visit to Mongolia: Xinhuanet
September 12, 2022
Li Zhanshu, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, paid an official goodwill visit to Mongolia from....

September 13, 2022 SCO , Sri Lanka , Japan , NSA , mongolia , COVID-19 , China Daily Digest , Xinjiang
National Security Planning
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

(The following is an updated version of talk delivered by Director, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi to the National Defence College, New Delhi faculty and officers on 17 September 2020)
India’s national securit....

September 18, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pakistan , China , NSA , CDS , Cyber Security , NSAB , Kargil Review Committee , NSCS , HADR , DIA , Spacee , IDS , SPG
इस सहमति में कई पेच हैं
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

गुरुवार को भारत और चीन के विदेश मंत्रियों की मुलाकात के बाद पांच बिंदुओं का एक साझा बयान जारी कि....

September 13, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Xi Jinping , India-China , NSA , LAC , Line of Actual Control
Forces won the Pathankot battle but failed to win the perception war
Nitin A Gokhale

If there is one major lesson that the Modi government must learn from the controversy surrounding the Pathankot terror strike is this: get the perception management model right! In the age of social media dominance and 24-hour television channels, hu....

January 12, 2016 Terrorism , Pakistan , Pathankot Attack , NSA
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