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Neighborhood News Digest- 01 May 2024

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Global, Domestic Condemnation Follows Deadly Mosque Attack in Herat-Tolo News
The recent attack on Shia worshippers at a mosque in the Guzara district of Herat has sparked widespread condemnation from both local an....

May 01, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Regional Security , Tourism , IMF , Manipur , India-Bangladesh , World economic forum , India- China , India-Myanmar , Attack , India-Sri Lanka , Herat , SBP , Sri Lankan Presidential Election , Industrial Transformation Map , Cipher , Upazila Polls , Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group , Nepal-Japan Relations.
France’s Foray into the Indo-Pacific and its Relevance for India
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction
The Indo-Pacific has suddenly emerged as a theatre of great powers contestation by major stakeholders. Economic and security interests in this construct have driven the stakeholders to seek institutional mechanism with like-m....

August 18, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , Maritime Security , Indian Diaspora , Regional Security , Emmanuel Macron , Pacific Islands , Indo-Pacific Strategy , EEZ , nickel deposits , imperialism
Interaction with Dr. Eldor Aripov, Director, Institute of Strategic and Regional Studies (ISRS), Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted Dr. Eldor Aripov, Director, Institute of Strategic and Regional Studies (ISRS), Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Dr. Aripov was accompanied by H.E. Mr. Dilshod Akhatov, Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan t....

May 12, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Interaction , INSTC , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Shanghai Cooperation Organization , Energy Security , Regional Security , Chabahar , Tashkent , ISRS , India-Uzbekistan Relations
Modi’s Second Term: Implementing the ‘Neighbourhood First’
Dr Sreeradha Datta Article

Along with others, the neighbourhood attention was riveted on the Indian general elections. For many, not only the scale of the exercise was fascinating but more importantly, what it portends for the future of their bilateral with India. And as the c....

May 31, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Regional Security , New Government’s tasks , Neighbourhood engagements
BIMSTEC Think Tank Dialogue on Regional Security - Conference Proceedings

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional organisation comprising seven littorals of the Bay of Bengal (BoB). The BoB not only connects these nations but binds them together by common c....

March 12, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Bay of Bengal , BIMSTEC , Regional Security , South East Asia
BIMSTEC Think Tanks Dialogue on Regional Security

The first BIMSTEC Think Tanks Dialogue on Regional Security was held at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 13-14 November 2018. Delegates from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Sri Lanka and BIMSTEC Secretariat parti....

December 12, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Seminars , Climate Change , BIMSTEC , Maritime Security , Terrorism , radicalization , Regional Security , Cyber Security
China’s Fishing Vessels in the Natuna Island: Implications for the Regional Security
Dr Teshu Singh

Amid heightened tension in the South China Sea (SCS) over China’s land reclamation in the region, last month, fishing vessel MV Kwang Fey 10078 and a Chinese Coast Guard vessel were found fishing in the exclusive economic zone of Indonesia. This is....

April 29, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , South China Sea , Natuna Island , Regional Security
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