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South Sudan In Turmoil: A Nation in Crisis
Dr Shambhavi Anand, Research Assistant, VIF Article

Context
The political situation in South Sudan has become tense after its First Vice-President Riek Machar was arrested on accusations of encouraging the militia to overrun a military base in Nasir. According to the Sudan People’s Libe....

April 23, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , South Sudan , Peace , Sudan , Civil war , Ethnic Conflict , Economic Challenges
AIKEYME: India- Africa Maritime Engagement Gets a Boost
Ruchita Beri, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

On 13 April 2025, Tanzania’s Minister of Defence, Stergomena Lawrence Tax and India’s Minister of State for Defence, Sanjay Seth in the presence of Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi jointly inaugurated AIKEYME (Africa-India Key Mari....

April 22, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , Indian Ocean Region , Africa , Security , Maritime Engagement , AIKEYME
VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (16-31 March 2025)

Defence

  1. Raksha Mantri’s Meet with the US Director of National Intelligence
  2. India-Australia 9th Defence Policy Talks
  3. Director General Defence Intelligence Agen....

    April 17, 2025 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Pakistan , Myanmar , Australia , Defence , Kashmir , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , Maoists , LWE , Italy , Netherlands , Bharat , Khalistan , FICN , Human Trafficking , VARUNA2025 , OPBRAHMA
Uniting North and South for Sustainable Development in the Arctic
Amb Pavan Kapoor

(Given below is the Key Note Address delivered by Sh. Pavan Kapoor, Deputy NSA, India at the VIF -Northern Forum conference held at VIF, New Delhi on 20 March 2025)
Good morning, everyone! It is great pleasure for me to ....

April 09, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , India-Russia , Arctic , Northern Sea Route
Africa Now (16-31 March, 2025)

OVERVIEW
This edition of Africa Now looks at significant developments across the African continent, focusing on security, politics, economy and foreign policy. In the security and political front, Niger has withdrawn from the Multi....

April 08, 2025 India , US , China , South Sudan , Qatar , Tunisia , Rwanda , Sudan , Somalia , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , South Africa , Zimbabwe , Niger , Uganda , Zambia , DRC , Gabon
Trump, India and Tariffs
Gopalan Balachandran Article

The initial round of bilateral discussion on the India-US BTA (Bilateral Trade Agreement) concluded on March 29, after intense discussions between the two country’s delegation. Not much is known about the final results of the four-day talks othe....

April 04, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , India , China , Trump , EU , Deficit reduction , Liberation Day , Reciprocal Tariff Act (RTA)
Neighborhood News Digest- 28 March 2025

Afghanistan
Over 20B Afs to Be Invested in Electricity Production in Country-Tolo News
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) signed contracts for 10 electricity production and transmission projects on Thursday with both domest....

March 28, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , US , China , Russia , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , Bangladesh , Balochistan , Arakan army , BNP , Pakistan China , Electricity , LPG , National Adaptation Plan , Maldives-Bangladesh Relations , Ayeyarwady Villages.
Japan’s Arms Export Shift: A Double-Edged Sword in the Indo-Pacific
Dr Satoru Nagao Commentary

Introduction
Eighty years after the March 1945 bombing of Tokyo that killed around 100,000 people, Japan rem....

March 28, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , Japan , Defence Exports , Article 9
Neighborhood News Digest - 27 March 2025

Afghanistan
Discussions about Reopening US Embassy in Kabul Ongoing: Mujahid- Tolo News
Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, told Al Arabiya that negotiations are ongoing for handing over the Afghan embassy i....

March 27, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Climate Change , Bhutan , USA , ISIS , Bangladesh , Arakan army , IMF , TTP , UK sanctions , Annual Awqaf Investments , Conscription Drive
Evolving Multipolar World Order: Opportunities and Challenges for Myanmar
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

(Given below is the keynote address delivered by Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow and Editor, VIF at “Forum on Myanmar beyond 2025: Challenges and Opportunities in the Multipolar World” held at Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on 21 March 2025) Exc....

March 27, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , India , ASEAN , Myanmar , Democratic transition , Multipolar
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