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Neighborhood News Digest – 22 June 2023

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Forcefully Displacing, Relocating Ethnic Groups Should be Stopped in Afghanistan: CSTO – The Khaama Press
The foreign ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) demanded that the forced disp....

June 22, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Afghanistan , Bhutan , International Yoga Day , Imran Khan , UNGA , Inflation , UN , TTP , Nasheed , Manipur Violence , Sri Lanka China , Myanmar-India , Ethnic groups , Wheat
Decoding the Institutionalization of China’s Political Relations with Central Asia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

China’s relations with Central Asia have primarily been shaped by evolving economic, political, and security objectives. Because of its geographic proximity, abundant natural resources, and advantageous position as a gateway to Europe and the Middl....

June 22, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , China , Article , India , US , Russia , Tajikistan , Ukrainian crisis , C+C5 , Xian , Transport Corridors , CKU
प्रधानमंत्री मोदी की अमेरिका यात्रा भारत के अंतर्राष्ट्रीय कद में एक परिवर्तनकारी परिवर्तन का प्रतीक है
Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी अमरीकी राष्ट्रपति जो बाइडेन और प्रथम महिला जिल बिडेन के निमंत्रण प�....

June 21, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , India-US , United States , Narendra Modi , International Yoga Day , Joe Biden , Strategic cooperation , Modi’s Visit to the US , POTUS
Trilateral Dialogue on India-Japan-South Korea: Promoting Peace, Prosperity and Stability in the Indo-Pacific Region

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a virtual India-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Dialogue on the topic “India-Japan-South Korea: Promoting Peace, Prosperity and Stability in the Indo-Pacific Region” on June 15, 2023. T....

June 21, 2023 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , India , South Korea , Indo-Pacific , trade , Japan , Soft Power , Security , Trilateral Dialogue , People to People Connect , Asian Values
Neighborhood News Digest – 21 June 2023

Afghanistan

Pakistan uses various tools to disturb tribals along border with Afghanistan: Report - The Print
Pakistan’s policy of disturbing the tribal people along its border regions with Afghanistan has many dimensions, A....

June 21, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , BIMSTEC , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Taliban , Yoga , Imran Khan , refugees , IMF , UAE , junta , Shehbaz Sharif , execution , Nuclear Power Plant , fghanistan , Gender Apartheid , National Identity Bill , Mural , Naval Ships
India-US Strategic Partnership: Entering a New Phase
Lt Gen Anil Ahuja, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR (Retd.) - Distinguished Fellow, VIF

In this episode of VIF podcast, Lt. Gen. Anil Ahuja (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF and Dr. Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF, discuss developments taking place with regards to India- US relations particularly in the areas of defence and techno....

June 21, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , India , US , Indo-Pacific , technology , defence cooperation , DTTI , Podcast , iCET
India and US Engagement: Deliberate and Determined Delivery
K P Vijayalakshmi Article

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US has become the focus of discussion amongst the strategic community across the world. Being dubbed as “the most consequential, comprehensive strategic partnership”, India-US ties have withsto....

June 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , India , US , PM Modi , defence cooperation , Indo Pacific , DTTI , Quad technology
Next Phase of India- US Strategic Partnership: Maximise Hope without Underestimating Challenges
Lt Gen Anil Ahuja, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR (Retd.) - Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Background
The momentum for the forthcoming State visit of PM Modi to the US, scheduled to commence June 21, 2023, is building up progressively. In the run-up to the visit, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin was in Delhi on June 04-05; ....

June 19, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , DTTI , iCET , Defence Advance Domains , Strategic Trade Dialogue
India-US Defence Cooperation: Assessing US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin’s Visit to India
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III was on a crucial visit to India from 4-5 June 2023 to discuss and explore ways to further strengthen the India-US defence and strategic partnership. During the visit, the two sides ....

June 19, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , India , US , Indo-Pacific , defence cooperation , DTTI , Supply chains , Export Control , INDUS-X , Industrial Cooperation , IPMDA , Joint Production , Jet Engines , Security Provider , ToT , USIBC
Downtown Heroes Football Club (FC): Kashmir Valley
Dr Arpita Anant, Research Fellow, VIF Positive Bharat

The Kashmir Valley has been a disturbed area for several decades. It has witnessed the waxing and waning of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and this has had a deep impact on the lives of people. Several initiatives have been undertaken by the Union and ....

June 16, 2023 Jammu & Kashmir , India , Kashmir , Positive Bharat , Youth , Football
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