China
China’s Intentions Towards India Have Not Changed

While Chinese leaders are making statements that attempt to gloss over the developments of recent years and seek to convey that China is keen on normalising relations and that together the two can develop and grow their economies, the reality is quit....

Neighbourhood News Digest - 23 April 2025

Afghanistan
Joint Afghanistan-Kazakhstan Exhibition Held in Kabul-Tolo News
The third Kazakh-Afghan Business Forum and a joint exhibition showcasing products from Kazakhstan and Afghanistan were held in Kabul. The acting Minis....

Africa Now (01-15 April, 2025)

Overview

The African continent witnessed significant developments over the past two weeks. Significant strides in infrastructure, international diplomacy, political developments and economic reforms were made but the continent still grapp....

Europe News Digest (1-15 April, 2025)

Trump Unveils 10% Tariff on all Imports to US and 20% on the EU
US President Donald Trump unveiled the much-anticipated “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs in a speech at the White House Rose Garden, imposing a minimum 10% tariff on a....

Neighbourhood News Digest - 21 April 2025

Afghanistan
Pakistan’s Deputy PM Visits Kabul to Discuss Security and Trade- Tolo News
A high-level Pakistani delegation, led by Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan, arrived in Kabul to....

China Digest (14–20 April, 2025)

India-China Relations
India and China Hold Talks on Resuming Direct Flights, No Timeline Yet
India and China have conducted initial discussions about restarting direct passenger flights, marking a step forward in improving bil....

What Should be India’s Response to Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs

On April 2, (at around 4.00 p.m. (EST), President Trump in his characteristic fashion, threw a bombshell on the way international trade and trade negotiations were conducted by unilaterally announcing a set of shockingly high tariffs on US trading p....

Deep Seek and India’s AI Mission

What is DeepSeek?
DeepSeek is a China-invented AI model which represents a paradigm shift in the development of Artificial Intelligence Models. As the Chinese paper which developed DeepSeek said, “Our goal is to explore the potential o....

Neighbourhood News Digest - 17 April 2025

Afghanistan
Pakistani Special Envoy Visiting Kabul to Attend JCC Meeting-Tolo News
The spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate stated that Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan's special representative for Afghanistan, has arrived in Kabul to....

Global Dialogues and Strategic Perspectives: Interaction with Visiting Delegations- March 2025

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted several delegations on the sidelines of The Raisina Dialogue, an annual multilateral conference held in New Delhi, from March 17-19, 2025. Representing premier think-tanks and eminent institutions....

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