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Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 44, 2023)

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In Southern Africa, mixed feelings about the plight of Palestine Arabs
It is easy to appreciate why, in Southern Africa, attitudes of students, converts, veterans and sympathisers of what one can loosely term ‘lib....

November 06, 2023 China , modi , Liberia , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , South Sudan , BRICS , Tunisia , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Rwanda , G20 , Algeria , Sudan , Kenya , Somalia , Vaccine Diplomacy , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Morocco , Congo , Nigeria , South Africa , Zimbabwe , Malawi , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Malaria , BRI. Cameroon , AGOA
Turbulence in South China Sea: Need to Enforce UNCLOS
Rup Narayan Das Article

The expansive South China Sea, covering an area of more than 3.5 million square kilometres consisting of atolls, reefs is arguably the most contested waters of Asia. The reserve of hydro carbons and its strategic location in the vicinity of shipping ....

November 03, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , India , China , ASEAN , Code of Conduct , Nine Dash Line , PCA
Resilience to Economic Authoritarianism, Treachery and Wars
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Today’s security environment is utterly unpredictable, the world saw three black swan events in as many years –Covid19, Russia-Ukraine War and more recently Israel-Hamas War! In 2023 itself threats originated from state and non-state aggressors, ....

October 31, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Pakistan , China , economic interdependence , resilience
Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 43, 2023)

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How India’s Vaccine Industry Will Save Millions of Children in Africa
On 2 October 2023, when India celebrated both Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti, there was one more reason to celebrate this year.
October 26, 2023 China , modi , Liberia , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , South Sudan , BRICS , Tunisia , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Rwanda , G20 , Algeria , Sudan , Kenya , Somalia , Vaccine Diplomacy , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Morocco , Congo , Nigeria , South Africa , Zimbabwe , Malawi , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Malaria , BRI. Cameroon
Neighborhood News Digest – 26 October 2023

Afghanistan
Kakar: Illegal Afghan Immigrants Must Leave Pakistan – Tolo News
The caretaker prime minister of Pakistan, Anwaar ul Haq Kakar, called on Afghans who are living in the country illegally to return to Pakistan aft....

October 26, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , Nepal China , Taliban , Imran Khan , BRI , energy , Tourism , Migrants , Human Rights , Fisheries , Rohingyas , no-confidence motion , Nepal-India , Myanmar India , Cyclone Hamoon , Bangladesh - US , Shin Yan-6 , Sri-Lanka-Japan
Neighborhood News Digest –20 October 2023

Afghanistan

Tajikistan’ President unveils 24 new border posts along Afghanistan border – The Khaama Press
Imam Ali Rahman, Tajikistan’s President, opened 24 new border posts on his visit to the Khatlon province, strength....

October 20, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , ASEAN , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , elections , Nepal China , Taliban , Tajikistan , BRI , IMF , Nepal-India , Disabilities , Military Rule , China-Maldives , climate resilience , PM Kakar , Border Posts , Afghan Migrants , Ababeel weapon system , Petroleum division , Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) , Sri-Lanka-Vietnam , Operations Ajay
Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 42, 2023)

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New Malaria Vaccine: Watershed Moment for India’s Vaccine Diplomacy with Africa
On 2nd October, when India celebrated both Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti, there was one more reason to celebrate this year. ....

October 19, 2023 China , modi , Liberia , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , South Sudan , BRICS , Tunisia , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Rwanda , G20 , Algeria , Sudan , Kenya , Somalia , Vaccine Diplomacy , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Morocco , Congo , Nigeria , South Africa , Zimbabwe , Malawi , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Cameroon , Malaria
Maldives Presidential Elections 2023
Umang Bhansali, Research Assistant, VIF Article

Introduction
Maldives is an archipelagic state situated strategically in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Maldives concluded its second phase of the fourth presidential elections on September 20, 2023, electing Mohamed Muizzu as the new Pre....

October 19, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Article , India , China , Maldives , President , Indian Ocean , 2023 Maldives Presidential Elections , Mohammed Muizzu , Defence and Strategy
Neighborhood News Digest – 18 October 2023

Afghanistan

Doval meets Central Asian counterparts, pushes for ‘transparent’ connectivity, ‘inclusive’ Afghanistan – The Print
Noting that the situation in Afghanistan remains a cause of concern, National Security Ad....

October 18, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Jammu , Bhutan , President , elections , Water crisis , WHO , refugees , Indonesia , Humanitarian Crisis , Digitization , PTI , earthquake , Nepal-India , China-Myanmar , Myanmar-India , NCA , NSA Ajit Doval , Solar parks , Ceasefire violation , One Belt - One Road Initiative , Gaza Strip
मालदीव में राष्ट्रपति चुनाव का भारत पर प्रभाव
Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

राष्ट्रपति चुनाव
मध्य हिंद महासागर में रणनीतिक रूप से स्थित मालदीव में 30 सितंबर को राष्ट्�....

October 18, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Commentary , China , Maldives , Maldives Presidential elections , India-Maldives , Maldives-China
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