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Neighborhood News Digest - 14 October 2024

Afghanistan
12 Political Figures Return to Afghanistan through Commission-Tolo News
Ahmadullah Wasiq, the head of the Commission for Contact with Personalities, stated that in the past month of this solar year, twelve politica....

October 14, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , SCO , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Rajapaksa , Awami League , PTI , BNP , General Elections , Jirga , Chief Justice of India , Anti-Israeli Protestors
Taiwan’s Tipping Point
Rup Narayan Das Article

As Taiwan, officially known as Republic of China, celebrants its ‘Double Ten’ National Day on 10 October, there is gnawing anxiety of its existential survival since Chiang Kai-shek, its founding father, broke away from the mainland to proclaim Pe....

October 10, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , China , Taiwan , Nixon , KMT , Kissinger , CCP Mao Zedong , Chips Act , Shanghai Communique , Taiwan Strait Crisis
Neighborhood News Digest- 09 October 2024

Afghanistan
Kabul Launches 22.75 MW Solar Energy Project in Surobi- Tolo News
The construction of a 22.75 MW solar energy project began on Tuesday in the Naghlu area of Surobi district, Kabul. Abdul Bari Omar, the head of Da A....

October 09, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , SCO , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Saudi Arabia , Bangladesh , World Bank , IMF , PTI , Sheikh Hasina , Sri Lanka Election , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Maldives-India relations , interim Government , Helmand
Neighborhood News Digest- 08 October 2024

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Refers to October 7 as "Dark Day" in Country's History-Tolo News
Twenty-three years ago, on October 7, 2001, the United States launched its airstrikes on Afghan soil. The Islamic Emirate, in recogni....

October 08, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Lebanon , Badakhshan , Sheikh Hasina , Ranil Wickremesinghe , Parwan , Maldives-India relations , Maldives Tourism , interim Government , Minority , Dark Day
Neighborhood News Digest- 07 October 2024

Afghanistan
Moscow Format meeting raises global concerns over terrorist’s presence in Afghanistan-The Khaama Press
Participants in the sixth Moscow Format meeting issued a joint statement on Friday, October 4th, expressing c....

October 07, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , General Election , World Bank , Moscow , Rohingyas , India-Bhutan , Maldives Tourism , Pashtun Tahaffuz Move¬ment , Maldives-India Relations.
Africa Now (15-30 September, 2024)

OVERVIEW

The African continent continues to experience dynamic changes, with major developments across political, economic, and social spheres. From democratic developments to critical economic reforms, African nations are navigating a ra....

October 03, 2024 US , China , Liberia , Ethiopia , Africa , Terrorism , Tunisia , Egypt , Rwanda , EU , IMF , UNGA , Sudan , Food Security , UAE , Kenya , VIF Africa Now , Mali , South Africa , Uganda , DRC , Maritime Corporation , Chad , Sierra Leone Somalia , M23 Rebel , Debt for Nature Swap , EESC , AU-ECOSOCC , African Lion 2025 , India-EU Water Partnership , Digital System Payment System , Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo , ADD Expo , INS Talwar , Climate Change.
China-Africa Cooperation Forum: An Analytical Overview
Umang Bhansali, Research Assistant, VIF Article

China hosted the Ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing on September 4-6, 2024. In the Ministerial conference of the 2024 FOCAC summit, Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, stated that the summit would be ‘China’s most important home di....

October 03, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , China , Africa , modernisation , Debt , Green energy , FOCAC Summit
Africa Now (1-15 September, 2024)

OVERVIEW
The African continent witnessed significant developments over the past two weeks. The continent faces numerous challenges, including poverty, political instability, health crises, etc. The current Africa Now sequel highlights rec....

September 30, 2024 India , US , China , Africa , South Sudan , Egypt , Turkey , World Bank , Algeria , Germany , VIF Africa Now , Senegal , Chad , Central African Republic , Comoros , New Development Bank UNSC , Forum on China Africa Cooperation , India Egypt , U.S. India-Tanzania Triangular Development Partnership , India South Africa , Trusted Tour Operator Scheme , India Brazil South Africa Maritime
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (16-22 September 2024)

Economic

Chinese deal activity shifts toward emerging markets and into greenfields
Chinese outbound foreign investment is shifting away from such advanced economies as the U.S. and Europe to emerging markets and are increasing....

September 30, 2024 China , QUAD , Japan , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Netanyahu , Germany , Sri Lanka Election , China ICBM , Overcapacity , Salt Typhoon
Viksit Bharat and Surakshit Bharat: Wheels of the Same Chariot
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

India aspires to be and is steadily on the way to be a developed nation by 2047, and to which end, Viksit Bharat and Surakshit Bharat (Prosperous India, Secure India) are wheels of the same chariot, being driven in the same direction. I....

September 30, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , China , GDP , LAC , Ladakh , buffer zones , Viksit Bharat , friction points , PLA Surakshi Bharat
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