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Neighborhood News Digest – 16 March 2023

Afghanistan
Afghanistan Situation Discussed in Doha at Global Security Forum – Tolo News
Afghanistan was discussed on the last day of the Global Security Forum in Doha, where the participants included activists and ex-officials....

March 16, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , democracy , SCO , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Terrorism , Bhutan , Pakistan politics , Imran Khan , Doha , Tourism , IMF , UN , Exports , Vice President , Arunachal Pradesh , Prachanda , India-Bangladesh , Drugs , China-Sri Lanka , Hambantota , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , RMG , Failed State , Sri Lanka Freedom , Marble , Asia Pacific Group
Neighborhood News Digest – 09 February 2023

Afghanistan
Regional Security Officials Meet in Moscow, Discuss Afghanistan – Tolo News
The fifth multilateral meeting of security envoys was held on Wednesday in Moscow, during which they discussed the situation in Afghanistan....

February 09, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , democracy , ASEAN , economy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Japan , Bangladesh , Taliban , Turkey , Pakistan Navy , energy , Moscow , IMF , Pakistan Economy , Economic crisis , Switzerland , Nepal-India , India-Myanmar , Bhutan Economy , UNICEF , Bhutan-India , Indo-Pak , EU-Nepal , India-Afghanistan , AL-BNP , Forests
The Promise and Peril of Africa in 2023
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

As the year 2022 ended, here is a brief recap of what happened in Africa over the past year. Most African countries were still battling to recover from the pandemic when the year began. However, a series of disruptions, such as supply shortages and s....

February 01, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , democracy , Climate Change , Africa , election , COVID-19 , AfCFTA , Military Coup , Scramble for Africa , Islamist terrorism , Horn of Africa , COP27 , Sahel
Bangladesh in 2022: Year-End Review and Way Forward
Dr Anil Kumar, Research Associate, VIF Article

The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus was threatening the world at the beginning of 2022, and the impact was more severe in developing countries like Bangladesh. The pandemic impacted overall growth and dented the economy to a great extent. Most ....

January 30, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Article , India , democracy , economy , Development , election , Bangladesh , Security , Infrastructure
India: Mother of Democracy @G20
Dr Hitashi Lomash Commentary

India is a country of 1.3 billion people, and the value of democracy and rule of law is embedded in its culture. The country has been a champion of democracy and the rule of law at every international forum. At the G20 Summit in Osaka last year, Prim....

January 17, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , India , democracy , G20 , civilizational roots , Nyayasutras , public opinion , public reasoning
The India-Pakistan Sub-Conventional War: Democracy and Peace in South Asia. Sanjeev Kumar H.M. 2022. Sage, New Delhi. Pp. 202. ISBN No: 978- 93-5479-420-9. Price- 1095 INR
Dhritiman Mukherjee

The most significant claim made by the enthusiasts of democratic peace theory like Francis Fukuyama and Michael Doyle is that democratic countries avoid going to war with each other as they tend to solve disputes peacefully via mutual negotiations. F....

September 05, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , democracy , USA , South Asia , Book Reviews , neighbour- India
The Impact of the Marikana Massacre: ‘Plus ca change, plus c’est la même chose’
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

Context
This August 2022 will be the 10th year of the Marikana Massacre. After a week of protracted protest, on August 16, 2012, South African Police shot at labourers of a platinum mine, resulting in 34 fatalities and 78 injuries. Marikana....

August 18, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , democracy , capitalism , South Africa , Apartheid , African National Congress , Trade Union , Marikana Massacre
United States of Africa: Ultimate Dream of a Pan-Africanist
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

Every year on May 25, the world celebrates Africa Day. It was on May 25, 1963, that the first organisational body of Africa, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), was established in Ethiopia. [1] The....

June 20, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , democracy , International Relations and Diplomacy , Civil war , Agenda 2063 , Islamic terrorism , coup , Military Takeover , African Union , Organisation of African Union , Kwame Nkrumah , United States of Africa , OAU , AU , democratic backslide , Pan-Africanism
Myanmar’s Battle on Social Media
Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

In the present century, social media has become a battleground to provide authenticity and validation for oneself as well as to produce hatred and discontent for others. Since the rise of the Arab Spring, the role of social media in spreading democra....

January 07, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , democracy , Information Warfare , Social Media , Propaganda , Military Coup , Freedom House
Africa: Looking Back at 2021 and Likely Trends in 2022
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

For the second year in a row, countries across the world battled to cope with the negative economic impacts of covid. Though African continent handled the initial impacts of Covid-19 relatively well, in 2021 it suffered immensely from Covid-19 outbre....

January 03, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , democracy , Ethiopia , Terrorism , South Sudan , election , Corruption , Covid , Sudan , Civil war , coup , Gambia , Islamist terrorism , Mali
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