Articles

Uzbekistan held a nationwide referendum on constitutional reforms on April 30, 2023. A delegation from Vivekananda international Foundation (VIF) which included Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF and Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow (Central Asia....

May 15, 2023 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , agriculture , Climate Change , Uzbekistan , Food Security

Neighborhood News Digest – 17 April 2023

Afghanistan

China eyes Afghanistan's lithium reserves, offers to invest USD 10 billion – The Economic Times

Taliban are simply not able to ensure security in places such as Kabul. The fact that ISKP has been increasingly able t....

April 18, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , Indo-Pacific , Maldives , agriculture , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Doklam , trade , Tamil , G20 , Tourism , World Bank , Neighbourhood First , IMF , UAE , Business , Rohingyas , Lithium , HRW , Bangladesh-India , Air space , Electricity , GoI , Airstrikes , AFF , Akmal Ameer , India wheat , Heat Wave , LDC , Cryptocurrency COVID-19 , South Korea—Nepal , OHCHR , Grenade attack , KPK

Neighborhood News Digest – 06 January 2023

Afghanistan

Contract for Extraction of Amu Darya Oil Signed with CPEIC: Tolo News

The contract for the extraction of oil from the Amu Darya basin was signed with a Chinese company, the CPEIC, on Thursday. The contract was sig....

January 06, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , agriculture , Afghanistan , Nepal elections , Bhutan , Nepal China , Imran Khan , IMF , Independence Day , Emergency , TTP , Myanmar military , Hydropower , Maldives-China , Military Rule , Ganga Vilas , Elections 2023 , Dairy , Tamils , Dr. S. Jaishankar

COP 27 and its Outcomes

PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF

In this VIF podcast, PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow and Heena Samant , Research Assistant at VIF discuss COP 27 and its outcomes. The episode is conversational and flags both the positive as well as negative outcomes of COP 27 which took place from....

December 27, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , agriculture , Water , Security , climate emergency , Podcast , Lifestyle , mitigation , adaptation , livelihoods

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 16, 2022

Afghanistan

Decision on Afghan Seat at UN Postponed: Faiq: Tolo News

The Chargé d'Affaires of the Afghanistan Permanent Mission to the UN, Naseer Ahmad Faiq, said the UN credentials committee has postponed the decision on whe....

December 16, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , agriculture , Iran , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , election , energy , UN , Human Rights , Jamaat , Nepal Economy , Nepal India , Bhutan India , US Ambassador Peter Haas , Maithripala Sirisena , Russia-Sri Lanka , INS Sahyadri , Pakistan-Afghanistan , petrol prices

Is Taiwan’s Ongoing Drought a Wake –Up Call for the Rest of the World?

Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Article

The increased frequency and severity of droughts across the globe is becoming a matter of huge concern. In 2018, the global media was flooded with the news of the capital city of Cape Town of South Africa running out of water as the city experienced ....

July 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , agriculture , Water crisis , Drought , microchips , semiconductors , heatwaves , typhoons , blackouts , Island , manufacturers , Tourism.

A Review of Atmanirbharta Policies

Aayush Mohanty Article

The year 2020 can be described as an extraordinary year. COVID-19 wreaked havoc in all policy arenas, severely affecting public, economic, international relations. The Government of India meanwhile, has taken significant steps to promote the ‘Atman....

January 04, 2021 Governance and Political Studies , Article , India , agriculture , Defence , Policy , Self-reliance , Manufacturing

Dissecting Macro Focus-areas for India this Decade - World Order, Domestic Economy & Technology

Praveen Menon Article

With the age-old Ram Mandir issue resolved Indian civilization took a step ahead in 2020 even when global and Indian economy took several steps back due to pandemic. A great historic wrong has been corrected which was imposed on our ancestors and the....

August 13, 2020 Economic Studies , Article , China , agriculture , Economics , technology , USA , Indian Economy , Soft Power , Urbanization , Civilization , BRI , military , Geopolitics , FDI , innovation , Financial system , Banking sector , World Order , World War I , World War II , Bretton woods , History lessons , Research , Economic Growth , Farmers , Domestic Economy

Rural Growth, Agricultural Reforms & RBI Monetary Policy in a High Systemic Risk Economy

Praveen Menon Article

When the RBI meeting of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in August commences, it would probably be the strangest voting decision. On one hand, RBI may be acutely sensitive to the diminished consumer confidence and risk aversion the pandemic and subseq....

July 29, 2020 Economic Studies , Article , economy , agriculture , Indian Economy , Reserve Bank of India , Pandemic , Economic crisis , Rural economy , Monetary policy , Banking crisis , Liquidity , MPC , Financial system , NBFC , Agricultural reforms , Agrarian economy , Economy of India , NPA , Financial crisis

Socio-Economic Implications in Myanmar during COVID-19 Pandemic

Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

Initially in March 2020, Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi stated that the country stands out as a global exception with zero cases of COVID-19. The government Spokesperson- Zaw Htay said that the lifestyle and diet of Myanmar citizens are benefici....

July 06, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , agriculture , trade , Arakan army , Tourism , COVID-19 , Migrants , Economic impact , Fiscal and Monetary Responses , Conflict Zones