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Neighbourhood News Digest – 06 June 2024

Afghanistan

Russia Supports Afghanistan's SCO Membership – Tolo News

Zamir Kabulov, Russia's special envoy for Afghanistan, stated that if the Islamic Emirate is recognized, Moscow will support Afghanistan's membership in th....

June 06, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , ASEAN , Maldives , UNSC , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , renewable energy , Environment , Debt , NUG , Drugs , clean energy , debt restructuring , China-Nepal , FPC , Cyclone Remal , Pakistan-China , Afghanistan-Russia ties , India-Bangladesh Ties , European Union (EU)

Neighborhood News Digest - 21 May 2024

Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate: We Stand with the Govt and People of Iran-Tolo News

The Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate has expressed Afghanistan's solidarity with the people and government of Iran in response to the death ....

May 21, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , ISIS , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Thailand , US Sanctions , Doha , renewable energy , Tourism , World Bank , GDP , France , PTI , debt restructuring , India-Myanmar , Russia-Myanmar , UNICEF , Bangladesh-Myanmar , UN Membership Fee , 14 Party Alliance , Punjab Assembly , Maldives Development Update , Britain-Nepal

The Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls’ School: Inspiring Sustainability and Encouraging Education

Aarushi Gupta Positive Bharat

In the heart of Jaisalmer, known as the “Golden City” for its remarkable yellow sandstone architecture, lies a revolutionary educational and architectural marvel. The Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls’ School stands as a testament to the fusion of visi....

October 11, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Climate Change , Women empowerment , renewable energy , Education , Architecture , Sustainability , Positive Bharat

Neighborhood News Digest – 9 August 2023

Afghanistan

The Taliban Are Diverting Aid, But How Much? – The Diplomat

“… [I]t is no longer a question of whether the Taliban are diverting assistance from our programs to help the Afghan people, but rather how much th....

August 09, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , USAID , Taliban , Imran Khan , renewable energy , Power , UN , Aid , Drugs , Shehbaz Sharif , India-Myanmar , Sharia Law , Railway connectivity , Landslides , Iran electricity , Delayed elections , India-Sri Lanka-China , Digital Security , India-Bangladesh-China

Is the Sky the Limit for India-UAE Ties? Modi’s Fifth Visit to the Emirates

Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam Article

It is undeniable that the emerging trajectory of relations between India and a few key Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have become one of the most successful stories of the current foreign policy of the Narendra Modi-led government since mid-20....

July 26, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , India , renewable energy , UAE , CEPA , Rupee-Dirham

A Counterintuitive Assessment of China-Russia Energy Ties

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Since the 04 Feb 2022 Xi-Putin summit, strategic analysts have accorded greater attention to the growing ties between China and Russia. The Russia-Ukraine war that would start twenty days later has brought forth new dynamics, as well as limitations o....

June 07, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , BRI , renewable energy , Venezuela , Power of Siberia , Yangtze , Uranium , Electricity , China-Russia ties , Arctic LNG , Coal to Gas Switching

India Africa collaboration on Renewable energies

Amb R S Malhotra

In this episode of VIF podcast, Shri Rakshpaul Singh Malhotra, former Indian Ambassador to Niger and Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate at the Vivekananda International Foundation discusses the current contours of India’s collaboration w....

March 01, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , India , Climate Change , renewable energy , energy transition , Podcast , clean energy

India’s Energy Transition in a Carbon-Constrained World - Final Report

The concern for climate change has spurred an intense debate on energy transition to a low carbon economy. Climate change is an existential problem facing humanity. While the developed world has contributed most to global warming, its consequences wi....

December 22, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Energy Security , renewable energy , Nuclear energy , Role of Nuclear Power , Net Zero Emission , IEA report , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear and Disarmament

India's Clean Energy Transition

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

In this episode of the VIF podcast, Mr PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow and Ambassador DP Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation discuss the ongoing clean energy transition and what it means for India and the wor....

August 17, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Energy Security , renewable energy , energy transition , Podcast , clean energy

VIF-CICIR-CASS virtual Roundtable on “China-India Climate Change: Dynamics and the Way Forward”

On 15 June 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) organized a virtual roundtable on China-India Climate Change: Dynamics....

June 23, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Conferences , renewable energy , COP26 , Energy Efficiency , China-India , UNFCCC , sustainable transportation , low-carbon urbanization