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Navigating India-EU Cooperation: Security Implications of Energy Dependencies

The evolving dynamics of global energy security underscore the criticality of strategic cooperation between India and the European Union (EU). India, the largest democracy, and the EU, the largest cluster of democracies, are two major global actors w....

June 11, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , European Union , Geopolitics , India-EU Cooperation , Russia-Ukraine War , Gaza Conflict , Energy Dependencies , Security Implications
From Kabul to Khyber: Tracing the Shift in Poppy Cultivation from Afghan Fields to Pakistan’s Borderlands

Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan and Pakistan is not a recent development; it has been practiced for decades and remains a vital source of livelihood for many in the region. Its expansion can largely be attributed to the failure of state institutions....

May 21, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Taliban , Geopolitics , Drug trade , Poppy Cultivation , Ban on Poppy Farming , Clandestine Networks , Afghan Farmers
Escalating Tensions: The Ongoing Conflict in Kurram
Dr Anchita Borthakur Article

Kurram, a strategically located district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, has garnered significant media attention in recent months, though unfortunately, not for the right reasons. The year 2024 remained yet another violent year for t....

February 14, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , FATA , Geopolitics , TTP , Shia , Sunni , Jirga , Kurram , Land Dispute , Regional Proxy War , Sectarian Conflict , Afghanistan.
War And The New World Order
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

We enter 2025 with two wars entering their final phase, but with no realistic basis for a long-term peace settlement. They have also ensured that global empathy has been totally diverted from other human tragedies, notably in Africa. We are also e....

January 10, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Palestine , War , Geopolitics , Cold War , Ukraine-Russia , Israel's War On Gaza
Global Economic Crisis: Implications for India
Prof R Vaidyanathan

Geopolitics with great power rivalries is redefining global economic and trade exchanges. The rise of China which markedly defines today’s international order is often attributed to its skills as the world’s leading practitioner of geoeconomics. ....

November 13, 2024 Economic Studies , technology , BRICS , Indian Economy , Geopolitics , G7 , Dollar , Podcast , Geoeconomics
Neighborhood News Digest- 27 May 2024

Afghanistan
Afghanistan 6th Most Vulnerable Country to Climate Change: UNDP-Tolo News
The representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Stephen Rodriques, said that although Afghanistan does not contribute....

May 27, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , India-Nepal , Qatar , Bangladesh , Doha , Geopolitics , Tourism , UN , Budget , Kuwait , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , Bangladesh-Nepal , Small Island Developing States (SIDS) , India-Maldives Free Trade Agreement , RMG sector , Climate Risk
Neighborhood News Digest- 05 April 2024

Afghanistan
Amnesty International Asks Pakistan to Reverse Refugees Expulsion Plan-Tolo News
Amnesty International has called for the immediate cancellation of the plan to expel Afghan migrants from Pakistan through a statemen....

April 05, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Supreme Court , Bangladesh , Artillery , Prime Minister , Dalai Lama , Geopolitics , World Bank , India-Bangladesh Relations , Civil war , Amnesty , Drones , Mines , Katchatheevu island , Upazila Election , BOP , Indian Troops in Maldives.
Technology, Geopolitics and India’s Quest for Tech Self-Reliance
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Senior Fellow, VIF

Technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), digital platforms, machine learning (ML), data analytics, autonomous vehicles, blockchain, internet of things (IoT), virtual and augmented reality, and robotics have brought profound changes in almost e....

April 02, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , artificial intelligence , Defence , technology , Geopolitics , Global supply chains , Self-reliance , Data Analytics
Semiconductor Technology : A Perspective on the Future of Intelligent Systems
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

(The Report outlined below is based on a talk given by Prof Manan Suri, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT, Delhi at the VIF on 23 November 2023. It is enriched by the valuable inputs provided by the senior members from the armed services, ....

February 15, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Geopolitics , AI , Supply chains , Electronics , PLI scheme , semiconductor , StartUps , Cyran , Chips to Startup , Digital Empire , Memory Technology , Moore’s law , Neuromorphic Computing , Non Von Neumann , Semiconductor Materials
Ideating an Indian Cyber Cluster Model with Global Partnerships
Divyanshu Jindal Article

With rapidly evolving and emerging cyber technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Internet-of-Things (IoT), human interaction with the digital domain is now ubiquitous. In parallel, cyber criminals today seek new and sophisticated ways to explo....

August 10, 2023 Cyber Security , Article , Israel , India , China , United Kingdom , Geopolitics , Cyber Strategy , cybersecurity , Cyber , CyberSpark , Cyber Campus
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