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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 – 12 April 2023

Afghanistan
United Nations to review presence in Afghanistan following Taliban banning women from working with UN Mission – The Hindu
The United Nations said, on April 11, it is reviewing its presence in Afghanistan after the T....

April 12, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Afghanistan , Kashmir , POK , Bhutan , Doklam , Japan , elections , Bangladesh , Buddhism , Taliban , Oil , G20 , UN , Women's Rights , Parwan , Elections. Sri Lanka
India's G20 Presidency Presents an Opportunity to Foster India-Africa Collaboration on Traditional Medicines
Samir Bhattacharya Article

After the G20 Summit in Bali, India took over the G20 presidency for one year, from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023.[1] Indeed, this presidency is an opportunity for India....

March 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , G20 , COVID-19 , Pandemic , Ayurveda , Healthcare , AYUSH , India Africa Collaboration , Traditional Medicine , Alternative Medicine
India-Singapore FinTech Cooperation
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF Article

On 21 February 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched the first payment linkage between India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) and Singapore’s PayNow, which opened a new chapter in cross-border FinTech con....

March 21, 2023 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , India , RBI , Digital India , Singapore , G20 , innovation , Fintech , PayNow , UPI , P2P , MAS , NPCI , P2M , QR , Remittance , VPA
Neighborhood News Digest – 21 March 2023

Afghanistan
US military gear left in Afghanistan resurfaces with Pakistani Taliban – Mission Network News
It was bad enough when the US hastily withdrew from Afghanistan, leaving $7 billion-worth of military equipment to the Ta....

March 21, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , ASEAN , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Pakistan politics , defence cooperation , Taliban , Imran Khan , EU , G20 , Tourism , IMF , Pakistan Economy , Ports , Afghan women , Prachanda , India-Bangladesh , junta , war crimes , India-Maldives , Ukraine War , Bhutan politics , Bhutan Economy , Confidence vote , Energy Cooperation , P2P
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest, 16-28 February 2023, Issue 8

In this Issue
I. Defence and Security
  1. Missile Cum Ammunition (MCA) Barge, Yard 75 (LSAM 7) Launched
  2. Keel Laying of Second and Third Ship at M/s CSL, Kochi
  3. March 20, 2023 SCO , Make in India , UAVs , STEM , 5G , G20 , AI , MSMEs , Aatmanirbhar Bharat , MRO , UIDAI , Science & Technology , LCA , TikTok , Drone , 6G , semiconductor , EVs , ML , Bard , Chatbots , ChatGPT , HAL , Startup , AzaadiSAT-2 , BDL , Crypto , EDGE , MQ-98 , National Geospatial Policy , OpenAI , PayNow , UPI
Multilateralism Digest : February 2023 - Issue 2

Contents
  1. INDIA IN THE UN
  2. INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY
  3. MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS
  4. PLURILATERAL DEVELOPMENTS
  5. PEACE AND SECURITY
INDIA IN THE UN
India Elected Chair....

March 15, 2023 UNGA resolution , G20 , UN , Multilateralism Digest , C34 Meeting , Energy Transitions
India Impacted by the Great Geopolitical Churn
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Any attempt towards predicting the emerging world order is more likely to be incorrect. The geopolitical churn is so immense and future so fundamentally incomprehensible that it will be well served to desist from dire prognostications. The era is cau....

March 15, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , US , China , Russia , economy , sanctions , Ukraine , Oil , G20 , Covid , defence budgets
Cultural Entrepreneurship for Shaping Brand India
Arunima Gupta

This Podcast features Arunima Gupta, Principal at Network of Indian Cultural Enterprises (NICEorg). NICEorg works towards strengthening cultural entrepreneurship in India by promoting and empowering cultural entrepreneurs through training, funding, n....

March 09, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , G20 , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Podcast , Cultural Economy , Cultural Entrepreneurship , Softpower
Neighborhood News Digest – 06 March 2023

Afghanistan
Iran opens trade center, permanent exhibition in Kabul – Tehran Times
Iran’s trade center and permanent exhibition of Iranian products was inaugurated in Kabul on Sunday, the Iranian Embassy in Afghanistan announc....

March 06, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , ASEAN , economy , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , India-Nepal , election , Security , Taliban , Ukraine , Imran Khan , G20 , IMF , UN , Pakistan Economy , Germany , women rights , TTP , counterterrorism , Doha Agreement , Bhutan politics , Bhutan India , US-Myanmar , local elections , Bangladesh-India , Rupee and Taka , Cox's Bazar
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