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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
Neighbourhood News Digest – 03 March 2023

Afghanistan
Ned Price: Islamic Emirate Has Not Fulfilled Doha Agreement – Tolo News
The spokesman for the US State Department once again accused the Islamic Emirate of violating the Doha agreement. Ned Price in a press conferen....

March 03, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Climate Change , Nepal politics , Bhutan , election , Bangladesh , Taliban , G20 , IMF , Pakistan Economy , Bhutan Economy , De-dollarisation , Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya , Maldives-UNICEF , Myanmar ASEAN
India Should Mobilise World Opinion for Ending the War
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

On the first anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, the world is staring at a deeply unsettling, uncertain future. The political, security and economic environment has deteriorated to such an extent that there is open talk about among people about t....

February 23, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , India , China , Russia , Nuclear Weapons , Japan , PM Modi , NATO , G20 , Biden , Wang Yi , ending war
How Ayurveda can Power the Development of a Global Health Culture
Dr. P Ram Manohar Article

The Global Burden of Disease Study reveals that people live longer but with more diseases. The global burden of disease is shifting from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases; chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, can....

February 10, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , dharma , G20 , Ayurveda , SDGs , health , Nature , Environment , AYUSH , biodiversity
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest, 16-31 January 2023, Issue 6

In this Issue

I. Defence and Security
  1. Indian Navy Commissioned the Fifth Kalvari Class Submarine Vagir
  2. Indian Army Displayed ‘Made In India’ Weapons
  3. February 10, 2023 Digital India , Made in India , STEM , G20 , AI , Satellites , vaccine , Science & Technology , IOT , Quantum Computing , Start-up , iCET , INS Vagir , Biosensing , Deeptech , GSLV Mk3 , Human Spaceflight , IT Rules , LVM3 , Space Missions , SSLV , Startup20 , Sukhoi , Techade , TRAI
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