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Neighborhood News Digest – 10 April 2023

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Russia to participate in foreign ministers meeting of countries neighbouring Afghanistan – The Print
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will head the Russian delegation at the fourth foreign ministers’ meeting....

April 10, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Trump , Bhutan , Japan , Saudi Arabia , Bangladesh , EU , Tourism , WHO , Borderlands , Northeast , Debt , ICJ , Punjab elections , India-Myanmar , Arms , China-Myanmar , Bhutan India , Afghan prisoners
Neighborhood News Digest – 03 April 2023

Afghanistan
U.K. govt 'in negotiations' after three British men held in Afghanistan – The Hindu
Britain's Interior Minister Suella Braverman on Sunday said the U.K. government was "in negotiations" after three British men were ....

April 03, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , economy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Japan , India-Nepal , Taliban , Imran Khan , military , UK , WHO , Inflation , Transformation , Aid , India-Bangladesh , BNP , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , China-Nepal , Rupee , Indian assistance , India-Malidves , Crime , Stampedes , Russian oil , Ramayana
China: Daily Scan, December 22, 2022

Chinese, Australian FMs hold strategic dialogue: Xinhuanet
December 21, 2022
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong held the sixth China-Australia Foreign and Strategic Di....

December 22, 2022 Russia , Taiwan , WHO , Covid , Hong Kong , China Daily Digest , Germany , CATL , Russsia
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 14, 2022

Afghanistan
Attack on Kabul Hotel Sparks International Reactions: Tolo News
The attack on a hotel in the Shar-e-Naw area of Kabul on Monday has brought international condemnation and calls to action. The Chinese Ministry of Fo....

December 14, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , ASEAN , Afghanistan , Kabul , Nepal politics , Europe , Nepal China , Security , Good Governance , WHO , Cambodia , IMF , United Nations , Indonesia , Floods , Sheikh Hasina , India-Maldives , India-Myanmar , Bhutan Economy , Nepal India , Bhutan India , Dhaka-Guwahati , IMF-Sri Lanka
India's Healthcare Diplomacy with Africa
Gouri Sardesai

In this episode of VIF podcast, Ms Gouri Sardesai, CIO, Manorama Infosolutions pvt. ltd and Samir Bhattacharya, Research Associate at the Vivekananda International Foundation discuss India’s healthcare diplomacy with Africa. Given the importance of....

November 24, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , India , WHO , COVID19 , Podcast , African Union , India in Africa , Healthcare Diplomacy , India Africa Relations
China: Daily Scan, May 11, 2022

Xi sums up experience from CYLC successes: Xinhuanet
May 10, 2022
The Party's leadership, firm beliefs and convictions, devotion to national rejuvenation, and its deep roots in the country's young people are key to the past and ....

May 11, 2022 Russia , Australia , Sri Lanka , BRICS , Beijing , WHO , Covid , Shanghai , China Daily Digest , Xinjiang , Taiwan Straits
US-India Partnership: Crisis Management in the Pandemic Era and Future of the Relationship
K P Vijayalakshmi Article

It is widely accepted that India and the United States have transformed their relationship in the post Cold War era. In the years from the Clinton administration, both US and India found increasing congruence in the security, economic and politics of....

June 10, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Indian Diaspora , WHO , COVID-19 , WTO , Biden , Defence production Act , Indo-US Vaccine Action Programme , UN Forums , Vaccine Alliance
Will US politics bury or expose truth?
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

Respected science writer Nicholas Wade uncovers more. About how the guild of virology obfuscated, the World Health Organisation was suborned, the anti-Trump US media kept silent and the divided US polity let the culprit escape. Being a disciplined wr....

May 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US , PLA , Chinese Military , Media , WHO , COVID-19 , Biden Administration , Wuhan Institute , US-China politics
Covid-19: The villain, bats or bat lady
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

Even now, what the world knows about the mysterious virus 18 months after it broke out in Wuhan city in China, is that it is mysterious. Though officially called Covid-19 after its name was changed many times within three months of its detection, its....

May 27, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , US , China , Global Security , Wuhan virus , WHO , COVID-19 , SARS , Wuhan Institute of Virology
From Mask to Vaccine Diplomacy: A Critical Year Ahead for China
Dr Teshu Singh Article

The year 2020 will go down in the history of China as an “extraordinary year”. The passing year started with the onslaught of coronavirus throughout China and eventually it spread to the world. (The virus had started spreading since November 2019....

February 04, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , NPC , CPC , Belt and Road Initiative , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , WHO , COVID19 , Hong Kong , Dual Circulation , Mask Diplomacy , Vaccine Diplomacy , Xiaokang , Health Silk Road
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