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Wing Commander Satyam Kushwaha (retd.); A Noteworthy Personality Who Saved Many Lives During the Covid Era
Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Positive Bharat

COVID-19 knocked on the doors of the world in early 2020. It led to massive devastation and the loss of many lives and livelihood across the globe. In India, tens of millions of people were affected by the virus, and at least 1.5 million people died ....

August 08, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , COVID-19 , Pandemic , livelihood , Positive Bharat , globe , Devastation , KRANTII , Catastrophic
Evolution of India’s Maritime Diplomacy Over the Last Ten Years
Vice Admiral Satish Soni (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, NM, ADC

On the occasion of commissioning of the Mauritian Naval Ship Barracuda, built by M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders Kolkata, for the Mauritian National Coast Guard, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 March 2015, made a commitment to the Indian Ocean litto....

May 30, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , Indian Navy , COVID-19 , HADR , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , Maritime Diplomacy , first responder , SAR , Operational Deployments , Capacity & Capability Building , Preferred Security Partner
Western Media’s Distorted Views on India
Rajesh Singh Article

US President Joe Biden recently remarked that countries such as India and Japan were facing financial troubles because they were ‘xenophobic’—they discouraged immigrants. After the statement sparked a controversy, the US administration engaged ....

May 15, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Narendra Modi , COVID-19 , Joe Biden , Western Media , Indira Gandhi , Mangalyaan , Chandrayaan , Xenophobic , Vallabhbhai Patel , Henry Kissinger
Key Developments and Changes in India’s Approach towards Africa (2014 - 2024)
Amb Rajiv Bhatia

Introduction
Foreign policy, as an instrument to promote national interest, is a continuing and dynamic – not static – phenomenon, displaying a subtle blend of continuity and change. While the principal interests of a nation such as ....

May 02, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , India , Africa , PM Modi , COVID-19 , G20 presidency , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , India- Africa Summit , Voice of Global South Summits
Neighborhood News Digest- 15 February 2024

Afghanistan
Meeting on Afghanistan Held in Bishkek, Islamic Emirate Not Present-Tolo News
The Meeting of EU and Central Asia Special Representatives on Afghanistan was held on Wednesday in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. T....

February 15, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Kyrgyzstan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Doha , EU , Tourism , COVID-19 , Min Aung Hlaing , PPP , Bangladesh-Myanmar , JI , Maldives Parliamentary Elections Maldives-Türkiye Relations , Russia-Nepal , Border Closures , Military conscription , Munich Security Conference , Presidential Election.
New Malaria Vaccine: Watershed Moment for India’s Vaccine Diplomacy with Africa
Samir Bhattacharya Article

On 2nd October, when India celebrated both Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti, there was one more reason to celebrate this year. On 2nd October 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, to prevent malaria in ....

October 16, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , Africa , WHO , COVID-19 , Serum Institute , Vaccine Diplomacy , India in Africa , Malaria , Global Health
Multilateralism Digest: May 2023 - Issue 5

Contents

I. India and the UN

II. India’s G20 Presidency

August 16, 2023 SCO , ASEAN , QUAD , Terrorism , Japan , G20 , COVID-19 , WTO , Migration , NDB , Multilateralism Digest , UNDP , Outer Space , UN reforms , Multilateralism digest , disaster risk reduction , Islamic development bank , Chemical Weapons Convention
China: “Soft use” of “Hard power”
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

China’s geopolitical aims and global ambitions are not a secret. President Xi sees China the most pre-eminent power in Asia and eventually, the world, consolidating trans-continental routes and waterways, and assured political influence among large....

July 03, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , India , Soft Power , PLA , COVID-19 , LAC , Galwan , Hard power
Neighbourhood News Digest - 30 May 2023

Afghanistan
Iran vs Afghanistan: Why Helmand water-sharing dispute is boiling over, decades after treaty – The Print
With Afghanistan and Iran locked in a water dispute, tension between the two neighbours has escalated after....

May 30, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Nepal , economy , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , BrahMos , Imran Khan , BRI , COVID-19 , IMF , Neighbourhood , PM Oli , Mount Everest , UN , Norway , junta , Rohingyas , Crypto , Bhutanese Refugee Scam
Neighborhood News Digest – 26 April 2023

Afghanistan
India invited to join regional group on Afghanistan: Lavrov
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that India has been invited to join the core group of four countries neighbouring Afghanistan that say they....

April 26, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Russia , Nepal , SCO , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , J&K , ISIS , Bangladesh , Conflict , Buddhism , Taliban , COVID-19 , Mount Everest , UN , RSP , ATB , Ban , Chagos
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