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Trump 2.0: Not a change, a paradigmatic shift
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

Trump or no Trump, the US economy seems to do what it will anyway. Why? Look at the fundamental strengths of the US as a nation. If Donald Trump’s narrow win shook the United States in 2016, the scale of his victory now has amazed the country in....

November 14, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Donald Trump , WTO , US market , Joe Bide
Neighborhood News Digest- 29 October 2024

Afghanistan
Source: New Uzbekistan Envoy Arrives in Kabul-Tolo News
A source told TOLO news that Oybek Usmanov has arrived in Kabul as the new Uzbekistan ambassador and is expected to present his credentials to the prime minis....

October 29, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , economy , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , IMF , WTO , interim Government , World Trade Organisation , Africa Asia Luminary Annual Conference.
India’s Role in The World Today
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

Any projection of the trajectory of India’s role in the world in the coming times demands first, an understanding of the current state of the world, and second, an awareness of the factors that are likely to influence its role.

The World To....

September 20, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Climate Change , Indian foreign policy , Indian Diaspora , UNHRC , WTO , Aatmanirbhar Bharat , Neighbourhood first policy , Ukraine Conflict , Global South Summit
What Does a Second Term of Mr. Trump Mean for China?
Anil Kumar Kanungo Commentary

What would a second term of Trump administration mean for China? Would it be much harsher than the first one or would there be a minor compromise? It looks difficult to predict the exactness of Trump’s approach. However, looking at the chronology o....

August 14, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , China , Trump , USA , WTO , Biden
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (22-28 July 2024)

Economic
US Spars with China Over Who Subsidizes Its Industries the Most
The US and China sparred over industrial subsidies at the World Trade Organization on July 26, with Beijing asking to set up a dispute panel to review th....

August 09, 2024 Xi Jinping , WTO , Brazil , Hong Kong , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Alaska , Industrial Subsidies , Unity Deal , BCG vaccine
Multilateralism Digest: May 2024-Issue 5

I. India in the UN

  1. Indian inputs for a substantial Summit of the Future
  2. India contributes to CTTF
  3. India chairs Committee A of WHA

II. Plu....

June 03, 2024 India , BIMSTEC , IMF , WTO , World Health Assembly , ADB , UNFCCC , Peacekeeping , Multilateralism Digest , multilateral development banks , Multilateralism digest , Summit of the Future , Counter Terrorism Trust Fund , G20 bioeconomy , G20 Hunger Alliance , G20 Research and Innovation , BRICS tuberculosis , BRICS customs officials , BRICS space agencies , India-ASEAN Trade in Goods , SCO Foreign Ministers , World Bank Group , SDRs , Major Radhika Sen , UNOCT Parliamentary Dialogue , Appeals and Grievances Procedure
Overview of India’s Trade Policy from 2014-2024
J S Deepak, IAS (R)

India’s trade policy through 2014-24 has seen both hits and misses, fortunately more hits than misses. Getting a permanent peace clause at the WTO for our food security schemes in 2014, walking out of the RCEP agreement in 2019, and focusing on FTA....

May 31, 2024 Economic Studies , India , US , China , trade , RCEP , WTO , Protectionism , FTAs , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy
Neighborhood News Digest- 12 March 2024

Afghanistan
Iran, Afghan Border Officials Hold Meeting in Islam Qala- Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate reported a bilateral meeting was held between Kabul and Tehran border officials in Islam Qala. The spokesman of the Islamic Em....

March 12, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Finance Minister , IMF , WTO , Rohingya , UN , Rakhine , drug trafficking , Cabinet , SLPP , LDC , Coalition Government , Electoral Change , BGP , Smuggling , Indian Soldiers in Maldives
Multilateralism Digest: December 2023 - Issue 12

I. India in the UN

  1. India’s inputs for the Pact of the Future
  2. India reinforces the need for humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

II. Plurilateral Developments

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January 09, 2024 India , Security Council , Afghanistan , Climate Change , World Bank , WTO , UN , AU , COP28 , Multilateralism Digest , carbon markets , G20 Brazil , India and peacekeeping , BRICS disability forum , Pact of the Future
Multilateralism Digest: November 2023 - Issue 11

I. India in the UN

  1. India-UN Development Partnership Fund turns six
  2. Special Political Missions face new challenges, need transparent budgets, says India

II. India’s G....

December 12, 2023 ASEAN , World Bank , WTO , health , ICJ , IAEA , ADMM-Plus , Global South , Multilateralism Digest , India-UN Development Partnership Fund , Special Political Missions , Virtual G20 Summit , DPI repository , developing countries , IMF Quota , Digital Trade , UN Police
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