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Neighborhood News Digest – 10 October 2023

Afghanistan

2 Pakistan soldiers, 5 insurgents killed in shootout on border with Afghanistan – The Tribune

A group of Pakistani Taliban ambushed troops during an operation against insurgents on the border with Afghanistan on ....

October 10, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Border , Terrorism , Bhutan , India-Nepal , Imran Khan , World Bank , IMF , Digital Currency , Indonesia , Gen Bajwa , NUG , earthquake , SSB , India-Myanmar , Airlines , Sri Lanka- Maldives , Israel-Hamas , QUAD.

India’s Preparedness in the Digital Milieu

The Cyber Task Force, VIF Commentary

On 04 August 2022, the Cyber Task Force members reviewed some significant developments in India’s digital domain, including Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), FinTech, Blockchain activities, Non-Personal Data (NPD), a proposal for a new Telegraph....

November 14, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Commentary , India , China , Russia , 5G , Digital Currency , Cyber , Data Protection , Telecom , PDP

COVID-19 Paves the Way for a Cashless Economy in China

Aayush Mohanty Article

Governments worldwide are at the time engaged in containing COVID-19 and have either initiated unprecedented lockdowns or following strict social distancing protocols for public safety and prevent community transmission. The World Health Organisation....

May 11, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , US , China , Economic Studies , Article , China , Banking , Digital Currency , Libra , cryptocurrency , blockchain , U.S dollar

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 28, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical

Doctors debate when best to place virus patients on ventilators

During the early stages of the outbreak, doctors in many countries placed patients on to ventilators based on low levels of blood oxygen. “At the begin....

April 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Brexit , college education , renewable energy , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , CDC , Ventilators , Coronavirus Symptoms , Coronavirus Testing , Sharing Economy , Digital Currency , Central Bank , Indonesia , Food Security , US- China Economic and Security Review Commission , Khalifa Haftar , Netherlands , Lebanon , Brazil