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Neighborhood News Digest- 08 October 2024

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Refers to October 7 as "Dark Day" in Country's History-Tolo News
Twenty-three years ago, on October 7, 2001, the United States launched its airstrikes on Afghan soil. The Islamic Emirate, in recogni....

October 08, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Lebanon , Badakhshan , Sheikh Hasina , Ranil Wickremesinghe , Parwan , Maldives-India relations , Maldives Tourism , interim Government , Minority , Dark Day
Neighborhood News Digest - 30 September 2024

Afghanistan
World Bank Provides $1.7 Billion in Aid to Afghanistan-Tolo News
The World Bank said that it has provided $1.7 billion in aid to Afghanistan since August 2021. In its latest report, the World Bank added that key pr....

September 30, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , SAARC , UNAMA , World Bank , Lebanon , UAE , Japan- Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka Election , Muttahida Qaumi Movement , Maldives-US Relations , Maldives-New-Zealand , Waste Water Management
VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (16-31 March 2024)

Defence
  1. Anti-Piracy operations against Pirate Ship MV Ruen by Indian Navy
  2. Maiden test-firing of India’s first indigenously-made 1500 HP engine for Main Battle Tanks
  3. ....

    April 08, 2024 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , Israel , Pakistan , Defence , Kashmir , Indian Air Force , Indian Army , Al-Shabaab , Africa , Terrorism , DRDO , J&K , LWE , Indian Navy , LeT , ISI , Sudan , Lebanon , espionage , Ministry of Defence , Kenya , Somalia , Bharat , Khalistan , exercise , Aatmanirbhar , Islamic , Indian Coast Guard , TRF , Martime , Naval Base , Defence Acquisition , Hezbollha , Hizbu’llah , Narco , Drug
Israel-Lebanon Maritime Agreement and its regional consequences
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF, discusses "Israel-Lebanon Maritime Agreement and its regional consequences" by assessing the critical dimensions of the historic deal and dissecting the impact of the said agreement in the Eastern M....

December 02, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Israel , US , Lebanon , Podcast , Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Quagmire in Lebanon: Between Domestic Mismanagement and External Interference

Lebanon in the current decade has witnessed pressing economic instability, political turmoil, large scale protests, and clashes with security officials, fires and explosion exposing the gross mismanagement and the incapacity of the present political ....

May 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Iran , COVID-19 , Lebanon , Hezbollah , Beirut Port Blast , French Inititiative , Confessionalism , Harari government
Now the Blasts in Beirut
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

On 04 August twin blasts rocked the Beirut skyline shattering the buildings and property around. The sound of the blasts was heard in Cyprus some 200 Kms away. According to the Lebanese authorities 78 people were killed and over 4000 injured and the ....

August 06, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Israel , Iran , Lebanon , Beirut , Hezbollah , INDBATT , UNIFIL
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
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