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VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 March 2022

DEFENCE

19th edition of India-US Military Cooperation Group.
Sea Phase of MILAN 2022.
Four projects offered to the Indian Industry for design & development under Make-I category.
Virtual summit of Qu....

March 21, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Islamic State , Africa , Terrorism , LWE , Extremism , Khalistan , Nigeria , FICN , Guinea

China: Daily Scan, March 21, 2022

Xi signs order to promulgate rules on regulating military equipment procurement contracts: Xinhuanet

March 19, 2022

Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, has signed an order to promulgate a set of interim rule....

March 21, 2022 Afghanistan , Taiwan , Beijing , COVID-19 , China Daily Digest , Biden , Evergrande , Guangxi

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 15-28 February 2022

DEFENCE

Preparations of Def Expo 2022.
President’s Fleet Review.
Indian Air Force’s Eastern Bridge-VI exercise.
Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan.
Indian Air Force will participat....

March 05, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Afghanistan , Islamic State , Africa , Terrorism , LWE , West Asia , Extremism , Khalistan , FICN , Somalia Israel

India-Central Asia: Defence and Security Cooperation

Central Asia has emerged as an important geopolitical space after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. Its geostrategic location at the crossroads of East and West, South, Central, and West Asia has often resulted in the spread of challeng....

February 28, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Defence production , Taliban , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , India-Central Asia Dialogue , Delhi declaration , Khanjar , Kazind , Defence Expo , India-Central Asia Summit

Significance of First India-Central Asia Summit

Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal

India-Central Asia relations have witnessed an upward trajectory in the recent past. The key factor behind the renewed India-Central ties is the consistency in bilateral and multilateral dialogue and discussion. There already exists an India-Central ....

February 18, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Afghanistan , Chabahar , Strategic Autonomy , Great Game , Podcast , India-Central Asia Dialogue , Delhi declaration , trade and connectivity , Development Cooperation , security and defence cooperation

China Daily Digest February 16, 2022

China to step up support for industrial and services sectors in special difficulty: Xinhuanet

February 15, 2022

China will boost the steady growth of the industrial economy and support the services sectors in special difficulty,....

February 16, 2022 Afghanistan , China Daily Digest , Evergrande , Qiongjiagang , Qomolangma

First India-Central Asia Summit: Some Major Takeaways

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

On January 27, 2022, India and Central Asian leaders held the maiden India-Central Asia Summit in a virtual format. The summit was hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attended by the Heads of State of the five Central Asian countries. <....

January 31, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , INSTC , Kazakhstan , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , trade , Chabahar , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Tourism , Connectivity , Pharmaceuticals , history and Civilization , JWG on Chbahar Port , India-Central Asia centre

China: Daily Scan, January 27, 2022

Chinese vice premier stresses need to advance coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region: Xinhuanet

January 25, 2022

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Tuesday called for new progress in the coordinated development o....

January 27, 2022 China , Russia , Afghanistan , Xi Jinping , Saudi Arabia , Corruption , WTO , China Daily Digest , Zhejiang , Hebei , Heilongjiang

China: Daily Scan, January 24, 2022

Chinese economy gets off to a good start in 14th Five-Year Plan period: Quishi

January 24, 2022

Thanks to the efforts of the Chinese government and people, China led the world in terms of both economic development and epidemic p....

January 24, 2022 Afghanistan , Taiwan , Soviet Union , China Daily Digest , Xinjiang , Kenya , J-20 , Zhejiang , Liaoning , Hebei , Beijing 2022 , Xiaohongshu , Hangzhou , Sichuan , Wing Loong UAV

Developments in the US: A Review of 2021 and Emerging Trends Ahead

Amb Arun K Singh, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Arun K. Singh, Distinguished Fellow at the VIF, recaps and examines the key developments in the United States in 2021 while speculating on the trends to come for the year ahead and the implications of these events for India. ....

January 18, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Russia , Afghanistan , Taliban , Biden , Podcast , Ukraine Crisis , Indo-US ties