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International Strategic Engagement Capsule (IN-STEP)
Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a two-day International Strategic Engagement Programme (IN-STEP) module on March 26-27, 2024, for 37 senior policymakers (both civil and military) including 29 from overseas. The overseas part....

April 23, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Climate Change , Indian Economy , India's Foreign Policy , World Order , energy transition , Strategic Engagement , New Economic Order , India Civilizational
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: January 2024
Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF

Having joined the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 16th January, soon after my superannuation from the Indian Navy on 31 December 2023, I have been assigned the onerous task of editing the ‘Monthly Expert Groups Report’. It is a tall....

March 06, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Climate Change , defence manufacturing , MSMEs , Bangladesh Election , US Grand Strategy , India US Relations , Iran Pakistan Tensions
Climate Change & Environmental Degradation: Impacts of War in Afghanistan
Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction
In the beginning of this month (February 2024) a three-day international conference on climate change was organized by the Nangarhar University situated in Jalalabad, the capital city of the eastern Nangarhar province of Afgh....

February 29, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , War , Afghanistan , Climate Change , environmental degradation , Drought , Landmines , Military Burn Pits , War Induced Deforestation , Karez System , Napalm
Climate Change in Central Asia: An Assessment of its Impact and Crisis Management
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
Climate change is having a significant impact on Central Asia, affecting social, economic, and environmental facets of society. Extreme weather conditions such as the coldest winters, flooding, earthquakes, melting of glacier....

February 28, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Climate Change , sustainable development , Nuclear Power , global warming , climate resilience , Hydrogen Plant , Disaster Reduction
Climate Change in 2023: Has the World Reached an Inflection Point?
Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction
2023 was a watershed year for climate change. As record after record was broken that year, experts lamented that the world may have reached an inflection point. For example, CO2 levels in the atmosphere are projected to reach....

January 16, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , Climate Change , Extreme weather events , COP28 , mitigation , adaptation , Loss and Damage Fund , carbon budget
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
Pathways to World War III
Sunil Yadav, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

Understanding ‘World War’
A world war is an international conflict that involves most or all of the world's major powers. The Oxford English Dictionary cited the first known usage in the English language to a Scottish newspaper, Th....

December 08, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Climate Change , Nuclear War , US-China , Cold War , Middle East , World War III , Geo-Political Faultlines , WMD
Neighborhood News Digest – 06 December 2023

Afghanistan

World Bank to Resume Projects in Afghanistan: Ministry- Tolo News
The Ministry of Finance in Afghanistan said that the World Bank will resume around 45 incomplete projects in the country. The payment for some proj....

December 06, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Maldives , Climate Change , Bhutan , elections , India-Nepal , Taliban , World Bank , GDP , Women , Human Rights , Bangladesh Election , vaccination , COP28 , China-Myanmar , Electricity , US-Nepal , KPK , Carbon market , DNT , Sri Lanka Air Force , Diplomatic Recognition , China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) , India-Maldives Core Group , Myanmar Economic Situation
Neighborhood News Digest – 04 December 2023

Afghanistan

Kabul Rejects US Report on Al-Qaeda, Daesh in Afghanistan- Tolo News
On November 30, the US State Department released a report dated April 2023 that focused on terrorism in 2022 and which claimed that Al-Qaeda, Da....

December 04, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , United Nations Security Council , Nepal , Maldives , Kabul , Climate Change , Daesh , Nepal China , Bangladesh , New Delhi , Imran Khan , Bhutan elections , al-Qaeda , IMF , minorities , Colombo port , Myanmar military , PDP , Resistance , PM Kakar , cop 28 , Sri Lanka’s Northern Province , China land , Meetings , Maldives-India relations , China Myanmar
Neighborhood News Digest – 01 December 2023

Afghanistan

Delegation of Religious Scholars of Islamic Countries Arrives in Kabul- Tolo News
A delegation of religious scholars from Islamic countries led by Dr. Ali al-Qaradaghi arrived in Kabul on Thursday to meet with the....

December 01, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , Nepal , ASEAN , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Climate Change , Bhutan , trade , elections , Punjab , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , Sri Lanka crisis , BRI , Sri Lanka elections , refugees , Manipur , Connectivity , Border Security Force , Laos , polls , PDP , ECP , Sustainable tourism , Gas prices , Israel-Palestine war , Project Portfolio Performance Review , Religious scholars , Assistance , Fiscal , Workers’ rights , Bangladesh border
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