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India Africa collaboration on Renewable energies
Amb R S Malhotra

In this episode of VIF podcast, Shri Rakshpaul Singh Malhotra, former Indian Ambassador to Niger and Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate at the Vivekananda International Foundation discusses the current contours of India’s collaboration w....

March 01, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , India , Climate Change , renewable energy , energy transition , Podcast , clean energy
Geo-engineering: A Fringe Idea Whose Time Has Come?
PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
On 1 October 2022, the US government announced a Five-Year Plan to study the controversial and seemingly sci-fi notion of deflecting the Sun’s rays before they hit Earth in order to temporarily reduce the effects of global wa....

February 27, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , national security , Climate Change , Climate Change Mitigation , Geo-engineering , Solar Geo-engineering , Carbon Geo-engineering , Stratospheric Aerosol Injection
Neighborhood News Digest – 07 February 2023

Afghanistan
Saudi diplomats leave Afghanistan, relocate to Pakistani capital -sources – The Print
Saudi diplomats have left Afghanistan for “training” and will return, the Taliban administration said on Monday, though three....

February 07, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Nepal , economy , Indo-Pacific , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Climate Change , Kashmir , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Qatar , Bangladesh , Taliban , Pakistan Elections , Migrants , junta , 13th Amendment , Bhutan Economy , Solar energy , Saudi Diplomats , Nepal energy , Idols
The Promise and Peril of Africa in 2023
Samir Bhattacharya Article

As the year 2022 ended, here is a brief recap of what happened in Africa over the past year. Most African countries were still battling to recover from the pandemic when the year began. However, a series of disruptions, such as supply shortages and s....

February 01, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , democracy , Climate Change , Africa , election , COVID-19 , AfCFTA , Military Coup , Scramble for Africa , Islamist terrorism , Horn of Africa , COP27 , Sahel
Climate Change: A Review of 2022 and Projections for 2023
PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Over the past year, the impact of climate change has escalated significantly. The threats emanating from this existential crisis are increasingly multifaceted and interlocking in nature and continue to test the capability of states and governments to....

January 12, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , Climate Change , CO2 emissions , COP27 , Extreme weather events , Climate Tipping Points , COP28 , Carbon bombs , Climate attribution , Loss and Damage Fund
G20 Presidency is a Celebration of India’s Culture and Social Philosophy
Anushka Saraswat Article

On 1 December 2022, India formally took over the G20 presidency, the significant multilateral forum to address the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine conflict, during stormy times in International Relations. When the drums are ....

January 04, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Climate Change , Multilateralism , COVID-19 pandemic , Territorial integrity , Russia-Ukraine conflict , Ukraine Conflict , G20 presidency , Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav , civilisational ethos , spiritual nationalism
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 09, 2022

Afghanistan
Facing Intl Condemnation, Islamic Emirate Defends Sharia Executions: Tolo News
Following widespread reactions over a recent execution, the Islamic Emirate said that the execution of guilty people is a divine comman....

December 09, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Climate Change , Nepal elections , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Corruption , Economic crisis , Nepal Economy , Ranil Wickremesinghe , Nepal India , International aid , India-South Asia , S. Jayeshankar , Colombo Port City , Mini Budget
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 07, 2022

Afghanistan
Uzbekistan NSA: It is Important Afghanistan Not Be Isolated: Tolo News
Uzbekistan National Security Advisor Victor Mohammadov said that it is “important” to not allow Afghanistan to be Isolated or to leave it ....

December 07, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Climate Change , Uzbekistan , Nepal elections , Tourism , IMF , Women , Emergency , Bilateral discussions , Environment , ADB , Military Coup , NUG , Nepal Economy , India-Myanmar , Bhutan Economy , Nepal India , Sri Lanka-Maldives , Delhi-Dhaka , AL and BNP , WB , Russia-Myanmar , Pakistan-Myanmar , Bhutan trade , Bhutan border , Nepal bangladesh , PTM
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 22, 2022

Afghanistan
Acting Min. Muttaqi Meets with Norwegian Charge d'Affaires: Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate's acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with Norway's chargé d'affaires in Afghanistan to discuss political and h....

November 22, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , economy , Kabul , Climate Change , Nepali Congress , Terrorism , Army Chief , G20 , Borders , UN , FTA , Asia-Pacific , Education , Durand Line , PDM , Debt , ADB , Nepal election , HRW , Landmines , COP-27 , India-Myanmar , Red Alert , Scout Movement , Bhutan Debt , Nepal polls , Rastriya Swatantra PartY
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: September 2022
Naval Jagota

In the month of September 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a total of four expert group andone trilateral round table with most of them being hybrid. The month saw the commencement of a new expert group on climate change in w....

November 21, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Indo-Pacific , Myanmar , CPC , Climate Change , Environment , Pakista
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