Home
Suspect Signals Near Indo-Bangladesh Border: Need to Listen More
Sudhir Saxena, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

During February 2025, Amateur Radio Operators in West Bengal reported monitoring suspect radio transmissions (mostly VHF) near India-Bangladesh border in areas like Saidpur, Shonepur, Basirhat, Bongaon, Sunderbans and Gangasagar. Many of these locati....

March 11, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Commentary , Pakistan , ISI , Bangladesh border , Amateur radio operators , Jamaat Islamists
Vimarsh on Archaeologists of Independent India Major Personalities and Their Work

On February 25, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Vimarsh on the book ‘Archaeologists of Independent India- Major Personalities and Their Work’ by Dr. Dilip K. Chakrabarti, a distinguished historian and arch....

March 11, 2025 Vimarsh , Historical and Civilisational Studies , archaeology , Archaeologists of India , Western archaeology , ASI , Colonial Indology , Indian Archaeology
Neighborhood News Digest- 11 March 2025

Afghanistan
Iran Imposes New Restrictions on Afghan Migrants for New Solar Year-Tolo News
Nader Yarahmadi, director general of the Bureau for Foreign Nationals and Immigrants Affairs at Iran’s Ministry of Interior, recently ....

March 11, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , Bangladesh , IMF , Remittances , Awami League , RMG , Torkham , Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) , Privatization , Scam Centres , Gender-Based Violence , Usable Reserves , Private Security Service Law.
Neighborhood News Digest - 10 March 2025

Afghanistan
Muttaqi Visits Oman to Strengthen Bilateral Ties, Economic Cooperation-Tolo News
Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting foreign minister, has traveled to Oman at the invitation of Oman's foreign minister, Badr bin Hamad Alb....

March 10, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , UNESCO , Bhutan , elections , Bangladesh , Tourism , Remittances , Oman , India-Bhutan Relations , Maldives-China Relations , Torkham , Jirga , Scam Centres , Violence against Women , Mob Violence , Women’s Day , FIA , Fish Aggregating Devices , FADs , Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Making Sense of Trump’s Ukraine U-turn
Abanti Bhattacharya Commentary

The US President Donald Trump’s friendlier stance towards the Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the one hand, and fiery altercation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on the other, has baffled the world. Within the US, the Democrats ha....

March 10, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US , Russia , Trump , Putin , NATO , Ukraine , Cold War
Global Trends on Chip Design and Fabrication-Related Research
Rahul Pandey Article

In September 2024, the then Senator Marco Rubio (now Secretary of State of the United States of America) published a ‘March 07, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Critical Technology , semiconductor , Chip , Chip Design , Research Output , ASPI

The Asian Century of Dharma - Dhamma; Call for Universal Responsibility and Interdependent Sustainability
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) in collaboration with Bodhigayavijalaya 980 Institute (BGVI) & Bharat Studies Centre, Mahachulalongkornrajyavidyalaya University (MCU), International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), India & Japan Foundatio....

March 06, 2025 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , India , Buddhism , Thailand , Samvad , dharma , Hinduism , Bodh Gaya , Dhamma , Hindu Buddhist , Krabi
Exhibition and Panel Discussion on ‘The Never-Ending Persecution of Minorities in Bangladesh’

On February 24, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an exhibition and panel discussion titled ‘The Never-Ending Persecution of Minorities in Bangladesh,’ drawing attention to the ongoing violence faced by religious and....

March 06, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Interaction , Bangladesh , Muslims , Minorities in Bangladesh , Hindu population
Talk by Ambassador of Norway to India; India-Norway Collaboration on Climate Change, Arctic, Maritime, and Sustainable Blue Economy

On March 3, 2025, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a talk by the Ambassador of Norway to India Amb. Ms. May-Elin Stener on India-Norway collaboration on Climate Change, Arctic, Maritime, and Sustainable Blue Economy. She spoke on....

March 06, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , India , Climate Change , Blue Economy , Arctic , Maritime , Norway , Russia-Ukraine War , Arctic Council , EFTA , India-Nordic Summit
Neighborhood News Digest- 6 March 2025

Afghanistan
Mastermind of Kabul Airport attack transferred to the US-The Khaama Press
U.S. officials have confirmed that Mohammad Sharifullah, the individual accused of masterminding the suicide attack at Kabul Airport in Augu....

March 06, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , ISIS , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , International Court of Justice , India-Myanmar relations , ICJ , Kabul Attack , BNP , India-Sri Lanka , Global Terrorism Index , Myanmar-Russia , Gelephu Mindfulness City , Customs , Pakistan-Bangladesh , Gaza Reconstruction Plan , Arab League Summit , Fazlur Rahman.
Contact Us