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Sweden Joins NATO – Does it Contribute to Peace or Intensify Conflict?
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

On 7 March 2024, Sweden officially became NATO’s newest member, upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the Government of the United States in Washington DC, thereby ending its 200-year-old policy of neutrality....

April 10, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , NATO , Ukraine War , Nordic countries , Article 5 , containment strategy , defensive modernisation , Finnish War
Neighborhood News Digest- 10 April 2024

Afghanistan
Strategic Meeting Held to Find Alternative Trade Avenues: Ministry-Tolo News
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce said that in the first meeting to explore alternate trade routes for Afghanistan with its regional ....

April 10, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Chabahar Port , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Media , IMF , instability , Inflation , UN , PTI , coup , PML (N) , PPP , Monarchy , global warming , Bangladesh Economy , debt restructuring , HRW , Bhutan Economy , Thailand-Myanmar , RMG , Afghan refugees , Maldives-India relations , Maldives Tourism , Brazil-Bangladesh , Sri Lankan Presidential Election , Labour Force Participation , Gender disparity , Wakhan , Foreign Labours , Finance Ministry , Daanish Schools , Islamabad Bar Council , Israel-Gaza Conflict , War Heroes
Time for India to Reset its China Policy?
Rajesh Singh Commentary

Once Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government return to power—as most observers believe it will—it should be more unequivocal in projecting the country’s policy towards China. Perhaps, it is time that N....

April 09, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , POK , Taiwan , Dalai Lama , Jawaharlal Nehru , Aksai Chin , Line of Actual Control , Arunachal Pradesh , Key words: Nancy Pelosi , Tibet.
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
India-China Relations: Envisioning the Long Haul!
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Hu Xijin the former editor of Global Times on X (formerly Twitter) quoted a senior Colonel of PLA stating ‘Zangnan has been Chinese territory since ancient times. Where does Arunachal Pradesh come from? If a border war does break out, India will....

April 08, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , US , China , Indian Ocean Region , Border management , Indian Navy , Trade Deficit , Arunachal Pradesh , Corps Commander level talks
Neighborhood News Digest - 08 April 2024

Afghanistan
Taliban erects Kandahar Mosque walls amid potential ISIS threat to Hibatullah Akhundzada-The Khama Press
According to local media reports, the Taliban is constructing security walls or T-walls around the Eidgah Mos....

April 08, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Australia , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , BRICS , India-Nepal , Saudi Arabia , Bangladesh , Taliban , World Bank , Mount Everest , Drone attack , India-Myanmar , Maldives-India relations , Sikh , Foreign Debt , Brazil-Bangladesh , 55th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council , Hibatullah Akhundzada , Non-Hydro
Neighborhood News Digest- 05 April 2024

Afghanistan
Amnesty International Asks Pakistan to Reverse Refugees Expulsion Plan-Tolo News
Amnesty International has called for the immediate cancellation of the plan to expel Afghan migrants from Pakistan through a statemen....

April 05, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Supreme Court , Bangladesh , Artillery , Prime Minister , Dalai Lama , Geopolitics , World Bank , India-Bangladesh Relations , Civil war , Amnesty , Drones , Mines , Katchatheevu island , Upazila Election , BOP , Indian Troops in Maldives.
Cultural and Civilisational Newsletter : March-2024

Buddha relics return to India after historic Thailand tour- The Economic Times
The relics of Lord Buddha, along with those of his disciples Arahant Sariputta and Arahant Maha Moggallana, after 26 days returned to the National Museum in De....

April 05, 2024 Kurdistan , India’s soft power , Vedas , Archaeological Survey of India , Repatriation , Sanskrit , Varanasi , Culture And Civilisation , National Museum , Budhha relics , Veer Savarkar , Gyanvapi mosque , Vyas Tehkhana , Indian Culture and Heritage , International Cooperative Museum , Cooperative movement , Manuscripts , Keeladi excavation , Cultural Renaissance , IGNCA
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (16-31 March 2024), Issue 34

In this Issue

I. Defence and Security

  1. Induction of Helicopter Unit at Air Force Station Thanjavur
  2. Delivery of ‘Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile Barge, LSAM 18’
    3. ....

    April 05, 2024 AI , Science & Technology , Nuclear energy , IOT , TikTok , AUKUS , Fintech , Biotech , ByteDance , Emerging Technology , Agritech , Deeptech , ASML , IN-SPACe , StartUps , DPI , Nvidia , GPUs , MedTech , SpaceFields , Spy Satellite
Sheikh Hasina’s Post-Election Diplomacy: Strengthening Ties with the Western World
Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction
In February this year, PM Sheikh Hasina undertook her first overseas official visit to Munich, after her re-election for the fourth consecutive time, to attend the Munich Security Conference (MSC) which was held from February....

April 05, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Article , US , democracy , Bangladesh , EU , Human Rights , Diplomacy , Bangladesh Election , Sheikh Hasina , Munich Security Conference , Indo-Pacific Outlook
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