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Initial Assessment of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Three Nation European Tour
Jayadeva Ranade Article

Chinese President Xi Jinping, accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan, Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) member and Director of the CCP CC General Office Cai Qi and Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, arrived in Paris on May 5, on the first ....

May 28, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , Xi Jinping , EU , France , Ursula von der Leyen , Macron , Serbia , Hungary , Uyghur protests
Neighborhood News Digest- 27 May 2024

Afghanistan
Afghanistan 6th Most Vulnerable Country to Climate Change: UNDP-Tolo News
The representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Stephen Rodriques, said that although Afghanistan does not contribute....

May 27, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , India-Nepal , Qatar , Bangladesh , Doha , Geopolitics , Tourism , UN , Budget , Kuwait , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , Bangladesh-Nepal , Small Island Developing States (SIDS) , India-Maldives Free Trade Agreement , RMG sector , Climate Risk
Iran in the Wake of the Death of Ebrahim Raisi
Kingshuk Chatterjee Article

The death of Ebrahim Raisi, the incumbent President of Iran, in a tragic accident has lent to feverish speculation as to what could its repercussions be. The general consensus that is emerging seems to be that having made little original contributio....

May 27, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , IRGC , Ayatollah Khamenei , Ebrahim Raisi , Hossein Amir-Abdollahian , Mohammad Mokhber
India’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Model for Equitable Healthcare
Dr Shailja Vaidya Gupta

Introduction
In late 2019, a notable increase in cases (a cluster) of atypical pneumonia occurred in Wuhan, China.[1] That prompted the World Health Organization (WH....

May 27, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , COVID-19 pandemic , Vaccine Diplomacy , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , Equitable Healthcare , Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network (CoWIN) , Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
The Potential and Challenges of India’s Online Gaming Industry: Need for a Holistic Approach
Amrit Kiran Singh, Founder President, Skill Online Games Institute (SOGI) Article

India's online gaming industry stands at a pivotal moment, reminiscent of the inflection point that the IT sector faced in the 1990s. The regulatory approach adopted by the government will determine whether the online gaming industry can replicate th....

May 26, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Article
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor(13-19 May 2024)

Economic

US Efforts to Reshape Global Supply Chains Gather Pace in Asia
President Joe Biden’s sweeping tariff hikes on a range of Chinese imports are just the latest US moves in a years-long campaign that is rewiring Asian t....

May 24, 2024 Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Fujian , China property sector , Power of Siberia 2 , Rico , DOW , US Tariffs , Raisi , Chinese EVs , Kharkiv
The Changing Nature of Warfare: Lessons for India
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

The Russia-Ukraine war and the war in Gaza provide several pointers to how the nature of warfare is changing. Indian strategic thinkers need to carefully study these wars and imbibe the lessons. Indian armed forces are in the process of being reorgan....

May 24, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Defence , Article , Israel , India , Iran , Air defence , Lessons , Drones , doctrine , Long wars , nuclear doctrine Ukraine war
Celebrating the Africa Day
Amb Gurjit Singh Article

Africa Day is commemorated on 25 May annually. This marks the launch of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) by 32 countries in 1963 in Addis Ababa. The OAU drew inspiration particularly from India, with its successful decolonization, democratic e....

May 24, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , OAU , AU , Nelson Mandela , CII-EXIM Africa Conclave , India Africa Forum , NEPAD , Taboo Mbeki
Neighborhood News Digest- 24 May 2024

Afghanistan
Qatar's Al-Khulaifi Requests Islamic Emirate Attend 3rd Doha Meeting-Tolo News
Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh al-Khulaifi, Minister of State for the Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, in a meeting with Mullah....

May 24, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Climate Change , BIMSTEC , Bhutan , ISIS , Qatar , Bangladesh , refugees , IMF , Italy , UAE , UN Peacekeepers , Rohingyas , RuPay , World Food Forum , Sri Lankan Presidential and Parliamentary Election
Sri Lanka’s Upcoming Presidential Election: Navigating Political Crossroads
Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction
On 09 May, the Election Commission of Sri Lanka ended the long-drawn speculation and declared that the upcoming Presidential poll in the Island nation will be held between September 17 and October 16 this year. With this anno....

May 23, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article , Sri Lanka , Sri Lankan economy , Ranil Wickremesinghe , NPP , SLPP , SJB , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , Aragalaya , ITAK
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