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National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM): A Strategic Approach to Strengthening India's Mineral Security
PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The shift to clean energy has significantly increased the demand for critical materials. Technologies such as solar panels, wind turbines, and electric vehicle batteries require far more minerals than traditional fossil fuel-based systems, making the....

February 13, 2025 Climate Change , Article , Clean energy transition , critical minerals , National Critical Minerals Mission (NCMM) , Geological Survey of India (GSI) , National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) , US-China technology war
Neighborhood News Digest- 12 February 2025

Afghanistan
Dozens of Healthcare Centers Shut Down in Ghazni, Bamyan After US Aid Cut-Tolo News
Local officials in Ghazni and Bamyan provinces have reported that dozens of healthcare centers in these provinces have ceased oper....

February 12, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , ISIS , Bangladesh , IMF , Dubai , UN , UAE , FTA , BNP , India-Myanmar , India-Sri Lanka , Bamyan , Kunduz
Unleashing Tomorrow- A Journey into the Artificial Intelligence Frontier

In an era defined by rapid technological evolution, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into defence strategies emerges as a paramount imperative, reshaping the landscape of modern warfare. From enhancing situational awareness to optimizi....

February 12, 2025 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , artificial intelligence , Cyber Security
Quantum Artificial Intelligence- Implications for National Security

Under the S&T series, the VIF organised a talk on “Quantum Artificial Intelligence (QAI): Implications for National Security” by Wg Cdr Srambikal Sudhakaran (Retd), CEO and Co-founder of QuGates Technologies, on 19 November 2024. The talk focusse....

February 12, 2025 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , artificial intelligence , national security , Quantum Artificial Intelligence , Artificial General Intelligence
Discussion on Agricultural Growth with Climate-Resilient Technologies for a Sustainable Future

The VIF in collaboration with Primus Partners, New Delhi held a brainstorming session on “Agricultural Growth with Climate-Resilient Technologies for a Sustainable Future” on 8 January 2025. The session focussed on the role of technology in agric....

February 12, 2025 Climate Change , Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , technologies , Agritech , Agricultural Growth , Climate-Resilient , Sustainable Future
Contested Figures: The Reality of US Aid Assistance to Pakistan
Bharath R Nair Article

Summary
Discrepancies between U.S. and Pakistani data on foreign aid reveal a lack of transparency and accountability in Pakistan’s fund management. The U.S. reports billions in aid, while Pakistan records much less, suggesting potenti....

February 12, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , FATA , USAID , Aid , UNHCR , Critical Infrastructure , Obligation , Disbursement , Green Revolution , Kerry-Lugar-Berman
Culture and Civilisational Digest: January-2025

AI can help decipher scripts of the Indus Valley Civilisation, says Omar Khan- The Hindu
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential and scope to assist scholars and researchers in deciphering the scripts of the Indus Valley Civilisati....

February 11, 2025 artificial intelligence , Archaeological Survey of India , Kumbh Mela , Culture And Civilisation , Rakhigarhi , Indus Valley Civilisation , Vadnagar , Charaideo Maidam , Chola , Sambhal Excavation , Archaeological Experiential Museum , Marine Fossil Park , Republic Day
Neighborhood News Digest- 11 February 2025

Afghanistan
Qosh Tepa Canal Second Phase Excavation 87% Complete: NDC-Tolo News
The National Development Company (NDC) says that 87% of the excavation work for the second phase of the Qosh Tepa Canal has been completed, and th....

February 11, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Russia , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , election , Bangladesh , Thailand , OIC , IMF , Dubai , Norway , India-Bhutan , Lisbon , power outage , Solar energy , economy. National government , Agha Khan , Myanmar border
USAID and its Crony Humanitarianism
Rajesh Singh Commentary

One may or may not agree with the Trump Administration’s decision to effectively handcuff the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). But the allegations against USAID for serving all sorts of ‘liberal’ causes in the guise o....

February 11, 2025 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , USAID , Heritage Foundation , Sheikh Hasina , George Soros , Reporters Without Borders , OCF , Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , International Republication Institute
Neighborhood News Digest- 10 February 2025

Afghanistan
Embassy in Ankara Resumes Operations under Islamic Emirate- Tolo News
Following the announcement by the Afghan Embassy in Ankara regarding its transfer to Türkiye, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Em....

February 10, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Israel , Palestine , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Central Asia , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Saudi Arabia , Bangladesh , Turkey , Imran Khan , IMF , CSTO , Sheikh Hasina , IT , Reform Commissions , NPP.
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