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Project 2025: What a Trump Administration Portends for India

As the US Presidential race reaches the home stretch, the political rhetoric becomes shriller, accentuating the polarization in American society. Almost every major US media outlet has become an extension of one or the other campaign. Channels piousl....

October 22, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , India , US , US elections , US Congress , Trump administration , President Biden , Project 2025
Webinar on Post-Election India and Sri Lanka: Implications on Bilateral Relations and the Foreign Policy Front

On 15 October, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) jointly with Pathfinder Foundation (PF), Sri Lanka organized a virtual webinar on “Post-Election India and Sri Lanka: Implications on Bilateral Relations and the Foreign Policy Front.”....

October 22, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Interaction , India , foreign policy , regional cooperation , economy , Sri Lanka , election
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor(07-13 October 2024)

Economic

China curbs ‘excessive’ law enforcement in quest to quell private sector doubts
China is cracking down on behaviours from law enforcement seen as detrimental to the ordinary function of private businesses, a cruci....

October 22, 2024 GCC , Bangladesh , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Health Silk Road , Ishiba , Oct 07 Anniversary , Mexico , VTOL aircraft , BRICS Payment System
Africa Now (1-15 October, 2024)

OVERVIEW
As the geopolitical landscape continues to evolve, the African continent is increasingly recognized for its strategic importance in global affairs. In recent past, significant developments have unfolded in Africa. This edition of....

October 22, 2024 India , China , Ivory Coast , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , Eritrea , Egypt , Maritime cooperation , IMF , Italy , Sudan , Kenya , Somalia , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Morocco , Nigeria , South Africa , India-Africa , Zimbabwe , Ghana , Malawi , Comoros , INS Talwar , Mauritania , European Commissioner for International Partnerships , African Union Commission , AUC , African Union Support Mission in Somalia , AUSSOM , IBSAMAR VIII , Matla-Urja Energy Conference , DUCAT Maritime , India-Algeria
Talk on Global Supply Chain: Resilience, Digital Transformation & Sustainability

The VIF under the S&T series organised a talk on “Global Supply Chain: Resilience, Digital Transformation & Sustainability” by Dr Arshinder Kaur, Professor at the Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras, on 9 September 2024. The meeting focu....

October 22, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , Digital transformation , IIT Madras , Global Supply Chain
Neighborhood News Digest- 22 October 2024

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Targets ISIS-K Members Accused of Backing Recent Attacks-Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate reported conducting operations against the hideouts of those responsible for recent attacks in the provinces of....

October 22, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , IMF , Remittances , Indonesia , Islamic Emirate , Debt , Sheikh Hasina , Sri Lanka Election , RMG , Amu Darya , Easter attack , interim Government , ISIS-K , International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
Earth Sciences Ministry : Not ‘Glamorous’, but Critical to Lives and Livelihood
Rajesh Singh Commentary

What does the Finance Ministry do? What role does the Home Ministry perform? What are the functions of the External Affairs Ministry? What is the purpose of the Defence Ministry? Put these questions to any lay citizen, and one can expect a fairly acc....

October 22, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Arctic , Earth Sciences Ministry , Antarctic , Tsunami , INCOIS , polar diplomacy
Neighborhood News Digest- 21 October 2024

Afghanistan
Three-Day Afghan-Kazakh Exhibition Opens in Almaty-Tolo News
The second three-day Afghan-Kazakh exhibition was inaugurated in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan, with the presence of the acting Minister of Industry and....

October 21, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Iran , Kazakhstan , Australia , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , World Bank , UN , PTI , Sheikh Hasina , Maldives-India , SLPP , Maldives Economy , interim Government , 26 Constitutional Amendments , Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2024 , CHOGM , Clean-Sri Lanka Project , Dhaka-Delhi , Awami League.
Maldives and India: Better Late Than Never
Amb JK Tripathi Commentary

The President of Maldives Mohammed Muizzu, accompanied by his wife, landed at New Delhi on Sunday,6th October on a four-day state visit on the invitation of his Indian counterpart. This was his first state visit to India after he won the election in ....

October 18, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Commentary , India , China , Maldives , Maritime Security , Neighbourhood First , Muizzu
Neighborhood News Digest- 18 October 2024

Afghanistan
Kabir: 2 Permanent Members of Security Council ‘Cooperating With Us’-Tolo News
Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, the deputy prime minister for political affairs, said in a program on Thursday that in the past, resolutions w....

October 18, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , Bangladesh , WHO , Sheikh Hasina , BNP , US-Bangladesh , Bamyan , Easter attack , interim Government , Federal Constitutional Court , Country Cooperation Strategy 2024-2029
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