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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after his consultations with the Americans and others invited about forty participants including national Security Advisers to Jeddah for discussing the way out of the Russia-Ukraine War. But since...
Economic
U.S. and China agree to new dialogue on trade, chip export curbs
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao agreed in Beijing on Aug 28 to create a working group covering trade and investment issues, as...
Economic
New US Rule on China Investments Creates ‘Agony’ of Ambiguity
Money managers, lobbyists and members of Congress had hoped President Joe Biden’s long-awaited restrictions on investment in China would make clear what was allowed and what was...
Since the last few years, there has been a discernible growth in India’s bilateral relations with most of the countries in its extended neighbourhood – West Asia. With the exception of a few, cooperation and joint collaborations between them are...
Afghanistan
Taliban halt Swedish activities in Afghanistan after Koran burning – Devdiscourse
The Taliban administration halted all activities by Sweden in Afghanistan on Tuesday in response to the burning of a Koran in Stockholm last month, and a...
Economic
U.S. eyes Mideast-India transport network to counter China
The U.S. is talks with Saudi Arabia, India and the United Arab Emirates about a massive transport infrastructure project as Washington steps up engagement with the Middle East to...
In the wake of unprecedented developments in West Asia especially the demarche and rapprochement by major Gulf powers in recent times, the meeting of National Security Advisers of USA (Jake Sullivan), India (Ajit Doval), and UAE (Sheikh Tahnoun) in...
Afghanistan
Barred from schools & universities, female students start own businesses in Afghanistan - ToI
Due to the Taliban-imposed ban on access to education for girls and women students in Afghanistan, some of them have launched their own...
Afghanistan
UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023 - Yahoo
Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in humanitarian aid from the international community this year for nearly 24 million people in need, the U.N.'s humanitarian affairs...
Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF evaluates China's role in the recent rapprochement agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia. He also touches upon India's policy in the West Asian region in light of the resetting of relations between...