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Cyber Review - January 2025

National MeitY organised consultation meeting on Draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025. On 14 January, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) organised a consultation meeting with government officials and...

Africa Now – (01-15 March, 2025)

OVERVIEW This edition of Africa Now looks at significant developments across the African continent, focusing on security, politics, economy and foreign policy. Security challenges continue to persist with officials in Ethiopia's Tigray region asking...

Current Geopolitical Trends and Impact on South Asia

(Given below is the presentation made by Dr. Arvind Gupta at the South Asia University on 12th March 2025) Introduction International politics is never static. A new geopolitical environment, based on a new balance of power is shaping up. Stresses...

PM Modi’s Visit to Mauritius Elevates Partnership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a visit to Mauritius, an Indian Ocean Island country and a member of African Union from 11-12 March 2025. The visit is momentous, as Prime Minister Modi was invited to participate in the national day celebrations...

Greenland, Geopolitics and Global Power Shifts- The Run for Resources

Even though Donald Trump’s recent withdrawal from the Paris Agreement was not a surprise, the language used in a flurry of executive orders along with announcing “national energy emergency” has been anachronistic to his presidential campaign. The...

VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (1-15 February 2025)

Defence Defence Union Budget 2025 Algerian Military Visit Boosts India Relations Bhutan’s Military Chief Visits India India and Spain Hold 5th Joint Defense Meeting Defense Ministers Review India-US Collaboration INS Tushil Arrives in Seychelles...

Neighborhood News Digest- 12 March 2025

Afghanistan 8 KM of TAPI Pipeline Installed in Afghanistan: Ministry -Tolo News Homayoon Afghan, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, said that the construction of the TAPI project in Afghanistan has progressed by eight...

Neighborhood News Digest- 11 March 2025

Afghanistan Iran Imposes New Restrictions on Afghan Migrants for New Solar Year-Tolo News Nader Yarahmadi, director general of the Bureau for Foreign Nationals and Immigrants Affairs at Iran’s Ministry of Interior, recently announced that from the...

The Asian Century of Dharma - Dhamma; Call for Universal Responsibility and Interdependent Sustainability

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) in collaboration with Bodhigayavijalaya 980 Institute (BGVI) & Bharat Studies Centre, Mahachulalongkornrajyavidyalaya University (MCU), International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), India & Japan...

Talk by Ambassador of Norway to India; India-Norway Collaboration on Climate Change, Arctic, Maritime, and Sustainable Blue Economy

On March 3, 2025, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a talk by the Ambassador of Norway to India Amb. Ms. May-Elin Stener on India-Norway collaboration on Climate Change, Arctic, Maritime, and Sustainable Blue Economy. She spoke...

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