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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 operations following delays...

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 the construction of the...

If We Must, ‘Fight with What We Have’!

It may be Chinese belligerence territorially, in the battle space or geopolitically, and Pakistani obstinacy in continuing proxy war in J&K and preparations for conventional war with nuclear threat, war can be thrust on India without tell-tale...

India-US Ties in Trump 2.0: On a ‘’Trusted Partnership’’ Trajectory

Introduction India-US relations have been in a sweet spot since the last twenty-five years starting with the visit of US President Bill Clinton to India in March, 2000. There has been a bipartisan consensus in both India and the US regarding...

Africa Now – (16-31 January, 2025)

OVERVIEW This edition of Africa Now explores significant political, economic, and diplomatic developments across the continent. The situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains volatile with rebels taking over the largest city in the...

Trump and the Indo-Pacific Security Structure - More of the Same?

Donald Trump’s re-election to the White House was not entirely unexpected. If anything, it was much in line with the political trends the world witnessed in 2024, a bulk of which were marked by upheavals and change of guard. But while change is,...

IMEC, a Possibility Put on Hold

Introduction India’s G20 presidency culminated in an ambitious transcontinental dream when New Delhi hosted the country’s first G20 summit in 2023. True to its theme, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam or “One Earth One Family One Future”, the India-Middle East-...

VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (01-15 January 2025)

Defence 2025: Year of Defence Reforms French Carrier Strike Group Visits India INS Tushil Completes its Visit to Senegal Raksha Mantri and Maldives Defence Minister Hold Bilateral Talks in New Delhi Successful Field Evaluation Trials of...

China’s 2024 Review and Outlook for 2025

In 2024, China commemorated the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, held from July 15 to 18, 2024, emphasized structural transformation, technological...

Neighborhood News Digest- 27 January 2025

Afghanistan Foreign Ministry: ICC's Request ‘Unfair and Political’-Tolo News In a strong reaction, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate called the request for the arrest of Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Islamic...

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