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Neighborhood News Digest- 13 August 2024

Afghanistan UN: 63% of Afghanistan’s population is under 25-The Khaama Press The United Nations Population Fund in Afghanistan (UNFPA) recently highlighted that approximately 63 percent of Afghanistan’s population is under the age of 25. This...

Neighborhood News Digest - 08 August 2024

Afghanistan Islamic Emirate Seeks Transfer of Afghan Prisoners from Iran-Tolo News The Islamic Emirate has requested Tehran hand over Afghan citizens who are imprisoned in Iran for various crimes to Kabul so that they can be punished according to...

VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism, (16-31 July 2024)

Defence Aatmanirbhartain defence: MoD notifies fifth Positive Indigenisation List of 346 items for DPSUs. Indian Naval Ship TabarArrives in Hamburg, Germany. RSNF Trainees Successfully Complete Training Onboard First Training Squadron. Indian Navy'...

Discussion on Maintaining Continuity in India-US Relations across Transition

The VIF organised a virtual meeting on “Maintaining Continuity in India-US Relations across Transition” on 12 July 2024, where the participants from two sides deliberated on India-US relations post the swearing-in of the new NDA government....

Portents of the Xi-Putin Meeting of May 2024

Summits between Russian President Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are invariably closely monitored in world capitals, especially since the onset of Russia’s war with Ukraine in 2022 and the two having declared a “no limits friendship”! China...

Deepfakes: A Threat to National Security in the Digital Era

मिथ्याज्ञानं तमोगुणः संशयात्मा यदा जायते। तदा जगदिदं सर्वं भ्रान्तं व्यामोहमोहितम्॥ (English Translation: When ignorance born of darkness and doubt arises, Then this entire world appears delusory and veiled by illusion.) Since its inception,...

Neighborhood News Digest- 02 July 2024

Afghanistan Diplomats’ insights on first day of Doha meeting on Afghanistan-The Khaama Press The first day of the third Doha meeting began with remarks from Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN Deputy Secretary-General. The closed-door session gathered...

Neighborhood News Digest- 14 June 2024

Afghanistan PM's Office Discusses Second Sarobi Dam and Jawzjan Gas Power Projects-Tolo News The Economic Commission of the Prime Minister's Office in a meeting discussed the construction of the second Sarobi Dam in Kabul province and the production...

Convergence of the Indo-Pacific with the Indian Ocean—Is a Maritime Centric Approach Enough? An Indian Perspective

This article examines China’s strategic ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region through the lens of its “Zhōngguó” or “Middle Kingdom” dream of regaining its perceived historical dominance. It traces the deep roots of this aspiration in Chinese...

Overview of India’s Trade Policy from 2014-2024

India’s trade policy through 2014-24 has seen both hits and misses, fortunately more hits than misses. Getting a permanent peace clause at the WTO for our food security schemes in 2014, walking out of the RCEP agreement in 2019, and focusing on FTAs...

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