Afghanistan
US Envoys in Doha Meeting Call for Islamic Emirate Policy Change – Tolo News
Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West and Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights Rina Amiri in a meeting with senior Islamic...
National
Cert-In issued “Guidelines on Information Security Practices” for government entities for safe and trusted Internet
The Bharatiya Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), on 30 June 2023, released guidelines on information security...
Afghanistan
Toll in Afghanistan flash floods jumps to 26 killed, 40 missing – The Hindu
The death toll from overnight flash floods caused by torrential rain in central Afghanistan has risen to 26, with more than 40 people missing, officials said...
The NATO Summit held in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, 11-12 July 2023, was momentous in many respects. It took place against the background of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine whose active phase of hostilities is now well past...
The geopolitical sand dunes in West Asia are known to shift suddenly. However, major regional developments in recent times point to certain fundamental shifts, which may have significant long-term implications.
The first among such important changes...
Afghanistan
China increases investment in Afghanistan – The Siasat Daily
In recent months, Chinese companies have shown interest in investing in Afghanistan under the Belt and Road Initiative but face challenges due to terrorism and instability,...
In a landmark development, after initial hesitation, India has signed the Artemis Accords developed by the US, which lay down the rules and guidelines for international partners in space exploration. The Indo-US joint statement of 23rd Jun 2023...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently made a landmark visit to the United States. In this episode of the VIF Podcast, Amb. Arun Kumar Singh, Distinguished Fellow, VIF and Former Indian Ambassador to the US and Dr. Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow,...
The US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has made a trip to China. Prior to her, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was on a two-day visit to Beijing on June 18-19 and met President Xi Jinping. These high-level delegations are an effort by Washington...
The frenetic bilateral exchanges of recent months have imparted a new stimulus to the India-US relationship, somewhat similar to that imparted by the nuclear deal of 2008. These giant strides stem from a convergence of strategic interests. But the...