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Neighborhood News Digest – 20 July 2023

Afghanistan In Afghanistan, Women Protest Ban On Beauty Parlours - NDTV Security officials shot in the air and used firehoses Wednesday to disperse dozens of Afghan women protesting in Kabul against an order by Taliban authorities to shut down...

July 20 , 2023

NATO after the Vilnius Summit: An Indian Assessment

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...

July 20 , 2023

China’s Challenge to the US in West Asia

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...

July 18 , 2023

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 28, 2023)

Welcome to Africa Now, your weekly newsletter for Africa, presenting the most important developments in the continent - news that matters. Commentary A new chapter in India-Africa ties can be written There is a slow realisation that Africa, a...

July 12 , 2023

New Dimensions in India-US Relations: Outcomes of PM Modi's Visit to the US

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,...

July 11 , 2023

"Work in Progress": Visits from Washington to Beijing

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...

July 11 , 2023

SCO is a platform for India to remain relevant in Eurasia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the 23rd summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on 4th July 2023 in a virtual format. This concluded India’s first-ever presidency of the SCO. The baton was passed...

July 10 , 2023

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 27, 2023)

Welcome to Africa Now, your weekly newsletter for Africa, presenting the most important developments in the continent - news that matters. Commentary What India's Traditional Medicine mean for Africa For Africa, traditional Indian medicine,...

July 7 , 2023

Discussion on Strategic Outcomes and Lessons Learnt from the Shangri-La Dialogue for the Region and India

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a discussion on "Strategic Outcomes and Lessons Learnt from the Shangri-La Dialogue for the Region and India” on 26 June 2023. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, Chaired the session and gave...

July 6 , 2023

Assessment of US Secretary of State Blinken’s Two-Day Visit to China

The Western media, in sharp contrast to China’s tightly controlled official media, seems to have gushed at the apparent success of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's visit to China on June 18-19. China’s official media, in contrast, afforded...

July 4 , 2023