In this Issue
I. Defence and Security
Strengthening India’s Small Arms Manufacturing Ecosystem
DRDO Achieves Significant Milestone in Scramjet Engine Development
Trials of Long-Range Glide Bomb ‘Gaurav’ from Su-30 MKI aircraft
Advanced 3D...
On January 20, 2025 the Vivekananda International Foundation organised a talk by High Commissioner of South Africa to India, Dr. Anil Sooklal. During the opening remarks Dr. Arvind Gupta highlighted the well accomplished and extensive career of High...
The African continent witnessed significant progress over the last two weeks. With its vast resources, strategic location and rapidly growing population, Africa has become an important player in the geopolitical scenario. It is important to look at...
On October 28, 2024, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a roundtable discussion on ‘Expectations from G20 Brazil Summit’. The roundtable discussion was set forth to understand and evaluate the Brazilian presidency of Group of 20 (G-20...
Of late, the Modi government has made a renewed push to further its relationship with two important regional groupings, the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU). While New Delhi has been constantly engaging with several individual member-...
India successfully held the third Voice of Global South Summit (VOGSS) on 17 August. It carried forward the agenda of the previous two summits, which had fed into the G20 process.
The VOGSS remains India's initiative and is not held in conjunction...
Between 2014 and 2024, India has navigated the multilateral world to ensure a supportive external environment of peace, security, and stability to accelerate the transformation underway in India. The fact that India is both a founder-member of...
I. India in the UN
India bats for reform in ILO’s governing structure
India suggests reform of UNSC working methods
Second meeting of Group of Friends of Peacekeepers held
An Indian SR for Disaster Risk Reduction
II. Plurilateral Developments...
I. India in the UN
India chairs 62nd Session of Commission for Social Development
India at the C34 debate
India makes three significant financial commitments
India’s GIDH initiative takes off
II. Plurilateral Developments
BRICS working group on...
I. India in the UN
India pushes for equitable status for Global South
India to support the 3rd UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
II. Plurilateral Developments
Russia assumes BRICS Presidency
BIMSTEC gets an Indian SG
Cabinet...