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Israel: A Growing Key Economic Partner for India

Since the establishment of full diplomatic relations in January 1992, the India-Israel bilateral relationship has been predominantly viewed through the prism of defence cooperation, particularly the arms trade. As a result, economic cooperation...

Recalibrating U.S. Foreign Policy: President Trump's May 2025 Gulf Visit and Its Strategic Implications

President Donald J. Trump's May 2025 visit to the Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) marked a pivotal moment in the United States' (U.S.) foreign policy engagement in West Asia (the Middle East).[1] During the...

Neighbourhood News Digest - 08 May 2025

Afghanistan India-Pakistan Tensions Disrupt Afghanistan's Trade Routes, Economy-Tolo News Fresh tensions between India and Pakistan have posed challenges to Afghanistan’s trade, resulting in the halt of export shipments at regional ports. The...

India and Europe: A Growing Economic Partnership in a Changing World

In a landmark visit to New Delhi last month, the European Commission and the College of Commissioners reinforced the strategic ties between the European Union and India, which led to the resumption of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement negotiations....

Neighborhood News Digest- 24 February 2025

Afghanistan Afghanistan and Uzbekistan discuss financial cooperation and money transfer solutions- The Khaama Press Noor Ahmad Agha, the Governor of the Central Bank of Afghanistan under Taliban control, met with Timur Ishmetov, the Governor of the...

India's Strategic Balancing in Navigating the Arc of Instability and Conflict in the Western Indian Ocean

Introduction: Context and Relevance The magnitude of overlapping and interlinked conflicts in West Asia, Northern, and Eastern Africa makes 2024 one of the most volatile years in the global political landscape, affecting the lives and livelihoods of...

Africa Now (01-15 February, 2025)

OVERVIEW This edition of Africa Now looks into significant developments across the African continent, focusing on security, politics, economy and foreign policy. The continent mourns the passing of Namibia's founding father, Sam Nujoma who played an...

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-...

Neighborhood News Digest - 23 January 2025

Afghanistan Muttaqi Meets Representatives of Türkiye, Iran, UN in Kabul-Tolo News Cenk Ünal, the Turkish ambassador in Kabul, in a meeting with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting foreign minister, pledged his country's continued efforts to enhance...

Neighborhood News Digest - 06 January 2025

Afghanistan Blinken: US Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan Will Not Change-Tolo News Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, said that the future administration of Donald Trump will not change US foreign policy toward Afghanistan. In an interview...

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