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Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR): India’s Journey from 2014 to 2024

Introduction The ten-year period from 2014 to 2024 has witnessed numerous humanitarian crises. The crises were triggered by, among other things, armed conflicts (Israel-Hamas war, Syrian civil war, Libyan civil war, Yemeni civil war, Tigray war,...

Neighbourhood News Digest – 05 June 2024

Afghanistan UN Security Council to Meet on Afghanistan in June – Tolo News The United Nations Security Council is set to meet on the situation in Afghanistan later this month. Although the exact date of this meeting has not been specified, the...

Neighborhood News Digest- 24 May 2024

Afghanistan Qatar's Al-Khulaifi Requests Islamic Emirate Attend 3rd Doha Meeting-Tolo News Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh al-Khulaifi, Minister of State for the Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, in a meeting with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar,...

Neighborhood News Digest- 22 May 2024

Afghanistan SIGAR Claims $10.9M Paid to Islamic Emirate Institutions-Tolo News John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), said that from August 2021 to the present, $10.9 million of US funds have been paid to...

Neighborhood News Digest- 14 May 2024

Afghanistan Afghanistan loses UN voting rights over unpaid dues-The Khaama Press Afghanistan’s representation at the United Nations confirmed that Afghanistan’s voting rights in the General Assembly had been suspended due to unpaid membership dues....

Bengaluru Water Crisis: A Case of Inadequate Water Management

Introduction When Cape Town in South Africa faced a severe water crisis in 2018, it was predicted that soon many metropolitan cities across the globe would face the same fate. Unfortunately, this prediction came true for India as its third most...

Neighborhood News Digest- 07 May 2024

Afghanistan OIC Calls for Inclusive Govt, Human Rights Protection in Afghanistan-Tolo News The Organization of Islamic Cooperation in its final statement of its 15th session of the Islamic State Conference asked for the establishment of an inclusive...

Eurasia News Digest (16-30 April, 2024)

Russia & Central Asia Kazakhstan Commits $448.2 Million to Boost Recycling Infrastructure The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources will allocate 200 billion tenge ($448.2 million) to finance the construction and modernization of solid waste...

Neighborhood News Digest- 30 April 2024

Afghanistan From spring offensive to charm offensive: The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan - Times of India Around 30 men are crammed into a Kabul classroom, part of the debut student cohort at a Taliban-run institute training...

International Strategic Engagement Capsule (IN-STEP)

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a two-day International Strategic Engagement Programme (IN-STEP) module on March 26-27, 2024, for 37 senior policymakers (both civil and military) including 29 from overseas. The overseas...

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