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Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The climate summit hosted by the UAE produced the first global stocktaking. This was a review of the progress made by member states in moving towards the agreed goals for emissions’ reduction. The report card was not satisfactory. COP 28 called on ....

December 19, 2023 Climate Change , Commentary , UN Secretary General , Paris Agreement , cop 28 , Emissions Gap , 1.5 degrees limit

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (11-17 December 2023)

Economic

Israel-Gaza war: Houthi attacks push shipping giants to pause Red Sea voyages

Spiralling attacks on merchant ships by Houthi militants off the coast of Yemen have prompted widespread trade disruption with some of the ....

December 19, 2023 Israel , Myanmar , Ukraine , Gaza , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , US-China relations , Central Economic Work Conference , cop 28 , Red Sea Shipping Attacks , Panama Canal Drought , Putin Conference

Neighborhood News Digest – 04 December 2023

Afghanistan

Kabul Rejects US Report on Al-Qaeda, Daesh in Afghanistan- Tolo News

On November 30, the US State Department released a report dated April 2023 that focused on terrorism in 2022 and which claimed that Al-Qaeda, Da....

December 04, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , United Nations Security Council , Nepal , Maldives , Kabul , Climate Change , Daesh , Nepal China , Bangladesh , New Delhi , Imran Khan , Bhutan elections , al-Qaeda , IMF , minorities , Colombo port , Myanmar military , PDP , Resistance , PM Kakar , cop 28 , Sri Lanka’s Northern Province , China land , Meetings , Maldives-India relations , China Myanmar

Neighborhood News Digest – 30 November 2023

Afghanistan

Stanikzai: Afghan Embassy in India to Reopen in Coming Days- Tolo News

Following the halting of operations of the Afghan embassy in India, now Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, sai....

November 30, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , embassy , Sri Lanka , UNESCO , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , elections , Election Commission , Security , Taliban , European Union , Imran Khan , EU , refugees , Bangladesh Election , PTI , junta , naval , Ethnic groups , cop 28 , Maldives-Turkey talks , People’s National Front (PNF) , Carbon Neutrality , Stocks , Axiata , Consulate , IMF loan , Organic fertilizer

Neighborhood News Digest – 30 October 2023

Afghanistan

Uzbekistan economic delegation arrives in Afghanistan – The Khaama Press

The government’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced that a 45-member economic delegation from Uzbekistan has officially arri....

October 30, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Uzbekistan , Nawaz Sharif , Nepal China , Taliban , BRI , UN , Human Rights , ADB , Nepal-India , Myanmar India , Bangladesh-India , Sri-Lanka-France , Railway , Afghan Migrants , Muttaqi , Salang Highway , Hydropower Bhutan , Pakistan Jahangir Tareen , Punjab budget , Pakistan Shelling , Abdulla Yameen , Maldives- India , Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , Maritime Safety. IMF , cop 28 , Bangladesh China