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Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor(06-12 May 2024)

Economic

China’s Xi visits EU to avert trade war – media
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on May 06 to resolve economic disagreemen....

May 17, 2024 Xi Jinping , Taiwan , Europe , Philippines , China economy , Gaza , tariffs , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Boeing , Kharkov
Neighborhood News Digest- 16 May 2024

Afghanistan
Russia offers aid to Afghanistan after devastating floods – Khaama Press
Maria Zakharova, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, announced that Russia is prepared to help Afghanistan after severe f....

May 16, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Russia , ASEAN , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , India-Nepal , CPEC , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , ADB , cybersecurity , Narcotics , BNP , India-Myanmar , India-Sri Lanka , Flood , US-Bangladesh , Maldives Debt , Airstrike , Maldives-UK Trade Talks , FCR , Arms Manufacturing , Agri-food Trade and Investment Forum , Nepal-South Korea
Discussion on Establishing Defence Manufacturing Ecosystem in India

The VIF in collaboration with the IIT, Madras held a Roundtable Discussion on “Establishing Defence Manufacturing Ecosystem in India” at the VIF on 18th April 2024, where the participants deliberated the importance of establishing a defence manuf....

May 16, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , Make in India , defence manufacturing , Indigenisation , IIT Madras
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (29 April- 05 May 2024)

Economic

China to hold key Communist Party plenum in July amid economic pressure
The Chinese Communist Party's central committee will gather in July for a key meeting known as a plenum, the third since the body of elite decisi....

May 16, 2024 Ukraine , US Sanctions , Yen , Gazprom , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , AUKUS , Fujian , China Third Plenum , G7 Coal
Neighborhood News Digest- 15 May 2024

Afghanistan
Eight Govt Institutions Merged Into Ministries-Tolo News
Based on a decree from the leader of the Islamic Emirate, eight government institutions that were not previously under the management of ministries have now ....

May 15, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Constitution , Japan , Supreme Court , Bangladesh , LTTE , Imran Khan , Dubai , India-Maldives relations , Environment , Rohingyas , Bhutan Economy , Russia-Myanmar , EU-Nepal , India-Sri Lanka , US-Bangladesh , Istanbul , Airstrike , Asian Highway-1 , Maldives-UK Trade Talks , Bharat Mitra Samman-Indology Award
Western Media’s Distorted Views on India
Rajesh Singh Article

US President Joe Biden recently remarked that countries such as India and Japan were facing financial troubles because they were ‘xenophobic’—they discouraged immigrants. After the statement sparked a controversy, the US administration engaged ....

May 15, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Narendra Modi , COVID-19 , Joe Biden , Western Media , Indira Gandhi , Mangalyaan , Chandrayaan , Xenophobic , Vallabhbhai Patel , Henry Kissinger
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (16-30 April 2024), Issue 36

In this Issue

I. Defence and Security

  1. Developing Technologies to Address Health Problems Faced by Soldiers
  2. Indigenous Leading Edge Actuators & Airbrake Control Module
    3. ....

    May 14, 2024 space technology , 5G , AI , Science & Technology , TikTok , Apple , COP28 , Emerging Technology , Export Control , Micron , Disarmament , Floating Solar Energy Technology , Integrated Circuit , KYEC , Non-Proliferation , Space Startup , Technology Absorption , World Energy Congress
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 ....

May 14, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , economy , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Climate Change , Bhutan , Bangladesh , UNAMA , Inflation , India-Maldives relations , India-Bangladesh , junta , India- Sri Lanka , US-Bangladesh , Maldives Economy , PML(N) , Asian Women Parliamentarian Caucus , AJK , Economic Advisor , Resignation
Can ASEAN Achieve Peace in Myanmar? - A Review of the Five Point Consensus
Dr Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

Myanmar military on 01 February 2021 overthrew the democratically elected government and announced a state of emergency in the country. ASEAN as a regional organisation soon responded to the crisis that surfaced in 2021. On May 14, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , ASEAN , Myanmar , Crisis , FPC

Bengaluru Water Crisis: A Case of Inadequate Water Management
Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Article

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 thir....

May 13, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Climate Change , Article , Climate Change , Water crisis , Water Policy , Drought , rainwater harvesting , Wastewater treatment , Water tankers , Bengaluru Water Crisis
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