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The First India-GCC Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue -Outcomes and Assessment

On 9th September, India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held the first ever meeting of the Foreign Ministers in Riyadh, thereby institutionalizing the much-awaited dialogue and format which also attests to both sides attaching high importance...

Neighborhood News Digest- 20 September 2024

Afghanistan Russian envoy meets Amir Khan, invites him to Moscow talks-The Khaama Press Dmitry Zhirnov, the Russian ambassador in Kabul, met with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s acting foreign minister. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on...

The Importance of Being Brunei

The Sultanate of Brunei is among the smallest countries of ASEAN with a high GDP. It follows a quiet diplomatic style. Brunei is different from other ASEAN countries in that it is a sultanate where all decisions are made by the Sultan who is also...

Armed Forces Need to be Prepared for War in Order to Preserve Peace

(Title of the article is taken from the Statement made by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at the Joint Commanders Conference in Lucknow, on 05 Sep 2024.) Wars have remained ageless, timeless and a dynamic paradox, though they are messy, with no...

Africa Now (15-31 August, 2024)

OVERVIEW Recent developments in Africa highlight significant strides in infrastructure, international diplomacy, and economic reforms. Key events include major investments by the New Development Bank, financial agreements by IMF, humanitarian...

VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism, (01-15 August 2024)

Defence 14th India-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue held in New Delhi Indian Naval Ship Tabar Conducts Maritime Partnership Exercise with Russian Naval Ship Visit of INS Shalki to Colombo ICG Evacuates Philippines Crew with medical emergency off the...

India and Voice of Global South Summit 3.0

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...

India- Africa Defence Engagement: Towards New Avenues

India and African countries have long standing ties in the defence realm. Traditionally, training and capacity building, deployment of Indian troops for United Nations Peacekeeping (UNPK) missions have been the main pillars of the India Africa...

Cyber Review - July 2024

National China-backed Phishing attack targeted Bharat’s “India Post” system users. Smishing Triad— a China-based hacking group waged text message-borne phishing attacks against individuals in Bharat, using the “India Post” messaging system as a lure...

No End to Political Instability in Nepal

Once again President of Nepal Communist Party – Unified-Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) KP Sharma Oli, 72, became Nepal’s Prime Minister on July 15, 2024, after his predecessor Pushpa Kamal Dahal failed to prove a majority in the Nepalese Parliament, the...

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