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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
Neighborhood News Digest- 13 May 2024

Afghanistan
Death Toll from Baghlan Floods Rises to 154, Hundreds Injured-Tolo News
The number of fatalities from the recent floods in Baghlan has risen to 154. Local authorities in the region have reported that the catastroph....

May 13, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Bhutan , Japan , Bangladesh , investment , BRI , Tourism , Press Freedom , Jamaat-e-Islami , Nepal-China , green hydrogen , India- Sri Lanka , Kandahar , India-Myanmar , Thailand-Myanmar , China-Bangladesh , Baghlan , Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) , Teesta River , Rohingya repatriation , Maldives Debt , Airstrike
India Denmark Relations: Green Strategic Partnership a Force for Global Good
Prof. (Dr) Debasis Bhattacharya Article

India and Denmark are natural partners connected by common democratic traditions, strong institutional affinity and historical links of trade relations dating back to 400 years ago. The diplomatic relations between New Delhi and Copenhagen were estab....

May 10, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Arctic Policy , Denmark , Green Strategic Partnership , India-Denmark Energy Partnership
Think tanks should conduct deep studies of global trends to enhance the national capacity for surviving Black Swan events
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

“Nuclear governance is now facing massive challenges. In the last few years, we have seen that all the arm controls agreements have become dysfunctional. There is rampant nuclear proliferation. For practical purposes, there is hardly any nuclear go....

May 10, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Article 370 , National Security Council , Russia-Ukraine War , Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam G20 , Black Swan events
Talk on Enigma of Hypersonic Flight

Under the Science & Technology series, the VIF organised a talk on “Enigma of Hypersonic Flight” by Prof Gopalan Jagadeesh, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore on 14 March 2024. Prof Jagadeesh provid....

May 10, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , science and technology , IIT , Hypersonic Flight , Aerospace Engineering
Discussion on Transformation Emergence of Bangladesh and Evolution of India-Bangladesh Ties

On 08 May, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a discussion on the book titled, “Transformation Emergence of Bangladesh and Evolution of India-Bangladesh Ties” by Ambassador Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty, published by KW Publisher....

May 10, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , India , Bangladesh , Security , Bangladesh Economy , Cultural relations
Neighborhood News Digest- 10 May 2024

Afghanistan
Mawlawi Kabir: If We Had Means, No Foreign Drones Would Patrol Airspace-Tolo News
Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, the political deputy of the Prime Minister's Office, at a public meeting in Panjshir said that American drones ....

May 10, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , economy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Europe , Bhutan , India-Nepal , Qatar , Bangladesh , Sri Lanka elections , Tourism , Inflation , Migration , Journalism , PTI , Suu Kyi , India-Bangladesh , Drones , India-Myanmar , Thailand-Myanmar , NPP , Boundary Dispute , Nepal-Switzerland
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