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Science and Technology (S&T) Digest 16-31 December 2023, Issue 28

In this Issue

I. Defence and Security

  1. INS Imphal, Stealth Guided Missile Destroyer, Commissioned
  2. Induction of MCA Barge, LSAM 10 (Yard 78)
  3. Delivery....

    February 01, 2024 AI , Satellites , Science & Technology , Nuclear energy , Drones , semiconductor , Foxconn , COP28 , Machine Learning , ASML , MCA Barge , INS Imphal , AstroSat , Digital Payment , GPUs , KAPP-4 , Lithography , Meteorological Research , Space Start-Ups , Synaptics , RAND
Climate Change in 2023: Has the World Reached an Inflection Point?
Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction
2023 was a watershed year for climate change. As record after record was broken that year, experts lamented that the world may have reached an inflection point. For example, CO2 levels in the atmosphere are projected to reach....

January 16, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , Climate Change , Extreme weather events , COP28 , mitigation , adaptation , Loss and Damage Fund , carbon budget
Multilateralism Digest: December 2023 - Issue 12

I. India in the UN

  1. India’s inputs for the Pact of the Future
  2. India reinforces the need for humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

II. Plurilateral Developments

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January 09, 2024 India , Security Council , Afghanistan , Climate Change , World Bank , WTO , UN , AU , COP28 , Multilateralism Digest , carbon markets , G20 Brazil , India and peacekeeping , BRICS disability forum , Pact of the Future
Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 51, 2023)

Commentary

China’s de-dollarization message finds a receptive audience in North Africa
Earlier this year, three of five countries in North Africa—Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt—applied to join BRICS, the loose affiliation o....

December 22, 2023 China , modi , Liberia , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , South Sudan , BRICS , Tunisia , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Rwanda , BRI , Algeria , Sudan , Kenya , Somalia , Vaccine Diplomacy , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Morocco , Congo , Nigeria , South Africa , Zimbabwe , Malawi , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , COP28 , Cameroon , Malaria
Neighborhood News Digest – 21 December 2023

Afghanistan
Haqqani Welcomes Recommendations of Turkish Scholars-Tolo News
The Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, in a meeting with a delegation of religious scholars from Turkey, said their recommendations for stren....

December 21, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , democracy , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nawaz Sharif , Imran Khan , UN General Assembly , Bangladesh Election , Awami League , Kuwait , COP28 , Forests , Bhutan Prince , Maldives-Mauritius , Foreign Reserve , Digital development , Highway , Ethnic
Eurasia News Digest (1-15 December, 2023)

Russia& Central Asia

Kazakhstan purchases 10 Su-30SM aircraft ignoring French Rafale
On November 30, Yerzhan Nildibayev, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Chief of Air Defence and head of the primary armaments division, announced Kazakhst....

December 18, 2023 Turkey , US Sanctions , COP28 , Eurasia News Digest , Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace deal , Kyrgyz-Tajik Border , EU Membership
Neighborhood News Digest – 13 December 2023

Afghanistan
Taliban Should Change Their Policy: Andisha - Tolo News
The permanent representative of Afghanistan to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Nasir Ahmad Andisha, on the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaratio....

December 13, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , elections , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Taliban , IMF , Human Rights , Hydropower , Pak Army , earthquake , COP28 , LDC , Indo-Bangladesh Border , SAARC Charter Day , Digital Connectivity
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (04-10 December 2023)

Economic

COP28 clashes over fossil fuel phaseout after OPEC pushback
Countries clashed on Dec 09 over a possible agreement to phaseout fossil fuels at the COP28 summit in Dubai, jeopardizing attempts to deliver a first-ever co....

December 13, 2023 Gaza , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , EU-China summit , Nuclear energy , COP28 , UN Article 99 , Israel-Hamas War , Fossil Fuel Phaseout , China-Russia Trade , US-Taiwan FTA , Rapid Financing Facility
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (27 November- 03 December 2023)

Economic

Saudi Arabia Offers Iran Investment to Blunt Gaza War
Saudi Arabia has approached Iran with an offer to boost cooperation and invest in its sanctions-stricken economy if the Islamic Republic stops its regional proxies....

December 13, 2023 Israel , Iran , Saudi Arabia , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , OPEC+ , COP28 , Kissinger , Red Sea Attacks , Ammonia , Bhutan Bitcoin Mining , Gaza Ceasefire
Neighborhood News Digest – 07 December 2023

Afghanistan
Taliban arrests three commanders and 16 TTP fighters in Afghanistan- The Khama Press
The Taliban captured three leaders and 16 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fighters, as per the Express Tribune, a Pakistani new....

December 07, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Kashmir , Bhutan , India-Nepal , LeT , Imran Khan , Tourism , Women , COAS , Monarchy , Afghan Taliban , Kandahar , COP28 , India-Myanmar , Observers , China-Myanmar , resilience , Indian Fisherman , Sri Lankan Navy , 2024 Parliamentary Elections , Bangladesh Election Commission , Port Management , Myanmar resistance , Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) , Neighbourhood Countries , Jawzjan
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