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The American Standpoint and the West Asian Quagmire
Dr Manan Dwivedi Article

West Asia and its conflicts remain embedded in public awareness as a kind of stalemate and a quagmire which has the liability of conflict and war written all over it. Great power interventions have been a bane of existence for the beleaguered region ....

January 15, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Israel , US , Iran , West Asia , Houthi , Hezbollah , Hamas
Reimagining US Investment in the Lobito Corridor
Dr Shambhavi Anand, Research Assistant, VIF Article

The US president, Joe Biden visited Angola, delivering on the promise he made during the 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. This trip marks the first visit ever by a sitting U.S. president to the Republic of Angola, and the first visit of a U.S. presid....

January 10, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , China , Biden , Tanzania , Angola , Zambia , DRC , Lobito corridor , Atlantic Ocean
Neighborhood News Digest - 09 January 2025

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate: We Have Not Received Any Financial Aid from US-Tolo News
Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate, has rejected claims of billions of dollars in US aid to Afghanistan, stating t....

January 09, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Israel , Pakistan , US , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Trump , Bhutan , election , Bangladesh , EU , IMF , PTI , Sri Lanka-China , Myanmar-Russia , Maldives-India relations , Resettlement , Rakhine State , PHPA-I dam , Ngultrum , KKH
Neighborhood News Digest - 06 January 2025

Afghanistan
Blinken: US Foreign Policy toward Afghanistan Will Not Change-Tolo News
Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, said that the future administration of Donald Trump will not change US foreign policy toward Afghan....

January 06, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Bhutan , trade , Bangladesh , Tajikistan , Tourism , refugees , UAE , Mining , BNP , Maldives-India relations , GMC , Adani Group , July Proclamation , Guided Missiles , Inward Remittances , PM
Syria is the Game Changer for Big Powers
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Some dates go down in history as unprecedented and unanticipated developments usher in often unexpected and unannounced outcomes. Moreover, wars and their impacts are not unconnected or limited to a particular geography. October 7, 2023 terror attack....

January 02, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Palestine , India , US , China , Iran , Syria , Turkey , Hamas
VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (01-15 December 2024)

Defence

  1. India and Cambodia Commence Inaugural Joint Table Top Exercise CINBAX.
  2. India-Malaysia Join Military Exercise Commences in Malaysia.
  3. DAC Approves....

    December 23, 2024 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Pakistan , US , Russia , Nepal , Defence , Terrorism , Europe , J&K , Maoists , LWE , Bangladesh , Balochistan , IS , Thailand , Baluchistan , DIA , Malaysia , Bharat , Cyber , Human Trafficking , HM , ICG , Philippine
Africa Now (01-15 December, 2024)

OVERVIEW

The African Continent witnessed significant developments over the past two weeks. The continent continued to experience democratic upheavals with Ghana electing John Dramani Mahama as its new President. The continent championed t....

December 19, 2024 India , US , China , Russia , Africa , trade , Japan , elections , African Development Bank , Egypt , defence cooperation , MEA , Boko Haram , Rwanda , UK , Crisis , IMF , Sudan , CII , UN , Human Rights , Biden , VIF Africa Now , Morocco , Nigeria , India-Africa , Ghana , Angola , Namibia , Cameroon , Somaliland , FOCs , Mpox , Jubbaland , Burkina Faso.
VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (16-30 November 2024)

Defence

  1. India-Japan Memorandum of Implementation for Co-Development of Unicorn Masts for the Indian Navy.
  2. DRDO conducts successful flight-trial of India’s first long-range hypersonic mis....

    December 18, 2024 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , US , China , Nepal , ASEAN , Australia , Ethiopia , Defence , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , Maoists , Japan , LWE , Boko Haram , New Zealand , Korea , Navy , Malaysia , Kenya , Bharat , Philippines.
Neighborhood News Digest - 25 November 2024

Afghanistan
Iran's Foreign Minister Appoints Alireza Bigdeli as Ambassador to Kabul-Tolo News
Iran's Foreign Minister has dismissed the ambassador and special representative of the country's president for Afghanistan and appoi....

November 25, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , economy , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Saudi Arabia , election , Bangladesh , Tourism , IMF , PTI , India-Sri Lanka , China-Bangladesh , Bhutan-India Relations , Kurram , LDC Status , Constitutional Amendment
Project 2025: Potential Implications for U.S. - India Relations

Voters in the U.S. will go to the polls on November 5 to elect their next president. The election was initially meant to be between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. However, President Biden ended his campaign in July and endorsed Vice-Presiden....

October 24, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , US , US elections , US Congress , Trump administration , President Biden , Project 2025
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