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VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-28 February 2023

DEFENCE

4th edition of joint military exercisebetween India and Japan.
Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) Ships made port call at Kochi.
4th edition of joint military exercise between the Indian Army and....

March 01, 2023 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , Defence , Uzbekistan , Japan , Turkey , UK , IAF , Seychelles , Operation Dost , Dharma Guardian , Dustlik , Medical , IFC-IOR , India-China Border Affairs , Desert Flag , Cobra Warrior , Bharat Terrorism LWE J&K Extremism Afghanistan Maoist IslamicExtremism KhalistanIslamicState Pakistan

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 February 2023

DEFENCE

Defence Budget 2023-24.
Mission Mode (MM) projects of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and Commander of Royal Ca....

February 22, 2023 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Kabul , Defence budget , Africa , Terrorism , DRDO , USA , J&K , LWE , Saudi Arabia , MoD , Singapore , mongolia , IslamicState , UK , Moscow , Oman , Extremism , Maoist , Khalistan , FICN , IslamicExtremism , Aero India , Mission Mode , Cambodian Armed Forces , HAL’s Helicopter Factory , Operation Dost , Mig-29K , Defence Ministers’ Conclave , MRO hub , capital , domestic industry.Bharat

Neighborhood News Digest – 20 February 2023

Afghanistan

'Efforts Continue to Resume World Bank Projects in Afghanistan': MoF – Tolo News

The Islamic Emirate's Ministry of Finance said that efforts are being made to resume World Bank projects in Afghanistan following Davi....

February 20, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , trade , elections , Taliban , SAARC , UK , Inflation , Pakistan Economy , TTP , junta , Nepal Economy , Bhutan Economy , Bangladesh-India , Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) , Visa , B20 , 13A , International Centre of Buddhist.

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-31 January 2023

DEFENCE

The 15th India-UK foreign office consultations.
Prime Minister addresses first batch of Agniveers through video conferencing.
5th Foreign Policy and Security Dialogue (FPSD) with his ROK.
21....

February 09, 2023 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , Pakistan , Islamic State , Africa , Terrorism , DRDO , J&K , LWE , Egypt , Bangladesh , UK , France , bilateral , Coast Guard , Extremism , Somalia , Maoist , workshop , Bharat , Cyber , Khalistan , ROK , Agniveers , Peshawar , FPSD , naval , INS Vagir , AIP , Tropex , Burkina FasoIslamic Extremism

Neighborhood News Digest – 06 February 2023

Afghanistan

Days After Peshawar Blast, Pak Teams to Ask Afghan Taliban to 'Rein in' TTP – The Wire

Days after the January 30 suicide bomb attack at Peshawar which killed 100 people, Dawn has reported that Pakistan will ask the ....

February 06, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , US , Russia , ASEAN , economy , Afghanistan , Kashmir , Bhutan , Qatar , Af-Pak , Tourism , UK , IMF , Pakistan Economy , TTP , Nepal-China , Bhutan politics , India-Myanmar , Sri Lanka-India , Quetta , Blast , Indo-Bhutan , Pervez Musharraf , Attack , Indo-Pak , EU-Nepal , Transparency International , Bangladesh-Pakistan , Rice Import , 50 Buses , Economic Assistance

China: Daily Scan, June 28, 2022

Chinese vice premier meets exemplary groups, individuals of government offices administration: Xinhuanet

June 27, 2022

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Monday met with exemplary groups and individuals working in government offi....

June 28, 2022 EU , UK , Shenzhen , Hong Kong , Tibet , China Daily Digest , Fujian , Afghan

Ukraine Conflict: A UK perspective

VIF organized a closed door round table discussion on a “Review of Russia-Ukraine Conflict”: A UK Perspective on 06 June 2022 in the physical mode at the VIF with members of the strategic community and Brigadier Nick Sawyer, Defence Advisor, Bri....

June 20, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Russia , UK , Russia Ukraine war

China Daily Digest February 24, 2022

Senior CPC official meets Panchen Lama: Xinhuanet Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official You Quan met with the 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu in Beijing Wednesday. You, a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Commit....

February 24, 2022 Nepal , Putin , Japan , Ukraine , UK , Panchen Lama , France , China Daily Digest , Yuan , Inner Mongolia , Ant Group

Interaction between UK’s Chief of Defence and the Vivekananda International Foundation on UK’s “Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy”.

On 21 April 2021, Vivekananda International Foundation members had a virtual Interaction with UK’s Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nicholas PatrickCarter, GCB, CBE, DSO, ADC Gen. The interaction was focussed on the Indo-Pacific security and UK�....

June 14, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Interaction , foreign policy , UK , CDS. Indo-Pacific

Comments on the IISS paper of May 2021 titled: “Nuclear Deterrence and Stability in South Asia: Perceptions and Realities”¹

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

The recent IISS paper titled “Nuclear Deterrence and Stability in South Asia: Perceptions and Realities” is something of a letdown. Though it contains some nuggets of value such as the assessment that, given the China factor, the conventional arm....

June 02, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Pakistan , Article , India , Pakistan , China , UK , nuclear deterrence