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Multilateralism Digest: May 2023 - Issue 5

Contents

I. India and the UN

II. India’s G20 Presidency

August 16, 2023 SCO , ASEAN , QUAD , Terrorism , Japan , G20 , COVID-19 , WTO , Migration , NDB , Multilateralism Digest , UNDP , Outer Space , UN reforms , Multilateralism digest , disaster risk reduction , Islamic development bank , Chemical Weapons Convention
China: “Soft use” of “Hard power”
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

China’s geopolitical aims and global ambitions are not a secret. President Xi sees China the most pre-eminent power in Asia and eventually, the world, consolidating trans-continental routes and waterways, and assured political influence among large....

July 03, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , India , Soft Power , PLA , COVID-19 , LAC , Galwan , Hard power
Neighbourhood News Digest - 30 May 2023

Afghanistan
Iran vs Afghanistan: Why Helmand water-sharing dispute is boiling over, decades after treaty – The Print
With Afghanistan and Iran locked in a water dispute, tension between the two neighbours has escalated after....

May 30, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Nepal , economy , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , BrahMos , Imran Khan , BRI , COVID-19 , IMF , Neighbourhood , PM Oli , Mount Everest , UN , Norway , junta , Rohingyas , Crypto , Bhutanese Refugee Scam
Neighborhood News Digest – 26 April 2023

Afghanistan
India invited to join regional group on Afghanistan: Lavrov
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that India has been invited to join the core group of four countries neighbouring Afghanistan that say they....

April 26, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Russia , Nepal , SCO , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , J&K , ISIS , Bangladesh , Conflict , Buddhism , Taliban , COVID-19 , Mount Everest , UN , RSP , ATB , Ban , Chagos
Neighborhood News Digest – 11 April 2023

Afghanistan
2 killed, 4 injured in accident in Afghanistan's Paktia – Devdiscourse
Two people were killed, and four others were injured due to a accident in Afghanistan's eastern Paktia province on Monday, Afghanistan-based Kha....

April 11, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Afghanistan , Bhutan , India-Nepal , election , Energy Security , Assam , Arakan army , COVID-19 , Press Freedom , China-Myanmar , Bangladesh-US , Blast , Remittance , Chief Justice , Indo-Af , Christians , Internet shutdown , Coastal Protection , Quetta blast , Subsidy plan , ATB , Sri Lanka.
Neighborhood News Digest – 28 March 2023

Afghanistan
MoFA Said Delegates Visited Afghan Consulate in Tajikistan – Tolo News
The Foreign Ministry’s spokesman said that a delegation of the Islamic Emirate led by Mohammad Musa Amiri, head of the ministry's finance and ....

March 28, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , ICCR , Pakistan , US , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Japan , elections , India-Nepal , Taliban , Imran Khan , COVID-19 , Foreign Investment , Northeast , IORA , Rohingyas , Coalition , Sri Lanka-India , Bangladesh-Japan , Suicide blast , Democracy summit , Armed Forces Day
India's G20 Presidency Presents an Opportunity to Foster India-Africa Collaboration on Traditional Medicines
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

After the G20 Summit in Bali, India took over the G20 presidency for one year, from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023.[1] Indeed, this presidency is an opportunity for India....

March 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , G20 , COVID-19 , Pandemic , Ayurveda , Healthcare , AYUSH , India Africa Collaboration , Traditional Medicine , Alternative Medicine
Neighborhood News Digest – 21 February 2023

Afghanistan
Main Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing closed, residents report gunfire – Deccan Herald
Taliban authorities have closed the main border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, an Afghan official said on Monday....

February 21, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , Maldives , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Japan , Pakistan politics , Taliban , Imran Khan , COVID-19 , IMF , Pakistan Economy , Bipin Rawat , junta , Shehbaz Sharif , Ranil Wickremesinghe , BNP , Tamils , Opium , Bangladesh-India , Indo-Bhutan , President Solih , Singapore Myanmar-EU , COVID-19 Relief , Indo-Nepal
Neighborhood News Digest – 03 February 2023

Afghanistan
Taliban welcome India’s funds announcement for Afghanistan in Budget 2023-24 – Wion News
Taliban welcomed the Indian announcement for Afghanistan in the Union Budget 2023-24, which was presented on Wednesday by Fi....

February 03, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Nepal , ASEAN , West Bengal , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , sanctions , Af-Pak , Bangladesh , Corruption , Taliban , Indus Water Treaty , EU , energy , Tourism , COVID-19 , refugees , IMF , UN , Pakistan Economy , Economic crisis , Human Rights , Independence Day , TTP , Military Coup , India-Maldives , Adani , India-Myanmar , RSP , Martial Law , Tamil-13A
Neighborhood News Digest – 02 February 2023

Afghanistan
Taliban Tell Pakistan Not to Blame Afghanistan for Mosque Bombing – VOA News
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers Wednesday rejected allegations their territory was used in this week's mosque bombing in Pakistan, urging the....

February 02, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , US , economy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , sanctions , Pakistan politics , Development aid , Corruption , Taliban , Imran Khan , COVID-19 , refugees , IMF , UN , Pakistan Economy , Human Rights , Emergency , Military Coup , Jaishankar , Jamaat , India-Maldives , BNP , India-Myanmar , AL , Bhutan India , Indian Budget , Pakistan GDP , Maldives-Srilanka , Bangladesh-India
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