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VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 13, 2022

Afghanistan

'No Alternative' for Dialogue With Kabul: Norwegian FM: Tolo News

Norway's foreign minister Anniken Huitfeldt said that there is no alternative to dialogues and that there is a need to talk with “those in power i....

December 13, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Afghanistan , Nepal elections , Nepal politics , Pakistan politics , Nepal China , Imran Khan , SAARC , sustainable development , UNHCR , Protest , earthquake , BNP , Nepal India , Pakistan Embassy , Bhutan Budget , ARNA Declaration , Aragalaya-Xcore , Navy Chief , Gas

Impact of Climate Change on the Blue Economy of the Indian Ocean Region: Case Study of the Fisheries Sector

Anagha P. Article

Introduction

Over the last decade, the concept of blue economy, which refers to sustainable economic development through proper utilization of marine resources, has become widespread including in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The Indian ....

September 09, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , Blue Economy , sustainable development , IOR , Fisheries , Deep sea mining , Marine Resources

Economic Dimensions of Russia-Ukraine War

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Russia-Ukraine war is in its fourth month. There are no signs of the conflict coming to an end soon. While the political and military dimensions of the war have drawn a lot of attention, the social and economic implications of the conflict are extrem....

June 25, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , India , Russia , economy , Ukraine , energy , Food Security , sustainable development

Operationalising the Supply Chain of Corporates as an effective Disaster Management Response

Dr Swati Mitra Article

Introduction

The Pandemic has re-drawn lines in the entire gamut of the social system wherein concepts like globalization, industrialization, information technology etc, have re-coined themselves. Mankind’s imaginative ideas that had cr....

February 24, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Disaster Management , Article , Pandemic , Supply chains , sustainable development , NDMA , CFC , corporate social responsibility , Parsonian state

The World Environment Day: Bring Back Respect and Reverence for Nature to Save Mankind

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The UN General Assembly designated fifth June as the World Environment Day in 1972. In 1974 the first Environment Day was celebrated on the theme “Only one Earth”. That theme is as relevant today as it was then. Covid-19 has brought home the onen....

June 04, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , COVID-19 , Pandemic , Locusts , Nature , earth , Cyclones , sustainable development , need & Greed

India’s Space Programme: Achievements and Prospects

On 17th January 2020, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held its monthly ‘Vimarsha’ lecture series on the important subject of India’s Space Programme. Dr A.S Kiran Kumar, former Chairman ISRO, was invited to speak on the opportunities....

February 19, 2020 Vimarsh , Technological and Scientific Studies , sustainable development , ISRO , IRNSS , India’s Space , Chandrayaan-1 , Low Earth orbit , International Space , UFOs , Chandrayaan-2

Vimarsha: Talk on ‘Technology for Sustainable Development’, by Prof M Jagadesh Kumar, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, hosted its monthly event, Vimarsha, On 8 August 2018, the topic being, ‘Technology for Sustainable Development’ and talk delivered by Professor M. Jagadesh Kumar, Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor ....

September 17, 2018 Vimarsh , Technological and Scientific Studies , artificial intelligence , sustainable development

Asian Buddhist Media Conclave – Mindful Communication for Conflict Avoidance and Sustainable Development

Organised by the International Buddhist Confederation in association with the VIF, and attended by luminary intellectuals like Dr Dhammapiya and Dr S Gurumurthy, the Conclave delved into the salience of mindful communication in conflict avoidance and....

August 28, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Seminars , Conflict Avoidance , sustainable development , Asian Buddhist Media Conclave