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The 13th WTO Ministerial Conference: Addressing Fragmentation and Unilateral Industrial Policy
Anil Kumar Kanungo Commentary

As the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC) is scheduled to take place during February 26-29, 2024 at Abu Dhabi amidst a highly fractured world, trade ministers of member countries are worried and concerned about the prospects of world trade. Growth ....

February 16, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , agriculture , Food Security , China's supply chains , dispute settlement mechanism
Neighborhood News Digest – 16 February 2024

Afghanistan
World Bank Approves Shift to Channel IDA Funds to Afg Humanitarian Aid-Tolo News
The World Bank Group said on Thursday that its executive board endorsed a new approach to aiding Afghanistan that will deploy some $3....

February 16, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , EU , Federalism , PTI , Impeachment , UPI , World Bank Azerbaijan , JUIF , Democracy.
Myanmar Round up: January 2024

Before the third anniversary of military takeover on 01 February 2024, the military extended the state of emergency beyond its constitutional limit. Domestically, Myanmar is grappling with ongoing violence, human rights violations, and attempts by th....

February 15, 2024 ASEAN , elections , Violence , Emergency , Myanmar Round Up , MilitaryCoup , NUG , WhatshappeninginMyanmar , PDFs , India-Myanmar , Operation 1027 , Three Brotherhood Alliance
Neighborhood News Digest- 15 February 2024

Afghanistan
Meeting on Afghanistan Held in Bishkek, Islamic Emirate Not Present-Tolo News
The Meeting of EU and Central Asia Special Representatives on Afghanistan was held on Wednesday in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. T....

February 15, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Kyrgyzstan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Doha , EU , Tourism , COVID-19 , Min Aung Hlaing , PPP , Bangladesh-Myanmar , JI , Maldives Parliamentary Elections Maldives-Türkiye Relations , Russia-Nepal , Border Closures , Military conscription , Munich Security Conference , Presidential Election.
Semiconductor Technology : A Perspective on the Future of Intelligent Systems
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF Article

(The Report outlined below is based on a talk given by Prof Manan Suri, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT, Delhi at the VIF on 23 November 2023. It is enriched by the valuable inputs provided by the senior members from the armed services, ....

February 15, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Geopolitics , AI , Supply chains , Electronics , PLI scheme , semiconductor , StartUps , Cyran , Chips to Startup , Digital Empire , Memory Technology , Moore’s law , Neuromorphic Computing , Non Von Neumann , Semiconductor Materials
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: November - December 2023
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

As 2023 came to a close, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) deliberated on regional issues with implications for India as part of the discussions in its Strategic Issues Group. The ongoing Israel–Palestine conflict has serious implicati....

February 15, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , Semiconductor technology , Israel–Palestine War , Indo-Indonesian Geopolitics , Quantum World
Legal Reform in Criminal Justice System of India – a Much Awaited Overhaul for Time Bound Justice
Dr Ramanand Garge Article

January 26, the largest democracy of the world celebrates its 75th Republic Day. As in 2022, India celebrated its 75th year of Independence where it carved out a rightful place for itself in 1947 and since then India has emerged as a prominent entity....

February 15, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Criminal Justice System , Legal Reforms India , CRPC , Evidence , CCTNS
Neighborhood News Digest- 14 February 2024

Afghanistan
World Has No Option but to Engage With Islamic Emirate: Kabir- Tolo News
The deputy prime minister for political affairs, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, said that the world has no option but to engage with the Islamic Emirat....

February 14, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Russia , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Daesh , Bangladesh , Presidential election , PTI , National Assembly , Human Rights Watch , PML (N) , polls , Maldives-UAE Relations , Khost , Federalism.
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (05-11 February 2024)

Economic

Trump says U.S. must impose more tariffs on China, possibly over 60%
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would impose tariffs on China again if he is elected in November and they could exceed 60%. "....

February 14, 2024 North Korea , China , Myanmar , Donald Trump , Putin , OPEC , TSMC , Dengue , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , ECOWAS , Nippon Steel , Zelenskiy
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor(29 January - 04 February 2024)

Economic

With China’s economic plenum still unscheduled, observers worry politics remain in command
Beijing’s reluctance to go full throttle in boosting economic growth – combined with an absence of clear directives for ....

February 14, 2024 Africa , Northern Territories , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Xinjiang , Wagner , Pentagon , China Economic Plenum , IPEF Deal , US-China Talks , Neuralink
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