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Taiwan’s Election in 2024 and What to Expect Beyond

Taiwan's just-concluded presidential and legislative elections establish the legitimacy of the government for the next four years and give them a mandate to implement new policies. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate William Lai Ching-te rec....

January 25, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , DPP , Beijing , TPP , KMT , Lai Ching-te , Legislative Yuan

Neighborhood News Digest- 24 January 2024

Afghanistan

4 Countries to Soon Hold Meeting on Afghanistan: Kabulov- Tolo News

Russia said that a quadrilateral meeting will take place by the end of January to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. The Russian president’s ....

January 24, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Russia , Maldives , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , France , Red Sea , BNP , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , Sri Lankan Navy , National Unity and Reconciliation Bill , Maldives France Relations , Xiang Yang Hong 03 , Torkham , SBP , Pak elections , Disarmament

Global Situation and Challenges Ahead in 2024

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

While it is difficult to predict the future, one can be reasonably sure that the forces of change unleashed in the last few years will continue to intensify and create unexpected situations. Black swan events are becoming increasingly common. In 2022....

January 24, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Israel , Pakistan , China , Russia , Iran , Taiwan , Ukraine , Korea , Hamas

Sri Lanka: Is the Worst Over?

Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

Sri Lanka is in the process of economic recovery after the Island nation was hit by a severe economic crisis in 2022—the worst since its independence— resulting from poor governance, mismanagement, weak fiscal/monetary policy choices and the havo....

January 23, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article , China , economy , Sri Lanka , RCEP , India- Sri Lanka , Tamil reconciliation

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (08-14 January 2024)

Economic

U.S. to coordinate defence supply chains with Indo-Pacific partners

The U.S. will explore a new multilateral defence industry arrangement in the Indo-Pacific to prepare for possible conflicts in the region, the Pentag....

January 22, 2024 US-China , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Lai Ching Te , Nikkei 225 , North Korea-Russia , Norovirus , Red Sea Ship attacks , Black Sea Mines , Davos 2024 , US-Africa PTA

राजनयिक सफलता: नेपाल के साथ सहयोग के नए दौर की शुरुआत

Nikhil Sahu Article

भारतीय विदेश मंत्री एस. जयशंकर दो-दिवसीय नेपाल यात्रा हेतु 4 जनवरी को काठमांडू पहुंचे। वह मुख्य ....

January 22, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , भारत-नेपाल संबंध , S Jaishankar , Kathmandu , विद्युत ग्रिड , एस. जयशंकर की काठमांडू यात्रा , भारत-नेपाल संयुक्त आयोग , विद्युत व्यापार समझौते , Indo-Nepal relation , India-Nepal Joint Commission

Analysing Developments and Trends in Southeast Asia 2023

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction

As the world closed in 2023 and entered 2024, there are several indicators based on the past events that the Southeast Asian region is likely to witness many tumultuous developments. Around the world, Southeast Asia included,....