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Assassination of Hamas Leader Haniyeh in Tehran
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Since the missile exchange between Israel and Iran in April last, the tensions in the region had subsided though the war in Gaza was simmering. There was some hope that Israel and Hamas were nearing a deal on hostage release and ceasefire. The target....

August 09, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Israel , Iran , Gaza , UN , Hezbollah , Hamas , Haniyeh , Palestine authority
Interaction with the Joint Secretary of MEA, J.P Singh

On 01 August, the Joint Secretary of Ministry of External Affairs, J.P Singh visited the Vivekananda International Foundation to brief on the Third Doha Meeting on Afghanistan which took place at Doha. The meeting was attended by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Di....

August 08, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Interaction , Afghanistan , MEA , Taliban , Third Doha Meeting
Relationship between Hinduism and Buddhism

On July 23, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a talk on ‘‘Relationship between Hinduism and Buddhism” by Prof. Arvind Sharma, Birks Professor of Comparative Religion in the School of Religious Studies at McGill Uni....

August 08, 2024 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Buddhism , Hinduism , Upanishads , Hindu Buddhist Initiative
Neighborhood News Digest - 08 August 2024

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Seeks Transfer of Afghan Prisoners from Iran-Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate has requested Tehran hand over Afghan citizens who are imprisoned in Iran for various crimes to Kabul so that they can be p....

August 08, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , South Korea , US , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Political Violence , SAARC , OIC , Awami League , PTI , BNP , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , interim Government , Tata Power , Druk Green , Maldives National Defense Force
Welcome Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF during the Vimarsh talk by Prof Arvind Sharma on ‘The Indic Religious Tradition – An Outline’ on Monday, 05 Aug 2024

Dear Friends,
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to today’s Vimarsh talk by Prof Arvind Sharma on “The Indic Religious Tradition – An Outline”. Formerly of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Prof Sharma is the Birk....

August 08, 2024 Hindutva , Welcome remarks , Indic Religious Tradition
VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism, (16-31 July 2024)

Defence
  1. Aatmanirbhartain defence: MoD notifies fifth Positive Indigenisation List of 346 items for DPSUs.
  2. Indian Naval Ship TabarArrives in Hamburg, Germany.
    3. August 08, 2024 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Pakistan , US , Defence budget , Indian Air Force , Radicalisation , Indian Army , Terrorism , DRDO , J&K , LWE , MoD , Indian Navy , Radicalism , UK , Aatmanirbhar Bharat , Baluchistan , Bharat , FICN , Coastal Security , Islamic , Anjem Choudary
Wing Commander Satyam Kushwaha (retd.); A Noteworthy Personality Who Saved Many Lives During the Covid Era
Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Positive Bharat

COVID-19 knocked on the doors of the world in early 2020. It led to massive devastation and the loss of many lives and livelihood across the globe. In India, tens of millions of people were affected by the virus, and at least 1.5 million people died ....

August 08, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , COVID-19 , Pandemic , livelihood , Positive Bharat , globe , Devastation , KRANTII , Catastrophic
Bhutan’s Climate Change Response: Key Drivers and Strategic Initiatives
Dr Angana Kotokey, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction
Climate change has become one of the most severe and complex challenges in the 21st century. While the world’s poorest countries bear little or no responsibility for climate change, they face grave social and economic cons....

August 07, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan , Article , Climate Change , Bhutan , Carbon-Negative , Carbon Emission
Neighborhood News Digest- 07 August 2024

Afghanistan
Ministry Disputes IOM Migration Figures, Highlights High Return Rates- Tolo News
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has rejected the latest report by the International Organization of Migration (IOM), saying....

August 07, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Climate Change , Bhutan , CPEC , Bangladesh , Political Violence , Imran Khan , IMF , GDP , SDG , ADB , PTA , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , Maldives-China Relations , interim Government , Sri Lanka-Indonesia , China National Petroleum Corporation
Neighborhood News Digest- 06 August 2024

Afghanistan
Kabir Calls for Reopening of Countries’ Embassies in Afghanistan-Tolo News
Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, Political Deputy of the Prime Minister, in a meeting with some foreign diplomats in Doha, has called for the reopeni....

August 06, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , artificial intelligence , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Political Violence , Doha , OIC , PTI , India-Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , Ministry of Foreign Affairs , Quota Protest , Ghor , Development Objective Grant Agreement (DOAG) , interim Government
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