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Neighborhood News Digest – 13 September 2023

Afghanistan 'Afghanistan headed for civil war with Taliban splitting into...:' Ex-commander – India Today Two years after the US forces abruptly left Kabul, Afghanistan is headed towards a civil war, the Taliban is now riddled with factionalism, and...

September 13 , 2023

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 20, 2023)

Welcome to Africa Now, your weekly newsletter for Africa, presenting the most important developments in the continent - news that matters. Commentary Democracy at a Crossroads: The Quest for Hope in Sudan Sudan is bleeding. A transitional...

May 23 , 2023

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 19, 2023)

Welcome to Africa Now, your weekly newsletter for Africa, presenting the most important developments in the continent - news that matters. Commentary Deconstructing the Sudan conflict Sudan is bleeding. Hundreds of people have been killed,...

May 13 , 2023

The Indian Tricolour Shines again through Operation Kaveri

Fighting broke out in Khartoum and other areas of Sudan early on 15th April, engulfing the capital in turmoil and raising the possibility of a full-scale civil war. Tensions had been rising between General Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo, also known as...

May 11 , 2023

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 17, 2023)

Welcome to Africa Now, your weekly newsletter for Africa, presenting the most important developments in the continent - news that matters. COMMENTARY Sudan is Heading towards an all-out Civil War In the early hours of 15th April, fighting broke out...

April 25 , 2023

Sudan is Heading towards an all-out Civil War

In the early hours of 15th April, fighting broke out in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan, engulfing the capital in conflict and escalating the risk of an all-out civil war. The reason behind this violence is an apparent power struggle between...

April 21 , 2023

Myanmar Round-Up: February 2023

01 February marked the completion of two years of military rule in Myanmar. Though as per the 2008 Constitution, the state of emergency was due to expire by the end of January, the National Defence and Security Council concluded that the country "...

March 17 , 2023

Neighborhood News Digest – 17 February 2023

Afghanistan US weapons left in Afghanistan are becoming a new threat to Pakistan and India | OPINION – India Today Approximately, $7 billion of military equipment the US transferred to Afghan Defense Forces over 16 years was left behind in...

February 17 , 2023

Vivekananda International Foundation launches "Connect Africa"

The Vivekananda International Foundation unveiled its latest "Connect Africa" programme on September 22, 2022. This initiative's primary goal is to invite prominent African and Indian figures, such as academics, diplomats, practitioners, and...

September 27 , 2022

United States of Africa: Ultimate Dream of a Pan-Africanist

Every year on May 25, the world celebrates Africa Day. It was on May 25, 1963, that the first organisational body of Africa, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), was established in Ethiopia. [1] The organisation was an endeavour to unite the...

June 20 , 2022