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Sheikh Hasina’s Post-Election Diplomacy: Strengthening Ties with the Western World

Introduction In February this year, PM Sheikh Hasina undertook her first overseas official visit to Munich, after her re-election for the fourth consecutive time, to attend the Munich Security Conference (MSC) which was held from February 16 to 18,...

April 5 , 2024

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: January 2024

Having joined the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 16th January, soon after my superannuation from the Indian Navy on 31 December 2023, I have been assigned the onerous task of editing the ‘Monthly Expert Groups Report’. It is a tall...

March 6 , 2024

Roundtable Discussion on Recently held 12th Parliamentary Election in Bangladesh and Its Implications for India

On 29 January, the Vivekananda International Foundation organized a Round Table Discussion on the “Recently held 12th Parliamentary Election in Bangladesh and Its Implications for India”. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, delivered the opening remarks...

February 17 , 2024

Neighborhood News Digest- 09 January 2024

Afghanistan Islamic Emirate’s PM Meets Pakistan’s Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman- Tolo News The Islamic Emirate’s Prime Minister, Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, received the Pakistani delegation led by Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, the leader of Pakistan's Jamiat...

January 9 , 2024

Neighbourhood News Digest - 08 January 2024

Afghanistan Pakistan Delegation Led by Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman Arrives in Kabul-Tolo News After meeting with the Pakistani delegation headed by Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, the leader of Pakistan's Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting...

January 8 , 2024

Neighborhood News Digest- 02 January 2024

Afghanistan Afghanistan ranked among the most dangerous countries for journalists- The Khama Press Reporters Without Borders, in its latest report, has assessed Vietnam, Russia, and Afghanistan as the most dangerous countries for journalists. The...

January 2 , 2024

Neighborhood News Digest – 01 January 2024

Afghanistan UN Security Council Adopts Resolution on Afghanistan-Tolo News The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday co-penned by the UAE and Japan that focuses on a path for Afghanistan's reintegration into the international community...

January 1 , 2024

Neighborhood News Digest – 29 December 2023

Afghanistan Resolution About Afghanistan on UNSC Table: Andisha- Tolo News Nasir Ahmad Andisha, the permanent representative of Afghanistan to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, said that there is a resolution on the table of the United Nations...

December 29 , 2023

Neighborhood News Digest – 28 December 2023

Afghanistan 'Afghanistan Future Thought Forum' Held in Istanbul-Tolo News Sultan Barakat, the founding director of the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies of Doha said that the 8th Afghanistan Future Thought Forum (AFTF) was held in...

December 28 , 2023

Neighbourhood News Digest- 27 December 2023

Afghanistan Stanikzai admits failure in reopening girls’ schools beyond 6th grade to Iranian delegation- The Khama Press Abbas Stanikzai, the political deputy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Taliban administration, has informed an Iranian...

December 27 , 2023