West Asia & North Africa Digest by Ambassador Mahesh Sachdev | March 2023
IA) Political Developments: Pan-Regional and Global Issues Pandemics and Natural Disasters: Two severe earthquakes struck south-central Turkey and north-western Syria on Feb 6 causing colossal death and destruction. The first, measured 7.8 on the Richter scale, happened before sunrise and was centred 26 km east of the Turkish city of Nurdagi; the second, 7.5 strong, […]
Central Asia Digest | February 2023
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● India-Central Asia Relations Political DevelopmentsUzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan signed a historic border agreement and over 20 other agreements, including deals for an auto-assembly plant and a textile factory in Kyrgyzstan. The bilateral relationship between the two countries has improved since the death of Uzbekistan’s leader Islam Karimov in 2016. The […]
Economy and policy Series- Union Budget 2023 and Beyond
Union Budget 2023 and Beyond Date and Time- 16th February 2023 | 4 pm-5 pm (IST) Venue- WWF Auditorium, Lodhi Road, New Delhi SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY Dr Naushad Forbes Chairman, Ananta Aspen Centre, and Co-Chairman, Forbes Marshall Dr. Naushad Forbes is the Co-Chairman of Forbes Marshall, India’s leading Steam Engineering and Control Instrumentation firm. He is Chairman, Ananta […]
Canada and India: Growing our Partnership through Canada’s new Indo-Pacific Strategy.
Feb 2023
Interaction with Mélanie Joly, Canadian Foreign Minister on Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy aims to foster economic, security and political interest in the region. The Indo-Pacific region is significant because of its geopolitical architecture, energy security, supply chain and economic opportunities. Decisions made within the framework of the Indo-Pacific will produce generational global shifts. […]
THE LEVELLING 2022
Theme – Parity Previous Next About: WHAT DRIVES THE LEVELLING: Despite significant structural and societal challenges, women in India have continued to overcome barriers achieving success, contributing to their fields and to the country. While stories of individual (s)heros are inspiring, there is also a growing realisation that for social, political and economic structures to change […]
The G20 Summit Series 2023
UPCOMING PROGRAMME About The Series The G20 Summit Series 2023, organized by the Ananta Centre, provides a comprehensive examination of the challenges facing the international community as India assumes the G20 Presidency. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on global economies and societies, and the Summit aims to address the ongoing economic recovery and efforts to mitigate […]
Focus Indian Ocean Rim | January 23, 2023
Tanzania, a key African state along the Indian Ocean Region, is emerging as one of economy and politically stable states in the continent with Tanzania’s passport has been ranked 74 in the global mobility ranking and maintained its spot as the ninth most powerful in Africa. Neighbouring Mozambique also along the Indian Ocean Region, however, […]
Focus: Indo-Pacific | 9th January 2023
HIGHLIGHTS The past week witnessed a significant step forward towards bonding among Quadrilateral nations Australia in a significant move has announced hosting the next Quad Summit in its PM’s home town months ahead of the Summit notwithstanding recent meeting between PM Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Simultaneously in New Delhi External Affairs Minister […]
Focus Indian Ocean Rim
The Indian Ocean Region during the past week witnessed significant developments that focused on maritime security. While Seychelles hosted officials from 20 countries for Indo-Pacific Regional Information Sharing (IORIS) platform meet, Seychelles and Mauritius jointly intercepted a vessel that curiously has links with Taiwan. Oman on its part upheld commitment to UNCLOS. Mauritius hosted the […]
Budget 2023: What Is In Store For You? December 2022
19th December 2022 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | WWF India Auditorium This session will discuss and debate what new ideas, policy goals and taxation proposals could help the Union Budget for 2023-24 make a difference to the Indian economy. This session will also explore the possible direction of the Budget and examine what […]