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Neighborhood News Digest - 16 April 2025

Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate Denies Smuggling of US-Origin Weapons to Pakistan-Tolo News

The Islamic Emirate has rejected a Washington Post report alleging that US-origin weapons are being smuggled from Afghanistan to Pakistan....

April 16, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Punjab , Balochistan , Germany , Panjshir , bitcoin , Landmines , Sindh. , Maldives–Türkiye Relations , Passport Ban , Myanmar-Malaysia Relations

Neighborhood News Digest - 11 April 2025

Afghanistan

4,000 Afghan Families Deported from Pakistan in Past Week-Tolo News

In the past week, approximately four thousand families have been forcibly deported by Pakistan through the Torkham crossing into Afghanistan. Loc....

April 11, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Bhutan , elections , UNAMA , World Bank , junta , bitcoin , Lahore , KIA , Myanmar-Russia Relations , Public Execution , Antalya Diplomacy Forum , ECO Tourism

Neighborhood News Digest - 09 April 2025

Afghanistan

Afghanistan-Iran Trade Reaches $3.366B in 1403: Ministry-Tolo News

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce reported that in the solar year 1403, trade between Afghanistan and Iran amounted to $3.366 billion. The spok....

April 09, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Bhutan , Turkey , tariffs , IMF , Aid , junta , bitcoin , green hydrogen , Airstrike , Maldives-US Relations , Bagram , Bhutan-Thailand FTA , South Asia Cooperative Environment Program , SACEP , Maldives-Saudi Arabia Relations , MNDAA.

Neighborhood News Digest- 13 November 2024

Afghanistan

Afghan Delegation Attends COP 29 Meeting in Baku-Tolo News

The annual United Nations Conference on Climate Issues (COP 29) has begun in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. A delegation from the Afghan interim governme....

November 13, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , election , Bangladesh , Beijing , bitcoin , BNP , Sirajuddin Haqqani , COP29 , Baku , IED contamination , Maldives–US , Maldives–Türkiye.

Neighborhood News Digest- 23 September 2024

Afghanistan

Newly Appointed Ambassador of Islamic Emirate Arrives in Uzbekistan-Tolo News

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the newly appointed ambassador of the Islamic Emirate to Tashkent has arrived in Uzbekista....

September 23, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , UNAMA , IMF , UNGA , Netherlands , UN , India-Bangladesh , bitcoin , India-Sri Lanka , SJB , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , 241 Committee , AKD , OGDCL , Jirga , Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

Neighborhood News Digest – 23 November 2023

Afghanistan

Afghanistan returns 21 tankers of substandard oil to Iran – AA

Afghanistan on Wednesday returned 21 tankers of what it said was substandard oil imported from Iran. In a statement, the Afghanistan National Standar....

November 23, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Iran , Bangladesh elections , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , BRICS , Taliban , Imran Khan , SAARC , Social Media , refugees , Dengue , UN , Afghan , bitcoin , earthquake , COP28 , India-Myanmar , Karachi port , Maldives-UAE Relations , India-Sri Lanka ties , Ceylon Electricity Board , Domestic debt

Neighbourhood News digest - 02 May 2023

Afghanistan

The Taliban Aim to Divide and Conquer – Foreign Policy

Afghanistan has become the world’s problem child, controlled by unruly and unpredictable religious fanatics and terrorists who throw their toys out of the....

May 02, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , foreign policy , Indo-Pacific , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , investment , Taliban , Imran Khan , Media , World Bank , refugees , Rakhine , Ethnic Conflict , Prachanda , Rohingyas , bitcoin , Sri Lanka-China , China-Myanmar , RSP , IAF Chief , Apps , Bangladesh-Myanmar

Significance of Launching Central Bank Digital Currency by RBI

Anil Kumar Kanungo Article

Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decisive move to initially discount the growing promises and popularity of crypto currency in India is quite praiseworthy. In a highly uncertain, volatile and non-transparent global financial regime, adoption of crypto....

December 23, 2022 Economic Studies , Article , RBI , cryptocurrency , bitcoin , CBDC

Cryptocurrency and the Regulatory Challenges

Debopama Bhattacharya Article

Abstract

Cryptocurrencies are digital tokens or digital currencies typically issued by non-governmental agencies. They are classified as a special type of asset in which payments are made directly through an online network without the int....

August 25, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , technology , Cyberspace , cryptocurrency , blockchain , bitcoin , cryptomining , digitalassets , digital currencies , virtual digital assets , central bank digital currency

Digital Rupee and Use of Blockchain Technology Unleashing a New Revolution

Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

An Announcement that can Transform Indian Economy

The Indian Finance Minister in her budget speech on 01 February 2022 made a small announcement at Paragraph 111 about introducing digital currency (Central Bank Digital Currency) using bl....

February 10, 2022 Economic Studies , Article , Digital rupee , bitcoin , ethereum , fatcom , ripple