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Neighborhood News Digest – 24 March 2023

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US working to help dozens of Americans 'secure their freedom,' leave Afghanistan: Blinken – Wion
Standing firm against recognising Afghan rulers Taliban, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday s....

March 24, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Afghanistan , Bhutan , sanctions , Japan , elections , India-Nepal , election , UNHRC , Imran Khan , IMF , Press Freedom , Human Rights , India-Bangladesh , earthquake , BNP , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , Sri Lanka-Maldives , Russia-Myanmar , Sri Lanka IMF , Friendship Pipeline , Teesta , Anti-Corruption Bill. , Cabinet
The “One District One Product” Experiment
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF India Positive

The state government of Uttar Pradesh is working diligently to grow the state's economy to $1 trillion and boost its share of India's GDP from the current 8% to 15–16%. The "One District One Product (ODOP)" programme was one crucial programme that ....

March 15, 2023 Economic Studies , economy , Japan , Uttar Pradesh , India Positive , regional development , ODOP
Neighborhood News Digest – 10 March 2023

Afghanistan
Afghanistan blast: Taliban governor killed in his office – BBC
The Taliban governor of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province has been killed in a suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. Mohammad Dawo....

March 10, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , India , Pakistan , Nepal , SCO , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , President , Constitution , Japan , ISIS , elections , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , Women , Debt , Hydropower , US aid
VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-28 February 2023

DEFENCE
India Should Mobilise World Opinion for Ending the War
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

On the first anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, the world is staring at a deeply unsettling, uncertain future. The political, security and economic environment has deteriorated to such an extent that there is open talk about among people about t....

February 23, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , India , China , Russia , Nuclear Weapons , Japan , PM Modi , NATO , G20 , Biden , Wang Yi , ending war
Neighborhood News Digest – 21 February 2023

Afghanistan
Main Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing closed, residents report gunfire – Deccan Herald
Taliban authorities have closed the main border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, an Afghan official said on Monday....

February 21, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , Maldives , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Japan , Pakistan politics , Taliban , Imran Khan , COVID-19 , IMF , Pakistan Economy , Bipin Rawat , junta , Shehbaz Sharif , Ranil Wickremesinghe , BNP , Tamils , Opium , Bangladesh-India , Indo-Bhutan , President Solih , Singapore Myanmar-EU , COVID-19 Relief , Indo-Nepal
Neighborhood News Digest – 15 February 2023

Afghanistan
Taliban Divided: Interior Min says Afghanistan in “intolerable” state, spokesperson rebuts – Firstpost
Haqqani’s comments came amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeo....

February 15, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Russia , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Japan , Pakistan politics , Daesh , elections , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Taliban , Turkey , Imran Khan , neighbours , IMF , Pakistan Economy , NUG , Drugs , Monarchy , BNP , Bhutan Economy , AL , UNICEF , Tamils , Arms Sales , Rampal plant , Jute
Neighborhood News Digest – 10 February 2023

Afghanistan
Putin Says Afghan Humanitarian Condition Has 'Deteriorated' – Tolo News
Russian President Vladmir Putin pointed out that the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan had deteriorated, with "four million" Afghans needin....

February 10, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Japan , Pakistan politics , ISIS , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Saudi , Taliban , Oil , Geopolitics , IMF , ISKP , Neighbourhood , Pakistan Economy , Business , Rohingyas , US-Nepal , Pak-Afghan
Neighborhood News Digest – 09 February 2023

Afghanistan
Regional Security Officials Meet in Moscow, Discuss Afghanistan – Tolo News
The fifth multilateral meeting of security envoys was held on Wednesday in Moscow, during which they discussed the situation in Afghanistan....

February 09, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , democracy , ASEAN , economy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Japan , Bangladesh , Taliban , Turkey , Pakistan Navy , energy , Moscow , IMF , Pakistan Economy , Economic crisis , Switzerland , Nepal-India , India-Myanmar , Bhutan Economy , UNICEF , Bhutan-India , Indo-Pak , EU-Nepal , India-Afghanistan , AL-BNP , Forests
US- India & Indo-Pacific: Takeaways from 2022
Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The year 2022 brought a series of geopolitical changes of global magnitude that were last witnessed somewhat in the Cold War period. The economic slowdown and the disruption of the supply chains that were triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic got furthe....

January 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , India , South Korea , China , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , South China Sea , Taiwan , Japan , LAC , Russia-Ukraine conflict , IPEF , US Domestic Issues , CAATSA Waiver
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