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Neighborhood News Digest – 14 August 2023

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Deputy PM Abdul Ghani Baradar Visits Turkey – Tolo News
The deputy PM for economic affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, on a trip to Turkey, met with the head of the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DE....

August 14, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Afghanistan , Nawaz Sharif , elections , Imran Khan , Tourism , Floods , Telecommunications , Drought , Universities , Drugs , China-Sri Lanka , India-Myanmar , India-Sri Lanka , Tomatoes , Turkey visit , Uniforms , Bhutan forex , Line of Credit review , Caretaker premier , Chinese envoy attack , Fibre Technology , Bangladesh Constitution
Neighborhood News Digest – 8 August 2023

Afghanistan

Taliban Prepare Suicide Bombers in Water Dispute With Iran - Bloomberg
In mid-May, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a warning to the Taliban: honor Afghanistan’s water-supply agreement or face the consequen....

August 08, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Air Force , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , Bangladesh , Taliban , Assam , Two Front war , Asim Munir , President Solih , Indo-Nepal , PM Prachanda , energy trade , Water Dispute , Trilateral highway , Iran gas pipeline , Awami League party , Gress tax , Tin mining , US general licence
Neighborhood News Digest – 26 June 2023

Afghanistan: Clerics call upon Taliban to reopen schools for girls above sixth grade – The Print
Some religious leaders in Parwan province of Afghanistan have called upon the Taliban regime to reopen schools for girls above the sixth gr....

June 26, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , economy , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , LoC , Taliban , Imran Khan , energy , Violence , IMF , Humanitarian aid , UN , Economic crisis , women rights , Suu Kyi , Aid , India-Bangladesh , India-Maldives , PM Prachanda , – Afghanistan , Poppy , SL-China , Saudi-Bangladesh
Neighborhood News Digest – 19 June 2023

Afghanistan

Water wars: Afghanistan and Iran’s deadly border flare-up spotlights scarcity crisis – CNBC
Iran and Afghanistan are going head-to-head over control of the supply of a crucial resource that’s shrinking by th....

June 19, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , ASEAN , Iran , Afghanistan , US Withdrawal , Bhutan , BRICS , Nawaz Sharif , Assam , Tourism , US-China , Cold War , Siliguri Corridor , Blasphemy , earthquake , Russia-Sri Lanka , Pakistan exports , PM Prachanda , Bhutan Refugee Scam , Explosion , Finance , Greek Boat Tragedy , Anti-Terrorism Act , Operation Pawan , BSF-BGB
Neighborhood News Digest – 19 April 2023

Afghanistan
‘Regular assistance’ for Afghanistan ‘on hold’, says ADB – The Hindu
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) continues to “monitor” the situation in Afghanistan as it “maintains a hold” on the finances for....

April 19, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , economy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , elections , Qatar , Taliban , Tourism , Migrants , Covid , Easter attacks , Himalayas , UN , Gwadar port , ICJ , Extremism , ADB , Rohingyas , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , Bangladesh-Russia , Punjab polls
Pakistan’s Democratic Opening?
Dr Yatharth Kachiar Commentary

Pakistan’s opposition parties under the banner of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) have unleashed a direct attack on Imran Khan Government and its military backers. After two rallies in Gujranwala and Karachi by PDM, Pakistan’s hybrid regime is....

October 23, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan , democracy , Army , Nawaz Sharif , Imran Khan , Opposition , Karachi , Human Rights , PTI
Pakistan: Civil-Military Relations1
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Article

Whatever be the constitutional position, one thing is clear that in the final analysis, political sovereignty in Pakistan resides … where the coercive power resides… which is the ultimate authority in the decision-making process in Pakistan. T....

October 08, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Nawaz Sharif , Imran Khan , Gen Yaha Khan , JUI-F , Musharraf , PDM , PML-N , Quaid
Pakistan General Election 2018

Introduction Pakistan’s electoral contest on 25 July 2018 has been billed as being between Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) - even though he is debarred from contesting or holding a party office – and Imran’s Khan Pakistan Tehre....

July 24, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Nawaz Sharif , Pakistan politics , Pakistan General Election 2018 , Imran Khan , Pakistan Muslim League , Tehreek-e-Insaf
Pakistan Heading into Political Turbulence
Sushant Sareen

In its seventy years existence, Pakistan has been a virtual laboratory of political science. They have tried all possible forms of democracy – parliamentary, presidential, basic, ‘real’, controlled, stunted, non-party, you name it – and have ....

August 03, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Nawaz Sharif , Supreme Court , Pakistan politics
The 'Chief' Among Our Worries
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

While India remains obsessed with counting or changing its notes and coins, Pakistan appears to be moving quietly towards changing its Army Chief. That is a big event in that country considering the kind of power the Chief wields. Yet,....

November 28, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Kashmir , POK , Nawaz Sharif , Syed Ata Hasnain , Gen Raheel Sharif , Army Chief , Pakistan Army Chief , General Kayani , Royal College of Defence Studies , Musharaf , Qamar Ahmad Bajwa
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