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Neighbourhood News Digest – 16 May 2023

Afghanistan

Afghanistan Embassy in India rejects reports of Taliban appointing new Charge d’Affaires in Delhi – The Print

Afghanistan’s Embassy in India on Monday rejected “claims from an individual claiming to have ta....

May 16, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , sanctions , Supreme Court , elections , Bangladesh , Taliban , Imran Khan , Oil , Dollar , Bhutan politics , China border , Cyclone Mocha , Maoist cantonment , power sale , Tibet border , anti-corruption rally , Army Act , Coal mine , Tribal war , US statement , IMF.

Pakistan: Cataclysmic Clash of Institutions Brings Country to Precipice

Rana Banerji Article

Reactions to the arrest of Imran Khan by Pakistan Rangers from the Islamabad High Court on May 09 in the Al Qadir Trust corruption case, being investigated by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), have brought Pakistan to the edge of a precipice.....

May 13, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Supreme Court , ISPR , Asim Munir , Al Qadir Trust , Corps Commanders , NAB

Neighbourhood News Digest – 10 May 2023

Afghanistan

Barred from schools & universities, female students start own businesses in Afghanistan - ToI

Due to the Taliban-imposed ban on access to education for girls and women students in Afghanistan, some of them have lau....

May 10, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Nepal , Protests , ASEAN , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Supreme Court , Pakistan Army , Saudi Arabia , Taliban , Imran Khan , Women , Pakistan Economy , Canada , Islamic law , Northeast , imports , India-Myanmar , Bangladesh-India , Chief Justice , Rawalpindi , Credit , Homosexuality , India apples , Bhutanese Refugee Scam , Internet Access , Maldives-Serbia , Broadcast , Sittwe Port , Cyclone

Neighborhood News Digest – 05 April 2023

Afghanistan

Afghanistan Taliban raid kills six members of Islamic State group – The Hindu

An overnight raid by Taliban forces in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province killed six members of the extremist Islamic State group, a ....

April 05, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Russia , economy , Iran , Afghanistan , Islamic State , Bhutan , Supreme Court , elections , India-Nepal , Saudi Arabia , Bangladesh , UNHRC , Taliban , Tourism , Rohingyas , India Security , Nepal-China , Punjab elections , Myanmar China , India-Sri Lanka , Rupee , Fire , GoI , Bhutan King , 13 FYP , Japan-Maldives , USD , SLINEX-23

Opening of Maoist Insurgency Period Cases and its Impact on Prime Minister’s Future in Nepal

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

Last December, the Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal became Prime Minister of Nepal with the support of the Communist Party of Nepal – Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML), but in two months he changed his allegiance by joining hands with the Nepali C....

April 03, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , Nepal , Supreme Court , Maoist insurgency , CPN (Maoist Centre) CPN-UML , Truth and Reconciliation Commission

The Kashmir Files: Much Ado about Honesty

Rajesh Singh Article

The furore over Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s condemnation of The Kashmir Files may have died down, but it does recall to memory the case of yet another controversial film, Kissa Kursi Ka. Of course, there is hardly any comparison b....

December 26, 2022 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Supreme Court , Bollywood , Kashmir Files , Kissa Kursi Ka , Lapid

Crisis Deepens in Nepal Even After Restoration of Parliament

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

Even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) was engaged more in internal power tussle rather than addressing the issues related to controlling the disease. In such a moment, President Bidya Devi Bhandari, at the recommen....

March 08, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , China , Nepali Congress , Supreme Court , KP Sharma Oli , Nepal Communist Party , Madhav Kumar Nepal , Pushpa Kumar Dahal

Sabrimala Issue and the Law

Rajesh Singh Commentary

All eyes are on the pronouncement of the nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on the Sabarimala issue. The matter is to be heard soon and it is likely that the court will engage itself with the case in a manner that the dispute ends at the earliest.....

January 16, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Supreme Court , Articles 14 , 25 & 26 , Sabrimala Issue

Understanding the Constitutional Provisions on Citizenship in the Current Context

Rajesh Singh Article

A furious debate is on in the country over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. Protests erupted in parts of the country and, unfortunately, some of them turned violent. Lives were lost and public and private property damaged. But there have also b....

December 24, 2019 Ilegal Immigration , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Supreme Court , Article 14 , Citizenship Amendment Act , Articles 5-11 , Constituent Assembly

Afghanistan

Who is Maulvi Abdul Kabir? Appointed acting PM of Afghanistan by Taliban’s supreme leader Akhundzada - Wion

Afghanistan

Afghanistan Embassy in India rejects reports of Taliban appointing new Charge d’Affaires in Delhi – The Print

Afghanistan

Barred from schools & universities, female students start own businesses in Afghanistan - ToI

Afghanistan

Afghanistan Taliban raid kills six members of Islamic State group – The Hindu