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Neighborhood News Digest – 3 August 2023

Afghanistan

For Afghanistan to stand on its own feet, women must be educated: US special envoy – The Print

A US special representative for Afghanistan, Tom West, while highlighting the importance of women’s education in K....

August 03, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , US , Nepal , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Supreme Court , BRI , Inflation , Infrastructure , UN , Myanmar military , China-Sri Lanka , Shehbaz Sharif , Prisoners

Neighborhood News Digest – 30 June 2023

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Amnesty urges Taliban to release educationist Matiullah Wesa – The Print

Amnesty International has called on Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to release unconditionally Matiullah Wesa, an Afghan ....

June 30, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Australia , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , BRICS , Supreme Court , Bangladesh , Taliban , Imran Khan , World Bank , Manipur , Citizenship Act , ADB , Asim Munir , Quran

Criminal Justice System: My Experience and the Way Forward

D P Singh, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The book provides an insightful examination of India’s criminal justice system and offers tangible solutions for its reform. With over three decades of experience in criminal law, the author brings a unique perspective. The author meticulously diss....

June 25, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Supreme Court , Book Published , Law , Criminal Justice System , Judge , Lawyer

Neighbourhood News Digest – 18 May 2023

Afghanistan

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

Taliban 'Supreme Leader' Haibatullah Akhundzada appointed Maulvi Abdul Kabir as acting prime minister o....

May 18, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Supreme Court , election , Bangladesh , Taliban , Mahinda Rajapaksa , Imran Khan , Tourism , Chinese FDI , ADB , Kuki , green hydrogen , Sri Lanka-India , Asim Munir , Rupee , CJP , Bhutanese Refugee Scam , Afghanistan-Chian , Kabum , India MoU , Mt Everest , Iran gas project

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