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Neighborhood News Digest – 20 April 2023

Afghanistan
US watchdog ‘cannot assure’ Afghanistan aid not going to Taliban - Aljazeera
The head of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has decried a lack of transparency from United States ag....

April 20, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Russia , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , President , Constitution , Japan , election , Bangladesh , Security , Taliban , Ukraine , UK , Easter attacks , UN , Pakistan Economy , Human Rights , Suu Kyi , Hydropower , Punjab elections , AIIMS , Atrocity , Air Quality , State Expenditure and Revenue , IMF deal , Local Polls
Nepal-India Energy Cooperation – on the Eve of PM Dahal’s India Visit
Sunil KC Commentary

Despite asymmetries between Nepal and India, the two countries have remained natural partners. The open border arrangements with similarities in socio-economic and cultural issues have facilitated that partnership further. That is why, the relations ....

April 19, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , PM Modi , South Asia , Hydropower , Green energy , PM Prachanda
Neighborhood News Digest – 23 March 2023

Afghanistan
US review of Afghanistan withdrawal to be released in April – Devdiscourse
In the aftermath, President Joe Biden directed that a broad review examine every aspect of this from top to bottom. It was originally set to....

March 23, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , SCO , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , POK , Bhutan , sanctions , Bangladesh , Taliban , Imran Khan , IMF , Human Rights , UNHCR , Hydropower , Punjab elections , earthquake , India-Myanmar , EU-Nepal , Myanmar-China , US review , Bangladesh transit deal , Festival of friendship , Entrepreneurship , Population Growth , Saudi Arabia-Maldives
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
Neighborhood News Digest – 22 February 2023

Afghanistan
Top Kashmir jihad commander who led Indian suicide bombers in Afghan IS attacks believed killed – The Print
Kashmir-born jihad commander Ejaz Ahmad Ahanger — alleged to have led an Islamic State cell responsible f....

February 22, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Russia , Nepal , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Terrorism , Bhutan , Pakistan politics , Language , election , Taliban , IMF , Pakistan Economy , junta , Hydropower , Ranil Wickremesinghe , Bhutan Economy , Indo-Bhutan , Indo-Pak , Afghan-Pak , Kabul blast , Bangladesh-UN , Kuki Chin , Maldives-UK
Neighborhood News Digest – 06 January 2023

Afghanistan
Contract for Extraction of Amu Darya Oil Signed with CPEIC: Tolo News
The contract for the extraction of oil from the Amu Darya basin was signed with a Chinese company, the CPEIC, on Thursday. The contract was sig....

January 06, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , agriculture , Afghanistan , Nepal elections , Bhutan , Nepal China , Imran Khan , IMF , Independence Day , Emergency , TTP , Myanmar military , Hydropower , Maldives-China , Military Rule , Ganga Vilas , Elections 2023 , Dairy , Tamils , Dr. S. Jaishankar
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 30, 2022

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NRC Chief Urges West to Engage with Islamic Emirate: Tolo News
Jan Egeland, head of Norwegian Refugee Council, NRC, urged the West to engage with the Islamic Emirate. Egeland made the remarks in a special interview ....

December 30, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Nepal elections , Bhutan , Nepal China , NRC , Humanitarian aid , Inflation , PTI , India-Maldives , Hydropower , India-Myanmar , Nepal India , Sri Lanka-Maldives , China to Bangladesh , Russian Vessel , Border Killing , Easter Bomber , Bankrupt Sri Lanka , Tamil National Question , UNICEF , NSC , floods.
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 04, 2022

Afghanistan
SIGAR Highlights Afghan Situation in Latest Quarterly Report: Tolo News
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction released its 57th quarterly report, in which it highlighted the political, econom....

November 04, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , ASEAN , Climate Change , Terrorism , trade , energy , Tourism , Human Rights , Diplomacy , Hydropower , Health crisis
Energy: A New Dimension in India-Nepal Relations
Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

Nepal’s Energy Export to India
Recently, the Nepal Electricity Authority said in a statement that in the last four months, Nepal exported electricity worth US$ 56 million to India, estimated to reach the US $ 234 million in December 202....

September 27, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , US , China , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Narendra Modi , Sher Bahadur Deuba , MCC , Hydropower , India-Nepal Trade , Special Relations
India-Bhutan Relations: Exploring the New Vistas of Cooperation
Amb VP Haran

In this podcast, Rishi Gupta, Research Associate, VIF, talks to Ambassador VP Haran on India's bilateral ties with Bhutan. In his remarks, distinguished Guest Amb. VP Haran adds that the special ties between India and Bhutan are marked by mutual trus....

May 06, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan , India , Bhutan , Prime Minister Narendra Modi , India-Bhutan Relations , Education , Podcast , Fintech , Space , Development Cooperation , Hydropower , Tri-Junction , S. Jaishankar
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