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West Asia Roundup-December 2022

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For West Asia, 2022 ended with a hectic diplomatic activity. Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) of Saudi Arabia visited several countries in the region to ensure the presence of West Asian lead....

January 16, 2023 Israel , Iran , Iraq , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Tunisia , Egypt , Jordan , West Asia Round Up

Neighborhood News Digest – 11 January 2023

Afghanistan

World Clerics' Delegation Seeks Education for Every Muslim: Tolo News

A delegation of Muslim clerics, which has visited Afghanistan, on Tuesday called for ensuring the right to education for every Muslim and emphasized....

January 11, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , US , China , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal elections , Bhutan , Saudi Arabia , election , World Bank , GDP , Opposition , Human Rights , Education , Military Coup , Resistance , US-Myanmar , UOM , Chagos Nepal India , Expenditure

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - January 05, 2023

Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate Rejects US Official’s Remarks on Its Commitments: Tolo News

The Islamic Emirate rejected the remarks by US State Department spokesman Ned Price and said that the Islamic Emirate is committed to all i....

January 05, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Afghanistan , Nepal elections , Bhutan , USA , Nepal China , Saudi Arabia , Tourism , Rohingya , Independence Day , Emergency , Education , Blasphemy , TTP , Myanmar military , Maldives-India , Military Rule , I&B , Elections 2023 Nepal India , PMLN , UN Support , Tourist

West Asia – 2022 Gone by with a Twist

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

West Asia never ceases to spring surprises. 2022 was no different in that regard except that conflicts became milder but the Black Swan events did not spare them either. As the countries, even the oil rich ones, were beginning to come out of the adv....

January 02, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , India , US , China , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Yemen , Abraham Accords , I2U2

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 27, 2022

Afghanistan

Deputy Minister Reiterates Commitment to Fight Drugs: Tolo News

The deputy minister of counter-narcotics, Abdulhaq Akundzada, said the commitment to fight drugs and said alcoholic beverages, as well as a number of ....

December 27, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Terrorism , Economic diplomacy , Bhutan , Saudi Arabia , Human Rights , Suu Kyi , ADB , junta , Drugs , India-Myanmar , Nepal India , Bhutan India , Foreign Interference , Mongla Port , Abhayagiriya , Border Security , Atrocities , Rice Exports , Maldives-Cambodia

Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF, discusses "Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia" by assessing the critical dimensions of the visit; dissecting the key areas of interest for China in the Persian Gulf and evaluating t....

December 15, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , US , China , Xi Jinping , Saudi Arabia , Gulf , Podcast , Persian

China Daily Scan, December 12, 2022

He Wei elected Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party chairman: Xinhuanet

December 9, 2022

He Wei was elected as chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party (CPWDP) on Thursday. ....

December 12, 2022 SCO , Taiwan , Saudi Arabia , Beijing , Hong Kong , China Daily Digest , Wang Huning , KMT , Omicron , ACFIC , CIS

China: Daily Scan, December 09, 2022

Xi Jinping chairs meeting of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee: Xinhuanet

December 8, 2022

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on December 6 to analyze economic wor....

December 09, 2022 Saudi Arabia , COVID-19 , IMF , Hong Kong , China Daily Digest , Chongqing , Tianjin , Guizhou

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 08, 2022

Afghanistan

Female Students in Grade 12 Take Final Exam to Graduate: Tolo News

On Wednesday, female students in the 12th grade took a final exam in Kabul, as well as in other provinces. Some of them were positive about the tes....

December 08, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Afghanistan , Nepal elections , Saudi Arabia , election , Aung San Suu Kyi , Tourism , UAE , Education , Nepal Economy , BNP , Nepal India , AL , MOP Fertilizer , Food Price , Sri Pada Pilgrimage. Bhutan , Schengen Visa , WFP

China: Daily Scan, December 07, 2022

China's pension wealth management market sees steady operation: Xinhuanet

December 6, 2022

China's pension wealth management market has seen steady operation since the country launched the pilot program last year, market data sh....

December 07, 2022 Djibouti , Saudi Arabia , Beijing , Covid , China Daily Digest , Zhejiang , Lianhua Qingwen