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Neighbourhood News Digest - 24 June 2025

Afghanistan
Amir Khan Muttaqi in Istanbul: Islamic World Faces Historic Test-Tolo News
Amid escalating clashes between Iran and Israel, Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of Afghanistan, warned at the Organization of I....

June 24, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Taliban , oil prices , OIC , WHO , Chagos , Türkiye , Istanbul , National Action Plan for Health Security , NAPHS , Chinese Energy Investment.
Neighbourhood News Digest - 09 June 2025

Afghanistan
Daily Mail: Taliban employs advanced technology to build sophisticated drones-The Khaama Press
The Taliban are using advanced, smuggled technologies to build drones with precision capabilities, including navigation....

June 09, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Bhutan , Saudi Arabia , Taliban , India-Bhutan Relations , Drones , Gelephu Mindfulness City , GMC , TNLA , Maldives-Saudi Arabia Relations
From Kabul to Khyber: Tracing the Shift in Poppy Cultivation from Afghan Fields to Pakistan’s Borderlands

Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan and Pakistan is not a recent development; it has been practiced for decades and remains a vital source of livelihood for many in the region. Its expansion can largely be attributed to the failure of state institutions....

May 21, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Taliban , Geopolitics , Drug trade , Poppy Cultivation , Ban on Poppy Farming , Clandestine Networks , Afghan Farmers
Eurasia News Digest (1-15 May, 2025)

Russia & Central Asia
Turkmen leader touts trade and investment during French trip
Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, Turkmenistan’s true center of power, has completed a rare trip abroad to France, yielding what a state-controlled....

May 19, 2025 agriculture , Eurasia , Investments , Taliban , Victory Day , Eurasia News Digest , visa-free regime
Eurasia News Digest (1-15 April, 2025)

Rusia & Central Asia

Taliban seek $100mn from World Bank to restart work on CASA-1000 electricity transmission project
Afghanistan’s Taliban administration says it is awaiting the transfer of $100mn from the World Bank in or....

April 28, 2025 Taliban , Eurasia News Digest , rare earths , CASA-1000 , Central Asia-European Union Summit , TAPI Gas Pipeline , US Mineral Deals
Some Challenges for Indian Diplomacy
Rajesh Singh Commentary

India’s diplomatic skills will be tested in considerable measure this new year, in the neighbourhood and far, as well. The test gains even greater importance because it has consequences for the country’s security as well. While Prime Minister Nar....

January 22, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , Afghanistan , Nepali Congress , Taliban , Sheikh Hasina , Mohamed Muizzu
Neighborhood News Digest - 01 January 2025

Afghanistan
Shah wa Arous Dam in Kabul Officially Opens With Ceremony-Tolo News
The Shah wa Arous Dam in Kabul was inaugurated today (Tuesday) by the Ministry of Energy and Water during a ceremony attended by the deputy prime ....

January 01, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , election , Bangladesh , Taliban , Cyber Attack , BNP , Census , OHCHR , Development Projects , Gelephu , Aragalaya , Wakhan , Tax , Kurram , Shah wa Arous Dam , Haj , Myanmar-Thailand Relations , Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Neighborhood News Digest - 12 November 2024

Afghanistan
India Considers Accepting Islamic Emirate Representative-Tolo News
Indian newspaper the Sunday Guardian has reported on the possibility of India's accepting the Islamic Emirate's request to appoint a second secreta....

November 12, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Taliban , Beijing , Azerbaijan , Arab League , OIC , IMF , COAS , Awami League , Mumbai , Gelephu Mindfulness City , COP29 , Arugam Bay , GMC , Maldives-Italy , Organization for Islamic Corporation , Afghanistan Consulate , Stanikzai
Pashtun Qaumi Jirga of the PTM: The Voices of the Pashtuns in Pakistan
Dr Anchita Borthakur Article

Introduction
On October 6 this year, the federal government of Pakistan declared the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) as an unlawful (proscribed) organization under Section 11B of the October 25, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Taliban , White Paper , Durand Line , PTI , TTP , Pashtuns , PTM , Pashtun Tahafuz Movement , Pashtun National Jirga , Pashtun Qaumi Jirga , Pashtun National Court , Khyber Jirga , Pakhtunkhwa , Pakhtunkhwa Natural Resources , Pakistan Army/Military , Pashtun Women.
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor(30 Sept- 06 Oct 2024)

Economic

How China’s 2024 stimulus compares with past packages, and what’s next?
Chinese leaders surprised the world last week by announcing wide-ranging stimulus measures and issuing a rallying cry to Communist Party offi....

October 17, 2024 Israel , Bangladesh , Taliban , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Ishiba , Marburg , German Economy , China Stimulus Package , Diego Garcia , Strategic Petroleum Reserve
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