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Neighborhood News Digest- 16 January 2025

Afghanistan

Land along Qosh Tepa Canal Reserved for Major Development Projects-Tolo News

The National Development Corporation has announced that, based on a decree from the leader of the Islamic Emirate, one million acres of l....

January 16, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Saudi Arabia , election , Bangladesh , South Asia , Sri Lanka-China , NPP , MoUs , Afghan refugees , Minority , Qosh Tepa , Reform Commission , Maldives-Estonia Relations , Maldives-Azerbaijan Relations , Junta Ayeyarwady Region , Shrimp Exports , Wardak , non-renewable resources , World Bank.

Bangladesh in 2024: A Year of Political Turmoil and Transformation

Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

The year 2024 marked a period of intense political unrest for Bangladesh, one defined by sharp political polarization, economic struggles, and significant shifts in governance. From the re-election of Sheikh Hasina at the beginning of the year to the....

January 06, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Article , India , foreign policy , economy , Bangladesh , Awami League , Sheikh Hasina , BNP , Quota Movement , Muhammad Yunus , Minority , Student Uprising

Neighborhood News Digest- 08 October 2024

Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate Refers to October 7 as "Dark Day" in Country's History-Tolo News

Twenty-three years ago, on October 7, 2001, the United States launched its airstrikes on Afghan soil. The Islamic Emirate, in recogni....

October 08, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Lebanon , Badakhshan , Sheikh Hasina , Ranil Wickremesinghe , Parwan , Maldives-India relations , Maldives Tourism , interim Government , Minority , Dark Day

Neighborhood News Digest- 12 August 2024

Afghanistan

New Kabul: Progress on Afghanistan’s Largest Urban Project-Tolo News

The Ministry of Urban Development and Housing has announced that work on the second section of the first phase of the New Kabul project in Deh ....

August 12, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , economy , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Global response , Remittances , Amnesty , TTP , Tourism. , India-Bhutan , Maldives-India relations , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , interim Government , UK Riots , Pakistan Olympics , Minority