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Neighborhood News Digest- 11 April 2024

Afghanistan
Ministry: Afghanistan Side Ready for Resumption of Turkish Airlines Flights-Tolo News
The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) said that Turkish Airlines may soon resume its flights to Afghanistan. Imam....

April 11, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , BJP , Maldives , Central Asia , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bangladesh , poverty , Turkey , Mount Everest , Exports , Education , Awami League , Amnesty , USDP , India- Sri Lanka , Weather , Thailand-Myanmar , Maldives Tourism , Sri Lankan Presidential Election , Bhutan Hydropower loans , Fiscal year , Hindu Rashtra
West Asia Roundup: February 2024

Abstract
With the ongoing Israel -Hamas war and increasing violence and death and destruction of large number of civilian Palestinians in this over five weeks war, the patience of President Biden – the biggest backer of Israel, is runni....

March 19, 2024 Israel , Syria , Turkey , Gaza , Hezbollah , Hamas , West Asia Round Up , BAPS Temple
Eurasia News Digest (1-15 February, 2024)

Russia and Central Asia
Condor Energies secures gas field contract in Uzbekistan
Condor Energies Inc. (TSX: CDR), a Canadian energy company, has announced a contract with Uzbekistan to enhance production at a cluster of natura....

February 20, 2024 SCO , defence cooperation , Turkey , Caspian Sea , Black Sea , Georgia , Eurasia News Digest , Critical mineral , US-Central Asia , Armenia-Azerbaijan Border , Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
Neighborhood News Digest- 11 January 2024

Afghanistan
Source Says Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman Met With Islamic Emirate Leader- Tolo News
A source told TOLO news that Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, the leader of Pakistan's Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, met with Mawlawi Hibatullah Ak....

January 11, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Turkey , Imran Khan , Remittances , Education , Cabinet , Anti-Terrorism Bill , Japan-Myanmar , Maldives-US , Maldives-India relations , BTP , Bangladesh Inflation , Human Rights Violation , Nepal-Ireland , Ayodhya Temple , Myanmar -ASEAN , Gelephu
Eurasia News Digest (1-15 December, 2023)

Russia& Central Asia

Kazakhstan purchases 10 Su-30SM aircraft ignoring French Rafale
On November 30, Yerzhan Nildibayev, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Chief of Air Defence and head of the primary armaments division, announced Kazakhst....

December 18, 2023 Turkey , US Sanctions , COP28 , Eurasia News Digest , Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace deal , Kyrgyz-Tajik Border , EU Membership
NATO after the Vilnius Summit: An Indian Assessment
Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The NATO Summit held in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, 11-12 July 2023, was momentous in many respects. It took place against the background of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine whose active phase of hostilities is now well past 500....

July 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , China , Russia , Turkey , NATO , Ukraine , France , Sweden , Zelensky , Vilnius Summit
Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey and its Regional and Domestic Ramifications
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Amb. Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow at VIF, delves into the domestic and regional ramifications of the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey and sheds light on India's response in the two West Asian states. He also touches upon the current dynamics ....

March 13, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Syria , Narendra Modi , Turkey , Bashar al Assad , Podcast , Recep Tayyip Erdogan
VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-28 February 2023

DEFENCE
Neighborhood News Digest – 15 February 2023

Afghanistan
Taliban Divided: Interior Min says Afghanistan in “intolerable” state, spokesperson rebuts – Firstpost
Haqqani’s comments came amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeo....

February 15, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Russia , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Japan , Pakistan politics , Daesh , elections , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Taliban , Turkey , Imran Khan , neighbours , IMF , Pakistan Economy , NUG , Drugs , Monarchy , BNP , Bhutan Economy , AL , UNICEF , Tamils , Arms Sales , Rampal plant , Jute
Neighborhood News Digest – 09 February 2023

Afghanistan
Regional Security Officials Meet in Moscow, Discuss Afghanistan – Tolo News
The fifth multilateral meeting of security envoys was held on Wednesday in Moscow, during which they discussed the situation in Afghanistan....

February 09, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , democracy , ASEAN , economy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Japan , Bangladesh , Taliban , Turkey , Pakistan Navy , energy , Moscow , IMF , Pakistan Economy , Economic crisis , Switzerland , Nepal-India , India-Myanmar , Bhutan Economy , UNICEF , Bhutan-India , Indo-Pak , EU-Nepal , India-Afghanistan , AL-BNP , Forests
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