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Neighborhood News Digest – 08 June 2023

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Russian Foreign Minister reiterates country’s support for inclusive government in Afghanistan – The Print
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reiterated Russia’s support for an inclusive government in....

June 08, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Russia , Nepal , Afghanistan , Bhutan , USAID , Imran Khan , energy , Tourism , World Bank , Debt Trap , Budget , ADB , India-Bangladesh , India-Maldives , Heatwave , India-Sri Lanka , Akhand Bharat , Online Security
Neighborhood News Digest – 02 June 2023

Afghanistan
Australia’s most decorated war veteran unlawfully killed prisoners in Afghanistan, judge says – The Hindu
Australia’s most decorated living war veteran unlawfully killed prisoners and committed other war cri....

June 02, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Nepal , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Pakistan Army , Imran Khan , Media , IMF , MOU , Drugs , LNG , Electricity , India-Sri Lanka , UNDP , PM Prachanda , Bank Rate , Australian vet , India aid , FM Muttaqi , Cash Crop , Internet , agreements , Pakistan Punjab , Bangladesh-Qatar , Per Capita , Smart Bangladesh , eFaas , drug regulation , Hunger Hotspots
Neighborhood News Digest – 01 June 2023

Afghanistan
How a Covert Relationship With the Taliban Backfired for US Ally Pakistan – Bloomberg
About two weeks after the Taliban retook Afghanistan in 2021, the then head of Pakistan’s spy agency arrived at one of Kabu....

June 01, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Nepal , Protests , Maldives , Afghanistan , Bhutan , J&K , Japan , Imran Khan , Citizenship Amendment Bill , EU , North-East , UN , journalists , earthquake , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , India-Sri Lanka , PM Prachanda , Drug trade , Qatari PM , Chinese airports , Akhand Bharat , Energy sector , Negotiations Military courts , SIDS , US-Bangladesh , Bank Rate
Neighbourhood News Digest - 31 May 2023

Afghanistan
India strengthens soft power in Afghanistan, sidelining Pakistan: Report - ANI
India is strengthening its soft power in Afghanistan by providing critical aid through Iran, thereby side-lining a once essential Pakis....

May 31, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Russia , Nepal , economy , agriculture , Bhutan , elections , Taliban , Imran Khan , religion , Terrorist , IMF , Prachanda , presidential polls , India-Myanmar , Sri Lanka-India , Sri Lanka-China , Bangladesh-US , Bhutanese Refugee Scam , Mt Everest , Afghanistan-India , Adani ports , Defections , Maldives-Sri Lanka , GNH , Literacy , Fiscal 2023-24 , British Army Chief
Neighbourhood News Digest - 30 May 2023

Afghanistan
Iran vs Afghanistan: Why Helmand water-sharing dispute is boiling over, decades after treaty – The Print
With Afghanistan and Iran locked in a water dispute, tension between the two neighbours has escalated after....

May 30, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Nepal , economy , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , BrahMos , Imran Khan , BRI , COVID-19 , IMF , Neighbourhood , PM Oli , Mount Everest , UN , Norway , junta , Rohingyas , Crypto , Bhutanese Refugee Scam
Neighbourhood News Digest – 29 May 2023

Afghanistan
Kabul-Tehran issues can be resolved through talks: Afghanistan’s acting FM - Siasat
Tehran has been accusing Kabul of making excuses for giving Iran’s share in the water flow, but the Afghan side rejected the a....

May 29, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , elections , BSF , Bangladesh , Taliban , Imran Khan , Tourism , IMF , Budget , India-Maldives , Hydropower , WFP , import , Electricity , PM Prachanda , Cyclone Mocha , Afghanistan-Iran , King , Wangchuck , President pardon , May 9 , Pakistan High Commission , Fortify Rights , ASEAN-Japan
Neighbourhood News Digest – 25 May 2023

Afghanistan
Iran's water right issue: Tehran gives Afghanistan one month to resolve problem, says report - Wion
After the rise in tensions over Iran's water rights from the Helmand River in recent days, Tehran has now said tha....

May 25, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Doklam , elections , Bangladesh , Taliban , Singapore , Imran Khan , G20 , Crisis , Women , Trade Deficit , Pakistan Economy , MOU , PTI , Hydropower , India-Myanmar , Bhutanese Refugee Scam , Cyclone Mocha , Gross National Happiness , Grains , PM cabinet , Suicide bomb , Maldives-Hungary
Neighbourhood News Digest – 19 May 2023

Afghanistan
Children bearing the brunt of Afghanistan crisis: UNICEF - UN
This year, some 2.3 million Afghan boys and girls are expected to face acute malnutrition. Of this number, 875,000 will need treatment for severe acute....

May 19, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , democracy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , BRICS , Bangladesh , Taliban , Imran Khan , BRI , WHO , IMF , Women , cryptocurrency , UN , Pakistan Economy , Economic crisis , Human Rights , IORA , Sri Lanka-India , Human Trafficking , Pakistan blast , Hypertension , Diabetes , Bhutanese Scam , Lahore , Sri Lanka-Brazil
Pakistan Army: The Nature of Change!
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

At his maiden press conference as the new Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, on 23 April 2023 said that the “…Pakistan Army was a “national army” and that all politicians and part....

May 19, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Pakistan Army , Imran Khan , ISPR , PTI , Corps Commanders
Neighbourhood News Digest – 18 May 2023

Afghanistan
Who is Maulvi Abdul Kabir? Appointed acting PM of Afghanistan by Taliban’s supreme leader Akhundzada - Wion
Taliban 'Supreme Leader' Haibatullah Akhundzada appointed Maulvi Abdul Kabir as acting prime minister o....

May 18, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Supreme Court , election , Bangladesh , Taliban , Mahinda Rajapaksa , Imran Khan , Tourism , Chinese FDI , ADB , Kuki , green hydrogen , Sri Lanka-India , Asim Munir , Rupee , CJP , Bhutanese Refugee Scam , Afghanistan-Chian , Kabum , India MoU , Mt Everest , Iran gas project
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