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Neighborhood News Digest – 24 April 2023

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Women in Afghanistan banned from participating in Eid celebrations - Mid Day
In another harsh restriction, the Taliban has prohibited women from attending Eid celebrations in two provinces of Afghanistan reported loca....

April 24, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Nepal , ASEAN , Afghanistan , POK , Bhutan , elections , Election Commission , Bangladesh , Terror , Imran Khan , energy , Tourism , FDI , Women , Infrastructure , Aid , PDFs , India-Myanmar , Sri Lanka-India , Census , Rupees , Track 1.5 , Russia-Maldives , Youth , Prachanda visit , By-polls , Punjab poll
Neighborhood News Digest – 21 April 2023

Afghanistan
Taliban recognition not a focus of Afghanistan meeting, says UN - Aljazeera
A UN-convened meeting on Afghanistan next month will not focus on the possible international recognition of the Taliban administration, a UN s....

April 21, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Nepal , Army , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , President , election , IMF , UN , Rohingyas , Punjab elections , tourists , Bilawal Bhutto , Bangladesh-India , Bangladesh-Japan , SCO. Sri Lanka , ATB.
Nepal-India Energy Cooperation – on the Eve of PM Dahal’s India Visit
Sunil KC Commentary

Despite asymmetries between Nepal and India, the two countries have remained natural partners. The open border arrangements with similarities in socio-economic and cultural issues have facilitated that partnership further. That is why, the relations ....

April 19, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , PM Modi , South Asia , Hydropower , Green energy , PM Prachanda
Neighborhood News Digest – 19 April 2023

Afghanistan
‘Regular assistance’ for Afghanistan ‘on hold’, says ADB – The Hindu
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) continues to “monitor” the situation in Afghanistan as it “maintains a hold” on the finances for....

April 19, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , economy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , elections , Qatar , Taliban , Tourism , Migrants , Covid , Easter attacks , Himalayas , UN , Gwadar port , ICJ , Extremism , ADB , Rohingyas , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , Bangladesh-Russia , Punjab polls
Neighborhood News Digest – 17 April 2023

Afghanistan
China eyes Afghanistan's lithium reserves, offers to invest USD 10 billion – The Economic Times
Taliban are simply not able to ensure security in places such as Kabul. The fact that ISKP has been increasingly able t....

April 18, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , Indo-Pacific , Maldives , agriculture , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Doklam , trade , Tamil , G20 , Tourism , World Bank , Neighbourhood First , IMF , UAE , Business , Rohingyas , Lithium , HRW , Bangladesh-India , Air space , Electricity , GoI , Airstrikes , AFF , Akmal Ameer , India wheat , Heat Wave , LDC , Cryptocurrency COVID-19 , South Korea—Nepal , OHCHR , Grenade attack , KPK
VIF Cyber Review: March 2023

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UIDAI and SETS collaborate to conduct R&D in deep technologies
The Society for Electronic Transactions and Security (SETS), part of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, and the Unique....

April 18, 2023 India , US , Australia , Digital India , Cybercrime , AI , UIDAI , IOT , Bharat , VIF Cyber Review , cyberattack , Hacktivism
Neighborhood News Digest – 12 April 2023

Afghanistan
United Nations to review presence in Afghanistan following Taliban banning women from working with UN Mission – The Hindu
The United Nations said, on April 11, it is reviewing its presence in Afghanistan after the T....

April 12, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Afghanistan , Kashmir , POK , Bhutan , Doklam , Japan , elections , Bangladesh , Buddhism , Taliban , Oil , G20 , UN , Women's Rights , Parwan , Elections. Sri Lanka
Africa's Continental Divide: The Birth of a New Geopolitical Era of Prospects and Challenges
Arindam Goswami Article

Abstract
The African continent has been regarded as a unified landmass for centuries, sheltering diverse cultures, resources, and languages. However, recent geological studies have revealed the birth of a rare and extraordinary phenomenon o....

April 10, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , China , Maritime Security , Africa , International order , Borders , U.S. , EEZ , African Union , East African Rift System
Risks of Exaggeration: What to Make of Russia’s Relations with China after the Xi Visit
Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Moscow, 20-23March, his first abroad in his third term as China’s President, evoked considerable interest. Two joint statements and a dozen bilateral cooperation documents were signed. Xi’s personal equation wit....

April 06, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Russia , Article , India , US , China , Russia , Putin , Ukraine , Xi visit
50 Years of Diplomatic Ties: Convergence and Challenges in India-South Korea Relations
Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The year 2023 marks 50 years of the establishment of formal diplomatic ties between India and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). The Korean Embassy in New Delhi made a spectacular display of growing people-to-people ties between the two countries o....

April 05, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , North Korea , China , QUAD , Economics , Defence , Republic of Korea , Diplomatic Relations , Foreign Policy and Security Dialogue , Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
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