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Neighborhood News Digest- 13 February 2025

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Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Affected By US Aid Suspension-Tolo News
The United Nations has announced that after the suspension of US financial aid, 1.2 million Afghan refugees in Pakistan will be affected. The Unit....

February 13, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , income tax , Corruption , Turkey , Thailand , IMF , UN , UAE , Rohingyas , India-Sri Lanka , US aid , Norwegian Refugee Council , Federal Cabinet , Sheikh Hasina.
Neighborhood News Digest- 12 February 2025

Afghanistan
Dozens of Healthcare Centers Shut Down in Ghazni, Bamyan After US Aid Cut-Tolo News
Local officials in Ghazni and Bamyan provinces have reported that dozens of healthcare centers in these provinces have ceased oper....

February 12, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , ISIS , Bangladesh , IMF , Dubai , UN , UAE , FTA , BNP , India-Myanmar , India-Sri Lanka , Bamyan , Kunduz
Neighborhood News Digest- 11 February 2025

Afghanistan
Qosh Tepa Canal Second Phase Excavation 87% Complete: NDC-Tolo News
The National Development Company (NDC) says that 87% of the excavation work for the second phase of the Qosh Tepa Canal has been completed, and th....

February 11, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Russia , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , election , Bangladesh , Thailand , OIC , IMF , Dubai , Norway , India-Bhutan , Lisbon , power outage , Solar energy , economy. National government , Agha Khan , Myanmar border
If We Must, ‘Fight with What We Have’!
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

It may be Chinese belligerence territorially, in the battle space or geopolitically, and Pakistani obstinacy in continuing proxy war in J&K and preparations for conventional war with nuclear threat, war can be thrust on India without tell-tale signs.....

February 10, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , Defence budget , Defence Acquisition Council , Defence Capability
India-US Ties in Trump 2.0: On a ‘’Trusted Partnership’’ Trajectory
Amb Ashok Sajjanhar Article

Introduction
India-US relations have been in a sweet spot since the last twenty-five years starting with the visit of US President Bill Clinton to India in March, 2000. There has been a bipartisan consensus in both India and the US regard....

February 07, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , India , US , Trump , MAGA
Africa Now (16-31 January, 2025)

OVERVIEW
This edition of Africa Now explores significant political, economic, and diplomatic developments across the continent. The situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains volatile with rebels taking over the l....

February 07, 2025 India , US , China , Africa , BRICS , Syria , Egypt , Boko Haram , Algeria , ECOWAS , Canada , Kenya , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Mali , Nigeria , South Africa , Niger , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Namibia , DRC , Portugal , Democratic Republic of Congo , Burundi , Ebola , WHO.
Trump and the Indo-Pacific Security Structure - More of the Same?
Dr Chayanika Saxena Commentary

Donald Trump’s re-election to the White House was not entirely unexpected. If anything, it was much in line with the political trends the world witnessed in 2024, a bulk of which were marked by upheavals and change of guard. But while change is, in....

February 06, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , India , Indo-Pacific , Trump , Security Structure
IMEC, a Possibility Put on Hold
Ritwik Prijit Article

Introduction
India’s G20 presidency culminated in an ambitious transcontinental dream when New Delhi hosted the country’s first G20 summit in 2023. True to its theme, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam or “One Earth One Family One Future�....

January 30, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Israel , India , China , Trump , Europe , trade , West Asia , BRI , Trump administration , India-EU FTA , economic strategy , Quantum Technology , IMEC
VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (01-15 January 2025)

Defence

  1. 2025: Year of Defence Reforms
  2. French Carrier Strike Group Visits India
  3. INS Tushil Completes its Visit to Senegal
  4. Raks....

    January 29, 2025 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Pakistan , Terrorism , J&K , Maoists , LWE , IS , Assam , LeT , TTP , Bharat , Khalistan , Nigeria , FICN , Nijjar.
China’s 2024 Review and Outlook for 2025
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

In 2024, China commemorated the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, held from July 15 to 18, 2024, emphasized structural transformation, technological innova....

January 29, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , India , Russia , ASEAN , Xi , BRICS , Corruption , military , AI , GDI , CPC Third Plenum
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