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Neighborhood News Digest- 27 February 2024

Afghanistan
Afghanistan launches Polio Vaccination campaign- The Khama Press
The Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with international organizations, has initiated the second sub-national polio vaccination campaign fo....

February 27, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Russia , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Japan , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Cyber Security , Inflation , UN , Parliamentary elections , PPP , Crypto , China-Bhutan , Maldives-India relations , Climate action , Ministry of Industry and Commerce , Maryam Nawaz , Foreign Fund , Shan , Thailand-Myanmar-India.
Neighborhood News Digest- 26 February 2024

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Political, Economic Delegation Travels to Turkmenistan-Tolo News
The acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has led a delegation to Turkmenistan following an official invitation of the foreign mi....

February 26, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , ASEAN , Maldives , Sri Lanka , India-Nepal , Punjab , Bangladesh , Turkmenistan , Doha , Tourism , World Bank , Islamic Emirate , PTI , PPP , Myanmar-Bangladesh , US-Bangladesh , Dosti Military Exercise , Maldives Economic Gateway Project , Sri Lankan Army , Political Prisoners , WSF , Bangladesh-Nepal , Myanmar-Sri Lanka , Myanmar-India.
Neighborhood News Digest- 23 February 2024

Afghanistan
Stanikzai: Foreign-Based Women Do Not Represent Afghan Women-Tolo News
The Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate said that female participants of international meetings on Afghanistan cannot represent Afgh....

February 23, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Punjab , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , IMF , Durand Line , ECTA , BNP , India-Sri Lanka , US-Bangladesh , Xiang Yang Hong 03 , India- Bhutan , China Research Vessel , Weaving , Dosti Military Exercise
Neighborhood News Digest- 22 February 2024

Afghanistan
Construction Work on Second Phase of Qosh Tepa Canal Begins- Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate said that construction work on the second phase of the Qosh Tepa Canal which stretches from Dawlat Abad district of Balkh p....

February 22, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Mizoram , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Doha , Inflation , PTI , NGO , Xiang Yang Hong 03 , International Court of Justice (ICJ) , MQM , China Research Vessel , U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) , Delhi-Dhaka ties , Sri Lanka-Iran , Islami Front
VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (01-15 February 2024)

Defence

  1. Over ₹6.21 lakh crore allocation to Ministry of Defence in Interim Union Budget 2024-2025.
  2. Indian Coast Guard celebrated 48th Raising Day.
  3. INS Sandhay....

    February 21, 2024 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , Pakistan , Kashmir , Al-Shabaab , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , LWE , LeT , Uttar Pradesh , Somalia , Bharat , Khalistan , Islamic , California , Bharatiya/Indian Navy
Neighborhood News Digest- 21 February 2024

Afghanistan
Faiq: UNSC to Hold Private Meeting on Afghanistan on Feb. 26- Tolo News
On February 26, the United Nations Security Council will hold a private meeting on Afghanistan, the chargé d'affaires of the Afghanistan Perm....

February 21, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , UNSC , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Defence , Bhutan , Japan , Bangladesh , banks , India-Bangladesh , PML (N) , PPP , India-Sri Lanka , Military conscription , Maldives-Thailand Relations , India aid to Maldives , Language Movement , Economic and Trade Cooperation Agreement , UK-Nepal , Refugee.
Neighborhood News Digest- 20 February 2024

Afghanistan
Second Doha Meeting on Afghanistan Ends in Qatar- Tolo News
The second Doha meeting on Afghanistan ended with a press briefing of the UN Secretary-General on Monday. In the press conference, Secretary-General Anton....

February 20, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepali Congress , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Doha , PTI , PML (N) , PPP , Rohingyas , Anti-Terrorism Bill , Assistance , UN Special Envoy , Nuclear Energy Project , India- Bhutan , India-Sri Lanka.
Neighborhood News Digest – 16 February 2024

Afghanistan
World Bank Approves Shift to Channel IDA Funds to Afg Humanitarian Aid-Tolo News
The World Bank Group said on Thursday that its executive board endorsed a new approach to aiding Afghanistan that will deploy some $3....

February 16, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , EU , Federalism , PTI , Impeachment , UPI , World Bank Azerbaijan , JUIF , Democracy.
Neighborhood News Digest- 15 February 2024

Afghanistan
Meeting on Afghanistan Held in Bishkek, Islamic Emirate Not Present-Tolo News
The Meeting of EU and Central Asia Special Representatives on Afghanistan was held on Wednesday in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. T....

February 15, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Kyrgyzstan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Doha , EU , Tourism , COVID-19 , Min Aung Hlaing , PPP , Bangladesh-Myanmar , JI , Maldives Parliamentary Elections Maldives-Türkiye Relations , Russia-Nepal , Border Closures , Military conscription , Munich Security Conference , Presidential Election.
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: November - December 2023
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

As 2023 came to a close, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) deliberated on regional issues with implications for India as part of the discussions in its Strategic Issues Group. The ongoing Israel–Palestine conflict has serious implicati....

February 15, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , Semiconductor technology , Israel–Palestine War , Indo-Indonesian Geopolitics , Quantum World
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