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The Supreme Court’s judgment on the Deletion of Article 370 and Pakistan’s Reaction
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Supreme Court’s historic judgment on the deletion of Article 370 has settled the legal questions raised by the petitioners. The Court has stated that the provision was temporary, and the President had the power to issue a proclamation for deleting ....

December 22, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Pakistan , UNSC , POK , Article 370 , Karachi Agreement , UNCIP
Neighborhood News Digest – 22 December 2023

Afghanistan
India calls for formation of an inclusive and representative government structure in Afghanistan- The Telegraph
Addressing a Security Council meeting on the topic of ‘Situation in Afghanistan’ on Wednesday, Ind....

December 22, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Russia , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , Taliban , Imran Khan , military , Arakan army , United Nations , FDI , Bangladesh Election , Awami League , Nepal-China , PDP , NPP , Myanmar resistance , BTP , Energy imports , Baloch women , TradeNet Maldives , Maldives State Debt , Garment Sector , Nepal-Sri Lanka , Shan state
Neighborhood News Digest – 21 December 2023

Afghanistan
Haqqani Welcomes Recommendations of Turkish Scholars-Tolo News
The Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, in a meeting with a delegation of religious scholars from Turkey, said their recommendations for stren....

December 21, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , democracy , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nawaz Sharif , Imran Khan , UN General Assembly , Bangladesh Election , Awami League , Kuwait , COP28 , Forests , Bhutan Prince , Maldives-Mauritius , Foreign Reserve , Digital development , Highway , Ethnic
Neighborhood News Digest – 20 December 2023

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Considers Witholding of UN Seat 'Illegal'- Tolo News
The United Nations Credentials Committee has deferred its decision on assigning Afghanistan’s seat in the organization to the Islamic Emirate f....

December 20, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , India-Nepal , SAARC , refugees , Migration , Business , Militants , Bangladesh Election , Awami League , ADB , Rohingyas , BNP , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , Climate action , Royal vision , Austerity , Dam , Illegal , China Earthquake , Impeachment Resolutions
Radicalisation in Bharat: Case Studies of Kashmir and Kerala
Dhvani Samir Joshi Article

Introduction
Bharat has been facing terrorism ever since it became independent in 1947. Post-invasion of Kashmir by Pakistan-sponsored militants in October 1948 and followed by the defeat in the Indo-Pak war in 1965, Pakistan realised tha....

December 20, 2023 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Kashmir , Radicalisation , Terrorism , Iraq , Syria , LeT , NIA , JeM , PFI , Bharat , Kerala , HM
Neighborhood News Digest – 19 December 2023

Afghanistan
Women’s Rights Activist Julia Parsi freed from Taliban prison- The Khama Press
Julia Parsi, a women’s rights activist, senior member of the spontaneous women’s protest movement and founder of the women’s li....

December 19, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Imran Khan , WHO , AI , United Nations , Bangladesh Election , Awami League , National Day , Suu Kyi , ADB , Asim Munir , Prison , Railway , Housing Crisis , Maldives International Aviation , Indian workers , Turbat protests , Foreign Research Vessel , Sri Lanka Nepal
Why did the Pakistani ‘Establishment’ Bring Back Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan?
Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

Nawaz Sharif is Back
Nawaz Sharif, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, is leaving no stone unturned in projecting himself as an ‘ideal’ Prime Ministerial candidate for the forthcoming General Elections scheduled for 08 February nex....

December 15, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan , Nawaz Sharif , Pakistan Army , Imran Khan , General Asim Munir
Neighborhood News Digest – 13 December 2023

Afghanistan
Taliban Should Change Their Policy: Andisha - Tolo News
The permanent representative of Afghanistan to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Nasir Ahmad Andisha, on the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaratio....

December 13, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , elections , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Taliban , IMF , Human Rights , Hydropower , Pak Army , earthquake , COP28 , LDC , Indo-Bangladesh Border , SAARC Charter Day , Digital Connectivity
Neighborhood News Digest – 12 December 2023

Afghanistan
US Treasury sanctions former Afghan officials for corruption- The Khama Press
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned two former Afghan officials, Mir Rahman Rahmani ....

December 12, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , UNSC , Sri Lanka , Kashmir , Bhutan , elections , Corruption , World Bank , refugees , Nuclear Power , Bangladesh Election , TTP , Sheikh Hasina , Climate , China-Myanmar , Opium , Fishermen , Afghan troops , Maldives-Turkey Relations , Nepal soldiers
Neighborhood News Digest – 11 December 2023

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate to Iran FM: Govt is Inclusive- Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate reacted to the recent remarks of Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian regarding the formation of an inclusive government in A....

December 11, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Parliament , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Bhutan , sanctions , Nawaz Sharif , Indian Ocean , Taliban , Doha , SAARC , World Health Organization , GDP , UN , Farmers , UAE , Civil war , COAS , Connectivity , Education , Bangladesh Election , Awami League , Medicine , Sheikh Hasina , Humanitarian Assistance , Hydropower , Nepal-India , India-Myanmar , Indian Fisherman , Sri Lankan Navy , Debt-service payment , Chinese villages , NEPRA , Insulin , Defence bills , Inclusive , Heng , Seat Sharing
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