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Neighborhood News Digest – 10 April 2023

Afghanistan
Russia to participate in foreign ministers meeting of countries neighbouring Afghanistan – The Print
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will head the Russian delegation at the fourth foreign ministers’ meeting....

April 10, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Trump , Bhutan , Japan , Saudi Arabia , Bangladesh , EU , Tourism , WHO , Borderlands , Northeast , Debt , ICJ , Punjab elections , India-Myanmar , Arms , China-Myanmar , Bhutan India , Afghan prisoners
Neighborhood News Digest – 06 April 2023

Afghanistan
Taliban order bars Afghan women from working with UN – UN News
Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have issued an order banning women nationals who are UN staff members from continuing to work, the UN spokesperson sa....

April 06, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Russia , Bangladesh elections , Afghanistan , Bhutan , India-Nepal , Saudi Arabia , Taliban , Indus Water Treaty , Imran Khan , Tajikistan , World Bank , Women , UN , India-Bangladesh , India-Bhutan , Punjab elections , Bhutan Economy , India-Sri Lanka , Pakistan exports , EVM , Power Summit India-Myanmar , Mekong River , Anti-Terrorism Bill
Neighborhood News Digest – 05 April 2023

Afghanistan
Afghanistan Taliban raid kills six members of Islamic State group – The Hindu
An overnight raid by Taliban forces in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province killed six members of the extremist Islamic State group, a ....

April 05, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Russia , economy , Iran , Afghanistan , Islamic State , Bhutan , Supreme Court , elections , India-Nepal , Saudi Arabia , Bangladesh , UNHRC , Taliban , Tourism , Rohingyas , India Security , Nepal-China , Punjab elections , Myanmar China , India-Sri Lanka , Rupee , Fire , GoI , Bhutan King , 13 FYP , Japan-Maldives , USD , SLINEX-23
Neighborhood News Digest – 03 April 2023

Afghanistan
U.K. govt 'in negotiations' after three British men held in Afghanistan – The Hindu
Britain's Interior Minister Suella Braverman on Sunday said the U.K. government was "in negotiations" after three British men were ....

April 03, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , economy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Japan , India-Nepal , Taliban , Imran Khan , military , UK , WHO , Inflation , Transformation , Aid , India-Bangladesh , BNP , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , China-Nepal , Rupee , Indian assistance , India-Malidves , Crime , Stampedes , Russian oil , Ramayana
Neighborhood News Digest – 31 March 2023

Afghanistan
UN Says Attacks On Afghans 'unacceptable' After Deadly Explosion Rocks Kabul – Republic World
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan denounced the deadly explosion that rocked the capital city of Kabul....

March 31, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Indo-Pacific , Afghanistan , Politics , Bhutan , elections , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Taliban , BRI , EU , UK , IMF , UNGA , women rights , ethnicity , HRW , India-Myanmar , Bhutan Economy , Sri Lanka-India , Electricity , Visa , Onam-Maldives , Rohinhgyas , Chief Justice , Forex
Neighborhood News Digest – 29 March 2023

Afghanistan
The Taliban posted photos of hundreds of US military vehicles it said were abandoned in the chaotic pullout of Afghanistan and now form part of its army – Business Insider
The Taliban claims to have repaired and put....

March 29, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , SCO , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Doklam , elections , election , Bangladesh , Political parties , Taliban , Imran Khan , energy , World Bank , Air Pollution , Republicans , Education , Gwadar port , NLD , ADB , Drugs , Judiciary , BNP , Democracy summit , Oil Pipeline , Green Economy , Nepal cabinet
International Order and Taliban: Theory and Practice
Georgi Asatryan, Ph.D. Commentary

Afghanistan has historically been on the fringe of global politics while also being unexpectedly and tragically entangled in international processes. It was afflicted throughout the 20th century by linkages to the outside world. The Soviets invasion ....

March 29, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Taliban , International order
Neighborhood News Digest – 28 March 2023

Afghanistan
MoFA Said Delegates Visited Afghan Consulate in Tajikistan – Tolo News
The Foreign Ministry’s spokesman said that a delegation of the Islamic Emirate led by Mohammad Musa Amiri, head of the ministry's finance and ....

March 28, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , ICCR , Pakistan , US , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Japan , elections , India-Nepal , Taliban , Imran Khan , COVID-19 , Foreign Investment , Northeast , IORA , Rohingyas , Coalition , Sri Lanka-India , Bangladesh-Japan , Suicide blast , Democracy summit , Armed Forces Day
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: February 2023
Naval Jagota

Vivekananda International Foundation was in full flow in the month of February 2023 with ten expert groups meeting. The areas of interest geographically were Africa, West Asia, US, Pakistan, Indo-Pacific, Neighbourhood, Central Asia and three key top....

March 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , Indo-Pacific , Central Asia , Africa , West Asia , Myanmar Crisis , Economic Outlook 2023
Neighborhood News Digest – 27 March 2023

Afghanistan
Kabul rejects Washington’s claim over IS strength in Afghanistan – The Statesman
The Taliban-led caretaker government in Afghanistan has dismissed Washington’s claim over the alleged stronger presence of Daesh o....

March 27, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Nepal , SCO , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Nepal politics , Nepali Congress , Bhutan , election , ethnic armed organizations , Bangladesh , IS , Taliban , Assam , Tourism , IMF , Inflation , Independence Day , Education , Military Coup , junta , Rohingyas , Kalapani , Bhutan politics , US Army , India engagement , Hajj , Chinese debt trap , Local Election.
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