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Neighborhood News Digest- 09 January 2024

Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate’s PM Meets Pakistan’s Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman- Tolo News

The Islamic Emirate’s Prime Minister, Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, received the Pakistani delegation led by Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, th....

January 09, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nawaz Sharif , Taliban , Bhutan elections , Economic crisis , India-Maldives relations , Bangladesh Election , PTI , TTP , Fisherman issue , China-Maldives Relations , Religious freedom

Neighbourhood News Digest - 08 January 2024

Afghanistan

Pakistan Delegation Led by Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman Arrives in Kabul-Tolo News

After meeting with the Pakistani delegation headed by Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, the leader of Pakistan's Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, Amir K....

January 08, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , India-Nepal , Bhutan elections , IMF , United Nations , Arabian Sea , Bangladesh Election , Awami League , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , Nepal-Russia , General Elections , Sunni Cleric , Baloch protest , BRP , Military Airstrike , India-Maldives. Maldives-China

Neighborhood News Digest – 04 December 2023

Afghanistan

Kabul Rejects US Report on Al-Qaeda, Daesh in Afghanistan- Tolo News

On November 30, the US State Department released a report dated April 2023 that focused on terrorism in 2022 and which claimed that Al-Qaeda, Da....

December 04, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , United Nations Security Council , Nepal , Maldives , Kabul , Climate Change , Daesh , Nepal China , Bangladesh , New Delhi , Imran Khan , Bhutan elections , al-Qaeda , IMF , minorities , Colombo port , Myanmar military , PDP , Resistance , PM Kakar , cop 28 , Sri Lanka’s Northern Province , China land , Meetings , Maldives-India relations , China Myanmar

Neighborhood News Digest – 02 November 2023

Afghanistan

Over 1 lakh undocumented Afghans returned to Afghanistan: Pak official – Hindustan Times

Pakistan's deadline to expel all undocumented immigrants, including hundreds of thousands of Afghan nationals, is expiring ....

November 02, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Terrorism , elections , India-Nepal , Assam , Pakistan Elections , Bhutan elections , IMF , Inflation , India-Maldives , Myanmar China , Bangladesh-India , India-Sri Lanka , Bhutan King , US-Bangladesh , Afghan immigrants , Operation 1027 , Israel-Gaza , Economic and Technology Corporation Agreement (ETCA) , Maritime Corporation , Transfer capital , Uzbek delegation , Thorthomi Lake , Ground Report

Bhutan: Review of 2022 and the Way Forward

Aarushi Gupta Article

Bhutan, surrounded by rising powers and big players, stands out in its aspirations and achievements while being strongly connected with its religious and cultural roots. Despite being sandwiched between two significant giants, it has aimed to promote....

January 20, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan , Article , Doklam , Bhutan elections , Bhutan Economy , Tax Act of Bhutan , Zero COVID-19 , Bhutan tourism , Sustainable living , Vaccine Maitri , India-Bhutan SAT , Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project , China border dispute

Bhutan Elections 2018: Analysis

Medha Bisht Commentary

It has been a decade since Bhutan started its first innings with procedural democratic reforms. The third round of elections held on October 18, 2018 found its final culmination, with a 71.4 percent voter turnout, and the much anticipated victory of....

November 01, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan , Commentary , Bhutan elections , Bhutan’s external relations