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Neighborhood News Digest- 28 March 2025

Afghanistan
Over 20B Afs to Be Invested in Electricity Production in Country-Tolo News
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) signed contracts for 10 electricity production and transmission projects on Thursday with both domest....

March 28, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , US , China , Russia , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , Bangladesh , Balochistan , Arakan army , BNP , Pakistan China , Electricity , LPG , National Adaptation Plan , Maldives-Bangladesh Relations , Ayeyarwady Villages.
Neighborhood News Digest - 27 March 2025

Afghanistan
Discussions about Reopening US Embassy in Kabul Ongoing: Mujahid- Tolo News
Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, told Al Arabiya that negotiations are ongoing for handing over the Afghan embassy i....

March 27, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Climate Change , Bhutan , USA , ISIS , Bangladesh , Arakan army , IMF , TTP , UK sanctions , Annual Awqaf Investments , Conscription Drive
Cyber Review - January 2025

National
MeitY organised consultation meeting on Draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025.
On 14 January, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) organised a consultation meeting ....

March 24, 2025 India , US , Cybercrime , UK , Spain , Bharat , Cyber , VIF Cyber Review , Deepfake , Digital Arrest , DeepSeek
Africa Now – (01-15 March, 2025)

OVERVIEW

This edition of Africa Now looks at significant developments across the African continent, focusing on security, politics, economy and foreign policy. Security challenges continue to persist with officials in Ethiopia's Ti....

March 21, 2025 India , US , China , Sierra Leone , Ethiopia , Africa , South Sudan , Egypt , Mauritius , Ukraine , ISIS in Syria , UK , Crisis , UN , Human Rights , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Mali , South Africa , India-Africa , Zimbabwe , Angola , Zambia , Lesotho , DRC , M23 , Senegal , Togo
Roundtable on ‘Navigating Complexities: India’s Strategic Ties with Taliban 2.0’

On 07 March 2025, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Roundtable on “Navigating Complexities: India’s Strategic Ties with Taliban 2.0”. The panel included Ambassador Jayant Prasad, Prof (Dr.) Raghav Sharma, Prof Bilquees ....

March 19, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Interaction , US , Afghanistan , NATO , Taliban 2.0 , Jayant Prasad
Current Geopolitical Trends and Impact on South Asia
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

(Given below is the presentation made by Dr. Arvind Gupta at the South Asia University on 12th March 2025)
Introduction
International politics is never static. A new geopolitical environment, based on a new bal....

March 18, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , US , China , Russia , Nepal , Bangladesh , Covid , UN , World Order , multipolarity , MAGA
Hamas-Pakistan Terror Nexus in PoJK: A Wake-Up Call for Bharat?
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

दुर्जनः परिहर्तव्यो विद्ययाsलंकृतोऽपि सन्। मणिना भूषितः सर्पः किम् असौ न भयंकरः॥ - ‘नीतीश�....

March 12, 2025 Terrorism , Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Israel , Pakistan , US , Iran , Kashmir , Terrorism , LeT , IM , JeM , POJK , Hamas , Mujahideen , Bharat , UAPA , SIMI
Neighborhood News Digest- 12 March 2025

Afghanistan
8 KM of TAPI Pipeline Installed in Afghanistan: Ministry -Tolo News
Homayoon Afghan, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, said that the construction of the TAPI project in Afghanistan has progr....

March 12, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , TAPI , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , BIMSTEC , Terrorism , Bhutan , Saudi Arabia , Bangladesh , Balochistan , UK , IMF , Oman , ISPR , LDC , Adani Group , Scam Centres , Cultural Industries Office (BCIO) , Justice for Myanmar (JFM).
Making Sense of Trump’s Ukraine U-turn
Abanti Bhattacharya Commentary

The US President Donald Trump’s friendlier stance towards the Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the one hand, and fiery altercation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on the other, has baffled the world. Within the US, the Democrats ha....

March 10, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US , Russia , Trump , Putin , NATO , Ukraine , Cold War
Neighborhood News Digest- 6 March 2025

Afghanistan
Mastermind of Kabul Airport attack transferred to the US-The Khaama Press
U.S. officials have confirmed that Mohammad Sharifullah, the individual accused of masterminding the suicide attack at Kabul Airport in Augu....

March 06, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , ISIS , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , International Court of Justice , India-Myanmar relations , ICJ , Kabul Attack , BNP , India-Sri Lanka , Global Terrorism Index , Myanmar-Russia , Gelephu Mindfulness City , Customs , Pakistan-Bangladesh , Gaza Reconstruction Plan , Arab League Summit , Fazlur Rahman.
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