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Neighborhood News Digest - 25 November 2024

Afghanistan
Iran's Foreign Minister Appoints Alireza Bigdeli as Ambassador to Kabul-Tolo News
Iran's Foreign Minister has dismissed the ambassador and special representative of the country's president for Afghanistan and appoi....

November 25, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , economy , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Saudi Arabia , election , Bangladesh , Tourism , IMF , PTI , India-Sri Lanka , China-Bangladesh , Bhutan-India Relations , Kurram , LDC Status , Constitutional Amendment
Project 2025: Potential Implications for U.S. - India Relations

Voters in the U.S. will go to the polls on November 5 to elect their next president. The election was initially meant to be between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. However, President Biden ended his campaign in July and endorsed Vice-Presiden....

October 24, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , US , US elections , US Congress , Trump administration , President Biden , Project 2025
Project 2025: What a Trump Administration Portends for India

As the US Presidential race reaches the home stretch, the political rhetoric becomes shriller, accentuating the polarization in American society. Almost every major US media outlet has become an extension of one or the other campaign. Channels piousl....

October 22, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , India , US , US elections , US Congress , Trump administration , President Biden , Project 2025
Taiwan’s Tipping Point
Rup Narayan Das Article

As Taiwan, officially known as Republic of China, celebrants its ‘Double Ten’ National Day on 10 October, there is gnawing anxiety of its existential survival since Chiang Kai-shek, its founding father, broke away from the mainland to proclaim Pe....

October 10, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , China , Taiwan , Nixon , KMT , Kissinger , CCP Mao Zedong , Chips Act , Shanghai Communique , Taiwan Strait Crisis
Africa Now (15-30 September, 2024)

OVERVIEW

The African continent continues to experience dynamic changes, with major developments across political, economic, and social spheres. From democratic developments to critical economic reforms, African nations are navigating a ra....

October 03, 2024 US , China , Liberia , Ethiopia , Africa , Terrorism , Tunisia , Egypt , Rwanda , EU , IMF , UNGA , Sudan , Food Security , UAE , Kenya , VIF Africa Now , Mali , South Africa , Uganda , DRC , Maritime Corporation , Chad , Sierra Leone Somalia , M23 Rebel , Debt for Nature Swap , EESC , AU-ECOSOCC , African Lion 2025 , India-EU Water Partnership , Digital System Payment System , Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo , ADD Expo , INS Talwar , Climate Change.
Neighborhood News Digest - 03 October 2024

Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Exports to Pakistan Decline in the Current Solar Year-Tolo News
The Afghanistan-Pakistan Joint Chamber of Commerce reports that from the beginning of Hamal (solar calendar) to the 10th of Mizan (sol....

October 03, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Russia , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , IMF , Inflation , Middle East , Malaysia , India Bhutan , Sri Lanka Election , RMG , India Sri Lanka , State Reform , Afghan Railways , Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh , ISIS terrorist group
Africa Now (1-15 September, 2024)

OVERVIEW
The African continent witnessed significant developments over the past two weeks. The continent faces numerous challenges, including poverty, political instability, health crises, etc. The current Africa Now sequel highlights rec....

September 30, 2024 India , US , China , Africa , South Sudan , Egypt , Turkey , World Bank , Algeria , Germany , VIF Africa Now , Senegal , Chad , Central African Republic , Comoros , New Development Bank UNSC , Forum on China Africa Cooperation , India Egypt , U.S. India-Tanzania Triangular Development Partnership , India South Africa , Trusted Tour Operator Scheme , India Brazil South Africa Maritime
Neighborhood News Digest - 27 September 2024

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Reshuffles Interim Cabinet-Tolo News
According to the decree of the leader of the Islamic Emirate, new appointments have been made in the interim government cabinet. The spokesperson of the Islamic ....

September 27, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Russia , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Azerbaijan , World Bank , IMF , UN , SJB , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , Maldives-China Relations , Maldives-Indonesia Trade , Interim Cabinet , Regional Systematic Observations Financing Facility
Neighborhood News Digest- 26 September 2024

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Denies Women's Rights Violations amidst Intl Concerns-Tolo News
Hamdullah Fitrat, Deputy Spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate, has denied the violation of women's rights in the country and stated tha....

September 26, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , BRICS , Bangladesh , EU , IMF , Inflation , UN , India-Bangladesh , Rohingyas , India- Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) , Sri Lanka General Election , United States Agency for International Development (USAID) , Bhutan Paro , Constitutional Courts , PML-N.
Israel’s conundrum about the Day after Scenario in Gaza Strip
Dr Hirak Jyoti Das, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Israel's security policy has been influenced by a deep sense of regional isolation, vulnerability and asymmetry in terms of small territorial size, limited population, lack of strategic depth, diplomatic weaknesses, limited strategic and economic ass....

September 25, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Israel , US , Joe Biden , Hamas , Palestinian Authority , Benjamin Netanyahu , Abdel Fattah el-Sisi , Philadelphi corridor , Rafah corridor
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