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Bangladesh’s Upcoming Election: Regional & Global Response
Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

The last date for the submission of nomination forms for the upcoming Bangladesh’s parliamentary election known as ‘Jatiyo Sangsad Nirbasan’ ended on 30 November confirming that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the leading Opposition Party i....

December 21, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Article , India , US , China , Bangladesh Nationalist Party , Bangladesh Election , Awami League
Neighborhood News Digest – 15 December 2023

Afghanistan
Pakistan punishes Kabul with Sirajuddin Haqqani ‘Disclosure’-The Khama Press
Pakistan has let out its worst-kept secret that the top mujahideen personnel of its anti-Russian and, later, anti-US campaigns in Afg....

December 15, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , US , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Pakistan Elections , OIC , refugees , Bangladesh Election , National Day , coup , China-Myanmar , Human Trafficking , Bilawal Bhutto , UNP , Afghan refugees , PM Kakar , Chinese Research Vessel , SJB , Sirajuddin Haqqani , Humanitarian , Budget 2024 , Hydrographic Surveys , Women Empowerment.
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
Venezuela-Guyana Standoff-another possible flash point in Latin America
Amb JK Tripathi Commentary

On Sunday, 3rd December, Venezuela declared, through a five- question referendum, that the Essequibo province of its eastern neighbour Guyana belonged to Venezuela following which the Venezuelan parliament passed a resolution on 6th December to annex....

December 13, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US , Oil , Guyana , Maduro , Territory dispute
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 – 01 December 2023

Afghanistan

Delegation of Religious Scholars of Islamic Countries Arrives in Kabul- Tolo News
A delegation of religious scholars from Islamic countries led by Dr. Ali al-Qaradaghi arrived in Kabul on Thursday to meet with the....

December 01, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , Nepal , ASEAN , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Climate Change , Bhutan , trade , elections , Punjab , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , Sri Lanka crisis , BRI , Sri Lanka elections , refugees , Manipur , Connectivity , Border Security Force , Laos , polls , PDP , ECP , Sustainable tourism , Gas prices , Israel-Palestine war , Project Portfolio Performance Review , Religious scholars , Assistance , Fiscal , Workers’ rights , Bangladesh border
Trends & Tribulations in the Indo-Pacific
Captain (Dr) Gurpreet Singh Khurana, Indian Navy (Retd) Article

(On August 8-10, 2023, Malaysia’s Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) conducted a seminal international conference called the 36th Asia-Pacific Roundtable.[1]

November 22, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , India , US , China , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , South China Sea , Taiwan , Multilateralism , COC
VIF News Digest : National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, (01 – 15 November 2023)

Defence

  1. 15th India-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue.
  2. Maritime Security Meeting between Indian Navy and Sri Lankan Navy.
  3. IAF Contingent Participates in Dubai Ai....

    November 22, 2023 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Pakistan , US , Maldives , Afghanistan , Kashmir , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , LWE , Indian Navy , LeT , JeM , IslamicState , al-Qaida , IAF , Nigeria , 2+2 , DRC , Islamic , Bishnoi , Narcotic , Indian Coast Guard , Bangladesh Navy , India-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue , Dubai Air Show , Sri Lankan Navy , BongosagarBharat , HuT , KFF
West Asia Roundup: October 2023

Abstract
7th October became the ‘Black day ‘ as the Hamas militants launched an unprecedented attack on the Israelis killing nearly 1400 civilians and military personnel and taking over 250 hostages of all ages after breaching the sup....

November 21, 2023 US , Iran , Saudi Arabia , Hezbollah , Hamas , West Asia Round Up , Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) , Palestinian Authority (PA)
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (23-29 October 2023)

Economic

China Engages in First US Farm-Goods Signing Ceremony in Six Years
Chinese grain companies participated in a formal contract-signing ceremony for the purchase of US farm goods for the first time since the Trump-era tr....

November 13, 2023 US , EU , Gaza , AI , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Hamas , Gold Prices , Japanese Economy , Trans Caspian Pipeline , Global Gateway , Xi-Biden Summit
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