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Neighborhood News Digest – 01 June 2023

Afghanistan
How a Covert Relationship With the Taliban Backfired for US Ally Pakistan – Bloomberg
About two weeks after the Taliban retook Afghanistan in 2021, the then head of Pakistan’s spy agency arrived at one of Kabu....

June 01, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Nepal , Protests , Maldives , Afghanistan , Bhutan , J&K , Japan , Imran Khan , Citizenship Amendment Bill , EU , North-East , UN , journalists , earthquake , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , India-Sri Lanka , PM Prachanda , Drug trade , Qatari PM , Chinese airports , Akhand Bharat , Energy sector , Negotiations Military courts , SIDS , US-Bangladesh , Bank Rate
Neighbourhood News Digest - 30 May 2023

Afghanistan
Iran vs Afghanistan: Why Helmand water-sharing dispute is boiling over, decades after treaty – The Print
With Afghanistan and Iran locked in a water dispute, tension between the two neighbours has escalated after....

May 30, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Nepal , economy , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , BrahMos , Imran Khan , BRI , COVID-19 , IMF , Neighbourhood , PM Oli , Mount Everest , UN , Norway , junta , Rohingyas , Crypto , Bhutanese Refugee Scam
Neighbourhood News Digest – 29 May 2023

Afghanistan
Kabul-Tehran issues can be resolved through talks: Afghanistan’s acting FM - Siasat
Tehran has been accusing Kabul of making excuses for giving Iran’s share in the water flow, but the Afghan side rejected the a....

May 29, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , elections , BSF , Bangladesh , Taliban , Imran Khan , Tourism , IMF , Budget , India-Maldives , Hydropower , WFP , import , Electricity , PM Prachanda , Cyclone Mocha , Afghanistan-Iran , King , Wangchuck , President pardon , May 9 , Pakistan High Commission , Fortify Rights , ASEAN-Japan
Neighbourhood News Digest – 25 May 2023

Afghanistan
Iran's water right issue: Tehran gives Afghanistan one month to resolve problem, says report - Wion
After the rise in tensions over Iran's water rights from the Helmand River in recent days, Tehran has now said tha....

May 25, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Doklam , elections , Bangladesh , Taliban , Singapore , Imran Khan , G20 , Crisis , Women , Trade Deficit , Pakistan Economy , MOU , PTI , Hydropower , India-Myanmar , Bhutanese Refugee Scam , Cyclone Mocha , Gross National Happiness , Grains , PM cabinet , Suicide bomb , Maldives-Hungary
Cyber Review - April 2023

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Quad nations will cooperate on information exchange to strengthen cyber defence.
The Quad nations— Bharat, Japan, Australia, and the United States (US) begun working on strengthening their coordination on the infor....

May 15, 2023 India , US , China , Digital India , cyber crime , UIDAI , Bharat , VIF Cyber Review , cyberattack , Apple , Biometric , NSO
Sudan Stuck amidst the Power Grab
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Sudanese have suffered a week long violence that was not seen before except in the Darfur some 20 years ago. This time it is the battle of supremacy between the current ruler military chief General Burhan and his rival deputy Gen Mohammed Hamdan Daga....

April 25, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , India , US , Arab League , Gen Burhan , Gen Hemedti , Rapid Support Forces Sudan
Neighborhood News Digest – 17 April 2023

Afghanistan
China eyes Afghanistan's lithium reserves, offers to invest USD 10 billion – The Economic Times
Taliban are simply not able to ensure security in places such as Kabul. The fact that ISKP has been increasingly able t....

April 18, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , Indo-Pacific , Maldives , agriculture , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Doklam , trade , Tamil , G20 , Tourism , World Bank , Neighbourhood First , IMF , UAE , Business , Rohingyas , Lithium , HRW , Bangladesh-India , Air space , Electricity , GoI , Airstrikes , AFF , Akmal Ameer , India wheat , Heat Wave , LDC , Cryptocurrency COVID-19 , South Korea—Nepal , OHCHR , Grenade attack , KPK
VIF Cyber Review: March 2023

NATIONAL
UIDAI and SETS collaborate to conduct R&D in deep technologies
The Society for Electronic Transactions and Security (SETS), part of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, and the Unique....

April 18, 2023 India , US , Australia , Digital India , Cybercrime , AI , UIDAI , IOT , Bharat , VIF Cyber Review , cyberattack , Hacktivism
Pentagon Leaks: The real embarrassment for US is that the leaks occurred, not their content
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The episode raises serious questions about how the Pentagon deals with classified documents. Meanwhile, the US will be relieved that bilateral relationships didn’t take a hit and that the leaks don’t alter the fundamental reality of the Ukrain....

April 14, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , US , World , Opinion , Pentagon , Pentagon leaks
Neighborhood News Digest – 12 April 2023

Afghanistan
United Nations to review presence in Afghanistan following Taliban banning women from working with UN Mission – The Hindu
The United Nations said, on April 11, it is reviewing its presence in Afghanistan after the T....

April 12, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Afghanistan , Kashmir , POK , Bhutan , Doklam , Japan , elections , Bangladesh , Buddhism , Taliban , Oil , G20 , UN , Women's Rights , Parwan , Elections. Sri Lanka
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