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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
Nepal’s Prime Minister Dahal in Upbeat Mood about India Visit
Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

The Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to India for a four-day official visit between May 31 and June 3. Both the Nepalese and Indian sides have done major homework to make the visit fruitful. About his forthcoming visit to India, PM....

May 30, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , China , Nepal , Infrastructure , PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal , hydro power
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
Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 21, 2023)

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Operation Kaveri: India's call of duty to protect its citizens in....

May 29, 2023 China , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , Tunisia , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Rwanda , G7 , Algeria , Sudan , Haftar , Kenya , Somalia , coup , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Morocco , Congo , Nigeria , South Africa , Zimbabwe , Ghana , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Cameroon , Web3 , Operation Kaveri
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
Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 20, 2023)

Welcome to Africa Now, your weekly newsletter for Africa, presenting the most important developments in the continent - news that matters.

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Democracy at a Crossroads: The Quest for Hope in Sudan
Sudan is ble....

May 23, 2023 China , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , Tunisia , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Rwanda , Algeria , Sudan , Haftar , Civil war , Kenya , Somalia , coup , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Kishida , Morocco , Congo , Nigeria , South Africa , Zimbabwe , Ghana , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Cameroon , Web3 , Africa in India , Maharashtra , Türkiye
Neighbourhood News Digest – 17 May 2023

Afghanistan
'Afghanistan': Two-thirds of population face food insecurity – First Post
Two-thirds of Afghanistan’s population is food insecure, according to Human Rights Watch report. “Afghanistan has largely disappeared ....

May 17, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , economy , Australia , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , IMF , Food Security , Navy , Judiciary , Bangladesh-India , Deuba , ATB , LDC , Cyclone Mocha , Coal mine , Flights , Transmission corridor , Military law , Punjab province , Kulbhushan Jadhav
Neighbourhood News Digest – 16 May 2023

Afghanistan
Afghanistan Embassy in India rejects reports of Taliban appointing new Charge d’Affaires in Delhi – The Print
Afghanistan’s Embassy in India on Monday rejected “claims from an individual claiming to have ta....

May 16, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , sanctions , Supreme Court , elections , Bangladesh , Taliban , Imran Khan , Oil , Dollar , Bhutan politics , China border , Cyclone Mocha , Maoist cantonment , power sale , Tibet border , anti-corruption rally , Army Act , Coal mine , Tribal war , US statement , IMF.
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
Neighborhood News Digest – 15 May 2023

Afghanistan
Taliban urges Qatar to invest in Afghanistan – The Print
Taliban’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said that officials of the Afghan interim government in their meeting with the Qatari delegation who visited Kand....

May 15, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , Afghanistan , Foreign Minister , Bhutan , Bangladesh , LoC , Imran Khan , Covid , Baluchistan , Jaishankar , BNP , Sri Lanka-India , IMF bailout , Taliban-Qatar , Sections , China border , Pokhara Airport , Bhutan Refugee Scam , Ex-Deputy PM , Nepal protests , Pakistan protests , Pak Military , Sri Lanka-Australia
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