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Neighborhood News Digest- 24 July 2024

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Otunbayeva: Women Remain Integral Part of UN Operations-Tolo News
The UN Secretary General’s special representative and head of UNAMA Roza Otunbayeva said that women have remained an integral part of whatever the....

July 24, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , ASEAN , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Turkmenistan , India-Myanmar , China-Nepal , Maldives-China Relations , Sri Lankan Presidential Election , Bangladesh Quota Movement , IGP , Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) , 20th CPC Central Committee , China-Myanmar.
Neighborhood News Digest - 22 July 2024

Afghanistan
Public Health Minister's Switzerland Trip to Boost Health Collaboration- Tolo News
The Ministry of Public Health reported that Noor Jalal Jalali, the acting Minister of Public Health, has travelled to Switzerland a....

July 22, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Russia , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , IMF , minorities , India-Bangladesh , NUG , Nepal-China , South Africa , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , Maldives-China Relations , Gujarat , Quota Protest , Scams , Rubble , German Ambassador , Frankfurt
Neighborhood News Digest- 16 July 2024

Afghanistan
UN: Nearly 60% of Afghan migrants from Pakistan repatriated ‘forcibly’-The Khaama Press
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that over the past six months, 20,802 Afghan migrants ha....

July 16, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Kabul , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , UN , PTI , PML (N) , Maldives-India , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , China-Nepal , Russia-Myanmar. , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , International Court of Justice (ICJ) , Sikh , Bhutan Puna-II Project , Maldives-Nepal
Portents of the Xi-Putin Meeting of May 2024
Jayadeva Ranade Article

Summits between Russian President Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are invariably closely monitored in world capitals, especially since the onset of Russia’s war with Ukraine in 2022 and the two having declared a “no limits friendship”! C....

July 16, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , US , China , Russia , Xi Jinping , Putin , Europe , CCP , Taiwan independence
Neighborhood News Digest- 11 July 2024

Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Exports to Iran Reach $16 Million-Tolo News
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce states that Afghanistan's exports to Iran from the beginning of the current solar year until the 10th of Saratan (sola....

July 11, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , economy , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Constitution , Bangladesh , Panjshir , Bhutan Economy , Bangladesh-China , ECP , Chin , Maldives-China Relations , National Debt , Maldives-Sri Lanka Relations , Electric Vehicles (EVs) , ISI.
Deepfakes: A Threat to National Security in the Digital Era
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

मिथ्याज्ञानं तमोगुणः संशयात्मा यदा जायते। तदा जगदिदं सर्वं भ्रान्तं व्यामोहमोहितम्॥ (Engli....

July 11, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , India , Pakistan , US , China , economy , technology , Terrorism , Japan , AI , Political , Bharat , Cyber , ML , Deepfake , Unreal , GAN , Neural , Defence Security
Political Instability Resurfaces Again in Nepal
Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

Nepal, nestled between the two biggest Asian economies—India and China—is again witnessing political uncertainties. The ruling Left Alliance is on the brink of collapse following the withdrawal of support from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unifie....

July 10, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , China , Nepal , Nepali Congress , KP Oli , Nepal Communist Party , Maoist Centre , Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'
Strengthening Ties: PM Sheikh Hasina’s Strategic Visit to India
Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction
On 21 June the PM of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina arrived in New Delhi for a two-day state visit at the invitation of PM Narendra Modi, thus becoming the first leader to pay a bilateral state visit to India following the conclusi....

July 09, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Article , India , China , Bangladesh , Connectivity , Sheikh Hasina , Teesta River Project , Intra- Regional Trade
Neighborhood News Digest - 09 July 2024

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Arg: Japan Envoy Said Doha 3 Enhanced Interim Govt's Global Interaction-Tolo News
The Japanese ambassador in Kabul, in a meeting with Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, the Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs, said that ....

July 09, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Blue Economy , Bhutan , Japan , Bangladesh , Tourism , AI , IMF , Sri Lanka’s presidential election , Bhutan Economy , Coastal Shipping Agreement , Third Child Cash Policy , Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) , National Human Rights Council , Female Civil Servants , Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto , ATC
Neighborhood News Digest- 08 July 2024

Afghanistan
Changes in Govt Positions Announced by Islamic Emirate-Tolo News
Based on the decree of the leader of the Islamic Emirate, officials of various departments have been changed. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson f....

July 08, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , economy , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Inflation , UAE , Civil war , Bangladesh-China , Myanmar-China , Confidence vote , IMF. , ECP , Bhutan Innovation Forum , Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) , Tax
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