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Neighborhood News Digest- 06 September 2024

Afghanistan

Kyrgyzstan Removes Islamic Emirate from Banned List-Tolo News

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate has praised the removal of its name from the list of banned groups by the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.....

September 06, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Kyrgyzstan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , technology , Bhutan , Supreme Court , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , SLPP , Caretaker government , Maldives-UAE , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , St Martin , Maldives-Kazakhstan , Bhutan’s National Service , Military Trial

Neighborhood News Digest- 20 May 2024

Afghanistan

Baradar: Baghlan Flood Disaster 'Severe,' Requires Immediate Aid-Tolo News

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, deputy prime minister for economic affairs, described the flood disaster in Baghlan (including casualties and d....

May 20, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , sanctions , India-Nepal , Saudi Arabia , Bangladesh , Tourism , Rohingyas , India-Myanmar , Opium , Upazila Polls , Baghlan , Maldives Debt , Bangladesh-Australia , UN Human Rights Office , Sri Lanka-Canada , Maritime Affairs , Nepal-EU

Neighborhood News Digest- 15 February 2024

Afghanistan

Meeting on Afghanistan Held in Bishkek, Islamic Emirate Not Present-Tolo News

The Meeting of EU and Central Asia Special Representatives on Afghanistan was held on Wednesday in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. T....

February 15, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Kyrgyzstan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Doha , EU , Tourism , COVID-19 , Min Aung Hlaing , PPP , Bangladesh-Myanmar , JI , Maldives Parliamentary Elections Maldives-Türkiye Relations , Russia-Nepal , Border Closures , Military conscription , Munich Security Conference , Presidential Election.

Neighborhood News Digest- 25 January 2024

Afghanistan

India sends 40,000 litres of Malathion to help Afghanistan combat locusts-The Khama Press

India has sent 40,000 litres of Malathion pesticide to Afghanistan via the Chabahar port to combat the locust menace. The Ag....

January 25, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Kyrgyzstan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , Pakistan Elections , Human Rights , Colombo port , Rohingyas , Nepal-India , Death Sentence , Russia-Myanmar , Cabinet , Energy sector , China-Maldives Relations , Xiang Yang Hong 03 , Online Safety Bill , Glaciers , Gyalsung , Agri-business

China: Daily Scan, September 26, 2022

Chinese FM expounds on right way for China, U.S. to develop relations in new era: Xinhuanet

September 23, 2022

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, making a keynote speech here on Thursday at the headquarters of....

September 26, 2022 Kyrgyzstan , Uzbekistan , BRICS , Srilanka , G20 , Weibo , WTO , China Daily Digest , Jiangsu , Renminbi

Sinostan: China's Growing Influence in Central Asia

Raffaello Pantucci

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, China had greater ambitions to establish cordial relations with newly independent CARs, which had not previously been the case due to Sino-Soviet animosity. In addition, the geopolitical vacuum left by the ....

September 07, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , China , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , BRI , Xinjiang , Uyghurs , Sinophobia , Podcast

Engaging Central Asia

Amb Ashok Sajjanhar Commentary

The five countries of Central Asia viz Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have been largely peaceful and stable since they attained independence on the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. There have been a few abe....

July 08, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , India , China , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Ukraine , Tajikistan

China: Daily Scan, June 3, 2022

China voices firm opposition to agreements with sovereignty implications between U.S., Taiwan region: Xinhuanet

June 2, 2022

Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, on Thursday expressed ....

June 03, 2022 Kyrgyzstan , Uzbekistan , Taiwan , Shanghai , China Daily Digest , Liaoning , Hainan , Sichuan

Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Implications for Central Asia

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background

Central Asia is geo-strategically significant for the Kremlin as the region border Afghanistan and Iran to the South, China to the East, and the Caspian Sea to the West. The Central Asian region is considered Russia’s sphere o....

April 19, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , economy , Uzbekistan , Ukraine , Tajikistan , Remittances , Eurasian Union , Labour Migrants , CSTO. Kazakhstan

How is Central Asia Reacting to Russia-Ukraine Crisis?

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background

Central Asia has recently been in the geopolitical spotlight with the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and political upheaval in Kazakhstan. Russia’s special military actions in Ukraine have once again drawn attention to Cen....

February 28, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , economy , Uzbekistan , Ukraine , Tajikistan , Remittances , Eurasian Union , Labour Migrants , CSTO. Kazakhstan