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Neighborhood News Digest – 15 February 2023

Afghanistan

Taliban Divided: Interior Min says Afghanistan in “intolerable” state, spokesperson rebuts – Firstpost

Haqqani’s comments came amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeo....

February 15, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Russia , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Japan , Pakistan politics , Daesh , elections , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Taliban , Turkey , Imran Khan , neighbours , IMF , Pakistan Economy , NUG , Drugs , Monarchy , BNP , Bhutan Economy , AL , UNICEF , Tamils , Arms Sales , Rampal plant , Jute

‘Round Table Discussion: India's Economic Engagement within its Neighbourhood’

On the 13th of June, 2022, The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a round table discussion on 'India's Economic Engagement within its Neighbourhood'. The session began with Dr Arvind Gupta's brief remarks on the nature and extent of India....

June 21, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Interaction , BIMSTEC , Economic , neighbours , SAARC

Priority issues for India in External Trade

Amb VS Seshadri

Four broad concerns capture the current context surrounding India’s external trade. First is our sluggish export performance for the last several years owing to global slowdown and also due to our declining competitiveness. With a share of 1.65 per....

July 29, 2019 Economic Studies , external trade , New Government , neighbours , WTO , FTAs , World goods exports , RECP , Trade Concerns , US-China Trade Tensions , E-Commerce

India's Relations with its SAARC Neighbours

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

India's relations with its SAARC neighbours have, over the decades, oscillated from very good to stressed barring Pakistan and Bhutan. With the former they have generally been very bad and with the latter very good. With the rest, notably Afghanistan....

July 23, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Maldives , Bangladesh , SAARC neighbours , neighbours , Srilanka , Maps , India Relations with its SAARC Neighbours , SAARC , Monograph