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Neighborhood News Digest - 20 January 2025

Afghanistan
Trade between Afghanistan and Iran Increased by 84% Last Year-Tolo News
Hossein Roustaei, Iran's trade advisor, stated in an interview with Iranian media that trade between Afghanistan and Iran grew by 84% in 2024 ....

January 20, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , ASEAN , economy , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Tourism , UAE , junta , BNP , Sri Lanka-China , China-Bangladesh , National Debt , Kurram , Women Education , Myanmar – Russia , Mullah Abdul Kabir , Sufi
Myanmar's Evolving Landscape: Annual Review 2024 and Policy Prescriptions for 2025
Dr Cchavi Vasisht Article

The ongoing conflict in Myanmar is becoming increasingly complex, with concerns that it may 'risk becoming a forgotten crisis’ warned Julie Bishop, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Myanmar. The successes by the Three Brotherhood Allian....

January 17, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , ASEAN , EAOs , Civil war , NUG , India-Myanmar , China-Myanmar , FRM
China Preparing to Deal with Trump 2.0
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

“The ability to prevent defeat is your responsibility, while the opportunities for victory depend upon the enemy.” - Six Secret Teachings, Jiang Ziya As the world awaits another term of US President Donald Trump, the People’s Republic....

December 30, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , ASEAN , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , Trump , trade , tariffs , New Productive Forces , MFN
India-Indonesia Diplomatic Relations @75 Years: Strategic Cooperation Shaping Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific
Prof (Dr) Debasis Bhattacharya Article

As India and Indonesia commemorate 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations (1951-2024), it is time to celebrate the deep-rooted historical, civilizational, cultural, and economic linkages spanning for the last two millennia, which in turn lays stron....

December 27, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , ASEAN , Indonesia , SAGAR , Mahabharata , IPOI , Ramayana , 75th anniversary
VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (16-30 November 2024)

Defence

  1. India-Japan Memorandum of Implementation for Co-Development of Unicorn Masts for the Indian Navy.
  2. DRDO conducts successful flight-trial of India’s first long-range hypersonic mis....

    December 18, 2024 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , US , China , Nepal , ASEAN , Australia , Ethiopia , Defence , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , Maoists , Japan , LWE , Boko Haram , New Zealand , Korea , Navy , Malaysia , Kenya , Bharat , Philippines.
Neighbourhood News Digest – 16 December 2024

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Denounces Extension of UN Sanctions Monitoring Mission – Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate has condemned the extension of the UN Sanctions Committee’s monitoring mission, saying that sanctions on it....

December 16, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , ASEAN , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , CPEC , Bangladesh , China-Pakistan Economic Corridor , Thailand , Terror Financing , India-Sri Lanka relations , World Bank , Aid , UNICEF , USAID. , UN Sanctions Committee , National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology , NCHM , Bangladesh - East Timor Relations , Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences , CATAS , EU Air Safety List
Neighbourhood News Digest - 6 December 2024

Afghanistan
France condemns latest Taliban-imposed ban on Afghan women – UN Report
France has strongly condemned the Taliban's recent decision to ban Afghan women from working with the United Nations, describing it as a seve....

December 06, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , ASEAN , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Syria , Bangladesh , European Union , Bangladesh-India relations , EU , Tourism , Nepal-China Relations , India-Bhutan Relations , Awami League , Myanmar Junta , India-Myanmar , Nepal-Bangladesh , Pakistan-Saudi Arabia relations , Iranian Human Rights Organization , Bangladesh-US relations , Yungichhu Hydropower Project , Maldivies Exports , Aleppo , Cross-Border Energy Trade , CBET , Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations
The 21st Century: The Century of India and ASEAN - Modi’s Strategic Visit to Lao-PDR
Dr Gautam Kumar Jha Article

Modi's two-day visit during the second week of October to attend the 21st India-ASEAN and the 19th East Asia summits in Lao PDR on the invitation of Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone marked India's commitment to forge stronger ties with ASEAN amid an....

November 14, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , ASEAN , Singapore , Act East Policy , Brunei , Laos
Myanmar's Civil War: A Turning Point, or a Descent into Chaos?
Dr Cchavi Vasisht Article

Myanmar's civil war has taken a major turn. The rebels have scored big wins, pushing the military out of many border regions. The conflict has become increasingly militarised, with a rise in violence from both sides. The military's control is weakeni....

October 09, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , ASEAN , Myanmar military , Myanmar Civil War , Conflict in Myanmar
The Importance of Being Brunei
Amb Gurjit Singh Article

The Sultanate of Brunei is among the smallest countries of ASEAN with a high GDP. It follows a quiet diplomatic style. Brunei is different from other ASEAN countries in that it is a sultanate where all decisions are made by the Sultan who is also the....

September 17, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , ASEAN , PM Modi , Act East Policy , Brunei , Sultan
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