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Neighbourhood News Digest - 09 July 2025

Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Population Estimated at 36.4 Million in 1404-Tolo News
Mohammad Halim Rafi, spokesperson for the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA), announced in a video message the estimated tota....

July 09, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , ASEAN , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Refugee , Bhutan , Punjab , Tajikistan , Sweden , Chin National Defence Forces
Neighbourhood News Digest - 03 July 2025

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Envoy Begins Moscow Mission as Ties Deepen-Tolo News
Gul Hassan Hassan, the ambassador of the Islamic Emirate in Moscow, has officially started his mission. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs considers....

July 03, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , ASEAN , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Badakhshan , National Assembly , Drought , SIDS , 7th Moscow Format , Afghan Envoy , NA , Small Island Developing States , Association of Southeast Asian Nations , Trade agreement , Frontier Constabulary (FC) , UN Security Council presidency.
Culture and Civilisational Digest : June - 2025

Rediscovery of Assam’s Daojali Hading Site unveils iron elements & 2,700-yr-old artefacts
A team of archaeologists, in collaboration with the District Museum, Haflong, has retraced its steps to Daojali Hading — an ancient Neolithic si....

July 03, 2025 Ayodhya , ASEAN , Ram Mandir , Vietnam , Buddhism , UNESCO World Heritage site , Archaeological Survey of India , Culture And Civilisation , Keeladi , Jagannath Rath Yatra , Saraswati River , Daojali Hading Site , Sacred relics of Lord Buddha , My Son Temple , Bodhi Yatra , Mekong-Ganga Cooperation , Agroha mound , Early Harappa , Pre-Prabhas Ware pottery , Louvre Museum , Indus Valley script , Shashtra Museum.
Neighbourhood News Digest - 13 June 2025

Afghanistan
Afghanistan Central Bank Collects 1.5 Billion Afghanis in Worn-Out Notes- Tolo News
Despite the growing challenge that worn-out banknotes pose to daily financial transactions, the Central Bank of Afghanistan has an....

June 13, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , ASEAN , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Human Rights , Drugs , IMF. , Maldives Inland Revenue Authority , MIRA , GDP Forecast , Good Governance Committee , GGC
Neighbourhood News Digest - 27 May 2025

Afghanistan
4th Antalya Conference on Afghanistan kicks off in Turkey-The Khaama Press
The fourth Antalya Conference on Afghanistan began in Turkey, focusing on civil society, democracy, women’s rights, and inclusive politic....

May 27, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , ASEAN , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Turkey , India-Maldives relations , PTI , World Bank Group , Myanmar-Russia Relations , Vision Document , Antalya Conference , Country Partnership Framework for 2025 to 2029 , Maritime Partnership , Monthly Indicators of Economic Growth , MIEG , Mutual Protection
Neighbourhood News Digest - 25 April 2025

Afghanistan
Mass Return: Over 130,000 Afghan Migrants Repatriated from Pakistan, Iran-Tolo News
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that over 130,000 Afghan migrants have returned from Pakistan and Iran between April ....

April 25, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , ASEAN , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Japan , European Union , Indus Water Treaty , OIC , Pahalgam , Maldives-Malaysia Relations
Neighbourhood News Digest - 22 April 2025

Afghanistan
Kazakh Deputy PM Leads High-Level Delegation to Kabul for Trade Talks- Tolo News
A high-ranking Kazakh delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Serik Jumanğarin, arrived in Kabul on Monday,....

April 22, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , ASEAN , Maldives , Myanmar , Kazakhstan , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Qatar , Syria , Rwanda , Tajikistan , Ceasefire , UAE , National elections , Scam Centres , Bhutan-Thailand Trade , Baloch Yekjehti Committee
Neighbourhood News Digest - 21 April 2025

Afghanistan
Pakistan’s Deputy PM Visits Kabul to Discuss Security and Trade- Tolo News
A high-level Pakistani delegation, led by Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan, arrived in Kabul to....

April 21, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , ASEAN , Maldives , Myanmar , Kazakhstan , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Turkey , oil prices , IMF , UAE , Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) , Maldives–UAE Relations , AJBAN 442A
Evolving Multipolar World Order: Opportunities and Challenges for Myanmar
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

(Given below is the keynote address delivered by Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow and Editor, VIF at “Forum on Myanmar beyond 2025: Challenges and Opportunities in the Multipolar World” held at Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on 21 March 2025) Exc....

March 27, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , India , ASEAN , Myanmar , Democratic transition , Multipolar
China’s 2024 Review and Outlook for 2025
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

In 2024, China commemorated the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, held from July 15 to 18, 2024, emphasized structural transformation, technological innova....

January 29, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , India , Russia , ASEAN , Xi , BRICS , Corruption , military , AI , GDI , CPC Third Plenum
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