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Neighborhood News Digest - 02 January 2025

Afghanistan
UN Calls for Lifting Ban on Women Working in NGOs-Tolo News
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) has called for the repeal of the ban on women working in non-governmental organizations in A....

January 02, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Assam , IMF , Remittances , UN , war crimes , BNP , Kurram , Myanmar-China Relations , Fisherman issues , Foreign Currency Act , India-Myanmar Border Fencing , Red Tape , Samrang , Pension , 7th Agricultural Census 2025
Neighborhood News Digest - 01 January 2025

Afghanistan
Shah wa Arous Dam in Kabul Officially Opens With Ceremony-Tolo News
The Shah wa Arous Dam in Kabul was inaugurated today (Tuesday) by the Ministry of Energy and Water during a ceremony attended by the deputy prime ....

January 01, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , election , Bangladesh , Taliban , Cyber Attack , BNP , Census , OHCHR , Development Projects , Gelephu , Aragalaya , Wakhan , Tax , Kurram , Shah wa Arous Dam , Haj , Myanmar-Thailand Relations , Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Neighborhood News Digest - 31 December 2024

Afghanistan
Economy Ministry: 355 Development Projects Initiated This Year- Tolo News
At least 355 development projects have been initiated this solar year (1403) across various sectors in the country, with some already comple....

December 31, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Gwadar , Arakan army , Women , UAE , PTI , BNP , NPP , Development Projects , Saffron , Students Against Discrimination , Myanmar-Bangladesh Relations , Families
Neighborhood News Digest- 30 December 2024

Afghanistan
Pakistan's Rocket Attack on Afghan Mosque Kills 3 People- Tolo News
Residents of Dand-e-Patan district in Paktia province report that on Saturday, three people were killed and five others were injured when a rocket....

December 30, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Human Rights , India-Myanmar relations , Drones , Madrassa , BNP , Amu Darya , Quaid-e-Azam , Religious scholars , Gelephu Mindfulness City , Uruzgan , Myanmar-China Relations , Abu Dhabi Fund for Development , ADFD , Kam Air , Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) , Iran.
Collapse of the French and German Government:Turmoil in the EU’s Franco-German Engine
Dr Shreya Sinha, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

The European Union was born out of the ashes of World War II, and gained recognition as not just an economic alliance, but an overall integration project, fuelled by two of its biggest Member States- Germany and France. Former French President Jacque....

December 24, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , economy , Government , European Union , France , Germany , Franco-German engine , Integration.
Neighbourhood News Digest – 9 December 2024

Afghanistan
900,000 Migrants Returned from Iran, Turkey, Pakistan in 8 Months – Tolo News
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations has reported that in the past eight months of the current solar year, more than 900,000 Afg....

December 09, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Syria , CPEC , Bangladesh , China-Pakistan Economic Corridor , Imran Khan , India-Nepal relations , IMF , Humanitarian aid , Immigration , India-Myanmar relations , Nepal-China Relations , India-Bangladesh Ties , Interim Budget , Doha Forum , Bhutan Integrated Tourism Master Plan 2025-34 , Kalmykia , Nepal-US Relations , Public Debt Management Office , PDMO
The Challenges of Secularism and Governance in Nepal
Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

Nepal, a nation with deep-rooted cultural traditions, was declared a secular state in 2008 after centuries as a Hindu kingdom. This transformation, driven by ideals of equality and inclusivity, was expected to unify the country’s various religious ....

December 09, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , Nepal , economy , governance , Secularism
Polycrisis in Europe: Need for Rebuilding Resilience
Dr Shreya Sinha, Research Associate, VIF Article

The 2024 European Union parliamentary elections saw the continuation of a strong leadership, with Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president, Kaja Kallas as EU high representative, and António Costa as European Council president. Despite ....

December 06, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Article , economy , Europe , Leadership , Security , Population , energy , Crisis
Neighbourhood News Digest – 04 December 2024

Afghanistan
Foreign Ministry: Broad Relations with All Nations Sought, Including India– Tolo News
Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, Deputy Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, says that Afghanistan's interim government seek....

December 04, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Finance Minister , Imran Khan , illegal immigrants , World Bank , India-Bangladesh Relations , IMF , India-Myanmar relations , India-Bhutan Relations , India-Afghanistan relations , junta , Fifth China-Central Asia Foreign Ministers Meeting , Pakistan-Iran relations , Sri Lanka-Japan Relations
Neighbourhood News Digest – 02 December 2024

Bhutan
Health Minister responds to concerns over charges for off-hour healthcare services – The Bhutanese
During the 3rd Sitting of the Second Session of the Fourth Parliament, South Thimphu’s MP Tshewang Rinzin raised a....

December 02, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Bhutan , Ministry of Health , MoH , Arakan Army.
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