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Neighborhood News Digest - 03 April 2024

Afghanistan
Russia Considers Removing 'Taliban' From Terrorist List-Tolo News
TASS news agency reported on Monday that the Russian foreign ministry is considering removing the "Taliban" from the list of terrorist groups. Accor....

April 03, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , ASEAN , economy , Sri Lanka , BIMSTEC , Bhutan , Bangladesh , SAARC , Tourism , World Bank , UN , Nuclear Power Plant , HR , Maldives Economy , Katchatheevu island
Neighborhood News Digest - 02 April 2024

Afghanistan
CNN: ‘Taliban’s Pashto chauvinism helps ISIS-K’ recruitment from other ethnic groups-The Khama Press
Edmund Fitton-Brown, a senior adviser to the New York-based Counter Extremism Project, told CNN that ISIS-K....

April 02, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Taliban , Cyber Security , Remittances , Inflation , UN , Civil war , PTI , Nepal-China , Nepal-India , Myanmar-India , Katchatheevu island , India-Out Campaign , Historical Artefacts , Omar Ayub , Visa-Free entry , Anti-Defection Law
Neighborhood News Digest- 01 April 2024

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Confirms Detention of Two US Citizens- Tolo News
Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, told TOLO news that two American citizens and some other foreign nationals are currently de....

April 01, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , US , Nepal , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Maritime Security , Bhutan , trade , Bangladesh , Nepal-China Relations , Iran Sharia , Allied forces , Junta Authorities , Maldives-China Defence Agreement , International Solar Alliance (ISA) , Katchatheevu island , India-Out Campaign , Regional Cooperation.
Sri Lanka: Is the Worst Over?
Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

Sri Lanka is in the process of economic recovery after the Island nation was hit by a severe economic crisis in 2022—the worst since its independence— resulting from poor governance, mismanagement, weak fiscal/monetary policy choices and the havo....

January 23, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article , China , economy , Sri Lanka , RCEP , India- Sri Lanka , Tamil reconciliation
Neighborhood News Digest – 19 January 2024

Afghanistan
Women’s Rights fully secured in Afghanistan: Taliban leader-The Khama Press
Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban leader, has claimed in his latest statements that women’s rights in Afghanistan have been fu....

January 19, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bangladesh , EU , Sri Lanka’s presidential election , Inflation , India-Maldives relations , China-Bhutan , Davos , Circular Debt , NAM summit
Neighborhood News Digest- 18 January 2024

Afghanistan
UNICEF Announces 950 Community-Based Education Classes- Tolo News
UNICEF announced the establishment of 950 new community-based education classes in Afghanistan with the cooperation of South Korea. UNICEF has said ....

January 18, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , South Korea , economy , Maldives , Iran , Mizoram , Afghanistan , Bhutan , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Pakistan Elections , Inflation , Kuwait , BNP , Maldives Tourism , Sri Lanka’s Election , Ministers , Iran air strikes , Pakistan retaliate , 19th Summit of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) , Nepal-Uganda , Ram Temple , Myanmar Refugees , Wa State
Neighborhood News Digest – 16 January 2024

Afghanistan
Torkham Crossing Blocked for 3rd Day, Drivers Call for Its Reopening- Tolo News
Following the blockage of Torkham crossing for three consecutive days, truck drivers called on the Islamic Emirate and Pakistani to si....

January 16, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , economy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , elections , Bangladesh , Presidential election , LTTE , Taliban , Arakan army , One China policy , Awami League , Nepal-India , BNP , China-Myanmar , China-Nepal , Remittance , Myanmar-India , SIFC , Senate
Achievements and Potential of Economic Cooperation Between India and Russia
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

India today is the fastest-growing economy in the world, with a strong outlook of 7-8 per cent growth rates for the coming decade. Russia, despite having become the most sanctioned economy in the world, has shown uncommon resilience and returned to p....

January 10, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , economy , Connectivity , Payments , Russia in India , India in Russia , Act Far East policy
Neighborhood News Digest- 04 January 2024

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Estimates Daesh Numbers in Afghanistan around 80- Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said that the Daesh has been suppressed in Afghanistan and that between 70 to 80 Dae....

January 04, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Daesh , ISIS , India-Nepal , United States , Imran Khan , Pakistan Elections , TBA , Tourism , Election Commission of India , Islamabad , Sri Lankan Economic Crisis , Chinese Research Vessel , Bangladesh National Election , Herat , India-Maldives defence ties , NUG-China , Sri Lanka-Myanmar
Neighborhood News Digest – 21 December 2023

Afghanistan
Haqqani Welcomes Recommendations of Turkish Scholars-Tolo News
The Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, in a meeting with a delegation of religious scholars from Turkey, said their recommendations for stren....

December 21, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , democracy , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nawaz Sharif , Imran Khan , UN General Assembly , Bangladesh Election , Awami League , Kuwait , COP28 , Forests , Bhutan Prince , Maldives-Mauritius , Foreign Reserve , Digital development , Highway , Ethnic
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