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Neighbourhood News Digest - 01 February 2024

Afghanistan

China quietly expanding influence in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan – The Hindu

While most of the world treats Afghanistan's Taliban government as a pariah, China is growing diplomatic and economic links — and Kabul....

February 01, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , Nepal , Parliament , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Foreign Minister , Bhutan , sanctions , elections , Bangladesh , Taliban , BRI , al-Qaeda , Inflation , Emergency , PTI , TTP , junta , Universities , Myanmar Coup , medical evacuation , China influence , UNFAO , Gurkha , Ashoka Pillar

Neighborhood News Digest – 04 December 2023

Afghanistan

Kabul Rejects US Report on Al-Qaeda, Daesh in Afghanistan- Tolo News

On November 30, the US State Department released a report dated April 2023 that focused on terrorism in 2022 and which claimed that Al-Qaeda, Da....

December 04, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , United Nations Security Council , Nepal , Maldives , Kabul , Climate Change , Daesh , Nepal China , Bangladesh , New Delhi , Imran Khan , Bhutan elections , al-Qaeda , IMF , minorities , Colombo port , Myanmar military , PDP , Resistance , PM Kakar , cop 28 , Sri Lanka’s Northern Province , China land , Meetings , Maldives-India relations , China Myanmar

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - January 03, 2023

Afghanistan

Defense Ministry Rejects Pakistan Official's Remarks on TTP in Afghanistan: Tolo News

The Ministry of Defense reacted to recent comments by Pakistan’s interior minister about the presence of Tehreek Taliban Pakistan ....

January 03, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Nepal , economy , Afghanistan , Nepal elections , Bhutan , Nepal China , Balochistan , UNHRC , Imran Khan , al-Qaeda , Ceasefire , Inflation , TTP , Military Coup , Nepal India , Abdul Momen , Thailand-Myanmar , new austerity measure , David Cameron- Ranil Wickremesinghe , Gotabaya Rajapaksa- US citizenship

International Security: Review of 2020 & Projections for 2021

Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The year 2020 shall be recorded as an unprecedented year in the modern history of humankind. The outbreak of China-origin Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) has eclipsed the events in global security. On one side, the spread of coronavirus enforced....

January 18, 2021 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , India , Pakistan , Iran , Afghanistan , Islamic State , United States , al-Qaeda , International Security , Counter terrrosim , Review

West Asia Review - November 2020

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

ABSTRACT:

Even though sunset on Trump Presidency has begun the Middle East continued to engage his attention. His Secretary of State Pompeo visited the region especially Turkey, UAE, Saudi Arabia , Qatar and Israel to follow throu....

December 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Israel , Iran , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , al-Qaeda , G20 summit , UAE , Bahrain , Trump Presidency , NEOM , Palestinians , Belgium

US-Taliban troop withdrawal deal

Dr Yatharth Kachiar Article

After 18 months of negotiations, the US-Taliban signed the troop withdrawal deal in Doha on February 29 in the presence of representatives from 30 countries and international organisations, signalling the end of the 18-year old war in the country. Th....

March 02, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , India , Counter-terrorism , al-Qaeda , US-Taliban deal , troop withdrawal , Ghani government , intra-Afghan talks

Terrorism and Counter Terrorism: Review of Year 2019 and Projections for 2020

Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The year 2019 had significant developments in global terrorism. The review covers the important activities of terrorism and counter-terrorism (CT) around the globe. There have been ongoing conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Yemen which includes terrorist a....

January 22, 2020 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , Pakistan , national security , Counter-terrorism , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Srilanka , al-Qaeda , UnitedKingdom , IslamicState , al-Qaida

Radical Islam in the Maldives: Hotbed for al-Qa’ida and Islamic State

Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

In his address at the Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) in Male city, the Republic of Maldives (hereafter Maldives) on 04 September 2019¹, former Maldivian President—Mohamed Nasheed highlighted concerns over the emerging threat posed by radi....

October 16, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Article , Islamic State , Radicalisation , ISIS , Radical Islam in Maldives , al-Qa’ida , al-Qaeda , ISIL , India-Maldives Counter-Terrorism cooperation

Revival of Peace Initiatives in Afghanistan: Implications for India

Introduction

Seventeen years have passed since the American forces entered Afghanistan in October 2001 and ousted the Taliban. The massive crackdown forced the Al-Qaeda and the Taliban leaders to melt into Pakistan, where they replenished....

January 31, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , US , Taliban , al-Qaeda , Peace Initiatives in Afghanistan , Afghan National Army