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Neighborhood News Digest- 15 February 2024

Afghanistan
Meeting on Afghanistan Held in Bishkek, Islamic Emirate Not Present-Tolo News
The Meeting of EU and Central Asia Special Representatives on Afghanistan was held on Wednesday in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. T....

February 15, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Kyrgyzstan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Doha , EU , Tourism , COVID-19 , Min Aung Hlaing , PPP , Bangladesh-Myanmar , JI , Maldives Parliamentary Elections Maldives-Türkiye Relations , Russia-Nepal , Border Closures , Military conscription , Munich Security Conference , Presidential Election.
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- 17 January 2024

Afghanistan
Wakhan Corridor officially connects Afghanistan to China: Taliban- The Khama Press
A report from Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province confirms that Afghanistan is now officially linked to China via the Badakhshan pr....

January 17, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Army , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , CPEC , Bangladesh , Taliban , Imran Khan , EU , Tourism , Taxes , EEZ , Rohingyas , China-Nepal , Foreign loan , Tea Trade , Sagaing , Maldives-China Tourism , Male Mayor elections.
Neighborhood News Digest- 10 January 2024

Afghanistan
Afghanistan Humanitarian Needs in 2024 Require $3.06 Billion: OCHA- Tolo News
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that of the 23.7 million people in need of life-savin....

January 10, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , ASEAN , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Kabul , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , elections , Hafiz Saeed , EU , United Nations , Navy , Special Envoy , Nepal-India , Prisoners , Bangladesh National Election , China-Maldives Relations , Sri Lankan Election , Maldives Tourism , Tshering Tobgay , Turkey-Saudi , Nepal- Russia
Assessing Ten Years of Belt and Road Initiative
Commodore Gopal Suri

With China's economy growing at a significantly slower pace than it was a decade ago, Beijing's willingness and ability to continue pouring money into the BRI has been a matter of speculation. But Xi seems to have doubled down on his signature progra....

January 04, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , India , US , Belt and Road Initiative , Xi Jinping , CPEC , South Asia , EU , Podcast , 3rd Belt and Road Forum , Indebtedness
Neighborhood News Digest – 05 December 2023

Afghanistan

The Vienna Conference: Amplifying Anti-Taliban Voices for Democracy- Hasht e Subh Daily
The Vienna Conference, organized by the Austrian Institute for International Affairs, is being held for the third time from D....

December 05, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Japan , Bangladesh , Political Violence , Taliban , Imran Khan , EU , Tourism , IMF , SDG , Aid , ADB , imports , Khalistan , Maldives-India relations , Carbon negative , Sajid Mir , Asian Development Bank , Chagos Island.
Neighborhood News Digest – 30 November 2023

Afghanistan
Stanikzai: Afghan Embassy in India to Reopen in Coming Days- Tolo News
Following the halting of operations of the Afghan embassy in India, now Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, sai....

November 30, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , embassy , Sri Lanka , UNESCO , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , elections , Election Commission , Security , Taliban , European Union , Imran Khan , EU , refugees , Bangladesh Election , PTI , junta , naval , Ethnic groups , cop 28 , Maldives-Turkey talks , People’s National Front (PNF) , Carbon Neutrality , Stocks , Axiata , Consulate , IMF loan , Organic fertilizer
Neighborhood News Digest – 29 November 2023

Afghanistan

Extraction to Begin at 8 New Wells in Amu Oil Field-Tolo News
The commencement of oil extraction from eight new wells in the Amu oil field was inaugurated on Tuesday in Sar-e Pul province. The ceremony was attende....

November 29, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , China , Nepal , ASEAN , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Taliban , Imran Khan , EU , dialogue , UAE , Bangladesh Election , PTI , debt restructuring , BNP , Amu Darya , Afghan refugees , PM Kakar , Maldives-Turkey talks , People’s National Front (PNF) , Jajarkot Earthquake , Election blackout , Carmon neutral , Electricity exports , Cypher case , Fisherman , Oil Field , Investment Myanmar.
Russia’s Fuel Export Ban and its Implication for Africa and Beyond
Samir Bhattacharya Article

Background
On September 21, by a decree signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Russia banned the export of all types of diesel, including summer, winter and Arctic blends, as well as heavy distillates, including gasoline and diesel.<....

November 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Russia , Article , India , China , Russia , Africa , Putin , Energy Security , Ukraine , EU , energy , Export ban
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (23-29 October 2023)

Economic

China Engages in First US Farm-Goods Signing Ceremony in Six Years
Chinese grain companies participated in a formal contract-signing ceremony for the purchase of US farm goods for the first time since the Trump-era tr....

November 13, 2023 US , EU , Gaza , AI , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Hamas , Gold Prices , Japanese Economy , Trans Caspian Pipeline , Global Gateway , Xi-Biden Summit
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