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Neighborhood News Digest – 23 June 2023

Afghanistan

“Afghanistan again becomes epicentre of terrorism,” says Vladimir Voronkov – The Print
Afghanistan again becomes the epicentre of terrorism, said Vladimir Voronkov. Voronkov was addressing a conference on W....

June 23, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Terrorism , sanctions , Taliban , Imran Khan , IMF , UN , Afghan women , India-Bangladesh , IORA , Drugs , India-Maldives , India-Myanmar , US-Myanmar , Citizenship bill , SDG Index , Accountability deficit , Fuel shortages , Bhutan exports , Karachi port
Neighborhood News Digest – 21 June 2023

Afghanistan

Pakistan uses various tools to disturb tribals along border with Afghanistan: Report - The Print
Pakistan’s policy of disturbing the tribal people along its border regions with Afghanistan has many dimensions, A....

June 21, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , BIMSTEC , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Taliban , Yoga , Imran Khan , refugees , IMF , UAE , junta , Shehbaz Sharif , execution , Nuclear Power Plant , fghanistan , Gender Apartheid , National Identity Bill , Mural , Naval Ships
Neighborhood News Digest – 20 June 2023

Afghanistan

Restrictions on women, girls should be removed in Afghanistan: UN – Business Standard
Representatives from several countries at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) criticized the humanitarian situati....

June 20, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , ASEAN , Afghanistan , Bhutan , UNHRC , Taliban , Imran Khan , Tourism , World Bank , IMF , UN , women rights , Durand Line , PTI , India-Myanmar , India-Sri Lanka , PM Prachanda , NTPC , Movie ban , Hindu Statehood , PM Shehbaz Sharif , Exchange rate , Digital Education
Pakistan’s Deepening Crisis and Budget
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Pakistan’s Finance Minister Dar presented the budget for FY 2023-24 on 9th June. Pakistan follows July to June budget cycle. There does not appear to be any serious attempt by the PDM government to address the serious economic crisis the country fa....

June 16, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Article , Imran Khan , IMF , Debt Trap , defence budget Pakistan
Neighborhood News Digest – 02 June 2023

Afghanistan
Australia’s most decorated war veteran unlawfully killed prisoners in Afghanistan, judge says – The Hindu
Australia’s most decorated living war veteran unlawfully killed prisoners and committed other war cri....

June 02, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Nepal , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Pakistan Army , Imran Khan , Media , IMF , MOU , Drugs , LNG , Electricity , India-Sri Lanka , UNDP , PM Prachanda , Bank Rate , Australian vet , India aid , FM Muttaqi , Cash Crop , Internet , agreements , Pakistan Punjab , Bangladesh-Qatar , Per Capita , Smart Bangladesh , eFaas , drug regulation , Hunger Hotspots
Neighbourhood News Digest - 31 May 2023

Afghanistan
India strengthens soft power in Afghanistan, sidelining Pakistan: Report - ANI
India is strengthening its soft power in Afghanistan by providing critical aid through Iran, thereby side-lining a once essential Pakis....

May 31, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Russia , Nepal , economy , agriculture , Bhutan , elections , Taliban , Imran Khan , religion , Terrorist , IMF , Prachanda , presidential polls , India-Myanmar , Sri Lanka-India , Sri Lanka-China , Bangladesh-US , Bhutanese Refugee Scam , Mt Everest , Afghanistan-India , Adani ports , Defections , Maldives-Sri Lanka , GNH , Literacy , Fiscal 2023-24 , British Army Chief
Neighbourhood News Digest - 30 May 2023

Afghanistan
Iran vs Afghanistan: Why Helmand water-sharing dispute is boiling over, decades after treaty – The Print
With Afghanistan and Iran locked in a water dispute, tension between the two neighbours has escalated after....

May 30, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Nepal , economy , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , BrahMos , Imran Khan , BRI , COVID-19 , IMF , Neighbourhood , PM Oli , Mount Everest , UN , Norway , junta , Rohingyas , Crypto , Bhutanese Refugee Scam
Neighbourhood News Digest – 29 May 2023

Afghanistan
Kabul-Tehran issues can be resolved through talks: Afghanistan’s acting FM - Siasat
Tehran has been accusing Kabul of making excuses for giving Iran’s share in the water flow, but the Afghan side rejected the a....

May 29, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , elections , BSF , Bangladesh , Taliban , Imran Khan , Tourism , IMF , Budget , India-Maldives , Hydropower , WFP , import , Electricity , PM Prachanda , Cyclone Mocha , Afghanistan-Iran , King , Wangchuck , President pardon , May 9 , Pakistan High Commission , Fortify Rights , ASEAN-Japan
Neighbourhood News Digest – 19 May 2023

Afghanistan
Children bearing the brunt of Afghanistan crisis: UNICEF - UN
This year, some 2.3 million Afghan boys and girls are expected to face acute malnutrition. Of this number, 875,000 will need treatment for severe acute....

May 19, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , democracy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , BRICS , Bangladesh , Taliban , Imran Khan , BRI , WHO , IMF , Women , cryptocurrency , UN , Pakistan Economy , Economic crisis , Human Rights , IORA , Sri Lanka-India , Human Trafficking , Pakistan blast , Hypertension , Diabetes , Bhutanese Scam , Lahore , Sri Lanka-Brazil
Neighbourhood News Digest – 17 May 2023

Afghanistan
'Afghanistan': Two-thirds of population face food insecurity – First Post
Two-thirds of Afghanistan’s population is food insecure, according to Human Rights Watch report. “Afghanistan has largely disappeared ....

May 17, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , economy , Australia , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , IMF , Food Security , Navy , Judiciary , Bangladesh-India , Deuba , ATB , LDC , Cyclone Mocha , Coal mine , Flights , Transmission corridor , Military law , Punjab province , Kulbhushan Jadhav
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