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Neighbourhood News Digest - 10 June 2025

Afghanistan

Nuruddin Azizi Leads Delegation to Tashkent- Tolo News

A high-ranking delegation of the Islamic Emirate, led by acting minister of industry and commerce, Nuruddin Azizi, departed for Uzbekistan today. With the aim ....

June 10, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , India-Myanmar ties , Arakan army , Tourism , Health sector , Tashkent , Digital transformation , drug trafficking , clean energy , AA , Maldives 2.0 , Economic Survey 2024-2025 , Overseas Pakistani

Nepalese Budget for 2020-21: More Figures than Solutions

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Article

On May 28, 2020, Finance Minister, Yubaraj Khatiwada, presented Federal Budget of Rs. 1,474 billion for the FY 2020-21 at a time when the entire nation is engulfed by coronavirus pandemic. In such an unusual period, expectations were that the budget ....

June 29, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , China , COVID-19 , Health sector , migrant workers , Nepal Budget , Agriculture sector , Infrastructure Development , Land Banks , Madhes region

Lockdown Week 2: Let us Think of Self-reliance

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

As India completes second week of the 21-day nationwide lockdown, the attention is now shifting to the post lockdown scenarios. Fresh thinking is required to rebuild India in the post-corona world. An indefinite lockdown is not possible. The lock....

April 07, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , agriculture , Health sector , National Health Mission , Tablihi Jamaat , Empower Group No. 6 , UN Office in India , Private sector , Start ups , Economic rejuvenation , Education sector , ICT infrastructure , Tele diplomacy

Opportunities in the Covid Crisis

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Every crisis comes with opportunities. The Covid-19 crisis presents the country with an unprecedented opportunity to have a hard look at the present state of the economy and think of strategies to strengthen indigenous R&D and manufacturing capabilit....

March 27, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , R & D , Covid 19 , Opportunities India , Rebuilding and reshaping economy , Health sector , manufacturing sector , Skilling & training , Telemedicine