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US becomes world’s top LNG exporter – Reuters
The US emerged as the globe’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the global market in 2023, Reuters reported on Jan 03, citing tanker tracking and g....

January 17, 2024 South Korea , Iran , Bangladesh elections , NATO , Gaza , Locusts , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Red Sea , EVs , Patriot Missiles , Somaliland , Top LNG Exporter
Neighborhood News Digest – 23 November 2023

Afghanistan

Afghanistan returns 21 tankers of substandard oil to Iran – AA
Afghanistan on Wednesday returned 21 tankers of what it said was substandard oil imported from Iran. In a statement, the Afghanistan National Standar....

November 23, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Iran , Bangladesh elections , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , BRICS , Taliban , Imran Khan , SAARC , Social Media , refugees , Dengue , UN , Afghan , bitcoin , earthquake , COP28 , India-Myanmar , Karachi port , Maldives-UAE Relations , India-Sri Lanka ties , Ceylon Electricity Board , Domestic debt
Neighborhood News Digest – 07 November 2023

Afghanistan

Over 15,000 Afghan families expelled from Pakistan in 6 days – The Khaama Press
The de facto administration has announced that in the past six days, from the first of November until the 6th, approximately 15,270 ....

November 07, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Iran , Bangladesh elections , Sri Lanka , India-Nepal , Saudi Arabia , Taliban , IMF , Aid , Drugs , Nepal-China , earthquake , forex reserves , Myanmar India , Bhutan King , KPK , Afghan refugees , Tamil Nadu Fishermen , U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (US-DFC) , District Coordination Committee (DCC) , Sri Lankan Tamil , Regional connectivity , Golden Triangle
Neighborhood News Digest – 16 August 2023

Afghanistan
Ministry: Low Level of Water in Helmand River 'Alarming' – Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate's foreign minister expressed alarm over the Helmand River's lack of water. The ministry said in a statement that Iran's Te....

August 16, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , ASEAN , Bangladesh elections , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , China-Sri Lanka , Taliban Takeover , Blast , Russian oil , Helmand River , Bhutan credit , Emergency meeting , Flood alert , ECP , Arif Alvi , Sri Lanka Energy , Maldives-UAE , Landmine
Neighborhood News Digest – 31 July 2023

Afghanistan

29.2 million people projected to need humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan: UNICEF – The Print
In a recent report on Afghanistan, UNICEF said that over 15 million people are expected to experience food insecuri....

July 31, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Bangladesh elections , Bhutan , CPEC , energy , Humanitarian Assistance , Rohingyas , Sri Lanka Economy , UAE-Maldives , Pak economy , Afghan Airspace , Foreign Currency , LiFE Mission , KPK Blast , Manipur-Mizoram , France-Sri Lanka
Discussion on India-Bangladesh Relations in the Face of Upcoming Elections

On 08 May 2023, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk by Prof Sreeradha Datta under the Neighbourhood Studies Centre on "India-Bangladesh Relations in the Face of Upcoming Elections". At the beginning of the talk, Lt General....

May 23, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Panel Discussion , Interaction , Bangladesh elections , India-Bangladesh Relations , BIFPC
Neighborhood News Digest – 06 April 2023

Afghanistan
Taliban order bars Afghan women from working with UN – UN News
Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have issued an order banning women nationals who are UN staff members from continuing to work, the UN spokesperson sa....

April 06, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Russia , Bangladesh elections , Afghanistan , Bhutan , India-Nepal , Saudi Arabia , Taliban , Indus Water Treaty , Imran Khan , Tajikistan , World Bank , Women , UN , India-Bangladesh , India-Bhutan , Punjab elections , Bhutan Economy , India-Sri Lanka , Pakistan exports , EVM , Power Summit India-Myanmar , Mekong River , Anti-Terrorism Bill
Bangladesh : Leveraging its Locational Advantage
Dr Sreeradha Datta Commentary

India and Bangladesh recently made history. After years of discussion and negotiations the first land and air transshipment between them finally took place towards the end of 2018. The first bonded container 4.41 tonne cargo from Bangladesh moved thr....

January 11, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Commentary , Bangladesh elections , Indo-Bangladesh transport and economic partnership
Bangladesh Elections: Growing Influence of ‘Hefazat’
Abhijit Chakravertty Article

The announcement on October 26th at a party forum by Sheikh Hasina that the two foremost hard-line fundamentalist groups, viz. the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and the Hefazat-e-Islam(HeI), should be treated differently, was closely followed by t....

November 08, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Article , Bangladesh elections , Bangladesh Islamist hard-line party
Bangladesh: Demand for Elections under Caretaker Government
Dr Sreeradha Datta Article

Election times are quintessentially interesting, more so when some of the South Asian countries are involved. The element of unpredictability and host of other varied considerations surrounding any election in the region, makes these events an analys....

July 13, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Article , Bangladesh elections , Bangladesh caretaker government
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