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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

Neighborhood News Digest – 10 February 2023

Afghanistan

Putin Says Afghan Humanitarian Condition Has 'Deteriorated' – Tolo News

Russian President Vladmir Putin pointed out that the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan had deteriorated, with "four million" Afghans needin....

February 10, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Japan , Pakistan politics , ISIS , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Saudi , Taliban , Oil , Geopolitics , IMF , ISKP , Neighbourhood , Pakistan Economy , Business , Rohingyas , US-Nepal , Pak-Afghan

नेपाल की वाम सरकार पर चीन का दबाव

Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

चीनी दबाव

नेपाल में हाल ही में वाम गठबंधन की सरकार के बनते ही पड़ोसी मुल्क चीन ने नेपाल में अप....

January 18, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , China , Nepal , South Asia , BRI , Neighbourhood , Prachanda , Trans-Himalayan Connectivity

Geopolitical trends of 2021 and impact on India

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

3 January 2022 The year 2021 saw numerous upheavals and developments shaping the world and will certainly stand out as a difficult year with some promising developments. As the world steps into the new year, join Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF and....

January 08, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , China , Nepal , Indo-Pacific , Myanmar , QUAD , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Pandemic , Covid , Neighbourhood , Podcast , AUKUS

Likely Geopolitical Trends in 2022

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

We should expect a sharpening of great power rivalries and an increase in geopolitical tensions in 2022. If 2021 provides any indications, the world is likely to remain turbulent in the absence of credible mechanisms and effective cooperation to reso....

January 01, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , democracy , Indo-Pacific , Xi , Taiwan , West Asia , Taliban , Neighbourhood , Biden

Myanmar Round Up: June 2021

According to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), a non-profit venture that tracks conflict, some 58 defence forces have been formed across the country. The announcement of the ceasefire by the military was mere eyewash as the ....

July 12, 2021 Protests , sanctions , COVID-19 , refugees , United Nations , Neighbourhood , India in Myanmar , Myanmar Round Up , Military Coup , ASEAN role , civilwar , NUG

Myanmar Round-Up: May 2021

Since the military coup in February, Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared for the first time at a court on 24 May. Her lawyer stated that she was determined to defend the integrity of her political party. Myanmar military has branded the Nati....

June 09, 2021 Protests , sanctions , refugees , Neighbourhood , India in Myanmar , Myanmar Round Up , Military Coup , ASEAN role , civilwar , NUG

Sanctions: An Ineffective Tool in Myanmar

Dr Cchavi Vasisht Article

Imposing sanctions is not new to Myanmar and its economy and people. Since independence, the country has been under the impact of ethnic conflicts and a continuous fight for civilian versus the military rule. It took its worst shape in 1988, and sinc....

May 22, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , sanctions , Neighbourhood , India in Myanmar , Ineffectiveness , Political Tool , Economic Implications , Russiain Myanmar , ASEAN role , Japan in Mynamar , China role , Coup in Myanmar

Myanmar Round Up: April 2021

It has been three months since the military takeover, and the protest movements and civil unrest continues. More than a hundred protestors were killed in the violence inflicted by Myanmar’s military, and the military further expanded the internet s....

May 17, 2021 Protests , sanctions , refugees , Neighbourhood , India in Myanmar , Myanmar Round Up , Military Coup , ASEAN role , civilwar , NUG , Russia in Myanmar , Arria formula , CRPH

Discussion on India-Bangladesh Relations: Opportunities and Challenges

On 21 January 2021, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised VIMRASH on India-Bangladesh Relations: Opportunities and Challenges. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, introduced Md. Shahriar Alam, M.P. State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Go....

February 02, 2021 Vimarsh , Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , artificial intelligence , PM Modi , South Asia , Neighbourhood , India-Bangladesh , Telecommunications