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Neighborhood News Digest- 18 March 2025

Afghanistan

Signing of the Second Phase of Wakhan Road Contract-Tolo News

The signing of the construction contract for the second phase of the Wakhan road in Badakhshan province has been warmly welcomed by the residents of the....

March 18, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Constitution , Bangladesh , UNAMA , Immigration , Waziristan , BNP , India-Myanmar , US-Bangladesh , Wakhan , UN Human Rights Office , Adani Group , Bhutan-US , Border Fencing , Gas and Oil Reserves , Balochistan.

Shifting Dynamics: What a Second Trump Presidency Could Mean for US-Africa Relations

Umang Bhansali, Research Assistant, VIF Article

Presidential elections in the United States of America (US) hold profound implications for regions across the globe. Consequently, the outcome of US presidential elections has been closely observed by the African continent as well. With Trump coming ....

December 19, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Donald Trump , US Foreign Policy , Immigration , Global Trade , Biden Administration , critical minerals , AGOA , Project 2025 , US Africa Relations , Prosper Africa Initiative , Trade and Tariffs , African Growth and Opportunity Act , China and Africa Relations

Neighbourhood News Digest – 9 December 2024

Afghanistan

900,000 Migrants Returned from Iran, Turkey, Pakistan in 8 Months – Tolo News

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations has reported that in the past eight months of the current solar year, more than 900,000 Afg....

December 09, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Syria , CPEC , Bangladesh , China-Pakistan Economic Corridor , Imran Khan , India-Nepal relations , IMF , Humanitarian aid , Immigration , India-Myanmar relations , Nepal-China Relations , India-Bangladesh Ties , Interim Budget , Doha Forum , Bhutan Integrated Tourism Master Plan 2025-34 , Kalmykia , Nepal-US Relations , Public Debt Management Office , PDMO

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (15-21 January 2024)

Economic

China confirms GDP rose 5.2% in 2023 on higher government spending

China's economy grew 5.2% on the year in 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Jan 17, confirming an unusual early revelation Premier Li Qia....

January 31, 2024 North Korea , NATO , Immigration , NAM , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Liberal Democratic Party , Red Sea , China GDP , Japan Economy , Data Centers , Pakistan-Iran

The United States and the COVID Challenge: it’s Impact on the 2020 Presidential Election

Dr Harinder Sekhon Article

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the United States. In June, the US crossed the two million mark in infected cases and has reported over 117 thousand deaths. Of these, New York alone has recorded over 382,000 cases, far higher than most nat....

June 16, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Donald Trump , US elections , Pandemic , New York , US economy , Immigration , Paycheck Protection Program , COVID Challenge , US Demographics , US Unemployment , Great Depression , CARES Act , America's troubles , H1B Visas , Epicentres of the disease , Rural America.

Diaspora in Doldrums

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Covid 19 virus has brought the world to a standstill and imposed an overly defensive mode. Countries are cut off with one another with increasing restrictions on movement. Only stranded citizens or some special categories have been allowed to be repa....

April 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Trump , Indian Diaspora , COVID-19 , Immigration , Evacuation