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Neighborhood News Digest – 06 October 2023

Afghanistan

80 Countries Condemn Diktats Against Women In Afghanistan: Report – NDTV

Around 80 countries condemned the diktats issued by the Taliban on Afghan women putting restrictions on them since the group returned to po....

October 06, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Taliban , World Bank , Air Pollution , Federalism , women rights , India-Bangladesh , NUG , India-Maldives , US Envoy , Rupee , Bangladesh-Russia , immigrants , India- Sri Lanka - China , Import ban , Clashes

Neighborhood News Digest – 29 March 2023

Afghanistan

The Taliban posted photos of hundreds of US military vehicles it said were abandoned in the chaotic pullout of Afghanistan and now form part of its army – Business Insider

The Taliban claims to have repaired and put....

March 29, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , SCO , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Doklam , elections , election , Bangladesh , Political parties , Taliban , Imran Khan , energy , World Bank , Air Pollution , Republicans , Education , Gwadar port , NLD , ADB , Drugs , Judiciary , BNP , Democracy summit , Oil Pipeline , Green Economy , Nepal cabinet

COVID-19 Pandemic and Lessons for Climate Change Responses

PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is simultaneously a public health crisis and an economic crisis. On the public health front, it has resulted in 21,527,747 total confirmed cases and 772,370 deaths in 188 countries as of 16 August ....

August 21, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , Climate Change , COVID-19 , Pandemic , lockdown , Green Recovery , Air Pollution , CO2 emissions , dirty recovery , clean and renewable energy , energy transition , low carbon economy , Paris Agreement 2015 , climate crisis , climate emergency

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 30, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Strategic

Is a Chinese BSL-4 Lab accidentally responsible for the pandemic?

There are two virus research-related facilities in Wuhan- Wuhan Institute of Virology and the other is the Wuhan Centre for Disease Prevention and Co....

April 30, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , Russia , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Wuhan Institute of Virology , BSL-4 Lab , Locusts , Oman , Green Recovery , Medical Waste , US GDP , Federal Reserve , Tax Havens , Amazon , Air Traffic , IATA , Shenzhen , Christian Drosten , Remedesvir , Air Pollution