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Neighbourhood News Digest - 03 July 2025

Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate Envoy Begins Moscow Mission as Ties Deepen-Tolo News

Gul Hassan Hassan, the ambassador of the Islamic Emirate in Moscow, has officially started his mission. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs considers....

July 03, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , ASEAN , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Badakhshan , National Assembly , Drought , SIDS , 7th Moscow Format , Afghan Envoy , NA , Small Island Developing States , Association of Southeast Asian Nations , Trade agreement , Frontier Constabulary (FC) , UN Security Council presidency.

Neighbourhood News Digest - 05 June 2025

Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate Leader Stresses Sharia, Upholding of People's Rights- Tolo News

The leader of the Islamic Emirate, Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada, in a message on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, emphasized the implement....

June 05, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Maldives , Myanmar , UNSC , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , Arakan army , Badakhshan , Rural economy , Panjshir , Sharia , Nasheed , India. , Rakhine State , Australia-Maldives Relations , Bulgaria , Drug Crises , 2028 Presidential Elections

Neighborhood News Digest- 10 January 2025

Afghanistan

Muttaqi Highlights Islamic Emirate’s Economy-Focused Diplomacy in UAE Visit-Tolo News

Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated during his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that the ....

January 10, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , South Korea , China , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Japan , Bangladesh , Badakhshan , Germany , UAE , PTI , PPP , Rohingyas , Maldives-India relations , Foreign Reserve , July Uprising , Balkh , Bharat Heavy Electricals , Myanmar-Belarus , Rakhine State.

Neighborhood News Digest- 08 October 2024

Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate Refers to October 7 as "Dark Day" in Country's History-Tolo News

Twenty-three years ago, on October 7, 2001, the United States launched its airstrikes on Afghan soil. The Islamic Emirate, in recogni....

October 08, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Lebanon , Badakhshan , Sheikh Hasina , Ranil Wickremesinghe , Parwan , Maldives-India relations , Maldives Tourism , interim Government , Minority , Dark Day

Neighborhood News Digest- 08 May 2024

Afghanistan

Deputy PM Kabir: Participation in Global Forums Indicates Recognition-Tolo News

Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, the Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs, said that the invitation of the Islamic Emirate to global meetin....

May 08, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , Sri Lanka elections , World Bank , Badakhshan , PTI , Suu Kyi , India-Bangladesh , India-Bhutan , Thailand-Myanmar , Maldives-India relations , Boundary Dispute , Religion and Politics , Cambodia-Myanmar

Neighborhood News Digest- 24 April 2024

Afghanistan

OIC urges lift on Afghan women’s education, employment restrictions-The Khaama Press

The media center announced the meeting between Tariq Ali Bakheet, the special representative of the Organization of Islamic Coo....

April 24, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , economy , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Thailand , Doha , OIC , IMF , Badakhshan , Human Rights , Ebrahim Raisi , Shehbaz Sharif , India-Out Campaign , Parliamentary elections 2024 , Political; Prisoners , Sustainable Tiger Financing

Sino-Tajik Relations: An Unequal Partnership

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The narrative about the ‘peaceful Rise of China’ is ironic. China has border disputes with all its neighbours. Some of these issues have been addressed, while some still exist. For example, its border dispute with India is a critical issue affect....

August 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , China , Article , India , SCO , Afghanistan , military base , Soviet Union , Tajikistan , Debt Trap , Xinjiang , Badakhshan , Uyghurs , Border Dispute , Chinese Belligerence , investment and trade , Pamir Region

Chinese Activity in Central Asia; beyond Trade, Transport and Economy

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background

China has invested in energy, infrastructure, transportation, railways and roads, communications etc. in Central Asia. Recently, Chinese Huawei has signed around one billion deal with Uzbekistan for digitalization of the countr....

June 30, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , China , SCO , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , military base , Security , Tajikistan , BRI , COVID-19 , Kyrgyz Republic , Gas pipeline , Badakhshan , Loans , Grants , Debt repayment , Military Exercises