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Neighborhood News Digest – 21 June 2023

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Pakistan uses various tools to disturb tribals along border with Afghanistan: Report - The Print
Pakistan’s policy of disturbing the tribal people along its border regions with Afghanistan has many dimensions, A....

June 21, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , BIMSTEC , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Taliban , Yoga , Imran Khan , refugees , IMF , UAE , junta , Shehbaz Sharif , execution , Nuclear Power Plant , fghanistan , Gender Apartheid , National Identity Bill , Mural , Naval Ships
Neighbourhood News digest – 27 April 2023

Afghanistan
UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023 - Yahoo
Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in humanitarian aid from the international community this year for nearly 24 million people in need, the U.N.'s humanit....

April 27, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , economy , Indo-Pacific , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Saudi Arabia , Tourism , Covid , IMF , UN , Exports , UAE , Gen Bajwa , Prachanda , border issue , Commonwealth , India-Myanmar , Bangladesh-India , RSP , Bangladesh-Japan , Rupee , NRI , Japan-Myanmar , Children , Pakistan Chief
Neighborhood News Digest – 17 April 2023

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China eyes Afghanistan's lithium reserves, offers to invest USD 10 billion – The Economic Times
Taliban are simply not able to ensure security in places such as Kabul. The fact that ISKP has been increasingly able t....

April 18, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , Indo-Pacific , Maldives , agriculture , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Doklam , trade , Tamil , G20 , Tourism , World Bank , Neighbourhood First , IMF , UAE , Business , Rohingyas , Lithium , HRW , Bangladesh-India , Air space , Electricity , GoI , Airstrikes , AFF , Akmal Ameer , India wheat , Heat Wave , LDC , Cryptocurrency COVID-19 , South Korea—Nepal , OHCHR , Grenade attack , KPK
Neighborhood News Digest – 08 February 2023

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Turkiye, UAE to reduce missions in Afghanistan over 'security concerns' – Middle East Monitor
The embassies of Turkiye and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Afghanistan intend to trim down their missions due to secu....

February 08, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Russia , Afghanistan , Bhutan , sanctions , Pakistan politics , elections , election , Bangladesh , Taliban , IMF , Exports , Journalism , Human Rights , UAE , 13th Amendment , Adani , Bhutan Economy , Turkey aid , Pervez Musharraf , Indo-Pak , Electricity , 15th Amendment , Sri Lanka Economy , Paris Club , Famine , Gun Licenses , Peshawar , India Bhutan , Tea
India and Egypt – Finding Strategic Convergence
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

As the global churn is yet to spring some sense of stability New Delhi has been in an overdrive to identify and nurture key partnerships across geographies since its strategic autonomy and consistent principled policies in international discourse hav....

January 23, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , India , Egypt , Muslim Brotherhood , President Sisi , UAE , G 20 , Delhi declaration
Neighborhood News Digest – 19 January 2023

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30 pc decline in imports from Afghanistan via Attari ICP – The Tribune
The decline of 30 per cent in the imports from Afghanistan through the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari can be attributed to clashes between....

January 19, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Russia , Nepal , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Qatar , election , Singapore , Pakistan Economy , UAE , junta , development partnership , Bhutan India , Pakistan China , Afghanistan India , Bangladesh US , Rohingya Bhutan , Maldies India , Kokang , House Speaker
Neighborhood News Digest – 13 January 2023

Afghanistan
Bombing Near Foreign Ministry Triggers Widespread Reactions: Tolo News
The bombing near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul on Wednesday triggered widespread reactions at national and international levels. Kabul s....

January 13, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Nepal elections , Terrorism , Bhutan , Nepal China , Imran Khan , World Bank , UAE , PTI , Pakistan-Afghanistan , Thailand-Myanmar , Bishwa Ijtema , Bangladesh-America , Donald Lu in Dhaka , Navy Day , Myanmar-India Border , BML , Easter Sunday attacks , Loan
China Daily Scan, December 13, 2022

Senior Chinese official stresses national defense, military modernization: Xinhuanet
December 12, 2022
A senior Chinese military official has stressed resolving major issues in theory and in reality and opening a new page in the....

December 13, 2022 India , Kabul , COVID-19 , WTO , Hong Kong , Tibet , China Daily Digest , UAE
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 08, 2022

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Female Students in Grade 12 Take Final Exam to Graduate: Tolo News
On Wednesday, female students in the 12th grade took a final exam in Kabul, as well as in other provinces. Some of them were positive about the tes....

December 08, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Afghanistan , Nepal elections , Saudi Arabia , election , Aung San Suu Kyi , Tourism , UAE , Education , Nepal Economy , BNP , Nepal India , AL , MOP Fertilizer , Food Price , Sri Pada Pilgrimage. Bhutan , Schengen Visa , WFP
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 06, 2022

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Zardari Expects to Talk With Kabul Over Threats Facing Pakistan: Tolo News
Pakistan's foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said they are expecting to work with an “interim authority” in Afghanistan to “addre....

December 06, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , economic reforms , Iran , Afghanistan , Nepal elections , Bhutan , Arakan army , UAE , PDM , Debt , ADB , Military Coup , Nepal Economy , BNP , India-Myanmar , Nepal polls , Australia- Hambantota , China-Myanmar , Disabilities , Sri Lanka-Maldives
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