Bangladesh Election
Sheikh Hasina’s Post-Election Diplomacy: Strengthening Ties with the Western World

Introduction
In February this year, PM Sheikh Hasina undertook her first overseas official visit to Munich, after her re-election for the fourth consecutive time, to attend the Munich Security Conference (MSC) which was held from February....

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: January 2024

Having joined the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 16th January, soon after my superannuation from the Indian Navy on 31 December 2023, I have been assigned the onerous task of editing the ‘Monthly Expert Groups Report’. It is a tall....

Roundtable Discussion on Recently held 12th Parliamentary Election in Bangladesh and Its Implications for India

On 29 January, the Vivekananda International Foundation organized a Round Table Discussion on the “Recently held 12th Parliamentary Election in Bangladesh and Its Implications for India”. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, delivered the opening remar....

Neighborhood News Digest- 09 January 2024

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate’s PM Meets Pakistan’s Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman- Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate’s Prime Minister, Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, received the Pakistani delegation led by Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, th....

Neighbourhood News Digest - 08 January 2024

Afghanistan
Pakistan Delegation Led by Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman Arrives in Kabul-Tolo News
After meeting with the Pakistani delegation headed by Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, the leader of Pakistan's Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, Amir K....

Neighborhood News Digest- 02 January 2024

Afghanistan

Afghanistan ranked among the most dangerous countries for journalists- The Khama Press
Reporters Without Borders, in its latest report, has assessed Vietnam, Russia, and Afghanistan as the most dangerous countries ....

Neighborhood News Digest – 01 January 2024

Afghanistan
UN Security Council Adopts Resolution on Afghanistan-Tolo News
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday co-penned by the UAE and Japan that focuses on a path for Afghanistan's reintegration into the i....

Neighborhood News Digest – 29 December 2023

Afghanistan
Resolution About Afghanistan on UNSC Table: Andisha- Tolo News
Nasir Ahmad Andisha, the permanent representative of Afghanistan to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, said that there is a resolution on the table....

Neighborhood News Digest – 28 December 2023

Afghanistan
'Afghanistan Future Thought Forum' Held in Istanbul-Tolo News
Sultan Barakat, the founding director of the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies of Doha said that the 8th Afghanistan Future Thought Forum (AF....

Neighbourhood News Digest- 27 December 2023

Afghanistan
Stanikzai admits failure in reopening girls’ schools beyond 6th grade to Iranian delegation- The Khama Press
Abbas Stanikzai, the political deputy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Taliban administration,....

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