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Neighborhood News Digest-03 June 2024

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Pakistan asks Afghanistan to hand over perpetrators of March terror attack – Tolo News
Pakistan confirmed on May 31 that it had formally asked Afghanistan to hand over the alleged perpetrators of a recent terrori....

June 03, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , democracy , Maldives , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Pakistan Army , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , IMF , Political Crisis , Drugs , Assam Rifles , India-Myanmar , China-Nepal , Japan-Myanmar , Polio , Access Now , Saudi-Sri Lanka , Third Doha Meeting of National Special Representatives , Bangladesh-Italy , Maldives-Sri Lanka.
Neighborhood News Digest- 26 March 2024

Afghanistan
Pakistani Delegation Arrives in Kabul-Tolo News
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) said that a delegation headed by Pakistan's Federal Secretary of Commerce, officially invited by the ministry, arrived in....

March 26, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Iran , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Pipeline , Humanitarian aid , UN , Independence Day , Political Crisis , Nepal-China , Maldives-India , Thailand-Myanmar , PM Visit , Hizb-e-Islami , Turbat , Indonesia-SriLanka , SriLanka-Kenya , Policy Rate
Neighborhood News Digest- 01 March 2024

Afghanistan
Women’s media work may be banned if faces are not covered: AFJC- The Khama Press
The Afghanistan Journalists Center reports that the Minister of Virtue and Vice for the Taliban has issued a warning that if female....

March 01, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Russia , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , election , Bangladesh , Arakan army , World Bank , IMF , Remittances , Women , Economic Growth , Civil war , Political Crisis , Cabinet , SLPP , China-Bhutan , MaldivesParliamentary Elections , Digital Finance , Climate Diplomacy , FINTECH Alliance , Min Hlaing
Pakistan: Between the Devil and the Khaki
Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle Commentary

Under exceptional circumstances, Pakistan’s top courts – the Supreme Court of Pakistan [SCP] and the Islamabad High Court [IHC] intervened to provide relief to former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Mr. Imran Khan on two....

May 13, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Army , Imran Khan , Bajwa , Political Crisis , Judiciary , Bhutto
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 26, 2022

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate’s Ban on Women’s Jobs Faces Widespread Reactions: Tolo News
The Ministry of Economy in a statement on Saturday ordered all national and international non-government organizations to suspend thei....

December 26, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , economy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Imran Khan , Women , Political Crisis , TTP , India-Maldives , India-Myanmar , Nepal India , Bangladesh-China , China-Myanmar , AL , Bhutan India , Sheikh Hasina-Quader , Weather , Tamil Question , : UNSC , Yameen
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 01, 2022

Afghanistan
Women Hold Protest for Right to Learn and Work: Tolo News
Following calls to reopen girls' schools above sixth grade and employment for women, a group of women staged a protest in Kabul to express their concerns a....

November 02, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , ASEAN , economy , Maldives , Climate Change , elections , CPEC , Inflation , Women , Political Crisis , media freedom , tourists
Challenges ahead for the Pakistan Government
Sushant Sareen

After the no confidence motion that ousted Imran Khan, Parliament elected unopposed Shahbaz Sharif as 23rd prime minister of the country, bringing to an end the political uncertainty that had gripped the nation. However the country still remains mire....

May 11, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , economy , elections , Imran Khan , Domestic politics , Political Crisis , Podcast , Shahbaz Sharif
Sri Lanka's Current Economic and Political Crisis
PM Heblikar

Sri Lanka in India's neighborhood is reeling under economic, political, and social crisis. To listen to the insightful views on the reasons and implications of current development, join us on the podcast by Shri PM. Heblikar and Cchavi Vasisht. ....

May 05, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , China , Political Crisis , Podcast , Economic Crisis Srilanka
Evolving Political Crisis in Pakistan
Dr Shalini Chawla

On April 3, 2022, parliament convened to vote, but Imran Khan survived after the deputy speaker of parliament dismissed the vote of no-confidence, citing foreign conspiracy. Khan took the unprecedented step to dissolve parliament and called for fresh....

April 08, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , elections , Imran Khan , Domestic politics , Political Crisis , Podcast
Post-Election Crisis in Kyrgyzstan
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
Recently, Kyrgyzstan faced one of the worst political crises in a decade. The current political turmoil is no different from the previous two popular revolutions of 2005 and 2010. The 'Tulip Revolution' of 2005 marked the the....

November 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , India , China , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , Protests , USA , Political Crisis , Jeenbekov , Parliamentary elections , Clan Politics , North-South Divide , Rigged Elections , Sadyr Japarov
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