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Neighborhood News Digest - 08 November 2024

Afghanistan
Indian Delegates Meet Islamic Emirate Officials, Karzai-Tolo News
J.P. Singh, India’s joint secretary of the Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran division of the external affairs ministry, in separate meetings with Afghanist....

November 08, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Russia , economy , Indo-Pacific , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , trade , Bangladesh , Korea , Islamic Emirate , Debt , US President , Yameen , Opium , Maldivian Economy , interim Government , Kurram , Indian Delegation , Kandahar Textile Factory , Non Interference , Sri Lanka Parliamentary Election , Check Post Darranga , Maldives Foreign Ministry , Bhutan–Indonesia , 20 Year National Development Plan
Uzbekistan’s Pragmatic Engagement with Afghanistan: Significant for the Region
Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal Commentary

During a recent visit to Tashkent, I had attended the roundtable on ‘Foreign Policy of Uzbekistan: Openness and Prosperity for Peace’ on 25 October 2024. The speakers were some of the prominent policy makers with long experience of diplomacy and ....

November 05, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Afghanistan , trade , Gas Fields , railway line , IMU , Amu Darya , Friendship Bridge
Eurasia News Digest (1-15 August, 2024)

Russia & Central Asia

Central Asian leaders sound optimistic note on expanding regional trade at Astana meeting
A growing spirit of cooperation underpinned the August 9 gathering of the leaders of all five Central Asia states,....

August 22, 2024 trade , Nagorno-Karabakh , Consultative Meeting , Eurasia News Digest , Border Demarcation , CASA-1000
Neighborhood News Digest - 23 July 2024

Afghanistan
Foreign Investors Show Strong Interest in Afghanistan's Mining Sector-Tolo News
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum reported the interest of Turkish and Kyrgyz investors in the mining sector of Afghanistan. The spo....

July 23, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , trade , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , PTI , TTP , India-Myanmar , Thailand-Myanmar , Maldives-Sri Lanka , Maldives-China Relations , Fisherman issue , Quota Protest , Bangladesh Violence , 22 Amendment to Constitution , Spin-Boldak
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Visit to Moscow Sets an Example of Relations Between Great Powers
Timofei Bordachev Commentary

Relations between Russia and India are exemplary from Moscow’s perspective, as they demonstrate how powers should interact amid the changing international order. First, their relationship is grounded in the responsibility which governments have to ....

July 18, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Commentary , INSTC , trade , Moscow , Modi Visit , India Russia Summit
Neighborhood News Digest - 24 June 2024

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Welcomes Appointment of Nicaragua's Non-Resident Ambassador-Tolo News
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate welcomed the appointment of Nicaragua's non-resident ambassador to Afghan....

June 24, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , trade , Bangladesh , EU , IMF , United Nations , Labour , TTP , ADB , PML (N) , PPP , Nepal-India , Myanmar-Bangladesh , Bangladesh-India , SJB , US Agency for International Development (USAID) , Nicaragua , Azm-e-Istehkam , Nepal -China
Overview of India’s Trade Policy from 2014-2024
J S Deepak, IAS (R)

India’s trade policy through 2014-24 has seen both hits and misses, fortunately more hits than misses. Getting a permanent peace clause at the WTO for our food security schemes in 2014, walking out of the RCEP agreement in 2019, and focusing on FTA....

May 31, 2024 Economic Studies , India , US , China , trade , RCEP , WTO , Protectionism , FTAs , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy
Neighborhood News Digest- 01 April 2024

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Confirms Detention of Two US Citizens- Tolo News
Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, told TOLO news that two American citizens and some other foreign nationals are currently de....

April 01, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , US , Nepal , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Maritime Security , Bhutan , trade , Bangladesh , Nepal-China Relations , Iran Sharia , Allied forces , Junta Authorities , Maldives-China Defence Agreement , International Solar Alliance (ISA) , Katchatheevu island , India-Out Campaign , Regional Cooperation.
Neighborhood News Digest- 28 March 2024

Afghanistan
Hekmatyar's 'Honor and Dignity' Intact: Mujahid-Tolo News
Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, said that the residence of the leader of the Hezb-e-Islami, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar was a subject ....

March 28, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Maldives , Afghanistan , Bhutan , trade , Bangladesh , IMF , Nepal-China , Maldives-India , Nepal-India , Myanmar-India , Afghan refugees , Maldives-Turkey Relations , India-SriLanka , SriLanka-China , Hekmatyar , Pirates , Hijacking , Tranche , : Maldives-China , Armed Forces Day.
Red Sea Crisis and India’s Options
Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
Since mid-November 2023, the maritime security in the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea and the larger Western Indian Ocean has been gravely upended due to the repeated attacks on merchant shipping by the Yemen-based Houthi rebels. T....

February 08, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Defence , Article , Israel , India , Iran , trade , Indian Navy , shipping , Houthis , Red Sea
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