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Neighbourhood News Digest - 10 July 2025

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Rejects ICC Arrest Warrants, Cites Double Standards- Tolo News
Following the issuance of arrest warrants for the leader of the Islamic Emirate, Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, ....

India and the BRICS Rio Summit

Background
Brazil hosted the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 6-7, 2025. The Rio summit was anticipated to be highly promising due to the ongoing poly-crisis around the world, including the Israel-Iran conflict and the Russia-U....

Israel: A Growing Key Economic Partner for India

Since the establishment of full diplomatic relations in January 1992, the India-Israel bilateral relationship has been predominantly viewed through the prism of defence cooperation, particularly the arms trade. As a result, economic cooperation began....

Recalibrating U.S. Foreign Policy: President Trump's May 2025 Gulf Visit and Its Strategic Implications

President Donald J. Trump's May 2025 visit to the Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) marked a pivotal moment in the United States' (U.S.) foreign policy engagement in West Asia (the Middle East).

Neighbourhood News Digest - 08 May 2025

Afghanistan
India-Pakistan Tensions Disrupt Afghanistan's Trade Routes, Economy-Tolo News
Fresh tensions between India and Pakistan have posed challenges to Afghanistan’s trade, resulting in the halt of export shipments at r....

India and Europe: A Growing Economic Partnership in a Changing World

In a landmark visit to New Delhi last month, the European Commission and the College of Commissioners reinforced the strategic ties between the European Union and India, which led to the resumption of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement negotiations. F....

Neighborhood News Digest- 24 February 2025

Afghanistan
Afghanistan and Uzbekistan discuss financial cooperation and money transfer solutions- The Khaama Press
Noor Ahmad Agha, the Governor of the Central Bank of Afghanistan under Taliban control, met with Timur Ishmetov,....

India's Strategic Balancing in Navigating the Arc of Instability and Conflict in the Western Indian Ocean

Introduction: Context and Relevance
The magnitude of overlapping and interlinked conflicts in West Asia, Northern, and Eastern Africa makes 2024 one of the most volatile years in the global political landscape, affecting the lives and liv....

Africa Now (01-15 February, 2025)

OVERVIEW

This edition of Africa Now looks into significant developments across the African continent, focusing on security, politics, economy and foreign policy. The continent mourns the passing of Namibia's founding father, Sam Nu....

IMEC, a Possibility Put on Hold

Introduction
India’s G20 presidency culminated in an ambitious transcontinental dream when New Delhi hosted the country’s first G20 summit in 2023. True to its theme, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam or “One Earth One Family One Future�....

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