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Neighbourhood News Digest - 09 June 2025

Afghanistan Daily Mail: Taliban employs advanced technology to build sophisticated drones-The Khaama Press The Taliban are using advanced, smuggled technologies to build drones with precision capabilities, including navigation systems and small...

From Kabul to Khyber: Tracing the Shift in Poppy Cultivation from Afghan Fields to Pakistan’s Borderlands

Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan and Pakistan is not a recent development; it has been practiced for decades and remains a vital source of livelihood for many in the region. Its expansion can largely be attributed to the failure of state...

Eurasia News Digest (1-15 May, 2025)

Russia & Central Asia Turkmen leader touts trade and investment during French trip Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, Turkmenistan’s true center of power, has completed a rare trip abroad to France, yielding what a state-controlled news agency...

Eurasia News Digest (1-15 April, 2025)

Rusia & Central Asia Taliban seek $100mn from World Bank to restart work on CASA-1000 electricity transmission project Afghanistan’s Taliban administration says it is awaiting the transfer of $100mn from the World Bank in order to restart work...

Some Challenges for Indian Diplomacy

India’s diplomatic skills will be tested in considerable measure this new year, in the neighbourhood and far, as well. The test gains even greater importance because it has consequences for the country’s security as well. While Prime Minister...

Neighborhood News Digest - 01 January 2025

Afghanistan Shah wa Arous Dam in Kabul Officially Opens With Ceremony-Tolo News The Shah wa Arous Dam in Kabul was inaugurated today (Tuesday) by the Ministry of Energy and Water during a ceremony attended by the deputy prime ministers. The deputy...

Neighborhood News Digest - 12 November 2024

Afghanistan India Considers Accepting Islamic Emirate Representative-Tolo News Indian newspaper the Sunday Guardian has reported on the possibility of India's accepting the Islamic Emirate's request to appoint a second secretary for the Afghanistan...

Pashtun Qaumi Jirga of the PTM: The Voices of the Pashtuns in Pakistan

Introduction On October 6 this year, the federal government of Pakistan declared the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) as an unlawful (proscribed) organization under Section 11B of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997, citing threats to national peace and...

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor(30 Sept- 06 Oct 2024)

Economic How China’s 2024 stimulus compares with past packages, and what’s next? Chinese leaders surprised the world last week by announcing wide-ranging stimulus measures and issuing a rallying cry to Communist Party officials in a bid to lift a...

Neighborhood News Digest- 25 September 2024

Afghanistan Culture Ministry Stresses National Language Development-Tolo News Atiqullah Azizi, Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture at the Ministry of Information and Culture, has emphasized the development of national languages in the country....

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