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Neighborhood News Digest – 17 April 2023

Afghanistan China eyes Afghanistan's lithium reserves, offers to invest USD 10 billion – The Economic Times Taliban are simply not able to ensure security in places such as Kabul. The fact that ISKP has been increasingly able to mount major attacks...

Neighborhood News Digest – 17 April 2023

Bangladesh Bangladesh: India opens its 16th Visa application centre in Kushtia – News On AIR The High Commission of India opened its 16th Visa application centre in Kushtia town of Southwestern Bangladesh on Sunday. The inauguration of the new...

Neighborhood News Digest – 13 April 2023

Afghanistan China Spells Out Its Position on Afghanistan – Tolo News The embassy of China in Kabul shed light on 11 points that clarified the country’s position regarding Afghanistan. The point first, the embassy said in a statement, was that China...

Neighborhood News Digest – 10 April 2023

Afghanistan Russia to participate in foreign ministers meeting of countries neighbouring Afghanistan – The Print Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will head the Russian delegation at the fourth foreign ministers’ meeting of the neighbouring...

Current Situation in Sri Lanka and Bilateral Relations with India

Current Political Situation It will be now over a year (April 01, 2022) since public protests gripped Sri Lanka against deteriorating economic situation in the country leading to a nation-wide emergency. It took three “long fought” months “Aragalaya...

Sri Lanka's Local Government Elections marred by Uncertainty

The Local Government (LG) elections in Sri Lanka have been postponed twice in the last one year. The election to choose new administrations for 340 local councils[1] that serve four-year terms was last held in 2018; therefore, the same was supposed...

Neighborhood News Digest – 03 April 2023

Afghanistan U.K. govt 'in negotiations' after three British men held in Afghanistan – The Hindu Britain's Interior Minister Suella Braverman on Sunday said the U.K. government was "in negotiations" after three British men were detained by the...

Neighborhood News Digest – 29 March 2023

Afghanistan The Taliban posted photos of hundreds of US military vehicles it said were abandoned in the chaotic pullout of Afghanistan and now form part of its army – Business Insider The Taliban claims to have repaired and put back to use around...

Neighborhood News Digest – 27 March 2023

Afghanistan Kabul rejects Washington’s claim over IS strength in Afghanistan – The Statesman The Taliban-led caretaker government in Afghanistan has dismissed Washington’s claim over the alleged stronger presence of Daesh or Islamic State (IS) in...

Neighborhood News Digest – 23 March 2023

Afghanistan US review of Afghanistan withdrawal to be released in April – Devdiscourse In the aftermath, President Joe Biden directed that a broad review examine every aspect of this from top to bottom. It was originally set to be released at the...

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