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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 – 15 March 2023

Afghanistan 18 persons from Afghanistan took part in MEA course: IIM-Kozhikode – The Hindu The Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode (IIM-K) on Tuesday said 18 participants from Afghanistan attended the sessions on the first day of the Indian...

Neighborhood News Digest – 09 February 2023

Afghanistan Regional Security Officials Meet in Moscow, Discuss Afghanistan – Tolo News The fifth multilateral meeting of security envoys was held on Wednesday in Moscow, during which they discussed the situation in Afghanistan and in the region....

Neighborhood News Digest – 03 February 2023

Afghanistan Taliban welcome India’s funds announcement for Afghanistan in Budget 2023-24 – Wion News Taliban welcomed the Indian announcement for Afghanistan in the Union Budget 2023-24, which was presented on Wednesday by Finance Minister Nirmala...

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 5, 2023)

Welcome to Africa Now, your weekly newsletter for Africa, presenting the most important developments in the continent - news that matters. COMMENTARY Delhi’s Cairo outreach The visit of Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, to Delhi this week...

Neighborhood News Digest – 30 January 2023

Afghanistan In Afghanistan, China’s double-dealing is coming back to bite it – Deccan Herald The violent attacks at Dasu hydro-electricity dam, Karachi Confucius Centre, Gwadar port and other areas signal the rise in militancy in Pakistan-...

Neighborhood News Digest – 24 January 2023

Afghanistan Reviewing engagement with Taliban on human rights violation in Afghanistan: US – The Print The US is reviewing its approach and engagement with the Taliban regime in context of the slew of human rights violations taking place in...

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 09, 2022

Afghanistan Facing Intl Condemnation, Islamic Emirate Defends Sharia Executions: Tolo News Following widespread reactions over a recent execution, the Islamic Emirate said that the execution of guilty people is a divine command and that no one...

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - October 18, 2022

Afghanistan Plan Launched to Collect Major Debts: DABS: Tolo News Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) said it has made a scheme through which it will collect the debts of consumers. "We have been able to identify 329 major debts. Out of them, 33...

One year after the Taliban Takeover- Afghanistan in Crisis

"There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen"-Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. The recent developments in Afghanistan compel to acknowledge this off quoted statement. Juxtaposing the main military dictum of "keeping one...

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