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Neighborhood News Digest – 01 January 2024

Afghanistan
UN Security Council Adopts Resolution on Afghanistan-Tolo News
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday co-penned by the UAE and Japan that focuses on a path for Afghanistan's reintegration into the i....

January 01, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , ASEAN , Maldives , Kazakhstan , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , India-Nepal , United Nations , Economic crisis , Bangladesh Election , ULFA , India-Myanmar , Bhutan Agriculture , 2023 Presidential Election , Nepal Earthquake
Neighborhood News Digest – 29 December 2023

Afghanistan
Resolution About Afghanistan on UNSC Table: Andisha- Tolo News
Nasir Ahmad Andisha, the permanent representative of Afghanistan to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, said that there is a resolution on the table....

December 29, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Palestine , India , Pakistan , China , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , United Nations , Economic crisis , Bangladesh Election , Thailand-Myanmar , Nepal Plane Crash , Electoral Laws Violations , Maldives State Expenditure , Myanmar Ceasefire , Mosquito control program.
Bangladesh’s Upcoming Election: Regional & Global Response
Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

The last date for the submission of nomination forms for the upcoming Bangladesh’s parliamentary election known as ‘Jatiyo Sangsad Nirbasan’ ended on 30 November confirming that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the leading Opposition Party i....

December 21, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Article , India , US , China , Bangladesh Nationalist Party , Bangladesh Election , Awami League
Radicalisation in Bharat: Case Studies of Kashmir and Kerala
Dhvani Samir Joshi Article

Introduction
Bharat has been facing terrorism ever since it became independent in 1947. Post-invasion of Kashmir by Pakistan-sponsored militants in October 1948 and followed by the defeat in the Indo-Pak war in 1965, Pakistan realised tha....

December 20, 2023 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Kashmir , Radicalisation , Terrorism , Iraq , Syria , LeT , NIA , JeM , PFI , Bharat , Kerala , HM
Forgotten Dimensions of Strategy: Russia- Ukraine War - Lessons for India
Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

(Given below is the modified version of presentation given by Amb. DB Venkatesh Varma during Prof. Matinuzzaman Zuberi Memorial Lecture, Jawaharlal Nehru University on 7 December 2023.)

Kissinger Syndrome
By the time I joined th....

December 15, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , Palestine , India , Russia , Putin , PM Modi , Ukraine , Policy , Lessons , Biden , Zelensky , Kautilya , Grand strategy , Zuberi
Neighborhood News Digest – 11 December 2023

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate to Iran FM: Govt is Inclusive- Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate reacted to the recent remarks of Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian regarding the formation of an inclusive government in A....

December 11, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Parliament , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Bhutan , sanctions , Nawaz Sharif , Indian Ocean , Taliban , Doha , SAARC , World Health Organization , GDP , UN , Farmers , UAE , Civil war , COAS , Connectivity , Education , Bangladesh Election , Awami League , Medicine , Sheikh Hasina , Humanitarian Assistance , Hydropower , Nepal-India , India-Myanmar , Indian Fisherman , Sri Lankan Navy , Debt-service payment , Chinese villages , NEPRA , Insulin , Defence bills , Inclusive , Heng , Seat Sharing
Neighbourhood News Digest- 8 December 2023

Afghanistan
Stanikzai: Ban on Girls' Schooling Cause of Distance with Public- Tolo News
The Deputy Foreign Minister, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, stressed the importance of reopening schools for girl students beyond grade ....

December 08, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Maldives , embassy , South Asia , NSA , Ukraine , energy , Islamic Emirate , Education , Schools , Colombo security conclave , Blockade , Hydropower , Nepal-India , BNP , India-Myanmar , Wildlife , Bangladesh Election Commission , International Observers , Sri Lankan military , 6th Colombo Security Dialogue , Maldives Budget , Election Commission Pakistan (ECP) , Consulates , Green Hydrocarbon , Climate goals
VIF News Digest : National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, (16 – 30 November 2023)

Defence

  1. India - Sri Lanka Joint Exercise Mitra Shakti.
  2. Launch of Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Shallow Water Craft (SWC) Project at L&T, Kattupalli and CSL Kochi.
  3. December 05, 2023 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Sri Lanka , Kashmir , Mozambique , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , LWE , Indian Navy , LeT , JeM , IslamicState , Spain , Bharat , Mitra Shakti , Nigeria , Islamic , Indian Coast Guard , ADMM Plus , FICN. , Anti-Submarine WarfareShallow Water Craft , India-Australia 2+2 , Vajra Prahar , AUSTRAHIND-23’ , Surya Kiran- XVII , National Level Pollution Response Exercise , Sajag
Addressing Post-earthquake Issues in Western Nepal
Prof Hari Bansh Jha Article

The deadly earthquake of 6.4 magnitude on the midnight of November 3, 2023 that caused massive human causalities and destruction of property in the western hilly region of Nepal, had its epicenter in Jajarkot and West Rukum districts, nearly 500 kilo....

December 04, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , India , PM Modi , Humanitarian Assistance , earthquake , relief materials , Seismic activity
Neighborhood News Digest – 01 December 2023

Afghanistan

Delegation of Religious Scholars of Islamic Countries Arrives in Kabul- Tolo News
A delegation of religious scholars from Islamic countries led by Dr. Ali al-Qaradaghi arrived in Kabul on Thursday to meet with the....

December 01, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , Nepal , ASEAN , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Climate Change , Bhutan , trade , elections , Punjab , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , Sri Lanka crisis , BRI , Sri Lanka elections , refugees , Manipur , Connectivity , Border Security Force , Laos , polls , PDP , ECP , Sustainable tourism , Gas prices , Israel-Palestine war , Project Portfolio Performance Review , Religious scholars , Assistance , Fiscal , Workers’ rights , Bangladesh border
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