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Myanmar Round-Up: March 2023

The month marked the 78th Armed Forces Day, which was celebrated with a huge show of tanks and missile launchers. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing promised to crush the opposition forces and repeatedly called them terrorist organisations. The violence ....

April 19, 2023 ASEAN , sanctions , Indiain Myanmar , Myanmar Round Up , Military Coup , NUG , Human Rights Watch , China in Myanmar , Whats happening in Myanmar , PDFs , Russia-Myanmar , Elections 2023 , Armed Forces Day
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 st....

April 13, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , ASEAN , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Defence , Bhutan , trade , Japan , elections , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Taliban , EU , Tourism , IMF , Women , Sweden , UN , Northeast , Environment , debt restructuring , BNP , HRW , Thailand-Myanmar , Amir Khan Muttaqi , CJP , SC , Pak economy , Economic Growth. COVID-19 , Airstrikes , SLPP
Neighborhood News Digest – 21 March 2023

Afghanistan
US military gear left in Afghanistan resurfaces with Pakistani Taliban – Mission Network News
It was bad enough when the US hastily withdrew from Afghanistan, leaving $7 billion-worth of military equipment to the Ta....

March 21, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , ASEAN , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Pakistan politics , defence cooperation , Taliban , Imran Khan , EU , G20 , Tourism , IMF , Pakistan Economy , Ports , Afghan women , Prachanda , India-Bangladesh , junta , war crimes , India-Maldives , Ukraine War , Bhutan politics , Bhutan Economy , Confidence vote , Energy Cooperation , P2P
Neighborhood News Digest – 14 March 2023

Afghanistan
SAARC Secretary General Position not awarded to Afghanistan – The Print
It was Afghanistan’s turn to suggest a candidate for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation’s (SAARC) Secretary General Posit....

March 14, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , Russia , Nepal , ASEAN , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , elections , Bangladesh , MEA , Taliban , Imran Khan , SAARC , Social Media , Oil , Tourism , ISRO , Human Rights , India-Bangladesh , Nepal Economy , India-Maldives , China-Sri-Lanka , Ram Chandra Poudel , Worl Bank
Neighborhood News Digest – 06 March 2023

Afghanistan
Iran opens trade center, permanent exhibition in Kabul – Tehran Times
Iran’s trade center and permanent exhibition of Iranian products was inaugurated in Kabul on Sunday, the Iranian Embassy in Afghanistan announc....

March 06, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , ASEAN , economy , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , India-Nepal , election , Security , Taliban , Ukraine , Imran Khan , G20 , IMF , UN , Pakistan Economy , Germany , women rights , TTP , counterterrorism , Doha Agreement , Bhutan politics , Bhutan India , US-Myanmar , local elections , Bangladesh-India , Rupee and Taka , Cox's Bazar
Neighborhood News Digest – 02 March 2023

Afghanistan
Pakistan's special representative to Afghanistan resigns – India Today
Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq on Wednesday resigned from his post, citing personal reasons. “After serving c....

March 02, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Russia , ASEAN , Maldives , Bhutan , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Tourism , IMF , India-Pakistan , Nepal-China , BNP , India-Myanmar , Census , Afghanistan-Pakistan , A K Momen , Sri Lanka- Indonesia , Strikes , Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sukanya , Myanmar-China
Myanmar Round-Up: January 2023

The month was marked with major developments as the year 2023 is crucial for Myanmar with the announcement of elections. On 31 January, the two years of emergency rule is supposed to end, and the National Defence and Security Council has to conduct e....

February 17, 2023 ASEAN , sanctions , Independence Day , Indiain Myanmar , Canada , Myanmar Round Up , Military Coup , NUG , Human Rights Watch , China in Myanmar , Whats happening in Myanmar , PDFs , Russia-Myanmar , Elections 2023
US-Philippines Base Deal aimed to Check China
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction
The Philippines is on a diplomatic overdrive. There seems to be cracks in the ASEAN unity. The 10-member bloc is not in the same page on a host of issues. Cambodia is suspected to have succumbed to the Chinese temptation of e....

February 17, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Article , ASEAN , military base , SDF , Spratly Islands , Palawan , medium-range missiles , VFA , EDCA , Marcos Jr.
Challenge before Indonesia as ASEAN Chair to Deal with Myanmar Issue
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Indonesia assumed the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after in 2023 and hosted its first major meeting of the group’s Foreign Ministers at the ASEAN Secretariat on 3 February 2023 on a slew of issues affecting the....

February 09, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , ASEAN , Tatmadaw , military Junta , strategic relevance , Six-Point Consensus , Tourism conference
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....

February 09, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , democracy , ASEAN , economy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Japan , Bangladesh , Taliban , Turkey , Pakistan Navy , energy , Moscow , IMF , Pakistan Economy , Economic crisis , Switzerland , Nepal-India , India-Myanmar , Bhutan Economy , UNICEF , Bhutan-India , Indo-Pak , EU-Nepal , India-Afghanistan , AL-BNP , Forests
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