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Recent Political Developments in Nepal: What next?

On March 4, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Prime Minister and the leader of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-MC) stunned the nation by severing a 15-month-long alliance with Nepali Congress and forging a coalition with the left parties, including....

April 02, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , India , Nepal , Nepali Congress , CPN-UML , Beijing , PM Dahal , CMN-MC

Neighbourhood News Digest - 02 February 2024

Afghanistan

Engaging With Afghanistan At Regional, International Level: Centre – NDTV

India has been engaging with Afghanistan at both the regional as well as international level by attending several meetings in various form....

February 02, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , UNSC , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , Bangladesh , Development aid , MEA , TTP , RAA , Myanmar Coup , PM Dahal , MoUs , Maldives-India relations , Terrorist Group Leader , Pakistan-Maldives , February 8 , PIA , World Health Organisation (WHO) , Pakistan-India Relations , Constitutional Council.

Neighborhood News Digest – 26 September 2023

Afghanistan

Muttaqi Travels to Russia To Participate in Moscow Format Meeting – Tolo News

A delegation from the Islamic Emirate led by the acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi went to Russia on Monday to participate in ....

September 26, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , democracy , Pakistan Army , elections , Taliban , Imran Khan , Moscow , Gwadar port , India-Bangladesh , Drugs , China-Sri Lanka , MCC , India-Myanmar , export , India-Sri Lanka , PM Dahal , FITCH Ratings , Kazakhstan-Bangladesh , Mass Surveillance , Bhutan-Canada , Nepal Chief , Poverty line.

Neighborhood News Digest – 22 September 2023

Afghanistan

US, Islamic Emirate Hold Talks on Narcotics in Doha – Tolo News

Karen Decker, the Chargé d'Affaires of the US Mission to Afghanistan, said on X that she met with the “Taliban delegation” in Doha and held te....

September 22, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Climate Change , Bhutan , elections , USAID , Taliban , Pakistan Elections , Doha , IMF , Human Rights , Suu Kyi , Aid , Khalistan , Nepal-China , PM Dahal , Electricity trade , Sri Lanka UN , Garments Exports

Neighborhood News Digest – 21 September 2023

Afghanistan

Over 100 Afghan Security Outposts Built Along Durand Line – Tolo News

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has established more than 100 security outposts alongside the Durand Line in the eastern parts of the count....

September 21, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Nepal , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , UNGA , Durand Line , India-Bangladesh , China-Sri Lanka , PM Dahal , Grant assistance , FM Jilani , Meat import , Nuclear Treaty

Neighborhood News Digest – 20 September 2023

Afghanistan

Taliban urged to uphold Afghan girls’ right to education – UN News

The international community must ensure that every girl in Afghanistan has an opportunity to learn, the head of the UN fund for education in em....

September 20, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , ASEAN , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , Presidential elections , Taliban , BRI , Education , HRW , India-Myanmar , Maoist Centre , PM Dahal , Afghan refugees , Ukraine arms , South Korea- Sri -Lanka

Neighborhood News Digest – 06 September 2023

Afghanistan

Ministry: Afghan Exports to Pakistan Have Decreased – Tolo News

Officials of the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that exports to Pakistan have decreased by $66 million compared to last year. They added that ....

September 06, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , ASEAN , Myanmar , Bhutan , elections , Corruption , Bangladesh-US , PM Dahal , Afghanistan exports , Development Projects , Sri Lanka economy.

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: July 2023

Commodore Gopal Suri

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held meetings on a variety of subjects in the month of July 2023 with six expert groups, a trilateral dialogue, an inter-think tank dialogue and a roundtable. The first meeting of the newly constituted Inter....

August 24, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Jammu & Kashmir , Taiwan , West Asia , India-US strategic partnership , Quantum Technology , PM Dahal

Neighborhood News Digest – 24 July 2023

Afghanistan

Toll in Afghanistan flash floods jumps to 26 killed, 40 missing – The Hindu

The death toll from overnight flash floods caused by torrential rain in central Afghanistan has risen to 26, with more than 40 people m....

July 25, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Nepal , ASEAN , economy , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Taliban , Imran Khan , NUG , India-Sri Lanka , PM Dahal , PM Shehbaz Sharif , Flash floods , RuPay , Tax Revenue , Maoist Party

PM Dahal’s Visit to India: A vision of Trust, Respect and Enhanced cooperation

Aarushi Gupta Article

Nepal’s Prime Minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal’ Prachanda’, was on a four-day official visit to India from May 31 to June 3. It was his first bilateral visit abroad since he assumed office in December last year. It is his fourth visit to India in t....

June 14, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , India , China , Nepal , Prachanda , Hydropower , Energy Cooperation , PM Dahal , MoUs