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A meeting of the Pakistan Study Group (PSG) was held in hybrid mode on 14 February 2024. The main items on the agenda were—the Results of the Pakistan Elections, Government formation after the Elections and the Probabilities of Coalition between Pa....

April 11, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Interaction , Pakistan Army , Imran Khan , Pakistan Elections , Pakistan Study Group , Muttahida Qaumi Movement

Neighborhood News Digest- 22 March 2024

Afghanistan

Explosion in first district of Kandahar city leaves 21 dead, 50 injured-The Khama Press

According to sources from Mirwais Hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan, it was claimed that in the explosion on Thursday in the f....

March 22, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , China , Nepal , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , Bangladesh , Racial discrimination , Imran Khan , Srilanka , Azerbaijan , IMF , Italy , UN , Sheikh Hasina , Drones , Shehbaz Sharif , Kandahar , Aragalaya , World Happiness Report , PM Visit , Agreement , Maldives-Turkey , Rohingyas.

Neighborhood News Digest- 21 March 2024

Afghanistan

Fighting With Pakistan Displaces Hundreds in Dand-e-Patan, Paktia- Tolo News

After Pakistan's air strikes in Khost and Paktika and clashes between the forces of the Islamic Emirate and Pakistan’s border guards in....

March 21, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Bhutan , elections , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , European Union , Imran Khan , Tourism , Cross border terrorism , IMF , UN , Nuclear energy , Islamic Emirate , Awami League , Suu Kyi , Islamabad , India-Maldives , BNP , Tawang

Neighborhood News Digest- 14 March 2024

Afghanistan

Mujahid: Lack of Intl Recognition a Cause of Delay in Formalizing Cabinet-Tolo News

Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, told TOLO news that the lack of recognition of the Islamic Emirate and ....

March 14, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , China , ASEAN , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Uzbekistan , Bhutan , military base , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , SAARC , IMF , UN , PTI , Kandahar , US-Myanmar , Forex , Poppy , ECP , China-Maldives Relations , Bhutan-India Relations , Vote of Confidence , Rohingya Refugees , Hijacked Ship

Neighborhood News Digest- 28 February 2024

Afghanistan

Canada Rejects Kabul’s Request to Control Afghan Embassy in Ottawa- Tolo News

The foreign ministry of Canada has rejected the Islamic Emirate’s request to control Afghanistan’s embassy in Ottawa and other con....

February 28, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Maldives , Afghanistan , USA , India-Nepal , Qatar , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , sustainable development , Canada , PTI , Austria , PML (N) , Drugs , BNP , LDC , Maldives-India relations , India Rupee , Ukrainian Tourists , Energy Permit , International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) , Conscription , KMMTP , Digital Tourism , Nepal-Russia.

Neighborhood News Digest- 23 February 2024

Afghanistan

Stanikzai: Foreign-Based Women Do Not Represent Afghan Women-Tolo News

The Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate said that female participants of international meetings on Afghanistan cannot represent Afgh....

February 23, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Punjab , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , IMF , Durand Line , ECTA , BNP , India-Sri Lanka , US-Bangladesh , Xiang Yang Hong 03 , India- Bhutan , China Research Vessel , Weaving , Dosti Military Exercise

Neighbourhood News Digest- 31 January 2024

Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s neighbours reluctant to prioritize Afghan women’s rights, says ICG-The Khama Press

In a recent report, the International Crisis Group reports that regional authorities are not inclined to emphasiz....

January 31, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , Bangladesh , Balochistan , Taliban , Assam , demonetisation , Imran Khan , IMF , US-China , Nepal-India , BNP , Maldives-India relations , Indian Fishermen , International Crisis Group , Foreign Secretary Kwatra , National Debt

Neighborhood News Digest- 29 January 2024

Afghanistan

Kabul to Host 'Afghanistan's Regional Cooperation Initiative' on Monday-Tolo News

The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, said that the Islamic Emirate on Monday will host “Afghanis....

January 29, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , IMF , United Nations , India-Maldives relations , National Assembly , China loan , Bhutan PM , International Court of Justice (ICJ) , Iran tensions

Neighborhood News Digest- 25 January 2024

Afghanistan

India sends 40,000 litres of Malathion to help Afghanistan combat locusts-The Khama Press

India has sent 40,000 litres of Malathion pesticide to Afghanistan via the Chabahar port to combat the locust menace. The Ag....

January 25, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Kyrgyzstan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , Pakistan Elections , Human Rights , Colombo port , Rohingyas , Nepal-India , Death Sentence , Russia-Myanmar , Cabinet , Energy sector , China-Maldives Relations , Xiang Yang Hong 03 , Online Safety Bill , Glaciers , Gyalsung , Agri-business

Neighborhood News Digest- 17 January 2024

Afghanistan

Wakhan Corridor officially connects Afghanistan to China: Taliban- The Khama Press

A report from Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province confirms that Afghanistan is now officially linked to China via the Badakhshan pr....

January 17, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Army , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , CPEC , Bangladesh , Taliban , Imran Khan , EU , Tourism , Taxes , EEZ , Rohingyas , China-Nepal , Foreign loan , Tea Trade , Sagaing , Maldives-China Tourism , Male Mayor elections.