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Neighborhood News Digest – 06 November 2023

Afghanistan
Opium Poppy Cultivation Declined by 95% in Afghanistan: UNODC – Tolo News
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a report that the “opium poppy cultivation and opium production dramatical....

November 06, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , elections , India-Nepal , India-Maldives relations , Hamas , Military Coup , earthquake , Myanmar China , India-Sri Lanka , Bhutan King , Poppy , Rasfari Reefs , Hamilton Reserve Bank (HRB) , Buddhist ties , Israeli spies , South Korea aid , NA poll Dates , NA elections , Airforce base attack , Afghans repatriated
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: September 2023
Commodore Gopal Suri

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held discussions on the recently concluded BRICS Summit and developments in Pakistan while also looking at geoeconomic implications from economic growth rates to energy transition and trade for India during ....

November 02, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , Pakistan , Eurasia , BRICS Summit , IMF , Geoeconomic implications
Neighborhood News Digest – 01 November 2023

Afghanistan

EU provides 15 million Euros to support women-led businesses – The Khaama Press
The Head of the European Union Delegation in Kabul has emphasized the economic empowerment of women in Afghanistan as a pivotal prio....

November 01, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , Pakistan Army , Bangladesh , IMF , India-Bangladesh , National Assembly , PM Prachanda , China border , EU aid , Afghan refugees , Muizzu , Assam visit , UN chief Guterres , SBA talk , Rohingya Myanmar , CARAT exercise
Neighborhood News Digest – 31 October 2023

Afghanistan

World Food Program assists 23 Million Afghans with Food in One year – The Khaama Press
The World Food Program reports that approximately 23 million citizens in Afghanistan received food assistance in the past yea....

October 31, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Protests , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Climate Change , elections , Punjab , BRI , WHO , UN , Nepal-India , WFP , Myanmar India , Bangladesh-India , Gross National Happiness , Afghan Migrants , Taliba , Bhutan National Assembly , Gas Tariffs , Thilamalé Bridge , Indian Fisherman , Petroleum License , Chinese Vessel , Shi Yan 6 , Nepal US , Operation 1027
Resilience to Economic Authoritarianism, Treachery and Wars
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Today’s security environment is utterly unpredictable, the world saw three black swan events in as many years –Covid19, Russia-Ukraine War and more recently Israel-Hamas War! In 2023 itself threats originated from state and non-state aggressors, ....

October 31, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Pakistan , China , economic interdependence , resilience
Canada-based Khalistani Elements: A Continuing Concern for Bharat
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

धर्मं चर। धर्मान्न प्रमदितव्यम्। - तैत्तिरीय उपनिषद् 1.11
[English Translation: Practice righteousness (Dharma). Do not swerve from....

October 30, 2023 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , Pakistan , Referendum , Terrorism , Punjab , LeT , Canada , Bharat , Khalistan , Khalistani , Nijjar
Neighborhood News Digest – 27 October 2023

Afghanistan
Taliban free Afghan activist arrested 7 months ago after campaigning for girls’ education – Indian Express
The Taliban have freed an Afghan activist who campaigned for the education of girls, a local nonprofit....

October 27, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , elections , Nepal China , Taliban , BRI , energy , Tourism , Human Rights , Aid , ADB , Rohingyas , Nepal-India , Myanmar India , Bangladesh-India , Muizzu , Activist , Pakistan Airlines , Deportation centers , Moon programme , China Foundation for Rural Development , Sri-Lanka-India , Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) , India Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISLFTA)
Neighborhood News Digest – 26 October 2023

Afghanistan
Kakar: Illegal Afghan Immigrants Must Leave Pakistan – Tolo News
The caretaker prime minister of Pakistan, Anwaar ul Haq Kakar, called on Afghans who are living in the country illegally to return to Pakistan aft....

October 26, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , Nepal China , Taliban , Imran Khan , BRI , energy , Tourism , Migrants , Human Rights , Fisheries , Rohingyas , no-confidence motion , Nepal-India , Myanmar India , Cyclone Hamoon , Bangladesh - US , Shin Yan-6 , Sri-Lanka-Japan
Neighborhood News Digest – 25 October 2023

Afghanistan
Taliban benefiting from international aid through ‘fraudulent’ NGOs, says U.S. watchdog – The Hindu
The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan has warned that the Taliban are benefiting from internation....

October 25, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Israel , Pakistan , US , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nawaz Sharif , elections , Nepal China , Taliban , Imran Khan , BRI , Human Rights , COAS , Aid , India-Bangladesh , ECB , Nepal-India , Myanmar India , NSCN , NGO , Israel Palestine , Afghan Migrants , China-Bhutan , Boundary talks , May 9 violence , Free Visa , Cyclone Hamoon , Chin , Bangladesh - India
Neighborhood News Digest –20 October 2023

Afghanistan

Tajikistan’ President unveils 24 new border posts along Afghanistan border – The Khaama Press
Imam Ali Rahman, Tajikistan’s President, opened 24 new border posts on his visit to the Khatlon province, strength....

October 20, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , ASEAN , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Nawaz Sharif , elections , Nepal China , Taliban , Tajikistan , BRI , IMF , Nepal-India , Disabilities , Military Rule , China-Maldives , climate resilience , PM Kakar , Border Posts , Afghan Migrants , Ababeel weapon system , Petroleum division , Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) , Sri-Lanka-Vietnam , Operations Ajay
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