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Pakistan: Bhutto Legacy
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in his outburst against India at the UN Security Council mentioned that Osama Bin Laden is dead. He forgot to mention that Osama died after enjoying a safe haven in Pakistan for a decade. Earlier, the....

December 21, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan , UN , Osama Bin Laden , Ahmediyas , Bilawal Bhutto , JUI
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 21, 2022

Afghanistan
Restrictions on Banking System an Obstacle for Investors: ACCI: Tolo News
The business community said that restrictions on the banking system in Afghanistan have challenged investors, leaving them with many problem....

December 21, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , UNSC , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Indian Ocean , LTTE , IMF , Floods , Ports , women rights , TTP , Myanmar military , India-Maldives , Nepal India , Bangladesh-Iran , IFC , BURMA Act
Killing of al-Zawahiri: U.S. Counter-terrorism Operations, Future of Al Qaeda and Implications for Taliban, Pakistan, other Stakeholders and India
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

… al-Zawahiri’s killing could be the beginning of a new road instead of its end, depending on how the Taliban evolves from here ... Taliban is caught between devil and deep-sea ... There is enormous pressures from international community ... Will....

December 21, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Taliban , Al Qaeda , Monograph , Counter terrorism , al-Zawahiri , Stakeholders , US intelligence operation , Taliban rule
VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 December 2022

DEFENCE
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 19, 2022

Afghanistan
Afghan Traders Abroad Face Hurdles Investing in Afghanistan: Tolo News
Some Afghan traders living abroad said current problems caused by the banking system and international sanctions, as well as the closed girls....

December 19, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , USA , trade , Hybrid Warfare , EU , IMF , FDI , Food Security , Jamaat-e-Islami , PDM , Indian rupee , New Navy Commander , China-Myanmar-Thailand , Human Rights Day , Human Trafficking
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 15, 2022

Afghanistan
'Majority of Displaced Populations in Afghanistan' Are Women: UN: Tolo News
The UN Women in Afghanistan said that "women make-up the majority of the displaced populations in Afghanistan. The inability to exercise p....

December 15, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal politics , Peace talks , Borders , Loans , Diplomacy , Humanitarian Crisis , Jamaat-e-Islami , Budget , Nepal Economy , India-Myanmar , Bhutan Economy , Myanmar-Bangladesh , Nepal India , Bhutan India , Maldives-Bangladesh , Japan-Rohingya , US Envoy , Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 14, 2022

Afghanistan
Attack on Kabul Hotel Sparks International Reactions: Tolo News
The attack on a hotel in the Shar-e-Naw area of Kabul on Monday has brought international condemnation and calls to action. The Chinese Ministry of Fo....

December 14, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , ASEAN , Afghanistan , Kabul , Nepal politics , Europe , Nepal China , Security , Good Governance , WHO , Cambodia , IMF , United Nations , Indonesia , Floods , Sheikh Hasina , India-Maldives , India-Myanmar , Bhutan Economy , Nepal India , Bhutan India , Dhaka-Guwahati , IMF-Sri Lanka
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 12, 2022

Afghanistan
Clashes Occur Across Durand Line at Spin Boldak: Tolo News
Clashes between the forces of the Islamic Emirate and Pakistan military happened along the Durand Line in Spin Boldak port, a spokesman told TOLOnews. Ha....

December 12, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Japan , elections , Election Commission , Imran Khan , OIC , IMF , Indonesia , Durand Line , Budget , junta , Drought , BNP , AL , Economic and Political (In)Stability , External Power , RBI-MMA , Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) , Shanakiyan Rasamanickam. , Chaman
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 09, 2022

Afghanistan
Facing Intl Condemnation, Islamic Emirate Defends Sharia Executions: Tolo News
Following widespread reactions over a recent execution, the Islamic Emirate said that the execution of guilty people is a divine comman....

December 09, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Climate Change , Nepal elections , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Corruption , Economic crisis , Nepal Economy , Ranil Wickremesinghe , Nepal India , International aid , India-South Asia , S. Jayeshankar , Colombo Port City , Mini Budget
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 08, 2022

Afghanistan
Female Students in Grade 12 Take Final Exam to Graduate: Tolo News
On Wednesday, female students in the 12th grade took a final exam in Kabul, as well as in other provinces. Some of them were positive about the tes....

December 08, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Afghanistan , Nepal elections , Saudi Arabia , election , Aung San Suu Kyi , Tourism , UAE , Education , Nepal Economy , BNP , Nepal India , AL , MOP Fertilizer , Food Price , Sri Pada Pilgrimage. Bhutan , Schengen Visa , WFP
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