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Neighborhood News Digest – 22 February 2023

Afghanistan
Top Kashmir jihad commander who led Indian suicide bombers in Afghan IS attacks believed killed – The Print
Kashmir-born jihad commander Ejaz Ahmad Ahanger — alleged to have led an Islamic State cell responsible f....

February 22, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Russia , Nepal , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Terrorism , Bhutan , Pakistan politics , Language , election , Taliban , IMF , Pakistan Economy , junta , Hydropower , Ranil Wickremesinghe , Bhutan Economy , Indo-Bhutan , Indo-Pak , Afghan-Pak , Kabul blast , Bangladesh-UN , Kuki Chin , Maldives-UK
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: January 2023
Naval Jagota

Vivekananda International Foundation commenced 2023 with renewed vigour in which seven expert groups met and two of which had interactions with ambassadors from Singapore and Italy. The areas of interest were China, Iran, US, Pakistan, Indo-Pacific, ....

February 17, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Indo-Pacific , Singapore , Ukraine , India and the World , Zero-Covid policy , Developments in Iran , Global Climate Change , Pakistan in Peril , Indo-Italian Relations
Neighborhood News Digest – 17 February 2023

Afghanistan
US weapons left in Afghanistan are becoming a new threat to Pakistan and India | OPINION – India Today
Approximately, $7 billion of military equipment the US transferred to Afghan Defense Forces over 16 years was le....

February 17, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , economy , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Constitution , Pakistan politics , elections , India-Nepal , election , Taliban , Inflation , UN , Pakistan Economy , Hasina , Civil war , Environment , TTP , BNP , Bhutan politics , Bhutan Economy , AL , Bangladesh-US , Afghanistan Economy , China-Nepal , Nepal Plane Crash , Sea Level Rise , Myanmar-Japan
Neighborhood News Digest – 16 February 2023

Afghanistan
Afghanistan remains primary source of terrorist threat for Central and South Asia: UN report – The Hindu
Afghanistan remains the primary source of terrorist threat for Central and South Asia, with groups such as ISI....

February 16, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Bhutan , Pakistan politics , ISIS , elections , India-Nepal , Aung San Suu Kyi , Security , Taliban , Imran Khan , Geopolitics , IMF , Healthcare , UN , Pakistan Economy , Rohingyas , India-Myanmar , Bhutan Economy , RAB , Bangladesh-India , Hindu Nation
VIF Cyber Review: January 2023

NATIONAL

Government of India established three Grievances Appellate Committees based on IT Rules 2021.
On 28 January 2023, the Central Government set up three Grievances Appellate Committees (GACs) on the basis of Information Tec....

February 15, 2023 Pakistan , US , artificial intelligence , Digital India , EU , TikTok , Bharat , VIF Cyber Review , cyberattack , India China
Neighborhood News Digest – 10 February 2023

Afghanistan
Putin Says Afghan Humanitarian Condition Has 'Deteriorated' – Tolo News
Russian President Vladmir Putin pointed out that the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan had deteriorated, with "four million" Afghans needin....

February 10, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Japan , Pakistan politics , ISIS , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Saudi , Taliban , Oil , Geopolitics , IMF , ISKP , Neighbourhood , Pakistan Economy , Business , Rohingyas , US-Nepal , Pak-Afghan
Neighborhood News Digest – 07 February 2023

Afghanistan
Saudi diplomats leave Afghanistan, relocate to Pakistani capital -sources – The Print
Saudi diplomats have left Afghanistan for “training” and will return, the Taliban administration said on Monday, though three....

February 07, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Nepal , economy , Indo-Pacific , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Climate Change , Kashmir , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Qatar , Bangladesh , Taliban , Pakistan Elections , Migrants , junta , 13th Amendment , Bhutan Economy , Solar energy , Saudi Diplomats , Nepal energy , Idols
AFGHANISTAN: Through the Fog of Instability
Lt General R K Sawhney, PVSM, AVSM, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, National Security and Strategic Studies & Internal Security Studies, VIF

Afghanistan is a country that has seen more devastation than prosperity, especially in the last 20 years. The resurgence of the Taliban and its cat-and-mouse game with the West has brought the once lively nation on the brink of starvation and decline....

February 07, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , India , Pakistan , US , Afghanistan , Taliban , Book Published , Durand Line , Afghan wars
Neighborhood News Digest – 06 February 2023

Afghanistan
Days After Peshawar Blast, Pak Teams to Ask Afghan Taliban to 'Rein in' TTP – The Wire
Days after the January 30 suicide bomb attack at Peshawar which killed 100 people, Dawn has reported that Pakistan will ask the ....

February 06, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , US , Russia , ASEAN , economy , Afghanistan , Kashmir , Bhutan , Qatar , Af-Pak , Tourism , UK , IMF , Pakistan Economy , TTP , Nepal-China , Bhutan politics , India-Myanmar , Sri Lanka-India , Quetta , Blast , Indo-Bhutan , Pervez Musharraf , Attack , Indo-Pak , EU-Nepal , Transparency International , Bangladesh-Pakistan , Rice Import , 50 Buses , Economic Assistance
Neighborhood News Digest – 02 February 2023

Afghanistan
Taliban Tell Pakistan Not to Blame Afghanistan for Mosque Bombing – VOA News
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers Wednesday rejected allegations their territory was used in this week's mosque bombing in Pakistan, urging the....

February 02, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , US , economy , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , sanctions , Pakistan politics , Development aid , Corruption , Taliban , Imran Khan , COVID-19 , refugees , IMF , UN , Pakistan Economy , Human Rights , Emergency , Military Coup , Jaishankar , Jamaat , India-Maldives , BNP , India-Myanmar , AL , Bhutan India , Indian Budget , Pakistan GDP , Maldives-Srilanka , Bangladesh-India
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