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VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 30, 2022

Afghanistan

Participants in Herat Security Dialogue Discuss Situation in Afghanistan: Tolo News

Participants at the 10th Herat Security Dialogue meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, emphasized the need to establish an inclusive go....

November 30, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Palestine , China , Nepal elections , Bhutan , USA , Army Chief , World Bank , COAS , NLD , Nepal Economy , Maldives-India , BNP , Nepal polls , Kuki-Chin , Tritio Matra , Yoma Bank , Myanmar-Bangladesh , India-Myanmar Border , Heart Security Dialogue , India Afghanistan

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 48, 2022)

Welcome to Africa Now, your weekly newsletter for Africa, presenting the most important developments in the continent - news that matters.

COMMENTARY

Zimbabwe without Robert Mugabe: What has changed?

A climate ....

November 29, 2022 China , Russia , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , Tunisia , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Rwanda , Algeria , Sudan , Kenya , Somalia , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Morocco , Congo , Mali , Nigeria , South Africa , Guinea , Zimbabwe , Ghana , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Connect Africa , Lesotho , Namibia

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 28, 2022

Afghanistan

Afghanistan Discussed by Tajik President Rahman, France's Macron: Tolo News

The Presidents of Tajikistan and France in a phone conversation discussed the political, social and economic situation in Afghanistan, the....

November 28, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , China , ASEAN , Nepal elections , Indian Ocean , EU , Women , Nepal Economy , India-Bhutan , Nepal polls , No Alliance with BNP , Ties between Bangladesh and Myanmar , SAARC may seem dead , Free oil from China , Neutrality over world power , Bhutan Economy , Bhutan Japan

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 25, 2022

Afghanistan

Putin: Forming 'Truly Inclusive Afghan Govt' is Priority: Tolo News

Russian President Vladmir Putin said that the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan is a priority for Russia and the countries of th....

November 25, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , China , Russia , Bhutan , Turkey , Army Chief , Imran Khan , IndiainMyanmar , Nepal Economy , Padma Bridge , Nepal election , Nepal polls , Keep 1971 legacy alive , Assam factor , No more violence in the name of Human Rights , Indian Ocean Export oriented economy , Wildlife , Civil Services , Refuges

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 24, 2022

Afghanistan

Blinken: Qatar Continues to Be Main Transit Point for Afghans: Tolo News

US Secretary Antony Blinken at a press conference said that after the Islamic Emirate took power in Afghanistan Qatar played an indispensable....

November 24, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , China , ASEAN , FATF , Terrorism , Bhutan , EU , IMF , UN , Buddhist Circuit , Nepal election , HRW , Nepal border , Chinese Envoy , Chinese interference , IORA Meeting , PM Hasina’s in Jessore , Conditions for IMF loan , No room for ‘aragalaya’ , All party meeting , Campaign Finance Bill

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: September 2022

Naval Jagota, Senior Fellow, VIF

In the month of September 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a total of four expert group andone trilateral round table with most of them being hybrid. The month saw the commencement of a new expert group on climate change in w....

November 21, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Indo-Pacific , Myanmar , CPC , Climate Change , Environment , Pakista

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 47, 2022)

Welcome to Africa Now, your weekly newsletter for Africa, presenting the most important developments in the continent - news that matters.

COMMENTARY

The returning of Africa and Europe’s ghosts

The time has com....

November 21, 2022 China , Russia , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , Tunisia , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Rwanda , Algeria , Sudan , Kenya , Somalia , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Morocco , Congo , Mali , COP27 , Nigeria , South Africa , Guinea , Zimbabwe , Ghana , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Connect Africa , Lesotho , Namibia

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 21, 2022

Afghanistan

Norway Donates $22 Million to Afghanistan: Tolo News

Norway announced its package of NOK 220 million (approximately $22 million) for the UN and World Bank to enhance food security and provide basic services, the No....

November 21, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Climate Change , Nepal elections , USA , GCC , Security , Floods , Durand Line , PDM , Lavrov , BNP , Budget 2023 , Cyril Romaphosa , Basil , PTA , HRW , Landmines , COP-27 , Pay structure bill 2022 , Bhutan politics , Nepal vote counting , voter turnout

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 18, 2022

Afghanistan

Participants at Moscow Format Release Joint Statement: Tolo News

The participants of the Moscow Format discussed the current situation in Afghanistan with an emphasis on regional security, military-political stabil....

November 18, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , China , Army , economy , Afghanistan , Bhutan , OIC , IMF , Floods , Moscow Format , Debt Sustainability , AOSSG , Nepal election , Nepal Balance of Payment , Hydroelectric Project

VIF Cyber Review: October 2022

NATIONAL

Tata Power’s IT infrastructure suffered a cyber-attack; critical systems were not disrupted

On 14 October 2022, Tata Power announced that their IT infrastructure dealt with a cyber-attack and some systems were impacted.....

November 17, 2022 India , Pakistan , China , Australia , Japan , Turkey , CBI , CERT-In , FBI , Interpol , VIF Cyber Review , cyberattack , Delhi declaration , MeitY , Chile , WIP19 , SQLMaggie , OperationChakra , AFP , UNCTC