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Neighbourhood News Digest - 20 June 2025

Afghanistan
Ministry of Education: Over 1,100 Schools Built in Past 4 Years- Tolo News
The Ministry of Education said that in the past nearly four years, buildings have been constructed for more than 1,100 schools and religiou....

June 20, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Maldives , Myanmar , Kazakhstan , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Education , Norway , junta , Tax Bill , Mon Groups
Africa Now (1-15 June, 2025)

OVERVIEW

Africa witnessed a series of political, economic, and security developments and key developments unfolded across the continent. Zimbabwe announced a ban on lithium concentrate exports from 2027 to boost domestic value addition. W....

June 19, 2025 India , China , Russia , Liberia , Ethiopia , Africa , Eritrea , Egypt , defence cooperation , Rwanda , UK , Sudan , UN , Armenia , Somalia , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Nigeria , South Africa , India-Africa , Zimbabwe , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Namibia , DRC , Chad , Burundi , Botswana
Neighbourhood News Digest - 18 June 2025

Afghanistan
Hanafi Leads Delegation to China for South Asia Forum Participation-Tolo News
As part of the Islamic Emirate’s ongoing efforts to expand diplomatic ties with neighbouring and regional countries, a high-ranking de....

June 18, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Arakan army , Maldives-China Relations , AA , Rakhine State , South Asia Forum , Maldives Engineering Day , The Democrats , Iran Reko Dig
China Digest (9-15 June 2025)

India-China Relations

India and China Agree to Rebuild Ties and Expedite Resumption of Direct Air Services
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong met on June 12–13 in New Delhi to review....

June 16, 2025 China , economy , technology , military , China Daily Digest , Diplomacy
New Delhi’s Diplomatic Campaign on Operation Sindoor: A Korean Perspective
Wongi Choe Commentary

Recently a group of politicians from New Delhi visited Seoul as a part of the Indian government’s global outreach with regard to its military as well as diplomatic responses to the brutal terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, a popular resort a....

June 11, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Pakistan , South Korea , China , Pahalgam , OP Sindoor , Indian Parliamentary delegation
China Digest (02-08 June, 2025)

India-China Relations
Chinese Envoy Calls for Improved India-China Relations, Citing Shared Civilisational Ties
Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong has called for renewed efforts to strengthen India-China relations, emphasi....

June 10, 2025 China , economy , technology , military , China Daily Digest , Diplomacy
US–China Confrontation at the 2025 Shangri-La Dialogue
Esha Banerji, Research Assistant, VIF Commentary

This year’s IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, held in Singapore came at a time of heightening US-China contestation and strategic rivalry. Framed against this backdrop, the forum discussed a plethora of issues focussed on the region’s most pressing secur....

June 10, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , US , China , Indo-Pacific , Shangri-La , US Secretary of Defense
Neighbourhood News Digest - 06 June 2025

Afghanistan
US Travel ban on Afghanistan exempts SIV holders, Green Card Residents, and Immediate Families- The Khaama Press
The US travel ban on Afghanistan exempts Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders, green card residents, ....

June 06, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , UNAMA , GDP , India-Maldives relations , BIMSTEC Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance , UN Oceans Conference , Karenni Town , Below Poverty
Africa Now (16-31 May, 2025)

OVERVIEW
This edition of the Africa News Digest examines the intensifying humanitarian emergencies, political transitions, and economic and diplomatic developments across the continent. In Sudan, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) sparked glo....

June 05, 2025 India , China , Sierra Leone , Ivory Coast , Africa , Mauritius , EU , UK , Sudan , Germany , VIF Africa Now , Nigeria , South Africa , India-Africa , AU , Uganda , DRC , M23 , Senegal , Chagos , Mauritania , Operation Sindoor , AfDB , Africa Day
The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with India, Author: Vijay Gokhale; Penguin Random House India; 2021, Pp 200; Rs 265, ISBN: 978-0670095605
Akarsh Srivastava

Introduction
After the success of his first book “Tiananmen Square: Making of a Protest”, Ambassador Vijay Gokhale has brought his decades of experience in dealing with our next-door neighbours to pen down how the Chinese view India w....

June 05, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Book Reviews , Masood Azhar , Tiananmen Square , Long Game , Vijay Gokhale
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