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VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 21, 2022

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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
A Possibility of Fractured Democracy in Myanmar - 2023
Dr Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

The Myanmar military has started its preparations for conducting the next general election in 2023. A pertinent question for the current political crisis is what will be the future of Myanmar’s political system in 2023 and thereafter? Since the mil....

December 16, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , India , China , Russia , ASEAN , UN , EAOs , Military Coup , NUG , Fractured Democracy , Balkanisation
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 - November 29, 2022

Afghanistan
Hina holds political talks with Afghan govt today – Dawn
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar will pay a one-day visit to Afghanistan on Tuesday (today) to hold a political dialogue with the Afghan....

November 29, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Palestine , ASEAN , Nepal elections , Bhutan , BSF , Taliban , EU , Arakan army , IMF , Environment , TTP , BNP , Nepal polls , Tokyo-Dhaka , Constitution Day , Sri Lanka-India , Afghanistan Pakistan , Afghanistan Iran , India Nepal
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 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
China: Daily Scan, November 24, 2022

China's State Tobacco Monopoly Administration and State Post Bureau to further regulate e-cigarettes delivery: Global Times
November 23, 2022
The State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued a notice on Wednesday in which it ann....

November 24, 2022 ASEAN , COVID-19 , Huawei , China Daily Digest , J-15 , Zhengzhou , Foxconn
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 23, 2022

Afghanistan
Exhibit Held in Kabul to Display Domestic Products: Tolo News
The Ministry of Industry and Mines (MoIC) said that efforts are underway in support of the private sector and that such exhibitions will be held outside....

November 23, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Nepali Congress , poverty , Corruption , Tourism , IMF , COAS , ICRC , NUG , Military diplomacy , India-Bhutan , India in Mynamar , Nepal election , Nepal polls , export , BNP’s Dhaka Rally , Sri Lanka Budget 2023 , Patrol Vessel , China Spy Ship Row
Talk on Indo-Indonesia Relations

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on “Global and Regional Uncertainty and the Prospects for India-Indonesia Relations” on 10 November, 2022. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired the session and gave welcome remar....

November 17, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , ASEAN , Energy Security , G20 , India-Indonesia
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 16, 2022

Afghanistan
Kabul: Unidentified Man Killed Pakistani Soldier at Spin Boldak Crossing: Tolo News
The US State Department said that Washington’s “commitment to the people of Afghanistan is enduring,” in a recently released ....

November 16, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , US , China , ASEAN , economy , Climate Change , trade , elections , Tourism , refugees , IMF , Human Rights , Diplomacy , UNHCR , earthquake , Health crisis
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