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Neighborhood News Digest- 25 April 2024

Afghanistan
Mawlawi Kabir Calls for Kabul's Participation in Moscow Format-Tolo News
Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, the deputy prime minister for political affairs, during his meeting with Zamir Kabulov, Russia's special envoy for Afgha....

April 25, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Russia , ASEAN , economy , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , IMF , Malaysia , PTI , India-Bangladesh , Nepal-China , Russia-Ukraine , China-Myanmar , Thailand-Myanmar , Bangladesh-US , Bangladesh-Myanmar , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , World Health Organisation (WHO) , Sri Lanka-Iran , Parliamentary elections 2024 , Routine Health Information System (RHIS) , First Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Project , Evidence Based Policy Making , Languages
Neighborhood News Digest- 24 April 2024

Afghanistan
OIC urges lift on Afghan women’s education, employment restrictions-The Khaama Press
The media center announced the meeting between Tariq Ali Bakheet, the special representative of the Organization of Islamic Coo....

April 24, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , economy , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Thailand , Doha , OIC , IMF , Badakhshan , Human Rights , Ebrahim Raisi , Shehbaz Sharif , India-Out Campaign , Parliamentary elections 2024 , Political; Prisoners , Sustainable Tiger Financing
Neighborhood News Digest- 16 April 2024

Afghanistan
Mujahid: Current White Flag Sufficient for Now-Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate addressed questions regarding the destiny of the nation's tricolor flag, explaining that the flag's design is not permanent and that any ....

April 16, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , economy , Iran , Kazakhstan , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Saudi Arabia , Bangladesh , ADB , Nepal-India , debt restructuring , India-Myanmar , Bangladesh-Myanmar , Maldives-India relations , Hindu Rashtra , Foreign Exchange Reserve , Upazila Poll , Flag , Petrol Price , Anti Dumping
Neighborhood News Digest - 08 April 2024

Afghanistan
Taliban erects Kandahar Mosque walls amid potential ISIS threat to Hibatullah Akhundzada-The Khama Press
According to local media reports, the Taliban is constructing security walls or T-walls around the Eidgah Mos....

April 08, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Australia , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , BRICS , India-Nepal , Saudi Arabia , Bangladesh , Taliban , World Bank , Mount Everest , Drone attack , India-Myanmar , Maldives-India relations , Sikh , Foreign Debt , Brazil-Bangladesh , 55th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council , Hibatullah Akhundzada , Non-Hydro
Neighborhood News Digest- 05 April 2024

Afghanistan
Amnesty International Asks Pakistan to Reverse Refugees Expulsion Plan-Tolo News
Amnesty International has called for the immediate cancellation of the plan to expel Afghan migrants from Pakistan through a statemen....

April 05, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Supreme Court , Bangladesh , Artillery , Prime Minister , Dalai Lama , Geopolitics , World Bank , India-Bangladesh Relations , Civil war , Amnesty , Drones , Mines , Katchatheevu island , Upazila Election , BOP , Indian Troops in Maldives.
Neighborhood News Digest - 04 April 2024

Afghanistan
India says inclusive government in Afghanistan is top priority for SCO-The Khama Press
The National Security Advisor of India stated on Wednesday at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting that the form....

April 04, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Israel , India , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Bangladesh , World Bank , IMF , Inflation , Exports , Landmines , Indian Troops in Maldives , Sustainable tourism , Katchatheevu island , Human Development Index , AA
Neighborhood News Digest - 03 April 2024

Afghanistan
Russia Considers Removing 'Taliban' From Terrorist List-Tolo News
TASS news agency reported on Monday that the Russian foreign ministry is considering removing the "Taliban" from the list of terrorist groups. Accor....

April 03, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , ASEAN , economy , Sri Lanka , BIMSTEC , Bhutan , Bangladesh , SAARC , Tourism , World Bank , UN , Nuclear Power Plant , HR , Maldives Economy , Katchatheevu island
Neighborhood News Digest - 02 April 2024

Afghanistan
CNN: ‘Taliban’s Pashto chauvinism helps ISIS-K’ recruitment from other ethnic groups-The Khama Press
Edmund Fitton-Brown, a senior adviser to the New York-based Counter Extremism Project, told CNN that ISIS-K....

April 02, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Taliban , Cyber Security , Remittances , Inflation , UN , Civil war , PTI , Nepal-China , Nepal-India , Myanmar-India , Katchatheevu island , India-Out Campaign , Historical Artefacts , Omar Ayub , Visa-Free entry , Anti-Defection Law
Neighborhood News Digest- 01 April 2024

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Confirms Detention of Two US Citizens- Tolo News
Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, told TOLO news that two American citizens and some other foreign nationals are currently de....

April 01, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , US , Nepal , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Maritime Security , Bhutan , trade , Bangladesh , Nepal-China Relations , Iran Sharia , Allied forces , Junta Authorities , Maldives-China Defence Agreement , International Solar Alliance (ISA) , Katchatheevu island , India-Out Campaign , Regional Cooperation.
Sri Lanka: Is the Worst Over?
Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

Sri Lanka is in the process of economic recovery after the Island nation was hit by a severe economic crisis in 2022—the worst since its independence— resulting from poor governance, mismanagement, weak fiscal/monetary policy choices and the havo....

January 23, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article , China , economy , Sri Lanka , RCEP , India- Sri Lanka , Tamil reconciliation
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