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Initial Assessment of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Three Nation European Tour
Jayadeva Ranade Article

Chinese President Xi Jinping, accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan, Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) member and Director of the CCP CC General Office Cai Qi and Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, arrived in Paris on May 5, on the first ....

May 28, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , Xi Jinping , EU , France , Ursula von der Leyen , Macron , Serbia , Hungary , Uyghur protests
Neighborhood News Digest- 02 May 2024

Afghanistan
World Bank Provides $84 Million to Afghanistan-Tolo News
The World Bank in a statement said that it will provide $84 million in aid to Afghanistan. The World Bank's statement mentioned that this aid will be used to....

May 02, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , BJP , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , sanctions , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Balochistan , EU , WHO , World Bank , Awami League , PPP , earthquake , NPP , Maldives-India relations , Saima Wazed , Workers Rights , Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) , Nepal-Canada , Kuwait-Myanmar
Eurasia News Digest (1-15 April, 2024)

Russia & Central Asia
In Moscow Attack, a Handful of Suspects but a Million Tajiks Under Suspicion
Muhammad, a Tajik migrant, said that he had found a better life in Russia. After emigrating from Tajikistan last fall, he began....

April 19, 2024 Israel , EU , Floods , Labour Migrants , border clash , Eurasia News Digest , Solar power , Foreign Agent Bill
Sheikh Hasina’s Post-Election Diplomacy: Strengthening Ties with the Western World
Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction
In February this year, PM Sheikh Hasina undertook her first overseas official visit to Munich, after her re-election for the fourth consecutive time, to attend the Munich Security Conference (MSC) which was held from February....

April 05, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Article , US , democracy , Bangladesh , EU , Human Rights , Diplomacy , Bangladesh Election , Sheikh Hasina , Munich Security Conference , Indo-Pacific Outlook
Neighborhood News Digest- 04 March 2024

Afghanistan

Afghanistan and Turkmenistan will host Business Forum in Ashgabat-The Khama Press
Nuruddin Azizi, the acting Minister of Industry and Commerce of the caretaker government, recently led a delegation including 15 fem....

March 04, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Afghanistan , President , India-Nepal , Qatar , Bangladesh , Prime Minister , Srilanka , EU , India-Maldives relations , Red Sea , Shehbaz Sharif , Thailand-Myanmar , Visas , FMR , Maldives Parliamentary Elections , Foreign Minister Turkiye , non-cotton garments , - Maldives , UK-Bhutan , India-Bangladesh-Bhutan , Left Alliance
The Red Sea Crisis Revives the Importance of IMEC
Tiziano Marino Commentary

Despite the initial perception that a prolonged conflict in the Middle East could stall the implementation of the ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), the recent developments seem to prove quite the opposite. Paradoxically, th....

February 21, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Indian Navy , EU , Houthis , Red Sea , IMEC
Neighborhood News Digest – 16 February 2024

Afghanistan
World Bank Approves Shift to Channel IDA Funds to Afg Humanitarian Aid-Tolo News
The World Bank Group said on Thursday that its executive board endorsed a new approach to aiding Afghanistan that will deploy some $3....

February 16, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , EU , Federalism , PTI , Impeachment , UPI , World Bank Azerbaijan , JUIF , Democracy.
Neighborhood News Digest- 15 February 2024

Afghanistan
Meeting on Afghanistan Held in Bishkek, Islamic Emirate Not Present-Tolo News
The Meeting of EU and Central Asia Special Representatives on Afghanistan was held on Wednesday in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. T....

February 15, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Kyrgyzstan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Doha , EU , Tourism , COVID-19 , Min Aung Hlaing , PPP , Bangladesh-Myanmar , JI , Maldives Parliamentary Elections Maldives-Türkiye Relations , Russia-Nepal , Border Closures , Military conscription , Munich Security Conference , Presidential Election.
Neighborhood News Digest – 19 January 2024

Afghanistan
Women’s Rights fully secured in Afghanistan: Taliban leader-The Khama Press
Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban leader, has claimed in his latest statements that women’s rights in Afghanistan have been fu....

January 19, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bangladesh , EU , Sri Lanka’s presidential election , Inflation , India-Maldives relations , China-Bhutan , Davos , Circular Debt , NAM summit
Neighborhood News Digest- 17 January 2024

Afghanistan
Wakhan Corridor officially connects Afghanistan to China: Taliban- The Khama Press
A report from Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province confirms that Afghanistan is now officially linked to China via the Badakhshan pr....

January 17, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Army , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , CPEC , Bangladesh , Taliban , Imran Khan , EU , Tourism , Taxes , EEZ , Rohingyas , China-Nepal , Foreign loan , Tea Trade , Sagaing , Maldives-China Tourism , Male Mayor elections.
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