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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

Neighborhood News Digest - 15 January 2025

Afghanistan

Pakistan, Afghanistan, and UNHCR to Hold Talks on Afghan Refugees- Tolo News

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations has announced plans to hold a trilateral meeting with Pakistan and the United Nations High Com....

January 15, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , election , Bangladesh , GDP , Remittances , UNHCR , Myanmar-China , NPP , MNDF , Afghan refugees , Herat , July Proclamation , Reform Commission , Maldives-Estonia Relations , Kachin State , Peaceful Country

Is It a Temporary Economic Blip or Not?

Praveen Menon Article

On 29th November 2024, the National Statistics Office released data that revealed that the Indian economy drastically missed the growth expectations in Q2. ^[1] In the July to S....

December 13, 2024 Economic Studies , Article , Indian Economy , GDP , Economic Growth , Financial Growth

A Decade of Economic Destruction

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

After watching the relentless fall of the Indian rupee for 18 months with saintly restraint, Finance Minister P Chidambaram declared on August 12 that he would cut the Current Account Deficit (CAD) — the excess outgo over receipts of foreign exchan....

October 14, 2024 Economic Studies , Article , China , economy , GDP , UPA government , Indian rupee , Economic Destruction , Indian market

Viksit Bharat and Surakshit Bharat: Wheels of the Same Chariot

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

India aspires to be and is steadily on the way to be a developed nation by 2047, and to which end, Viksit Bharat and Surakshit Bharat (Prosperous India, Secure India) are wheels of the same chariot, being driven in the same direction. I....

September 30, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , China , GDP , LAC , Ladakh , buffer zones , Viksit Bharat , friction points , PLA Surakshi Bharat

Neighborhood News Digest- 24 September 2024

Afghanistan

Foreign Ministry Criticizes Exclusion of Islamic Emirate from UN Seat-Tolo News

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticized the exclusion of the interim government's representative from the 79th session of the U....

September 24, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , economy , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , IMF , GDP , UN , India-Bangladesh , DG ISI , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , Gelephu Mindfulness City , US-Sri Lanka , 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development , 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) , UN seat , Kurram , Supreme Court.

Neighborhood News Digest- 07 August 2024

Afghanistan

Ministry Disputes IOM Migration Figures, Highlights High Return Rates- Tolo News

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has rejected the latest report by the International Organization of Migration (IOM), saying....

August 07, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Climate Change , Bhutan , CPEC , Bangladesh , Political Violence , Imran Khan , IMF , GDP , SDG , ADB , PTA , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , Maldives-China Relations , interim Government , Sri Lanka-Indonesia , China National Petroleum Corporation

Neighborhood News Digest- 13 June 2024

Afghanistan

Countries Pledge $842M in Aid for Afghanistan at Brussels Meeting-Tolo News

Senior officials from various countries have pledged nearly $842 million to address the humanitarian emergency in Afghanistan during a mee....

June 13, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Brussels , illegal immigrants , World Bank , IMF , GDP , Taxation , PTI , Budget , India-Bangladesh , Drugs , Drones , India-Myanmar , China-Nepal , Electricity , Bangladesh-Myanmar , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) , Palestine.

Neighborhood News Digest - 21 May 2024

Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate: We Stand with the Govt and People of Iran-Tolo News

The Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate has expressed Afghanistan's solidarity with the people and government of Iran in response to the death ....

May 21, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , ISIS , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Thailand , US Sanctions , Doha , renewable energy , Tourism , World Bank , GDP , France , PTI , debt restructuring , India-Myanmar , Russia-Myanmar , UNICEF , Bangladesh-Myanmar , UN Membership Fee , 14 Party Alliance , Punjab Assembly , Maldives Development Update , Britain-Nepal

Neighborhood News Digest – 11 December 2023

Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate to Iran FM: Govt is Inclusive- Tolo News

The Islamic Emirate reacted to the recent remarks of Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian regarding the formation of an inclusive government in A....

December 11, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Parliament , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Bhutan , sanctions , Nawaz Sharif , Indian Ocean , Taliban , Doha , SAARC , World Health Organization , GDP , UN , Farmers , UAE , Civil war , COAS , Connectivity , Education , Bangladesh Election , Awami League , Medicine , Sheikh Hasina , Humanitarian Assistance , Hydropower , Nepal-India , India-Myanmar , Indian Fisherman , Sri Lankan Navy , Debt-service payment , Chinese villages , NEPRA , Insulin , Defence bills , Inclusive , Heng , Seat Sharing