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Neighborhood News Digest – 31 August 2023

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Iran Delegation Meets With Health Ministry in Kabul – Tolo News
The Ministry of Public Health said that in a meeting in Kabul between Qalandar Ebad, the head of the ministry, and an Iranian delegation, there was....

August 31, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Nepal , ASEAN , economy , Iran , Afghanistan , Bhutan , sanctions , Imran Khan , Tourism , Remittances , Pakistan Economy , Journalism , ADB , Sri Lanka-Maldives , Electricity , Water Dispute , charge d'affaires , China-SriLanka
Neighborhood News Digest – 17 July 2023

Afghanistan

China increases investment in Afghanistan – The Siasat Daily
In recent months, Chinese companies have shown interest in investing in Afghanistan under the Belt and Road Initiative but face challenges due to terro....

July 17, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Nepal , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Uighurs , Tourism , IMF , Remittances , Floods , India-Bangladesh , rail line , India-Myanmar , Poppy , China investment , Solar Power Plant , 84 vehicles , India Sri Lanka , China- Sri Lanka
Neighborhood News Digest – 12 July 2023

Afghanistan
Taliban halt Swedish activities in Afghanistan after Koran burning – Devdiscourse
The Taliban administration halted all activities by Sweden in Afghanistan on Tuesday in response to the burning of a Koran in Sto....

July 12, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , ASEAN , Bhutan , Saudi Arabia , Taliban , Imran Khan , BRI , Remittances , Sweden , India-Bangladesh , India-Maldives , Census , India-Sri Lanka , PM Prachanda , Mt Everest , Prison , Rupee Trade , EU-Bangladesh , Koran , Import surge , JF-17 fighters
Neighbourhood News Digest - 16 June 2023

Afghanistan
Unemployed people in Afghanistan significantly increased in last two years, ICRC report - News On Air
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in a report said that the number of unemployed people in A....

June 16, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Taliban , World Bank , Remittances , Economic crisis , India-Pakistan , coup , Nepal-China , Nepal-India , Sri Lanka Economy , Cyclone Biparjoy , Power Agreement , Resistance Groups
India-UAE Set to boost ties and Strengthen Strategic Partnership
Col Rajeev Agarwal Article

UAE’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan is scheduled to visit India on 21st November 2022 on a bilateral visit. In an earlier bilateral engagement this year, he and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar co-chaired the 14th In....

November 19, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , Investments , energy , G20 , Remittances , UAE , CEPA , COP28
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Implications for Central Asia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background
Central Asia is geo-strategically significant for the Kremlin as the region border Afghanistan and Iran to the South, China to the East, and the Caspian Sea to the West. The Central Asian region is considered Russia’s sphere o....

April 19, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , economy , Uzbekistan , Ukraine , Tajikistan , Remittances , Eurasian Union , Labour Migrants , CSTO. Kazakhstan
Russia-Ukraine Crisis and its Impact on Central Asia
Amb Ashok Sajjanhar

Central Asia is Russia’s sphere of Influence, and Moscow is also the security provider in the region. In addition, Central Asian economies are highly dependent on remittances from the Russian Federation. Central Asia has been heavily impacted by th....

April 19, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , UNGA resolution , Russia , Ukraine , Economic Slowdown , Remittances , Food Security , Podcast , Energy Exports , Labour Migrants , Western Sanctions
How is Central Asia Reacting to Russia-Ukraine Crisis?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background

Central Asia has recently been in the geopolitical spotlight with the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and political upheaval in Kazakhstan. Russia’s special military actions in Ukraine have once again drawn attention to Cen....

February 28, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , economy , Uzbekistan , Ukraine , Tajikistan , Remittances , Eurasian Union , Labour Migrants , CSTO. Kazakhstan
Taliban Takeover and Implications for Nepal
Dr Rishi Gupta Article

Nepalese in Afghanistan
Amidst Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, the leading global powers continue to repatriate their citizens from Afghanistan. At the same time, geographically smaller countries are looking for international cooperation....

August 26, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Nepal , Article , Pakistan , Border , Terrorism , Security , Taliban , ISI , Remittances , Government of Nepal , Nepalese Migrant Labourers , Repatriation , Emergency Response , Nepal Economy , Nepal-India Border , Nepal Earthquake 2015
Trends in Central Asia in 2020
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
The past 2020 is marked by Central Asia’s struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent socio-economic impacts. The pandemic turned out to be a litmus test for the already troubled economies of Central Asia. The ye....

January 13, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , SCO , INSTC , Chabahar Port , elections , political turmoil , Eurasian Economic Union , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Economic reforms in Uzbekistan , India- Central Asia Dialogue , COVID-19 , Remittances , power transition , India-Uzbek Virtual Summit , Labour Migrant , China's Belligerence , Foreign Trad
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