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Neighbourhood News Digest - 16 July 2025

Afghanistan
Voice of Revolutionary Poetry Goes Silent: Afghanistan Mourns Turab- Tolo News
Prominent Pashto poet Matiullah Turab passed away last night at the age of 54 in a hospital in Khost due to a heart attack. His sudden ....

July 16, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , SCO , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Indonesia , Cyber Strategy , Malaysia , PTI , Panjshir , Trafficking , Human Trafficking , KP , Myanmar-Russia Relations , Matiullah Turab , Maldives – UK Relations , 3rd ASEAN Geoeconomics Task Force Meeting , Indian Trade Corridor , Satyajit Ray
Neighbourhood News Digest - 15 July 2025

Afghanistan
Mass Return: Over 600,000 Afghans Deported from Iran in Just One Month-Tolo News
The High Commission for Addressing Migrants' Issues reports that over 600,000 Afghans have returned from Iran to Afghanistan in the p....

July 15, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Nepal , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Iraq , Saudi Arabia , Bangladesh , UK , IMF , PM Oli , Spin Boldak , Drones , Kandahar , US Tariffs , Myanmar-Russia Relations , Economic Stimulus Programme , Ulfa –I , Museum
Neighbourhood News Digest - 14 July 2025

Afghanistan
Pete Hegseth Slams U.S. Military Presence and Exit from Afghanistan-Tolo News
Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, has criticized both the military presence and the manner in which American forces withdrew ....

July 14, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Russia , Nepal , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Kachin Independence Army , FTA , Rohingyas , UNHCR , Adani , KIA , Usable Reserves , Bhutan – Thailand Relations , Environmental Protection Initiative , Mandalay Region , US Tarrifs , UNHCR.
Neighbourhood News Digest – 11 July 2025

Afghanistan
Deported Afghans from Iran Face Food Shortages in Kabul Camp – Tolo News
A number of Afghan returnees deported from Iran have complained about the lack of timely access to sufficient food at a camp in Kabul. They....

July 11, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Media , tariffs , UN , Education , Fisheries , Crypto , Maldives-US , Railway , Maldives-Saudi Arabia , Maldives - Dominica , Druk Holding and Investments , Myanmar – Russia Defence ties
Neighbourhood News Digest - 10 July 2025

Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Rejects ICC Arrest Warrants, Cites Double Standards- Tolo News
Following the issuance of arrest warrants for the leader of the Islamic Emirate, Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, ....

July 10, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Nepal , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Trump , Bhutan , trade , Bangladesh , poverty , tariffs , UN , Chinese investment , Loan , KIA , ICC , Herat , MNDAA , Gelephu International Airport , Maldives - Dominica
24th IORA Council of Ministers Meeting Concludes with Renewed Focus on Sustainability, Security, and Regional Cooperation
Amb Gurjit Singh Commentary

The 24th Council of Ministers (COM) Meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) concluded on 21 May 2025, under the Chairmanship of Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism of Sri Lanka.

June 18, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region , Commentary , India , Sri Lanka , EU , SAGAR , IORA , IUU fishing , MAHASAGAR , Sustainable Indian Ocean
Trust Over Transactions: India–Sri Lanka Ties in a New Security Era
PM Heblikar Commentary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka in April 2025 was much more than a ceremonial trip or a photo-op. It bore the unmistakable stamp of his strategic clarity, personal warmth, and a quiet but decisive recalibration of India–Sri Lank....

May 26, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Commentary , India , Sri Lanka , Maritime , SAGAR , Non-Traditional Security , MAHASAGAR
Neighborhood News Digest- 02 April 2025

Afghanistan
Afghan Chamber of Commerce Warns Trade with Pakistan Will Collapse-Tolo News
The Afghanistan-Pakistan Joint Chamber of Commerce has warned that the challenges imposed by Pakistan could potentially lead to a complet....

April 02, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Russia , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Afghan refugees , Samrang trade route , Maldives-UK Relations , Junta Ceasefire
Neighborhood News Digest - 31 March 2025

Afghanistan
US Military equipment left in Afghanistan will not be returned: Abdul Qahar Balkhi-The Khaama Press
Abdul Qahar Balkhi stated that the military equipment left by the US in Afghanistan will not be returned under any....

March 31, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , junta , earthquake , Airstrike , Easter attack , Maldives-Bangladesh Relations , Eid , Gorsam Kora Festival , Bhutan-Israel Relations , Bangladesh Azerbaijan.
Neighborhood News Digest- 28 March 2025

Afghanistan
Over 20B Afs to Be Invested in Electricity Production in Country-Tolo News
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) signed contracts for 10 electricity production and transmission projects on Thursday with both domest....

March 28, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , US , China , Russia , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , Bangladesh , Balochistan , Arakan army , BNP , Pakistan China , Electricity , LPG , National Adaptation Plan , Maldives-Bangladesh Relations , Ayeyarwady Villages.
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