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Neighborhood News Digest – 09 March 2023

Afghanistan
India to send 20,000 MT of wheat to Afghanistan via Chabahar – The Hindu
India will send its next consignment of wheat as aid to Afghanistan under the Taliban regime via Chabahar, the MEA announced on Tuesday. The d....

March 09, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Nepal , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Presidential elections , Bangladesh , Indo-China , Imran Khan , EU , IMF , Pakistan Economy , women rights , Environment , Debt , Prachanda , Rohingyas , China-Sri Lanka , Bilawal Bhutto , local elections , Indo-Pak , Afghan assets , India-Sri Lanka , Myanmar Coup , Green Tax , Yunus , Wheat aid , UNDP
Neighborhood News Digest – 17 February 2023

Afghanistan
US weapons left in Afghanistan are becoming a new threat to Pakistan and India | OPINION – India Today
Approximately, $7 billion of military equipment the US transferred to Afghan Defense Forces over 16 years was le....

February 17, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , China , economy , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Constitution , Pakistan politics , elections , India-Nepal , election , Taliban , Inflation , UN , Pakistan Economy , Hasina , Civil war , Environment , TTP , BNP , Bhutan politics , Bhutan Economy , AL , Bangladesh-US , Afghanistan Economy , China-Nepal , Nepal Plane Crash , Sea Level Rise , Myanmar-Japan
Neighborhood News Digest – 14 February 2023

Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Taliban forces raid IS hideout in Kabul - India Blooms
"The security forces attacked an important hideout of the IS in Kartai Naw locality of Police District 8 on Monday evening, killing several insu....

February 14, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Russia , Protests , Sri Lanka , sanctions , Bangladesh , Taliban , Social Media , Tourism , IMF , Education , Environment , Monarchy , Nepal-India , Tamils , Pakistan-US , Visas to Afghan , Prabhakaran , India. Nepal Politics
How Ayurveda can Power the Development of a Global Health Culture
Dr. P Ram Manohar Article

The Global Burden of Disease Study reveals that people live longer but with more diseases. The global burden of disease is shifting from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases; chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, can....

February 10, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , dharma , G20 , Ayurveda , SDGs , health , Nature , Environment , AYUSH , biodiversity
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 07, 2022

Afghanistan
Uzbekistan NSA: It is Important Afghanistan Not Be Isolated: Tolo News
Uzbekistan National Security Advisor Victor Mohammadov said that it is “important” to not allow Afghanistan to be Isolated or to leave it ....

December 07, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Climate Change , Uzbekistan , Nepal elections , Tourism , IMF , Women , Emergency , Bilateral discussions , Environment , ADB , Military Coup , NUG , Nepal Economy , India-Myanmar , Bhutan Economy , Nepal India , Sri Lanka-Maldives , Delhi-Dhaka , AL and BNP , WB , Russia-Myanmar , Pakistan-Myanmar , Bhutan trade , Bhutan border , Nepal bangladesh , PTM
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 01, 2022

Afghanistan
Blast Rocks Capital of Samangan: Tolo News
A blast occurred in Jahdia seminary during afternoon prayers on Wednesday in Aybak city in Samangan. According to local officials, the blast left 19 people dead and 23 oth....

December 01, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Nepal elections , Terrorism , Bhutan , Nepal China , World Bank , Human Rights , COAS , Environment , TTP , NUG , Rohingyas , COP27 , BNP , Nepal polls , Nepal India , Maldives-China , Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). Indira Gandhi , Maithripala , Geopolitics and Debt , Pakistan- Afghanistan
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 29, 2022

Afghanistan
Hina holds political talks with Afghan govt today – Dawn
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar will pay a one-day visit to Afghanistan on Tuesday (today) to hold a political dialogue with the Afghan....

November 29, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Palestine , ASEAN , Nepal elections , Bhutan , BSF , Taliban , EU , Arakan army , IMF , Environment , TTP , BNP , Nepal polls , Tokyo-Dhaka , Constitution Day , Sri Lanka-India , Afghanistan Pakistan , Afghanistan Iran , India Nepal
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: September 2022
Naval Jagota

In the month of September 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a total of four expert group andone trilateral round table with most of them being hybrid. The month saw the commencement of a new expert group on climate change in w....

November 21, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Indo-Pacific , Myanmar , CPC , Climate Change , Environment , Pakista
Vif Neighbourhood News Digest - October 11, 2022

Afghanistan
US, Islamic Emirate Held 'Detailed' Talks in Doha: Source: Tolo News
After the report by CNN, a source from the Islamic Emirate confirmed that a delegation of the Islamic Emirate met with US officials in Doha and h....

October 11, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Tapi Pipeline , Conflict , Doha , military , United Nations , Environment , Russia-Ukraine , PTI March
The Russia-Ukraine Conflict and its Implications for the Environment
Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction
The Russia-Ukraine war is re-shaping the world. The war which began on 24th February 2022 has resulted in a fast-moving refugee crisis, unprecedented sanctions on Russia, and a re-shuffle of global relationships.August 10, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , genocide , Crisis , Environment , Nuclear threat , Ecocide , impacts , Generations , Explosions
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