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VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 21, 2022

Afghanistan
Restrictions on Banking System an Obstacle for Investors: ACCI: Tolo News
The business community said that restrictions on the banking system in Afghanistan have challenged investors, leaving them with many problem....

December 21, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , UNSC , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , Indian Ocean , LTTE , IMF , Floods , Ports , women rights , TTP , Myanmar military , India-Maldives , Nepal India , Bangladesh-Iran , IFC , BURMA Act
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 19, 2022

Afghanistan
Afghan Traders Abroad Face Hurdles Investing in Afghanistan: Tolo News
Some Afghan traders living abroad said current problems caused by the banking system and international sanctions, as well as the closed girls....

December 19, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , Bhutan , USA , trade , Hybrid Warfare , EU , IMF , FDI , Food Security , Jamaat-e-Islami , PDM , Indian rupee , New Navy Commander , China-Myanmar-Thailand , Human Rights Day , Human Trafficking
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 16, 2022

Afghanistan
Decision on Afghan Seat at UN Postponed: Faiq: Tolo News
The Chargé d'Affaires of the Afghanistan Permanent Mission to the UN, Naseer Ahmad Faiq, said the UN credentials committee has postponed the decision on whe....

December 16, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , agriculture , Iran , Afghanistan , Nepal politics , election , energy , UN , Human Rights , Jamaat , Nepal Economy , Nepal India , Bhutan India , US Ambassador Peter Haas , Maithripala Sirisena , Russia-Sri Lanka , INS Sahyadri , Pakistan-Afghanistan , petrol prices
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 15, 2022

Afghanistan
'Majority of Displaced Populations in Afghanistan' Are Women: UN: Tolo News
The UN Women in Afghanistan said that "women make-up the majority of the displaced populations in Afghanistan. The inability to exercise p....

December 15, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal politics , Peace talks , Borders , Loans , Diplomacy , Humanitarian Crisis , Jamaat-e-Islami , Budget , Nepal Economy , India-Myanmar , Bhutan Economy , Myanmar-Bangladesh , Nepal India , Bhutan India , Maldives-Bangladesh , Japan-Rohingya , US Envoy , Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 14, 2022

Afghanistan
Attack on Kabul Hotel Sparks International Reactions: Tolo News
The attack on a hotel in the Shar-e-Naw area of Kabul on Monday has brought international condemnation and calls to action. The Chinese Ministry of Fo....

December 14, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , Nepal , ASEAN , Afghanistan , Kabul , Nepal politics , Europe , Nepal China , Security , Good Governance , WHO , Cambodia , IMF , United Nations , Indonesia , Floods , Sheikh Hasina , India-Maldives , India-Myanmar , Bhutan Economy , Nepal India , Bhutan India , Dhaka-Guwahati , IMF-Sri Lanka
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 13, 2022

Afghanistan
'No Alternative' for Dialogue With Kabul: Norwegian FM: Tolo News
Norway's foreign minister Anniken Huitfeldt said that there is no alternative to dialogues and that there is a need to talk with “those in power i....

December 13, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Afghanistan , Nepal elections , Nepal politics , Pakistan politics , Nepal China , Imran Khan , SAARC , sustainable development , UNHCR , Protest , earthquake , BNP , Nepal India , Pakistan Embassy , Bhutan Budget , ARNA Declaration , Aragalaya-Xcore , Navy Chief , Gas
Discussion on Nepal’s Domestic Developments

On 18 October 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on “Nepal’s Domestic Developments”. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, gave the introductory remarks, followed by Shri Jay Nishaant's presentation. Dr Gupta stated ....

October 20, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Panel Discussion , Interaction , China , Nepal politics , Communist Party of Nepal , Madhesh people , NPR
Compulsions of Coalition Politics in Nepal
Dr Rishi Gupta Article

The Backdrop
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba led Government in Nepal unveiled a Common Minimum Programme (CMP) on August 08, 2021.1 In less than a month in office, Deuba has launched the CMP as a systematic planning model to ad....

August 18, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , India , China , Nepal politics , Nepali Congress , Madhesh , Coalition Politics , BRI , Communist Party of Nepal , KP Oli , Common Minimum Programme , Sher Bahadur Deuba , Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) , Political Instability in Nepal , Janta Samajbadi Party , Maoist Center
India-Nepal Relations under PM Oli
Sushmita Bharti Commentary

The landmark nation-wide elections in Nepal under the new Constitution, held in end-2017, ushered in a new era of democratic governance in the country. In these elections, the people’s verdict went overwhelmingly in favour of the Party of Nepal-Un....

November 22, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , Nepal politics , Indo-Nepal relations
Nepal’s Experiment with Democracy - A Game of Shifting Alliances
RNP Singh

As is well known to political and strategic analysts dealing with Nepal, the only constant in the country’s recent political history has been the game of alliances and re-alliances, played by the political parties with a view to retaining power. In....

October 23, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , India , Nepal elections , Nepal politics , Prime Minister Deuba , Nepali Congress
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