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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 past month. According to...

West Asia Roundup Report: May 2025

Abstract: Hectic diplomatic activity occurred in the region as the ongoing conflicts and regional contestations continued apace. From India’s perspective as well the Indian decisive response, for dastardly terrorist attacks in Pahalgam, against the...

Internal Security Monitor (16-31 May, 2025) Vol 1, No 15

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Pakistan is on ‘probation’, meaning it would receive a stern response for promoting terrorism. He warned national security is not limited to guarding the borders from external aggression but safeguarding the...

Neighbourhood News Digest - 09 June 2025

Afghanistan Daily Mail: Taliban employs advanced technology to build sophisticated drones-The Khaama Press The Taliban are using advanced, smuggled technologies to build drones with precision capabilities, including navigation systems and small...

Recalibrating U.S. Foreign Policy: President Trump's May 2025 Gulf Visit and Its Strategic Implications

President Donald J. Trump's May 2025 visit to the Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) marked a pivotal moment in the United States' (U.S.) foreign policy engagement in West Asia (the Middle East).[1] During the...

Neighbourhood News Digest- 22 May 2025

Afghanistan Muttaqi Meets with China, Pakistan Foreign Ministers to Boost Cooperation-Tolo News Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting minister of foreign affairs of the Islamic Emirate, met with the foreign minister of China Wang Yi, and foreign minister of...

West Asia Roundup : April 2025

Abstract As the Israel-Hamas war of 20 months saw no respite, Saudi Arabia emerged as the major custodian of the Palestine Cause and the Two-State solution. Saudi FM reiterated Kingdom’s rejection of displacement of Palestinians while speaking at...

Neighbourhood News Digest - 30 April 2025

Afghanistan Afghanistan’s Supreme Council of National Resistance Delegation visits Iran to discuss refugee issues-The Khaama Press A high-level delegation from Afghanistan’s Supreme Council of National Resistance visited Iran to discuss the...

West Asian Leaders and Organisations Condemn Terrorist Attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir

Adversity often becomes a litmus test for friends. It is also not untrue of diplomacy. For decades, India’s relationship with most West Asian countries has been transactional and only recently due to strategic and increasing importance of India and...

West Asia Review: March 2025

Abstract 2025 began on a note of some optimism that onset of President Trump the second time and his aversion to wars in general, will bring about some relief to Middle East/West Asia and may end the 15 months old Israel-Hamas war which has created...

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