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Neighborhood News Digest – 26 April 2023

Afghanistan India invited to join regional group on Afghanistan: Lavrov Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that India has been invited to join the core group of four countries neighbouring Afghanistan that say they seek to bring...

Neighborhood News Digest – 24 April 2023

Afghanistan Women in Afghanistan banned from participating in Eid celebrations - Mid Day In another harsh restriction, the Taliban has prohibited women from attending Eid celebrations in two provinces of Afghanistan reported local media. The...

Myanmar Round-Up: March 2023

The month marked the 78th Armed Forces Day, which was celebrated with a huge show of tanks and missile launchers. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing promised to crush the opposition forces and repeatedly called them terrorist organisations. The violence...

Neighborhood News Digest – 13 April 2023

Afghanistan China Spells Out Its Position on Afghanistan – Tolo News The embassy of China in Kabul shed light on 11 points that clarified the country’s position regarding Afghanistan. The point first, the embassy said in a statement, was that China...

Neighborhood News Digest – 21 March 2023

Afghanistan US military gear left in Afghanistan resurfaces with Pakistani Taliban – Mission Network News It was bad enough when the US hastily withdrew from Afghanistan, leaving $7 billion-worth of military equipment to the Taliban. Now, the...

Neighborhood News Digest – 14 March 2023

Afghanistan SAARC Secretary General Position not awarded to Afghanistan – The Print It was Afghanistan’s turn to suggest a candidate for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation’s (SAARC) Secretary General Position. The seat has,...

Neighborhood News Digest – 06 March 2023

Afghanistan Iran opens trade center, permanent exhibition in Kabul – Tehran Times Iran’s trade center and permanent exhibition of Iranian products was inaugurated in Kabul on Sunday, the Iranian Embassy in Afghanistan announced. In a tweet, the...

Neighborhood News Digest – 02 March 2023

Afghanistan Pakistan's special representative to Afghanistan resigns – India Today Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq on Wednesday resigned from his post, citing personal reasons. “After serving close to three years as...

Myanmar Round-Up: January 2023

The month was marked with major developments as the year 2023 is crucial for Myanmar with the announcement of elections. On 31 January, the two years of emergency rule is supposed to end, and the National Defence and Security Council has to conduct...

US-Philippines Base Deal aimed to Check China

Introduction The Philippines is on a diplomatic overdrive. There seems to be cracks in the ASEAN unity. The 10-member bloc is not in the same page on a host of issues. Cambodia is suspected to have succumbed to the Chinese temptation of economic...

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