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Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: March 2024

During the month, the VIF Neighbourhood Experts Group hosted a roundtable discussion to analyse recent developments in Nepal and their implications for India. It emerged that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's removal of the Nepali Congress from...

Neighborhood News Digest- 27 May 2024

Afghanistan Afghanistan 6th Most Vulnerable Country to Climate Change: UNDP-Tolo News The representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Stephen Rodriques, said that although Afghanistan does not contribute to climate change, it...

The Changing Nature of Warfare: Lessons for India

The Russia-Ukraine war and the war in Gaza provide several pointers to how the nature of warfare is changing. Indian strategic thinkers need to carefully study these wars and imbibe the lessons. Indian armed forces are in the process of being...

Neighborhood News Digest- 24 May 2024

Afghanistan Qatar's Al-Khulaifi Requests Islamic Emirate Attend 3rd Doha Meeting-Tolo News Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh al-Khulaifi, Minister of State for the Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, in a meeting with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar,...

Neighborhood News Digest - 21 May 2024

Afghanistan Islamic Emirate: We Stand with the Govt and People of Iran-Tolo News The Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate has expressed Afghanistan's solidarity with the people and government of Iran in response to the death of Ebrahim Raisi, the...

Crisis in the Middle East

The Gaza war has continued beyond seven months. Amidst stepped-up diplomatic efforts, the fate of the hostage deal continues to be uncertain. The US Secretary of State Blinken visited Saudi Arabia and Israel. Israeli forces have entered Rafah. There...

Neighborhood News Digest- 15 May 2024

Afghanistan Eight Govt Institutions Merged Into Ministries-Tolo News Based on a decree from the leader of the Islamic Emirate, eight government institutions that were not previously under the management of ministries have now been merged into...

Neighborhood News Digest- 14 May 2024

Afghanistan Afghanistan loses UN voting rights over unpaid dues-The Khaama Press Afghanistan’s representation at the United Nations confirmed that Afghanistan’s voting rights in the General Assembly had been suspended due to unpaid membership dues....

Neighborhood News Digest- 03 May 2024

Afghanistan Islamic Emirate Calls UNAMA Report Repetitive and Propagandistic-Tolo News Following the publication of UNAMA's quarterly report on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate,...

Neighborhood News Digest- 01 May 2024

Afghanistan Global, Domestic Condemnation Follows Deadly Mosque Attack in Herat-Tolo News The recent attack on Shia worshippers at a mosque in the Guzara district of Herat has sparked widespread condemnation from both local and international bodies...

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