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VIF Delegation’s Visit to Colombo and Interaction with Pathfinder Foundation

A VIF delegation led Dr. Arvind Gupta, comprising of Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney and Dr Sreeradha Datta visited Colombo during 10-14 January. VIF’s think tank partner, the Pathfinder Foundation hosted the delegation and organized many of the interactions...

January 17 , 2023
Neighborhood News Digest – 17 January 2023

Afghanistan UN Employ Technology to Stop Afghanistan’s Illicit Opium Cultivation – Khaama Press On Monday, a British University, Cranfield, released a statement indicating a research partnership with United Nations. The report said that the...

January 17 , 2023
Neighborhood News Digest – 12 January 2023

Afghanistan Blast Happened Near Foreign Ministry in Kabul: Tolo News A blast took place in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in downtown Kabul on Wednesday afternoon. At least five civilians were killed and several others were wounded in the...

January 12 , 2023
Resurgence of Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) in Pakistan

Pakistan and Afghanistan relations are on a boil. In the past few months while there has been simmering tensions on the Durand Line, the Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) threat has grown exponentially. On November 28, 2022, the TTP ended the indefinite...

January 11 , 2023
Neighborhood News Digest – 10 January 2023

Afghanistan Aid Chief Says NRC Cannot Work without Women: Tolo News The Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugees Council, Jan Egeland, said on Monday that without female staff, they cannot work and will not work in Afghanistan. Egeland arrived in...

January 10 , 2023
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - January 05, 2023

Afghanistan Islamic Emirate Rejects US Official’s Remarks on Its Commitments: Tolo News The Islamic Emirate rejected the remarks by US State Department spokesman Ned Price and said that the Islamic Emirate is committed to all its promises.The...

January 5 , 2023
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - January 04, 2023

Afghanistan Afghanistan, Uzbekistan Settle New Electricity Agreement Amid Winter Shortages – The Diplomat Under the new agreement, Uzbekistan will supply Afghanistan with 450 megawatts of electricity during the winter as both countries suffer from...

January 4 , 2023
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - January 03, 2023

Afghanistan Defense Ministry Rejects Pakistan Official's Remarks on TTP in Afghanistan: Tolo News The Ministry of Defense reacted to recent comments by Pakistan’s interior minister about the presence of Tehreek Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the...

January 3 , 2023
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - December 28, 2022

Afghanistan UN Official Urges Islamic Emirate to Lift Ban on Female Staff at NGOs: Tolo News The UN deputy humanitarian coordinator in Afghanistan, Fran Equiza, in a meeting with Acting Minister of Public Health Qalandar Ibad called for "the Taliban...

December 28 , 2022
The Outlook for 2023

The year 2022 will go down in history in which the great power rivalries returned with a vengeance. Even as the Covid pandemic lingered on, the world saw a major conflict erupting in Europe, bringing in its wake huge supplychain disruptions, an...

December 28 , 2022
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