Tag: South Asia
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Putin views Pakistan as ‘key partner in South Asia’
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has received a special message from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who views Islamabad as Moscows key partner in South Asia and the Islamic world, reiterating his countrys keen interest in deepening bilateral relationship as well as increasing trade and investment between the two sides.
January 20, 2023 -
S Asian countries must join hands on climate change
South Asia’s geophysical location and socio-economic demographic backwardness make the region highly susceptible to climate change ramifications.
May 26, 2022 -
Unhappy countries of South Asia
According to the World Happiness Index, Afghanistan was the most unhappy country in the world even before the unceremonious departure of the occupation forces and subsequent Taliban takeover.
April 16, 2022 -
China’s outreach to South Asia
Even during this visit, Nepal urged the Chinese side to remove such non-tariff barriers at these two key customs points. Among other outstanding issues, the suspected border encroachment by China in the remote western district of Humla was raised by the Nepali side.
March 30, 2022 -
South Asia sits on a powder keg
"The return of the Taliban in Kabul has intensified the sectarian and communal strife in South Asia. The United States had entered Afghanistan to uproot the Taliban and eliminate Al-Qaeda. Both these objectives remained unfulfilled when they withdrew"
October 27, 2021 -
India, US discuss situation in South Asia, cooperation in Indo-Pacific
Top officials of the two countries also discussed in Washington opportunities for enhanced cooperation with like-minded partners to sustain a free and open Indo-Pacific.
October 9, 2021 -
The Kabul chaos and south Asia
It’s unlikely that complex emotions crossed the minds of the largely uneducated Taliban fighters who killed singer Fawad Andarabi in cold blood, but hardcore Islamists condemn music and fine arts
September 4, 2021 -
Droughts to increase in India, South Asia: IPCC report
Results from climate models indicate that anthropogenic aerosol forcing has dominated the recent decrease in summer monsoon precipitation, the scientist said
August 10, 2021 -
Maldives to reopen borders to S.Asian arrivals on July 15
The country has so far administered 316,704 people with the first dose of a vaccine, while 189,529 have been administered with two doses.
June 30, 2021 -
Nodwin Gaming partners with Riot Games to open doors to last chance qualifier for valorant teams in India and South Asia
Teams will compete in multiple sub-regional qualifiers for a prize pool of Rs 25 Lacs (33,000 USD) in the South Asian leg.
May 30, 2021 -
Deadly new surge in South Asia threatens to reverse global gains against COVID-19 pandemic and have disproportionate impact on children
Urgent action and steadfast leadership are indispensable to stopping the catastrophe. Governments must do everything within their power to stop the devastation, and partners that are able to send assistance must do so immediately.
May 6, 2021 -
UK-Based University of Dundee offering scholarship worth 5000 GBP/year to students from South Asia
This announcement is one of many that the university has made over the last year to support the students from South Asia during these challenging times, which includes students from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
April 22, 2021 -
Pak desires peace: Imran writes to Modi
“We are convinced that durable peace in South Asia is contingent upon resolving all issues between India and Pakistan, particularly the Jammu and Kashmir dispute,” he said in the letter sent in response to the message received by him from Modi last week on the occasion of ‘Pakistan Day’.
March 31, 2021 -
Home to roost
The Islamists have issued an ultimatum to the Imran Khan government, arguing that France had insulted Prophet Mohamad and thereby committed blasphemy, “a sin that cannot be forgiven”.
March 20, 2021 -
Saturday Interview | ‘States must battle drugs jointly’
A member of the Institute of Narcotic Studies and Analysis (INSA), Delhi, Sharma, 55, has been voluntarily working on alternative development models in HP to get people away from cultivation of cannabis and opium.
March 6, 2021 -
Focus South Asia
New Delhi has long held the view that bar its all-weather adversary Pakistan, the region falls under its ‘sphere of influence’ though the term is never used publicly for obvious reasons. Chinese financing in the South Asian region sans India has been well-documented.
February 4, 2021 -
Pandemic Poverty
The gender-poverty gap will worsen further still in South Asia, Central and Southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa ~ “home to 87 per cent of the world’s extreme poor”.
September 5, 2020