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United States unveils plan to counter China’s rise from India to Taiwan“Beijing is increasingly pressuring Indo-Pacific nations to subordinate their freedom and sovereignty to a ‘common destiny’ envisioned by t...
- Hazara killings highlight plight of Shia community in Pakistan
The United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir too condemned the terrorist attack on Hazaras people and extended condolences t...
- India's growth to rebound to 5.4% in FY 22: World Bank
Output is estimated to contract by 9.6% in fiscal year 2020-21, due to drop in household spending and private investment, even as high freq...
- NYE celebrations become a silver lining for hospitality industry, better days lie ahead for hotels
Some of the hotels hosting popular parties and year end events have also seen packed bookings.
- China steps up efforts to save Communist Party’s govt in Nepal
The Chinese Communist Party made a lot of efforts to bring the then CPN-UML and Maoist Centre together to form the Nepal Communist Party, a...
- Revellers book staycations to curfew-proof New Year
Travellers are queuing up to book top-end hotels and homestays at drive-down destinations to ring in the New Year after quite a few states ...
- Lionsgate expands South Asia MD Rohit Jain’s role to cover emerging Asian markets
Jain has been leading the India operations of Lionsgate since it opened its first office in India in 2018. He has overseen the growth of it...
- A COVID-19 surge and conspiracy theories roil Pakistan
In April, Tariq Jamil, a popular Islamic preacher, used a televised sermon that was attended by Khan to assert that the virus was God’s wra...
- Connectivity in South Asia: Corridor-led integration of BBIN countries mooted
“Given new and emerging infrastructure linkages, it is vital to advance, adapt and accelerate the use of big data and analytics to conceptu...
- Cerestra Advisors forays into school management and operation business
The fund recently entered into a joint venture agreement to invest and run two schools from builder Kolte-Patil even as the fund has alread...
- There has been absolutely no compromise in clinical testing of COVID-19 vaccines: Gangandeep Kang
Seeking to allay apprehension of people over safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, noted clinical scientist Gagandeep Kang said that th...
- Panasonic India boss walks 15K steps daily to stay grounded
Manish Sharma strongly believes that a healthy body is key to a healthy mind and optimum performance.
- Harvard University announces fund from Vijay Shekhar Sharma for Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, who founded Paytm in August 2010, has played an instrumental role in developing the mobile payments and digital finan...
- Pakistan must stop supporting terrorism to promote cultural peace in South Asia: India
"If Pakistan changes its current culture of hatred against religions in India and stops its support of cross-border terrorism against our p...
- Pakistan driving away their minorities by threat, coercion, conversion, and killing: India at UNGA
During 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on 'Culture of Peace', India on December 03 exercised its "Right of Reply" and s...
- US to soon announce high-level meeting to encourage trade, developement in Central, South Asia
The US, which will also participate in the meeting, is also launching a fund to encourage investments in the region, the Dawn newspaper rep...
- India-US BECA pact: Irked Pakistan says 'will affect strategic stability in South Asia'
Pakistan has "taken note" of the signing of the strategic Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) between the US and India, the For...
- Pakistan ISI's pivotal role in encouraging rise and spread of ISIS in South Asia
A panel of scholars, policy analysts and researchers in the field of terrorism and South Asian politics discussed the ostensible fall of IS...
- India’s economic fortunes diverge from the rest of South Asia as Covid cases continue to surge
The relative success of Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in containing the virus will help their economies recover at a faster pace than ...
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