India's swelling farm protests: Battle of attrition amid trust deficit
If contract farming is an idea whose time has come, it is necessary to ask why did it take off from 2002-03 and then sharply decline by 2011-12 in this vanguard agrarian state, writes N Chandra Mohan for South Asia Monitor
Sustainable consumption in South Asia: Making use of sustainable opportunities from the pandemic
More importantly, the South Asia region needs to realise that workers and farmers have a key role to play in promoting sustainable consumption as they are both the end consumers as well as the producers at the start of the supply chain, writes George Cheriyan & Simi T.B. for South Asia Monitor
Bangladesh war of 1971: Pakistan's blinkered vision
But it is interesting to note that 49 years hence, there seems to be no change in how the nation views the civil war and a bloody separation of its eastern province, writes Mahendra Ved for South Asia Monitor
Pakistan should be compelled to apologise to Bangladesh for 1971 genocide
The ‘uncultured’ state of Pakistan has not apologized yet for the 1971 genocide. It should be compelled, writes Farabi Bin Zahir for South Asia Monitor
US support if Sri Lanka ‘asserts sovereignty' against China
US financial support will be contingent on Sri Lanka asserting its sovereignty “against influence by the People’s Republic of China,” and improving human rights and promoting inter religious and…
Guterres happy with climate action, sad about COVID-19 handling
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is happy with the progress in global climate action, but sad about the lack of international cooperation in dealing with the still raging coronavirus pandemic…
Modi wants India to make world-class products
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gave a clarion call to adopt "zero effect, zero defect" policy while manufacturing Made-in-India products and ensure that these products are "world-class"
Pakistan's Sindh not to free key Daniel Pearl murder accused: Report
Pakistan's Sindh province will not release the four men accused of kidnapping and murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl 18 years ago, a media report said on Sunday citing informed sources
Virtual court activities to be introduced at district level: Bangladesh PM Hasina
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government will introduce activities of virtual courts at district level during this coronavirus situation to ensure judicial services for…
Sri Lanka's COVID-19 caseload surpasses 40,000
Sri Lanka's overall coronavirus caseload has surpassed the 40,000 mark after 500 more people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said
Fears of COVID-19 spread in Nepal amid protests over political crisis
Nepal health officials and experts have warned of a further spread of the novel coronavirus as protests have erupted across the Himalayan nation after the House of Representatives or the lower…
Covid cases up in Bhutan
With the detection of 17 fresh infections of COVID-19, the total number of cases in Bhutan touched 132, reported The Bhutanese
Jamiat-e-Islami calls for interim government in Kabul
Jamiat-e-Islami, a prominent Afghan political party, has called for the formation of an interim government as this is the only way to reach a peace agreement with the Taliban, Arian news reported…
Maldives makes home quarantine mandatory for UK travelers
Upon the discovery of the new strain of the coronavirus in the United Kingdom, the Maldives has decided to make home quarantine mandatory for all Maldivians who either come from the UK or have a…
Intra-Afghan peace talks: Pakistan's dangerous double game exposed
Kabul has once again exposed Islamabad's double standards on playing a peacemaker in the Afghan conflict by severely condemning the presence of Taliban fighters on Pakistani soil
Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora groups condemn mandatory cremation of COVID-19 victims
An influential Tamil diaspora outfit extended support for the burial rights of the COVID-19 victims condemning the government policy of mandatory cremation
Three daughters of a farmer script history, get Ph.D. together in Rajasthan village
Born to a farmer who tilled the land at night and worked at his shoe shop in the day, three sisters from a Rajasthan village scripted history as they were awarded Ph.D. degrees together from a…
