The flickering beacons of democracy: India and the USA
India needs Modi to rediscover his inner ecumenical soul. To do that, Modi must become the leading proponent of and advocate for a “unifying nationalism,” writes Tom de Boor and Ed Crego for South Asia Monitor
Re-thinking NAM in a post-COVID-19 century
We are approaching the 65th anniversary of the Bandung Principles this year and 60th anniversary of the NAM in 2021. There is a renewed call in the NAM communique for the revitalization and strengthening of NAM, writes Sayantan Bandyopadhyay for South Asia Monitor
India must prepare for a multi-domain war
This is a defining moment in the history of India and its actions could well dictate its standing in the world, writes Lt Gen PR Kumar (retd) for South Asia Monitor
Is a total boycott of Chinese goods by India feasible?
Can orchestrated symbolism of smashing Chinese TVs create a mass movement when no domestic alternatives are available to our extremely price-sensitive consumers? writes Brig Deepak Sethi (retd) for South Asia Monitor
Air India to operate 36 India-US flights from July 11-19
Air India will operate 36 flights between India and the US under the Vande Bharat mission from July 11 to July 19
Islamic Ideology Council to decide on Hindu temple issue
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday directed the relevant authorities to consult the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on the issue of construction of a Hindu temple in Islamabad. Minister for…
Jobless in COVID-19 pandemic, homeless in flood
"The coronavirus earlier closed our earning, and now flood has made us homeless," said Mukti Khatun of Shuvogachha village in Sirajganj's Kazipur upazila
Academic activities resume at schools in Sri Lanka
Academic activities of Grades 5, 11 and 13 at government schools that were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic resumed today (July 6), according to education authorities
Feud continues in Nepal's ruling party as Oli-Dahal talks fail
Amid pressure from party members to save the party unity, two chairs of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal, on Sunday decided to buy time, agreeing to sit for…
34 new HIV cases detected in six months in Bhutan
Heterosexual act or sexual intercourse with the opposite sex is the common mode of transmission among the 34 new Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases detected in the last six months
Kabul to host series of negotiations on Afghan peace
Kabul is hosting a grand meeting that discusses the Afghan peace efforts
Maldives' state-run IGMH reverts to stricter measures amid ICU outbreak
State-run Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) has adopted stricter service policies after cases of COVID-19 were identified in patients receiving treatment at the hospital's Intensive Care Unit…
Afghanistan, India sign MoUs for development of educational infrastructure
Afghanistan and India on Sunday signed five Memorandums of Understanding, based on which, New Delhi donates 2.6 million dollars to the Afghan ministries of education and higher education
India sounds confident of Covid vaccine development
As India races to bring a vaccine for COVID-19 by mid-August, the government said that it is entering the human trial stage which "marks the beginning of the end"
UNHCR hails Bangladesh’s efforts to curb coronavirus at Rohingya camps
The UN refugee agency UNHCR’s Representative Steven Corliss has hailed Bangladesh’s efforts to strangle the spread of the novel coronavirus in the Rohingya camps
30,000 Indian troops in eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation with Chinese
Around 30,000 troops of Indian Army are in an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation with Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LoC) in Ladakh, following the additional deployment of three…
