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South Asia's Balance of Payments Challenge: The Changing Dynamics of External Balances in South Asia
South Asia remains one of the least integrated regions in the world despite geographical proximity and complementary economic structures. Greater regional trade, improved transport connectivity, cross-border electricity markets, digital payment systems and investment partnerships could substantially reduce external vulnerabilities.
India's Employment Debate: A Future With Plenty of Work, But Fewer Jobs
Between 2004 and 2023, India produced roughly five million graduates every year, but graduate employment increased by only around 2.8 million annually. Even fewer obtained salaried employment. Millions are either unemployed or working below their qualifications or in the waiting room for the elusive government job.
How Sri Lanka Missed the Opportunity to Become a 200-billion dollar economy
Policy instability during the 2015-2024 likely pushed back Sri Lanka’s path towards becoming South Asia’s first High-Income Country. The 2022 financial crisis would never have happened as stable growth during the first half of 2015–2024 would have built enough buffer to weather impact of the Covid pandemic
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India, China military-level talks over Ladakh standoff remain 'inconclusive'
Talks between India and China's military representatives on Tuesday to resolve the ongoing face-off in eastern Ladakh between the two countries remained inconclusive, government sources said
Former Afghan president backs China's efforts to safeguard national security
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai expressed support for China's efforts to safeguard national unity and security in a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu
India-China clash bigger virtually than on ground
As India and China have enhanced the diplomatic and military engagement to resolve the tension at Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, a different kind of perception war in the digital landscape has started between the social media users of the two countries
Chinese national held for misbehaving with girls in Nepalese capital
Thamel police have taken Chinese national Chen Xi, 21, into custody after some locals caught a few Chinese men for allegedly misbehaving with some local girls in Chhetrapati area near Thamel, Kathmandu, yesterday
China cities aid Pokhara metropolis
Various cities of China have helped Pokhara metropolis with health materials worth 79,000 USD. Mayor Man Bahadur GC said the metropolis had established relationship of brotherhood with different cities of China
China's belligerence is creating global flashpoints
As it looks both China and the US are mutually preparing to face each other into a possible confrontation due to Beijing’s persisting forcible capture over the entire South China Sea, despite losing this claim in the International Court of Arbitration just a few years back
Trump says Modi not in 'good mood' about China
US President Donald Trump has claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not pleased with the Xi Jinping regime over the ongoing border conflict while reiterating his offer of mediation between India and China. Responding to a media query related to the border tensions between India and China, President Trump on Thursday at his Oval Office said, "They have a big conflict going with India and China
China's long history of incremental occupation of Indian territory in Ladakh
Even as the Indian government has never admitted it, China had occupied 640 sq km of Indian territory in Eastern Ladakh during the second term of the UPA regime under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
China donates 125,000 face masks to Sri Lankan school children
China has donated 125,000 face masks for Sri Lankan school children from low-income families before schools reopen after the COVID-19 pandemic
Trump tries again to get involved in India's neighbourhood disputes, offering to mediate with China, writes Arul Louis
US President Donald Trump is facing rising tensions with China, but he has turned his sights on India offering to mediate “mediate or arbitrate” the border dispute between the two Asian giants
China extends olive branch to India
China extended conciliatory messages to India after the US requested for an immediate online UN Security Council meeting to discuss a new legislation for Hong Kong to crush all dissent
US offers to mediate between China, India on border row
The US on Wednesday revealed that it has offered to mediate in the ongoing standoff between India and China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh
China can't remain oblivious to India's illegal constructions in Ladakh. says Pakistani foreign minister
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Wednesday that the recent conflict between China and India was triggered by the latter's "illegal constructions" in Ladakh, Radio Pakistan reported
'Chinese Banks providing support for Sri Lanka’s post COVID-19 economic recovery'
Hu Wei, Chargé d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka has said that at a time Sri Lanka is faced with two “arduous tasks” of combating the COVID-19 epidemic and reviving the economy, Chinese banks and other enterprises are providing strong support for the country’s economic recovery via financial, investment and other channels
