The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
A day after India received somewhat unlikely praise for its “independent foreign policy” from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Indian Foreign Secretary said New Delhi’s foreign policy has received praise at the global level and added that quoting just one person - a reference to Khan - would be wrong
There seems to be some high-level movement between India and Canada after a long hiatus, marked by political misunderstandings and some diplomatic acrimony
Though New Delhi recognized Israel in 1950, full diplomatic relations were established only in 1992 by the government of Prime Minister P V Narsimha Rao
The visit at this time is possibly to emphasize that the US remained committed to maintaining and enhancing strategic cooperation with key players in the region and the Indo-Pacific despite its preoccupations with the Ukraine war
In what comes to a big relief for Afghan girls, the Taliban, Afghanistan’s de facto authority, said they will open all schools—both for boys and girls—from next week in the country
The mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has been renewed by the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the next 12 months, tasking it with a robust set of priorities ranging from coordinating humanitarian aid delivery, to monitor human rights situations, and facilitating dialogue
Bangladesh and India will continue to work together to realize the collective aspiration of their citizens, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wrote to Modi, thanking New Delhi for its assistance in evacuating Bangladeshi nationals from war-torn Ukraine
Over ten million poor people in Bangladesh will receive subsidized food as the government is all set to implement an ambitious scheme aiming to provide relief to poor people being affected by skyrocketing commodities prices
Sri Lanka’s crippling energy crisis is expected to ease in the coming days as India extended a $1 billion line of credit, bringing total assistance to Colombo around $2.4 billion since January this year
Pakistan had almost prepared to launch a retaliatory missile strike on India minutes after the Indian missile stuck a house in Pakistan, a report in Bloomberg claimed, but Pakistani officials held back the launch as they noticed “something was amiss.”
The visit comes at a time when Sri Lanka has been facing a crippling economic crisis and energy, primarily caused by the severe shortage of foreign exchange
Indian opposition leader Sonia Gandhi, leader of the Congress party, said global companies like Facebook and Twitter are being used to “shape political narrative by leaders of political parties and their proxies” and alleged that social harmony was being disturbed "with the connivance of the ruling establishment."
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government is likely to lose the majority in the coming weeks, a key ally of Khan hinted, as the government appears struggling to shore up the numbers in the face of a no-confidence motion moved by opposition parties in Parliament
Indian students in Ukraine had received “conflicting advice” and were “actively discouraged” by some universities from leaving the country in the days leading to the war last month
Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa government that came into power in 2019 with over two-thirds majority this week saw thousands of protesters descending on the capital Colombo seeking the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who they blame for the present economic crisis
