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.
National Assembly, the lower house of the Bhutanese parliament, has approved a proposal for the country to become a member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in a move that would enhance the country’s solar power generation capacity to supplement its establishedwhat is hydropower resources
The fifth edition of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) has confirmed signs of a significant demographic shift in India
The US Commerce Department has added 27 foreign entities and individuals, including 16 from China and Pakistan, to its trade blacklist "based on their contributions to Pakistan’s unsafeguarded nuclear activities or ballistic missile program"
The Taliban have been “very reassuring” during India’s conversations with the Islamist group that is ruling Kabul, and they recognise that India has contributed greatly to the people of Afghanistan, and they have “good things” to say about India, which is a “good start”, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Wednesday
Neighbourhood First and Act East are two fundamental pillars of India's foreign policy, and lines of communication being through Northeast India will boost trade and energy links with Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan in South Asia, and further to ASEAN countries and East Asia, India's Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla has said
In what comes as a major policy reversal on the farm front, much like what happened in neighboring India, Sri Lanka has allowed its private sector to import chemical fertilizers, months after the government led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had put a blanket ban on the use and import of the same
Ahmed Mahloof, the Maldives’ sports minister, has been charged for accepting bribes in the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation scandal, also known as the MMPRC scandal, that had rocked the previous government led by former president Abdullah Yamen
In a major concession, Pakistan on Wednesday has formally informed the Indian Embassy in Islamabad about its decision to allow transit facilities to Indian humanitarian shipment of 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat and life-saving drugs to Afghanistan on an "exceptional basis for humanitarian purposes"
Law enforcement agencies are on high alert across Bangladesh, including capital Dhaka, amid rumours about the deteriorating health of Bangldesh National Party (BNP) chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia
At least 257 media outlets have closed in 100 days since the Taliban took over the government
International flight operations are expected to return to normal "by the end of the year", senior officials have been quoted as saying
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan--the three South Asian democracies --are not among the countries US President Joe Biden has invited to attend its much-touted Summit for Democracy scheduled for next month
Bangladesh has urged the Maldives to help it register and regularize undocumented Bangladeshis, most of them are workers in the Maldives
Maldivian is interested in recruiting specialized professionals and doctors from Bangladesh while seeking to establish direct shipping line between Chattogram and Male to enhance bilateral trade
The World Food Program (WFP), in cooperation with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has begun providing cash aid to dozens of vulnerable families in west of Kabul. WFP’s zone manager, Daoud Ghaznawi said that each family would receive 7,000 Afs in cash
