The Taliban plans to create a new national army, said Taliban’s Defense Minister Mullah Yaqoob, adding the new force would be capable of defending the country’s territorial integrity

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Thursday announced the launch of a new, five-year, $49 million initiative, called the South Asia Regional Energy Partnership (SAREP), which will facilitate collaboration amongst Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka to improve access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy

The Bangladesh High Court on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to conduct judicial inquiries into the incidents of violence and attacks on Hindu temples and marquees during Durga Puja in six districts between October 13 and 18

At least six people, including four policemen, died and over 200 were injured in clashes with the cadre of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik (Pakistan), a radical Islamist group demanding the expulsion of the French envoy, in Pakistan as the government dithers between talking and taking actions against the group

In a defining ruling on the Pegasus snooping case that garnered global headlines, India's Supreme Court has said that the power of the State to snoop in the name of national security into the “sacred private space” of individuals wass not absolute and every citizen of India ought to be protected against violations of privacy

It has taken six years and over 300 meetings for the Narendra Modi government to push a major government reform through the bureaucracy, but finally, from next month, no central government file will pass more than four hands before a decision and ministries will also be able to submit e-files to each other

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reaffirmed India's focus on a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific as also the principle of ASEAN centrality in the region

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a controversial hardliner Buddhist monk to head his 13 member- Presidential Task Force to oversee legal reforms and the possibility of implementation of the One Country-One Rule system

A top Indian Air Force officer on Wednesday created a sensation by saying there was no plan "at the moment" to capture Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)  - the part of Kashmir in Pakistani control - but expressed the hope that someday India will have the "whole of Kashmir"

Cricket is not just a sport in India; it is also fodder for serious politics. Medical students in Jammu & Kashmir,  who celebrated Pakistan's maiden T20 World Cup victory against India on Sunday, face action under the tough anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, or UAPA

Even as Army officials have said that in the eastern sector there has only been a “marginal” increase in patrolling and PLA activities, data show that at least in the Tawang sector, the patrolling and visits by senior officers of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have seen a marked jump in 2020 and 2021 compared to the previous two years

The European Union (EU) is considering restoring its diplomatic mission in Afghanistan in the coming months as the bloc moves to explore ways to deal with the Taliban, the new rulers of Afghanistan

As India and the UK expand their defence and strategic ties as part of a larger "Roadmap" of bilateral cooperation, all three services from the Indian and UK Armed Forces are exercising simultaneously in exercise Konkan Shakti-21 conducted by both countries

With naval cooperation growing between the two maritime neighbours, India navy sailing vessels INS Sudarshini and INS Tarangani have arrived in Sri Lanka as part of a squadron of training vessels calling at Trincomalee and Colombo ports

Japan will assist Bhutan with resources and technology to digitally map the parts of the Himalayan Buddhist kingdom, helping the government to better manage plans in fields like agriculture, land management, and disaster prevention