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.
The Taliban government needs to seek internal legitimacy first for it to gain international recognition, former Afghan president Hamid Karzai said, advising the guerilla group, which seized power militarily two months back, to respect the "will of the people" and to "hold Loya Jirga", a traditional grand assembly of village elders
Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said the attacks on Hindu temples including Durga Puja arcades were "pre-planned and aimed at destroying communal harmony" in the country, even as the ISKCON - colloquially known as the Hare Krishna movement - moved the United Nations requesting its chief Antonio Guterres to issue a condemnation and send a delegation to Bangladesh
India and Israel will resume negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) from next month, said Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Monday during his first visit after the new government took over in June
India is expected to hold a National Security Advisors (NSA) level meeting of the regional countries on Afghanistan where the security situation remains volatile following the Taliban takeover in August.
The ferocity of the fighting between Indian security forces and terrorists holed up in the jungles of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district for at least eight days suggests the cross-border intruders were trained by Pakistani commandos, sources in the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police have told NDTV
At least 27 people have been killed in floods in southern India's Kerala state after heavy rains caused rivers to overflow, cutting off towns and villages
Hundreds of Sri Lankan fishermen, in a flotilla of around 100 fishing vessels, sailed from northern Sri Lankan district Mullaitivu to Point Pedro on Sunday, protesting against Indian fishermen for allegedly poaching in their waters
Sri Lanka has ruled out talking to banned diaspora organisations weeks after the country’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced that his government would engage with Tamil diaspora groups that have been critical of Rajapaksa’s government and its treatment of minority Tamils
The Taliban, the new rulers of Afghanistan, has promised to increase security at Shia mosques following two attacks that killed hundreds of worshippers in the past few weeks
In a sudden eruption of communal tension in Bangladesh, that many feared could adversely impact bilateral ties, four people were killed and several others – including police personnel – sustained injuries as "miscreants" vandalized Hindu temples, businesses and houses of members of the community in Noakhali district after an alleged blasphemous incident during the annual festivities linked to the worship of Hindu goddess Durga in Comilla, about 100 km southeast of Dhaka
Two suicide bombers attacked a Shia mosque during Friday prayer in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 47 people and wounding 70, marking the deadliest attack in Kandahar, the birthplace and stronghold of the Taliban, since the fall of the US-backed Afghan government
The goal of the Atmanirbhar Bharat, or a Self-reliant India, campaign is to make India one of the biggest military powers in the world by developing a modern military industry in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday as he inaugurated seven new Defence Public Sector Units (DPSUs)
Developed countries must take measures and legislate for net-zero emissions by the current decade itself, India demanded on Friday
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the only foreign airline operating in Afghanistan, has suspended its operations in Kabul on Thursday, citing "heavy-handed" interference by Taliban commanders, including threats and intimidation to its staff
Pakistan lawmakers have rejected an anti-conversion bill, intended to bring relief to its religious minorities like Hindus and Sikhs from forced conversions and marriages, often executed by radical Islamists, terming the bill "unIslamic"
