They also discussed the potential of common waterways and their utilization in enhancing connectivity between Bhutan and India’s northeastern region

These developments, if seen with some recent comments by Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javad Bajwa, which are in the line with the earlier recommendations made in Pakistan’s first-ever National Security Vision documents, suggest a seemingly mutual desire and optimism in reducing bilateral tensions

The IMF, the ministry said, has assessed Sri Lanka’s foreign debt as unsustainable, and staying current on foreign debt repayment is no longer a tenable policy

Once considered the country’s most influential family, the ruling Rajapaksa clan is now at the center of people’s anger. ‘GoHomeGota’ and ‘Rajapaksas must quit’ are among the most common slogans in the protest rallies, virtually blurring, at least temporarily, the country’s centuries-old fault line, the ethnic divide between Tamils and Sinhala Buddhists

Shehbaz Sharif becomes the 23rd prime minister of Pakistan on Monday after he secured a majority in Parliament amid a walkout by the members of former prime minister Imran Khan’s party, who also resigned from the house en masse

Since the Taliban takeover last year, over one million Afghans have sought refuge in Iran, taking the total number of Afghan refugees in the country to a whopping five million

By 2019, a total of 17,369  businesses were owned by women—most of them were less than five years old then—and created around 129,000 jobs in the country, according to a study conducted by Afghanistan’s Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Several major cities, including Karachi, Peshawar, Islamabad, and Lahore saw huge demonstrations at short notice, indicating the former prime minister continues to enjoy enough street power that could make things hard for the incoming government

According to Pakistani media reports, with a range of 2,750 km, the missile is capable of reaching the farthest point in India's northeast and Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Faced with the worst ever economic crisis, the government now appears struggling to contain the public anger and protests—largely citizen-owned and peaceful—demanding the Rajapaksa family quit the government

Free speech and the right to receive information, the judge said in his order, are essential for the development, progress, and prosperity of a society, and their suppression was "unconstitutional and contrary to the democratic values"

“The...sector in India has the potential to become the torchbearer of ‘Create in India’ & ‘Brand India’,” the statement by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said

Indian authorities are anticipating more refugees from the crisis-hit Sri Lanka which has been facing a shortage of food, fuel, and other essentials

EU lawmakers also deplored the steadily deteriorating situation of women and girls in Afghanistan since the Taliban's return to power in 2021

From the $800 million in surplus, the balance of payment recorded a deficit of $2.03 billion in the same period this year