US defence officials have emphasised the strategic partnership with India in helping it in the time of the COVID-19 crisis
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
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.
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A former TV presenter in an Afghan news channel was on Thursday gunned down in the southern province of Kandahar, thus adding one more name to the long list of assassinated people, associated with the country’s media industry
India will take back illegal migrants to UK under newly-signed MMP agreement
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Sri Lankan prime minister elected to head of board of governors of ADB
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has been elected to the chair of the board of governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), reported Colombopage
Pakistan PM lauds working of Indian embassies, reprimands its own diplomats
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Ahead of confidence motion, Nepal PM Oli reaches out to opposition leader
Soon after the Oli government in Nepal was reduced to a minority government, Oli reached out to Sher Bahadur Deuba, the leader of the Nepali Congress, a key opposition party, on Wednesday
Malaysia to ban flights from South Asian countries
Malaysia, a Southeast Asian country, plans to ban the entry of nationals from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. The country has already banned flights from India, reported Dhaka Tribune
Pakistan will not take any dictation on internal issues: Minister
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Vaccine agreement with India broken, says Bangladesh minister
Bangladesh Planning Minister MA Mannan has said that the agreement to import the Covid-19 vaccine from Serum Institute of India (SII) has become virtually ineffective, Dhaka Tribune reported
Third-wave of Covid 'inevitable', warns Indian government
A third wave of the coronavirus is "inevitable", the Indian government's top scientific adviser warned on Wednesday as possibilities of a nationwide lockdown were discussed to break the chain of Covid surge in India
India, EU reiterate call for immediate and permanent ceasefire in Afghanistan
India and the European Union (EU) have called for an immediate, permanent and comprehensive nationwide ceasefire in Afghanistan, IBNS said
Local tribal leader mysteriously killed in Pakistan
A local tribal leader has been mysteriously gunned down by unknown men in Datta Khel area of Pakistan, media reports said
Pakistan: Three cops snatch cash from a person, booked
Police have booked three cops in Pakistan on the charge of snatching cash from a citizen in Rawalpindi, the garrison town, media reports said
'Taliban's return to power may undo women's advancement in Afghanistan'
A US intelligence has warned in its classified report that in case Taliban forces return to power in Afghanistan then it would risk undoing the gains made in women's rights since the group's ousting nearly two decades ago
