In a bid to put pressure on the Nepal government to validate the use of the Sinopharm vaccine, the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu has announced it will provide visas to only those who have been fully vaccinated with China-made COVID-19 vaccines

Pakistan's textile exporters association has asked Prime Minister Imran Khan's government to import cotton yarn from India to ensure continuity in export growth as the country is facing a rise in the unavailability of cotton yarn

Pakistan's Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure with the Imran Khan government, saying it was incapable of running the country or taking decisions

Bangladesh on Wednesday started 10-day celebration of 50 years of its independence and the birth anniversary of founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

After facing flak over the earlier statement by the Public Security Minister on banning the burqa on the ground that it symbolised religious extremism, the Sri Lankan foreign ministry issued a clarification, saying it is still a proposal under consideration, and no final decision has yet taken by the government

Of the 70 countries that received India-manufactured vaccines, Bangladesh received the most Covid-19 vaccines manufactured in India, a minister stated in a written reply in the Indian parliament

All Indian cities showed air quality improvements in 2020 owing to the COVID-19 impact compared to 2018, while 63 per cent saw improvements compared to 2019, said the 2020 World Air Quality Report on Tuesday that is based on PM2.5 data from 106 countries

After their first historic summit last week, the Indo-Pacific Quad comprising India, the US, Japan and Australia, France is now set to strategically closer to the rapidly evolving grouping

Maldives President Ibrahim Mohammad Solih has met with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani during his visit to Qatar, the visit is the first high-level visit undertaken by the Maldivian president after re-establishing diplomatic ties with the Gulf country

Three members of Afghan security forces guarding a dam in western Herat province have been killed on Tuesday morning in an attack by unknown gunmen, reported TOLOnews

In what is touted as the world's largest vaccination drive, India has crossed an important milestone in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic

India's arms imports have decreased by 33 per cent between 2011-15 and 2016-20, a report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said

India and the US have agreed to work closely through common economic and strategic collaboration in various multilateral fora, including the G20

Pakistan has extended the duration of restrictions imposed on inbound flights, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said Saturday, a move taken amid rising COVID-19 cases in the country, media reports said

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) acting commissioner (head of the special branch of the police) Monirul Islam has said that the police will take strict legal action against those who are or will be holding anti-Modi rallies ahead of the arrival of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bangladesh, agencies reported