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.
A highly unusual monsoon season this year has yielded over 1,100 mm of rainfall in Delhi so far, the highest in 46 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Saturday. Normally, Delhi records 648.9 mm of rainfall during the monsoon season, according to the IMD
The Bhutan government discontinued the practice of drafting the Five-Year-Plan - a practice that they had picked up from India which itself had discontinued them from 2014 - for development and resource allocations, a move that irked the main opposition party which said the decision would have “huge” implications
Sri Lankan authorities are torturing political detainees in jails, Reuters reported, citing a human rights lawyer who has recently drafted a detailed report on torture in Sri Lankan prisons
Almost two months after Sher Bahadur Deuba formed the government in Nepal with the support of a rainbow coalition of political parties, he is yet to expand his cabinet, drawing criticism from the public as he heads almost 17 out of the total 21 ministries
At least two soldiers of the Pakistan security forces died in an attack in the country’s restive province of Baluchistan, Pakistan Military confirmed, making it the third attack in a week’s time on its security forces
Three days after the Taliban announced a cabinet with inadequate representation of ethnic minorities and minus any woman member, India Friday called for an “inclusive dispensation” in Afghanistan, representing all sections of society
The Quad has evolved “swiftly” and very “effectively”, and Australia commends India for taking a strong leadership role in the region, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Friday
Around 58 per cent of India's adult population has received the first dose of Covid vaccine and around 18 per cent of India's adult population has received both the doses as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 related situation in the country and the vaccination drive to battle the pandemic
US President Joe Biden's Special Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, is to visit India next week to launch an initiative for mobilising funds for battling climate change ahead of the UN climate change conference next month, according to the State Department
The international community should not take steps that might lead to economic collapse in Afghanistan, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said, while calling for unfreezing Afghan assets blocked abroad
Pakistan has fully vaccinated over 20 million people, or roughly 14 percent of the total eligible population, Planning Minister Asad Umar said, adding the government aimed to fully vaccinate half of the eligible people ( roughly 70 million) by the end of the year
The Taliban announced on Sept. 7, 2021, that Mullah Hasan Akhund has been appointed interim prime minister of Afghanistan. The decision comes more than two weeks after the militant Islamist group seized control of much of the country, including the capital, Kabul. The Conversation asked Ali A. Olomi, a historian of the Middle East and Islam at Penn State University, to explain who Mullah Akhund is, and what his appointment may portend for Afghanistan amid concern over human rights in the war-ravaged nation.
Two days after the Taliban announced its interim cabinet, Iran reiterated its call for the formation of an “inclusive” government in Afghanistan, saying that the past showed that non-inclusive government didn’t help achieve stability in the country
Pakistan’s education authorities have ordered female teachers not to wear jeans and tights and banned their male counterparts from wearing jeans and t-shirts
The five-nation BRICS summit chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for settling the situation in Afghanistan through peaceful means
