Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the annual summit of the five-nation BRICS grouping on Thursday in a virtual format. The summit is expected to focus extensively on the situation in Afghanistan
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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Afghans in India get protection from summary deportation from India
In order to prevent possible local-level harassment of Afghan nationals, India's Home Ministry has taken away powers of the Foreigners' Regional Registration Office by which they could ask any Afghan national to leave India, NDTV said
US thanks Pakistan, India, among many nations for help in Afghan evacuation
The United States has thanked Pakistan and India among several countries including India for their "generous offers" to help in a variety of ways regarding the relocation efforts for at-risk Afghans during critical evacuation operations from Afghanistan
Muslims cannot be thrown into the sea, but sensible Muslim leaders must openly oppose extremism, says RSS chief
India's Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday called on Muslim leaders in India to take a firm stand against fundamentalism and extremism
Pakistan PM rallies support for Taliban regime among Islamic countries
In a bid to ensure aid and drum up support for a financially stressed Taliban-ruled Afghanistan among the Islamic world, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has appealed to three Middle-East countries to stand by the Afghan people and help them economically
Sri Lanka passes emergency regulations to supply essential food directly to people
Sri Lankan Parliament on Monday passed emergency regulations allowing the government to distribute essential food items directly to people at controlled prices
Taliban claim control over Panjshir, the last bastion of resistance in Afghanistan
The Taliban on Monday said that they took control of the whole of Panjshir province, 125 north of Kabul, and the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces, thus bringing the only province the group never controlled under its rule
Former Maldivian president Nasheed backs incumbent president in leaked audio scandal of judges
Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih would never attempt to influence a judge, said former president Mahammad Nasheed, as the former faces the allegation of influencing the trial of now-jailed former president Abdullah Yameen
Nepal government warns protestors against anti-India protests
The Nepal government has warned protesters not to burn the effigy of the prime minister of the neighboring friendly country--without mentioning India and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi-- as people burned the effigy of Modi days after a government panel indicated the role of Indian border forces in the incident of a missing--later found dead-- Nepali person
Bangladesh to formulate independent policy on Afghanistan
Bangladesh will decide its policy on Afghanistan independently, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momin said, adding the policy of India or Pakistan on the issue was not of much importance to his country.
Huge farmers' protest rally challenges Modi government's farm laws, to oppose BJP in UP elections
Challenging the BJP-led NDA with just months to go for local assembly elections in India's most politically important state, farm leaders driving the movement against the Modi government's agricultural reforms staged a major show of strength in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh Sunday, announcing in front of tens of thousands of farmers their plan to campaign against the ruling party
Taliban disperse women’s protests in Kabul by firing in the air and teargassing
The protest by a group of Afghan women, demanding equal rights and their participation in the future government in Kabul, was violently brought to an end by the Taliban special forces, leaving many protesters injured, various reports said
Suicide bombing kills three Pakistanis soldiers in Baluchistan; TTP claims attack
At least three security personnel were killed and 20 were wounded in a suicide bombing on Sunday in Pakistan’s northwestern Baluchistan province
Bangladesh inspector arrested by India’s border forces in West Bengal
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested a Bangladeshi inspector, who allegedly crossed the border into India illegally, in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal state
Modi to visit US this month?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Washington DC and New York in the last week of September, according to top Indian government sources quoted by The Indian Express
