India's contribution to the improved global growth outlook extends well beyond the immediate AI boom or the performance of energy-exporting economies. The IMF's assessment points instead to a combination of domestic demand, demographics, market expansion and structural reforms as important drivers of India's longer-term prospects.
Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa government that came into power in 2019 with over two-thirds majority this week saw thousands of protesters descending on the capital Colombo seeking the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who they blame for the present economic crisis
The eagerly awaited judgement Tuesday is seen as a setback to students who had challenged a ban on wearing the hijab in class citing religious obligation
Dhaka has also been exploring trilateral cooperation in power sectors among India-Bhutan-Bangladesh and Nepal-India-Bangladesh
Pakistan has sought a joint inquiry into the incident, a demand India hasn’t yet responded to
'A rape survivor cannot be asked any questions that involve her character or may disgrace her,” Khandker Anwarul Islam, Cabinet Secretary, was quoted as saying
Afghan Film, Afghanistan’s state-run film production company, now controlled by a Taliban grandee, screened two documentaries as “entertainment programs” - but without featuring any female actor and music, a stark reminder of the tectonic cultural and social changes the country has gone through when the Islamists seized power in August last year
A new study conducted by the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) puts Bangladesh at the top in South Asia when it comes to women’s leadership in listed firms. In 2021, women directors in listed firms were around six percent in comparison to five percent in 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world.
Nepali lawmakers are set to discuss the impeachment motion in Parliament against Justice Cholendra Shamsher Rana, the suspended chief justice of the apex court, who has been facing serious charges of “corruption” and “making money through illegal means”
'We could have responded after an Indian missile fell in Mian Channu (in Pakistani territory) but we observed restraint, Imran Khan said in a speech on Sunday
'India was the country that donated the highest number of vaccines to the Maldives…India bought $250 million in bonds to mitigate economic losses. They donated medical equipment.' Solih said in his speech
India Friday regretted the "accidental firing of a missile" from its territory after Pakistan summoned India’s Charge d’Affaires to convey its strong protest over the alleged unprovoked violation of its airspace, and also sought a thorough and transparent investigation of the incident
A day after claiming that an Indian “high-speed flying object” intruded into its airspace, Pakistan summoned India’s Charge d’Affaires, conveying its strong protest over the alleged unprovoked violation of its airspace, and also sought a thorough and transparent investigation of the incident
An ISKP militant from the southern Indian state of Kerala has died in Afghanistan, possibly as a suicide bomber, the group said in its latest publication, without giving details on the circumstances around the attack he died in
In a first in recent times, the Indian Coast Guard has detained at least five fishermen and seized their ship vessel for allegedly fishing in Indian waters. The move came after Sri Lanka detained several dozens of Indian fishermen in recent months for the same reason
India’s prosperity and growth are linked to that of its neighbors. 'We cannot develop unless our neighbors develop', Shringla stated.
