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.
India has historically extended assistance to the Maldives in every crisis, the archipelago’s Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid said, defending his government’s India-friendly foreign policy as opposition parties intensify the “India Out” campaign that seeks to end what they perceive as "Indian military presence in the Maldives"
A petition has been filed in Sri Lankan Supreme Court challenging the legality of the Trincomalee Oil Farm deal which was signed between Sri Lanka and India to boost energy and economic cooperation
Pakistan should not have “hostile” relations with India, the country’s new National Security Plan has suggested in its vision document, asking policymakers to decouple trade and business ties with New Delhi from the final settlement of the Kashmir issue
India on Tuesday successfully test-fired a naval variant of the advanced supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from a stealth guided-missile destroyer of the Indian Navy
A top commander of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a banned militant group operating in Pakistan’s northwestern region that seeks to impose the rule of Sharia in the country, has reportedly been killed in eastern Afghanistan, almost a month after the brief ceasefire between the Pakistan government and the group ended on 9 December
In 2022, India and the United States are expected to move forward on a wide-ranging set of initiatives, including the fight against the pandemic, climate change, QUAD, and new and emerging technologies, the White House said on Monday
Pakistan has reportedly told Afghanistan's Taliban leadership to tackle the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and use this challenge to establish its counter-terrorism credentials in the eyes of the international community
The use of the USAID logo in a civic protest seeking disabled-friendly roads in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, sparked controversy last week, with some alleging “suspected involvement” of the United States in fueling the protests
Sri Lanka on Sunday launched an inter-city train service using coaches procured from India, highlighting key aspects of New Delhi's development partnership with the island nation
The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced dates of local assembly elections in five Indian states, including the politically consequential state of Uttar Pradesh, results of which will have a bearing not only on the next general election in 2024 but the way India is governed the next two years. A total of 180 million people will take part in this election
From controlling the pandemic to stopping hoarding of food and essentials, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapksa’s fascination for using the country’s armed forces in every crisis is no secret
Nepal will begin its first 5G internet services trial in June, almost after a delay of over a year, which will cover both urban and rural areas, officials said
India’s “myopic attitude” is turning SAARC “increasingly dysfunctional”, Pakistan has said, terming India’s approach “motivated by partisan reasons”, a day after New Delhi rebuffed Islamabad’s offer of hosting the SAARC summit this year
India on Friday sent two tons of essential medicines to Afghanistan as part of its humanitarian assistance to Afghans who are going through a severe humanitarian crisis following the regime change in August last year. Supplies have been delivered to Indira Gandhi Hospital in Kabul
The government will complete its full term, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said, as rumors of the military’s backroom deal with opposition parties gain traction
