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Pakistan summons Indian diplomat to condemn truce violations

Pakistan on Sunday summoned Indian top diplomat and registered a strong protest over ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC), leaving one civilian martyred and two others critically injured

The geopolitics of border posts between Nepal and India

Nepal’s Army Chief Gen Purna Chandra Thapa inspected last week the newly set-up border outpost at Changru near Kalapani, where the Indian military has occupied on the country’s northwestern tip

Pakistan summons Indian diplomat to condemn truce violations

Pakistan on Sunday summoned Indian top diplomat and registered a strong protest over ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC), leaving one civilian martyred and two others critically injured

India continues to halt the movement of Nepali cargo trucks at Panitanki border point

The state government of West Bengal in India has halted the movement of Nepali cargo trucks from the eastern border point of Kakarvitta for the past five days and show no sign of letting them through

Pakistani intelligence misusing drones to fuel terror attacks in India?

With declining infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir due to a changed security apparatus, Pakistans ISI along with other anti-India  groups have adopted a new modus operandi to fuel terror strikes in India

Nepal's Investment Board okays FDI for five hydropower projects

The Investment Board Nepal (IBN) has approved foreign direct investment worth Rs 185.43 billion for seven different projects that are in the pipeline

$1.5bn loan agreements signed to fight COVID-19 in Pakistan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan witnessed the signing ceremony of $1.5 billion loan agreements with three international financial institutions for combating the COVID-19 crisis in the country, it was reported on Saturday

WB approves $1.05b for Bangladesh to create quality jobs, respond to pandemic

The World Bank yesterday approved $1.05 billion for three projects to help Bangladesh create quality jobs and accelerate economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic as well as build resilience to future crises

India, AIIB sign pact for $750 mn Covid response support

The Indian government and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on Friday signed an agreement for $750 million loan for COVID-19 response

245 stranded Indians return from Bangladesh, 32 go back

A total of 245 Indians, who were stranded in Bangladesh for more than three months, returned to the country by road and were admitted to institutional quarantine centres, officials said on Friday

$1.5bn loan agreements signed to fight virus

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday witnessed the signing ceremony of $1.5 billion loan agreements with three international financial institutions for combating the COVID-19 crisis

US direct COVID-19 assistance to Sri Lanka exceeds $5.8 million

Continuing to lead the global effort to respond to and end the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has provided Sri Lanka more than $5.8 million in direct total assistance, the U.S. Department of State said

IIT Guwahati develops low-cost diagnostic kits for COVID-19

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, in association with RR Animal Healthcare Ltd and Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), has developed low-cost diagnostic kits for COVID-19

South Asians most likely to die of COVID-19 in UK hospitals

South Asian people are the most likely to die from coronavirus after being admitted to hospitals in the UK, according to a major analysis

Pakistan to register exporters on Amazon to boost cash-strapped economy

Pakistan's economic crisis and the towering burden of external debts have been hit hard by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, pushing the country's growth for the current fiscal year to negative figures, as per the estimates of global financial bodies