ASEAN WILLING TO PLAY ROLE IN ROHINGYA RETURN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has expressed intent on Wednesday to extend active support in repatriation of Rohingya people to Myanmar from Bangladesh.
ASEAN chair Thailand communicated the intent...
NATO FULLY SUPPORTS AFGHAN PEACE: STOLTENBERG
The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg marked the alliance's 70th anniversary with a rare address to the US Congress were on Wednesday where he said that the Alliance remains...
US MOVE NOT CONDUCIVE TO PEACE IN SOUTH ASIA: CHINA
The United States vowed on Wednesday to utilise “all available avenues” to ensure Masood Azhar was held accountable but China warned Washington that this attitude could complicate an already...
RAHUL GANDHI FILES NOMINATION FROM WAYANAD, SISTER PRIYANKA WITH HIM
Rahul Gandhi today filed documents to contest the national election from Kerala's Wayanad. He landed there by a helicopter this morning, along with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and...
PTI GOVT BANKS ON IMF TO PREVENT ECONOMIC HAVOC
The rupee will further plummet against the dollar and new investment will come to a halt if Pakistan does not strike a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF),...
LOCALS FACE GRAVER FOOD INSECURITY
Locals in Cox's Bazar are facing increased food insecurity as an impact of the influx of Rohingya refugees, according to a global report released yesterday.
The “2019 Global Report on...
Positive things happening in Afghanistan: Trump
US President Donald Trump says that the Afghan war has been an “endless war” but pointing to the Afghan peace talks emphasized that lots of positive things are happening...
India working with Russia to sign co-op deals on space, energy, defence
India is working with Russia to sign agreements on nuclear sector, energy, defence and cooperation in other fields in the future, Indian Ambassador to Russia Bala Venkatesh Varma told...
Myanmar police officer shot dead by junior in Northern Rakhine
A police lieutenant in northern Rakhine State’s Kyauktaw Township was shot to death on Tuesday by a junior officer who also wounded a sergeant.
A constable at the Kyauktaw police...
Nepal’s economy to grow 6.2% in current fiscal year: ADB
Nepal’s economy is anticipated to grow at 6.2% in fiscal year (FY) 2019 and 6.3% in FY2020, says the latest Asian Development Bank (ADB) Nepal Macroeconomic Update.
“The outlook is...
CSIC builds two light frigates for Bangladesh
Two light frigates designed and built by the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) for the Bangladeshi navy were delivered Wednesday.
The delivery ceremony was held at a CSIC base in...
Pakistan warns India’s anti-satellite weapon threatens regional security
A day after the US space agency expressed concern over debris generated in space by India's anti-satellite missile test on 27 March, Pakistan has asked world leaders to take...
The RSS stands for principles that are in violation of the Indian constitution
A.G. Noorani is nothing if not prolific. In his latest book, The RSS: A Menace to India, we have another tome of over 500 pages with its contents diligently...
Back from the brink of war with India: Key takeaways for Pakistan
There are lessons to be learnt from the most recent standoff between India and Pakistan.
At the Indian government level, the theory doing rounds is that Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Ashraf Ghani’s grand plan for sustainable peace in Afghanistan
Peace, once seen as an impossible prospect, has now become part of the national discourse in Afghanistan. Last month, for example, around 3,500 women from all ethnic and linguistic...
BANGLADESH RMG WORKERS AT RISK WITH REFORM DELAYS
Bangladesh, the world`s second largest garment producer, has said that it is capable of monitoring the country`s thousands of factories through its Remediation Coordination Cell (RCC), which is currently...
Nepal can be bridge for India-China trade
Landlocked between two economic giants, India and China, Nepal can serve as the bridge for trade between the world’s two fastest growing economies, a win-win situation that reduces costs...
China moves to define ‘Belt and Road’ projects for first time
China is drafting rules for overseas investments to be considered part of President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative, according to people familiar with the matter, marking the first...
Top Israeli security delegation lost classified arms documents en route to India
A delegation of Israel's National Security Council headed by National Security Adviser Meir Ben Shabbat lost classified documents on weapon deals en route to India.
The documents, left at an...
UN rights experts criticise India for deporting Rohingya back to Myanmar
After the deportation of another batch of Rohingya refugees last week, United Nations human rights experts have called on India to stop their forced return to Myanmar in breach...
MEDICINES OF NINE INDIAN PHARMA COMPANIES FOUND NON-COMPLIANT TO GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES
Medicines produced by nine Indian pharmaceutical companies do not meet the WHO’s good manufacturing practice (GMP) standards, according to a risk assessment conducted by the Department of Drug Administration.
The...