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Why Ethnic Violence in India’s Manipur Has Been Going on for Three Months
At least 150 people have been killed since May in ethnic violence in Manipur, a remote state in…
Rahul Gandhi, India’s Main Opposition Leader, Reinstated to Parliament
India’s parliament has reinstated opposition Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi as a member after the Supreme Court suspended his…
Rahul Gandhi Condemns Indian PM Modi Over Manipur Violence
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inaction over deadly ethnic conflict in the northeast in…
Will Trade in Rupees With India Benefit Bangladesh?
Early last month, Bangladesh and India rolled out bilateral trade in Indian rupees, which was billed by the…
India to Replace British Colonial-era Sedition Law With Its Own Version
NEW DELHI – India’s government on Friday introduced a bill in Parliament that seeks to replace a British colonial-era…
India to Overhaul Colonial-Era Criminal Laws, Repeal Penal Code
India’s government has moved three bills in the lower house of parliament aimed at overhauling some colonial-era criminal…
India and Sri Lanka to Strengthen Economic Partnership
India and Sri Lanka boosted their economic partnership by signing a series of agreements on energy, trade and…
Sri Lanka Passes Anti-corruption Bill as Part of IMF Bailout Plan
Sri Lanka’s Parliament has approved an anti-corruption bill, aimed at improving governance in the crisis-hit country and meeting…
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka May Allow Indian Rupee to Be Used in Local Transactions
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka is considering the possibility of allowing the use of the Indian…
Bangladesh in the BRICS Bloc: New Dynamics in Economic Partnership
Bangladesh has shown interest to become a member of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)…