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Rohingya Refugees Fleeing Bangladesh by Boat This Year Top 2022 Number
BANGKOK — The number of Rohingya taking risky boat trips across the Andaman Sea to flee mounting hunger and…
Sri Lanka’s Tourism Boost: Dual Entry Visa Offered to Visitors From India
Sri Lanka’s dual entry facility follows a cabinet decision in October to provide free tourist visas to visitors from these…
A China Rivalry Twist Emerges in Sri Lanka’s New US-Funded, Indian-Built Port
A US-funded port project in Sri Lanka that is partly owned by a private group close to India’s ruling party could…
Jailed Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s Party Elects New Head Before Election
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently in jail facing what he says are more than 150 cases…
Pakistan Economy: Price Spikes, Political Woes Hit Millions
Daily-wage labourer Asif Maseeh wakes up each day wondering how he will feed his family of seven. “We…
The Indian Siblings Taking the Chess World by Storm
In the last decade, few have fit the chess prodigy descriptor as well as India’s Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. He…
Move Aside, China. India Will Drive Asia’s Growth in the Next Few Years, S&P Global Says
As China’s economy slows, the main engine of growth in Asia-Pacific will move away from the world’s second…
India Turns to Coal as Hydro Generation Falls
LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – India produced a record amount of electricity from coal in October to make…
India Agrees to Withdraw Soldiers From Maldives, President Muizzu Says
NEW DELHI, Dec 3 (Reuters) – India’s government has agreed to withdraw its soldiers from the Maldives, the…
Senior US Official Visits India, Discusses Alleged Plot to Kill Sikh Separatist
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer led a U.S. delegation to…