South Asia
Days After Seeking Climate Compensation, Nepal FM Says “We Have Not Asked For Compensation From India”
Days after asserting that Nepal was owed climate-related compensation from the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters, Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal...
India Rejects Hague Court Ruling, Says Indus Waters Treaty Suspension Stays in Force
India has flatly rejected a ruling from the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague directing it to uphold...
PM Modi Speaks to Nepal Counterpart Balendra Shah as Flash Floods Kill Dozens, India Mobilises Rescue Effort
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke by phone with Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Wednesday, conveying condolences over the loss...
Rawalpindi under Army security cover for six months
New Delhi: Pakistan has deployed three companies of the Pakistan Army — more than 400 personnel — in Rawalpindi for...
UN Showdown Over Afghanistan: India Accuses Pakistan Of Disguised Civilian Killings, Calls Narrative a ‘State Sponsored lie machine’
At a heated United Nations Security Council debate on the situation in Afghanistan, India sharply escalated its criticism of Pakistan,...
When the World Ran Dry: India’s Wheat Corridor Kept Bangladesh Fed During the Russia–Ukraine Shock
In the winter markets of Dhaka and the flour mills of Chittagong in Bangladesh, the tremors of a war being...
“Agents of India”: How a 50-Year-Old Slur Still Puts Bangladesh’s Hindus and Buddhists in Danger
On 29 October 2016, a fisherman named Rasraj Das was beaten by a crowd in Nasirnagar, a small upazila in...
Did America Help Engineer Imran Khan’s Ouster? The Explosive Mystery Behind Pakistan’s Leaked Cypher Cable I-0678
For four years, Pakistan’s political establishment dismissed Imran Khan’s “foreign conspiracy” allegations as political theatre. Washington rejected the claims outright....
Ahmadis in Pakistan: From Faith to Marginalisation Under Law and Society
The troubles of Ahmadis in Pakistan are not merely those of a religious minority. Their story is about how law,...
Hormuz Reopens, Xi ‘Very Happy’ as Trump Signals Major Shift in US–China Equation
The Strait of Hormuz has returned to the centre of global geopolitics, with US President Donald Trump stating that Chinese...
He Put On a Disguise, Walked Into the Dark, and Never Came Home: The Dalai Lama’s Escape from Tibet
He was 24 years old. He put on a soldier's uniform, slung a rifle over his shoulder, and stepped out...
A Dormant Giant Awakens After 12,000 Years, How Ethiopian Volcanic Ash Drifted Towards India: The Science Behind the Rare Hayli Gubbi Eruption
In an extraordinary geological event, Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia silent for nearly 12,000 years erupted on November 23, 2025,...
