Despite tense bilateral relations between India and China, following the Galwan Valley clash in 2020, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat push, India’s trade deficit with Beijing has crossed the $100 billion mark for the first time ever in the history of India-China bilateral relations, According to analysts, the recovery of India’s manufacturing sector, […]
Read MoreThis was announced during a courtesy meeting between Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ghanshyam Bhandari and Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin at the Secretariat today (23 February). Bangladesh is set to receive 40 megawatts of electricity from Nepal via India for five months, starting from June to November 2025, under a tripartite agreement signed between Bangladesh, […]
Read MoreFinance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Thursday that Pakistan had lost its credibility as the country struggled to achieve economic stability. He was speaking at a Senate climate change committee meeting, where he discussed the country’s climate financing challenges and its negotiations with international lenders, The Express Tribune newspaper reported. We have lost our credibility […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Energy and Water has launched two major electricity projects worth over $25 million, aimed at reducing power shortages in Kabul and industrial parks. At the inauguration ceremony, acting Minister Abdul Latif Mansoor emphasized that these projects will significantly improve electricity supply for residents and businesses. The projects include: • A new 189-megavolt […]
Read MoreOn the first day of his visit to Uzbekistan, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the deputy prime minister for economic affairs, met with Uzbekistan’s deputy prime minister to discuss strengthening trade and transit relations, as well as the establishment of joint trade zones. During the meeting, Mullah Baradar emphasized the urgent commencement of the Trans-Afghan project […]
Read MorePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office released a statement in the early hours of Sunday saying that Israel was waiting to deliver the 620 Palestinian prisoners and detainees “until the release of the next hostages has been assured, and without the humiliating ceremonies.” Israel said on Sunday it was delaying the release of hundreds of […]
Read MoreThe virus does not enter human cells as readily as SARS-CoV-2 does, the Chinese researchers reported in the journal Cell, noting some of its limitations. A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19, raising the possibility that it could someday […]
Read More“I got a lot of punishments,” said 19-year-old Yotor, who gave only one name and had cuts along his leg. “I received electric shocks every day.” Inside a Thai military camp, four Ethiopian men on Wednesday (19 February) showed the bruises and scars on their bodies they said were sustained during their time in one […]
Read MoreBangladesh is one of South Asia’s largest rice producers. However, the country still needs to import rice at certain times to balance supply and demand. In 2023, Bangladesh imported nearly two million tonnes of rice from countries including India, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar. Bangladesh has signed a contract to import 100,000 tonnes of white rice […]
Read MoreThe terminal, part of India’s effort to enhance National Waterway 2 on the Brahmaputra, is a major cargo and river tourism hub. With the inauguration of the Jogighopa Inland Water Transport (IWT) terminal on the Brahmaputra River in Assam, India, Bhutan has access to a new riverine trade hub that will boost its trade with […]
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