By Maria Siow When Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced on September 7 that he would step down after his party was trounced at the parliamentary polls earlier this year, the country was already staring at what could be an era of flux, marked by revolving door leaders who are slaves to approval ratings amid […]
Read MoreIndia on Friday firmly dismissed comments made by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on a purported conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin as “factually incorrect and entirely baseless.” The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) clarified that no such discussion had ever taken place and urged NATO leadership to act with greater […]
Read MoreTaiwanese companies want their country to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with India, Taiwan External Trade Development Council chairman James C Huang said. Both governments are also interested in cooperating in the semiconductor sector, Huang told ET on the sidelines of the Taiwan Expo 2025. “While I cannot speak on behalf of both governments, […]
Read MoreNew Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev at the World Food India 2025 and said they discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in agriculture, fertilizers and food processing. “Happy to meet Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev at the World Food India 2025. We […]
Read MoreBy Rajeev Ahmed The Unspoken Ultimatum The Indian Ocean has emerged as the stage for one of the most consequential strategic rivalries of the 21st century. During the Trump administration, Washington built a highly structured system of pressure against India, one that went beyond traditional diplomacy and moved into the field of coercive statecraft. At […]
Read MoreChief Adviser Muhammad Yunus today (26 September) said Bangladesh is committed to regional cooperation based on mutual respect, transparency and shared prosperity. “Through initiatives such as BIMSTEC, BBIN, the Asian Highway, and SASEC, we are advancing regional connectivity and trade,” he said while speaking at the 80th United Nations General Assembly. For shared development, Yunus […]
Read MoreNepal’s Prime Minister Sushila Karki has made it clear that her six-month interim administration does not have the mandate to alter the country’s governance system, despite growing calls from a section of Gen Z protesters for a directly elected executive head. Karki noted yesterday (25 September) that such a change requires a constitutional amendment, reports […]
Read MoreNEW YORK: Encircled by critics and protesters at the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told fellow world leaders on Friday that his nation “must finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza, giving a defiant speech despite growing international isolation over his refusal to end the devastating war. “Western leaders may have buckled under […]
Read MoreSuicide has overtaken cancer as the main cause of death among South Koreans in their forties for the first time since records began in 1983, amid growing concerns that the country is facing a mental health crisis. The country recorded 14,872 suicides last year – a 6.3 per cent rise from the previous year and […]
Read MoreThailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be assigned a role overseeing sewer-cleaning crews from Bangkok’s Klong Prem Central Prison, his daughter Paetongtarn said following a visit to the facility. “The prison director said Dad will be assigned to supervise sewer cleaning,” she told reporters outside the prison on Thursday, according to Thai […]
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