Indian PM rejects Pakistan, China’s objections on G20 meets

New Delhi:  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday rejected Pakistan and China’s objections on holding G20 meetings in Jammu and Kashmir. In an interview to PTI, the prime minister said it is natural to hold meets in every part of the country. “Such a question would be valid if we had refrained from conducting […]

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US expects to upgrade Vietnam ties, risks China anger

By Francesco Guarascio HANOI, Sept 3 (Reuters) – The United States expects to elevate its diplomatic relations with former foe Vietnam to the top level as President Joe Biden travels to Hanoi in a week, in a move that may irk China and with unclear business implications. Fearful of the potential reaction from its much […]

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Bangladesh maintains friendly relations equally with all: PM Hasina

Dhaka:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday (3 September) said Bangladesh has been maintaining a friendly relationship equally with all for the sake of uplifting the socio-economic condition of the people. “We have a very good relationship with every country. Since we are following the policy the Father of the Nation had given us, we are […]

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Modern slavery: Pakistan’s latest climate change curse

By Shehryar Fazli, Senior policy advisor, Asia Pacific region, Open Society Foundations, and author This spring, I spent time with farming families across rural Sindh and the Kacchi Plains of Balochistan, the two worst-hit regions by last summer’s super floods that submerged a third of Pakistan, displaced eight million people, and saw millions more lose their […]

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After the moon, India launches rocket to study the sun

New Delhi : Following the success of India’s moon landing, the country’s space agency launched a rocket on Saturday to study the sun in its first solar mission. The rocket left a trail of smoke and fire as scientists clapped, a live broadcast on the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) website showed. The broadcast was watched […]

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Cambodia’s New Leader Poses Dilemma for Western Powers

Western leaders face a dilemma in dealing with Cambodia’s new leader Hun Manet, eager to try to forge ties based on his education in the United States and Britain but hesitant to be seen as endorsing the undemocratic way in which he came to office weeks ago. “The fact that Hun Manet came to power […]

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G20 Summit security: 130000 personnel, bullet-proof cars, anti-drone systems in Delhi

New Delhi:  As many as 130,000 security personnel will be deployed as India is set to host the world’s most powerful leaders at the G20 Summit in New Delhi on 9 and 10 September. G20 Summit arrangements will be a showcase for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India’s growing presence on the world stage. Details […]

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China’s economic slowdown reverberates across Asia

Edward White and Song Jung-a in Seoul China’s slowing growth is sparking warnings of contagion in Asia, as waning consumer demand and slower manufacturing hit neighbouring countries with close ties to the world’s second-largest economy. A manufacturing slump in South Korea has extended to its longest in nearly half a century while other big exporters […]

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Indonesia offers ‘golden visa’ to entice foreign investors

Jakarta : Indonesia is introducing a golden visa scheme to attract foreign individual and corporate investors in an attempt to boost its national economy, a statement from the ministry of law and human rights distributed on Sunday said. “The golden visa is granting a residence permit for an extended period of five to 10 years,” director […]

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