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Is Prabowo facing pressure from India to skip Pakistan after New Delhi visit?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited President Prabowo Subianto to be the chief guest on India’s Republic Day, Indian reports say.
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India launches submarine, warships to guard against China in Indian Ocean
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Bangladesh demands return of billions stolen under Sheikh Hasina
Interim leader Muhammad Yunus said on Wednesday that the people of Bangladesh had been robbed and its future disrupted by the theft.
15 Jan 2025 - 1:40PM
Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus in the former official residence of Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka last year. Photo: Press Wing of Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser / AFP
Britain
UK anti-corruption minister resigns over ties to ousted Bangladesh PM
Siddiq’s aunt Sheikh Hasina, who had ruled Bangladesh since 2009, is being investigated there for alleged corruption and money laundering.
15 Jan 2025 - 3:55AM
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‘More dangerous than Covid’: outrage over call for 7-day work week in India
The comments betray a traditional mindset that equates productivity with long hours of work and are ‘removed from reality’, experts say.
15 Jan 2025 - 12:12AM
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44 men arrested in India for shocking rape of 18-year-old girl over five years
The victim, who reported the abuse after attending a gender awareness programme, alleges she was assaulted by 62 people.
14 Jan 2025 - 9:35PM
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India loves its Kingfisher beer, but 1 state is running out
Officials are rationing supplies of Kingfisher beer in India’s biggest beer-consuming state to deter hoarding and tackle shortages.
14 Jan 2025 - 10:34AM
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Britain
UK’s Starmer urged to fire minister hit by Bangladesh corruption investigation
UK anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq has been dogged by claims about her links to Bangladesh’s ousted leader.
14 Jan 2025 - 10:38AM
India
Is Kejriwal the next Modi? Delhi polls could shape future of Indian politics
Arvind Kejriwal, leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, appears set to win a third term as Delhi’s chief minister despite corruption allegations.
14 Jan 2025 - 3:13PM
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India opens tunnel to China border, won’t reduce troops amid thaw in boundary row
The newly inaugurated Himalayan road tunnel gives India all-weather access to highly contested border zones with China and Pakistan.
13 Jan 2025 - 6:18PM
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An Indian paramilitary soldier patrols near an electronic display in Srinagar welcoming Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate a strategic tunnel project that connects Kashmir with Ladakh on Monday. Photo: AP
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First of 400 million pilgrims take dip in holy waters at Hindu festival
India’s Maha Kumbh Mela gets under way, with 15 million Hindu devotees lining up to bathe in the waters of river they regard as sacred.
14 Jan 2025 - 7:10PM
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Sri Lanka’s children suffer amid climate change-fuelled floods and disease
Turbocharged monsoon floods are intensifying the spread of waterborne diseases in the Indian Ocean island nation.
13 Jan 2025 - 3:06PM
Pakistan
Malala Yousafzai urges Muslim leaders not to ‘legitimise’ Taliban
The Nobel laureate urged Muslim leaders to oppose the Afghan Taliban government’s curbs on women and girls’ education.
12 Jan 2025 - 6:59PM
India
Indian Hindus gather for Kumbh Mela, 400 million take a plunge for salvation
On the banks of the Ganges River, the largest gathering of people in the world began in India’s Prayagraj, in northern Uttar Pradesh state.
12 Jan 2025 - 4:46PM
Members of Taponidhi Shri Anand Akhara Panchayati pray ahead of the royal bath near the Sangam, on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE
India
India’s growing rift with Bangladesh echoes its Pakistan tensions
As New Delhi voices concerns for Hindu rights in Bangladesh while sheltering the ousted Sheikh Hasina, accusations of meddling run rife.
12 Jan 2025 - 3:30PM
Pakistan
Malala goes home while Taliban avoids Muslim girls’ education conference
The Nobel laureate said she was ‘overwhelmed’ to be back in her native Pakistan for a global summit on girls’ education in the Islamic world.
11 Jan 2025 - 4:40PM
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India prepares for Kumbh Mela Hindu festival, world’s largest gathering
Over 6 weeks from January 13, 350-400 million Hindu pilgrims will converge on the Ganges. Many will bathe in its waters to achieve salvation.
11 Jan 2025 - 8:21AM
The Kumbh Mela, which begins on January 13 in Prayagarj, India, will see millions of Hindu holy men walk to the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, where they will bathe in the waters for their salvation. Photo: AFP
India
Indian nurse’s death sentence in Yemen spotlights migrant workers’ woes
Nimisha Priya’s claims of passport confiscation among ‘problematic practices’ experienced by migrant workers in the Middle East, analysts say.
10 Jan 2025 - 8:43PM
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India and European nations push for faster FTA launch ahead of Trump’s return
New Delhi aims to seal an FTA with the four-nation EFTA soon, in a move that may give impetus for a similar deal with the larger EU.
9 Jan 2025 - 5:30PM
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Grief and nostalgia in India’s ‘Jimmy Carter village’
The village, once home to Carter’s mother, a Peace Corps volunteer, now holds a small memorial to the late US president, reflecting the enduring impact of his 1978 visit.
9 Jan 2025 - 6:00AM
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China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
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China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024
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