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South Asia: Differential growth rates with rest of Asia

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The Asian Development Outlook (ADO) published by the Asian Development Bank brings out data on GDP for its member countries which includes countries of South Asia along with coun... Read More


The arrest of former ISI chief echoes Pakistan's continuing politico-military tussle

New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- In 2018, Pakistan military tried to establish a hybrid civilian-military administration by installing a democratically elected leader but installed by the army. In this attempt t... Read More


India's discredited coaching centres: Can they redeem themselves in the eyes of students and aspirants?

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- The heart-rending incident of three civil services aspirants drowning in a flooded basement of a coaching centre in the Indian capital is a wake-up call for all. While the shocki... Read More


A tale of two Indias: The Ambani wedding highlighted the nation's yawning wealth disparity

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- The recent Ambani wedding, a lavish spectacle that captured global attention, served as a stark reflection of India's deepening economic divide. The billion-dollar extravaganza, ... Read More


Battle to dominate global communications: Pakistan should leverage US-China rivalry for national benefit

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- In the intensifying competition between the US and China, the control over global telecommunications infrastructure, particularly undersea cables, has become a key strategic aren... Read More


Hasina destroyed Bangladesh's economy; caretaker government needs to handle it well to restore people's confidence

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- In the last 15 and a half years, the deposed dictator Sheikh Hasina government has blown the lantern of development with false economic data and statistics. The country has becom... Read More


China-Bangladesh relations in an uncertain environment: Regional stakeholders need to see cooperative opportunities, not adversarial challenges

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Due to the domestic political turmoil, Bangladesh established an interim government on August 8 and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus is serving as the chief advisor. The... Read More


Muslim group joins India Day Parade in New York ignoring Islamic boycott call

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Muslims for Peace, a progressive Muslim body, participated in the India Day Parade here with the organisation's float joining those of Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians, negating ano... Read More


Pakistani-Canadian wanted in India for 26/11 Mumbai terror attack faces extradition finally

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana faces the grim prospect of facing justice in India for the 26/11 Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (L-e-T) terrorist attack on Mumbai in which about 175 people w... Read More


The potential of regional social spending in India's soft power projection

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Recent elections in South Asian countries revealed some interesting trends in the region's evolving socio-economic aspirations. In India, the narrow victory of the Bhartiya Janta... Read More