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Connectivity a key factor for Eastern South Asian countries to come out of
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Connectivity will be a key factor for Eastern South Asian countries such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal to come out of COVID-induced economic vulnerabilities, according to Pradeep Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International.
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'China's actions in Pangong helped the world know true colours of Beijing'
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 3 (ANI): China's actions in Pangong region, Eastern Ladakh, in India has helped the world know the true colours of Beijing, said Jeff M. Smith, Research Fellow, South Asia-Heritage Foundation.
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SAFF Championship postponed to 2021 amid COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) on Monday decided to postpone SAFF Championship to 2021 in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Amendment in 'Azad' J-K's Interim Constitution Act 1974 reeks of subjugati
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], June 27 (ANI): The draft of the 14th Amendment Bill to the 1974 Interim Constitution of the Pakistan-occupied and so-called 'Azad' (Free) Jammu and Kashmir (J-K), has served as a grim reminder of just how suppressed and occupied 'Azad' J-K actually is, says Amsterdam
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Tension on Sino-Indian Border 'is not over' say experts
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 26 (ANI): China's and India's border dispute in Ladakh shockingly spilled over into savage hand-to-hand combat better befitting a Middle Ages scene on 15 June. Yet that bloody confrontation is best viewed within the context of wider Sino-Indian dynamics and in light of aggres
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South Asian countries need to be careful of China's tactic of co-optation:
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 25 (ANI): South Asian countries need to be careful as Tibetans lost their country because of elite co-optation and China uses the tactic everywhere in the world, Central Tibetan Administration President Lobsang Sangay said on Thursday.
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About 6,500 Pak nationals operating as terrorists in Afghanistan: UN repor
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 24 (ANI): About 6,500 Pakistani's are operating as terrorist ranks in Afghanistan, posing a significant threat to the peace, stability and security of the war-torn country and South Asia region, stated a UN Security Council report.
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COVID-19 lockdown in India has impacted education of over 247 million scho
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): A report prepared by UNICEF has revealed that COVID-19 pandemic in India and lockdown has impacted 247 million children enrolled in elementary and secondary education, besides 28 million children who were undergoing pre-school education in Anganwadi centres.
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Pak backed terrorism, radicalisation; destroyed Kashmir's ethnic and relig
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], June 23 (ANI): Pakistan's promotion to radicalization and terrorism for the past several decades has badly ruined the co-existence and religious harmony in the Kashmir valley, said Amsterdam based think-tank, the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS).
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Terror groups using digital platforms to promote `jihad', says EFSAS resea
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amsterdam, [Netherlands] June 22 (ANI): Terrorist groups like the Islamic State (ISIS), Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Taliban to name a few have been using social media and their digital publications to influence the youth and lure them towards so-called `jihad', says Yoana Barakova, a research an
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China testing limits of international laws, conventions and norms, says Eu
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], June 20 (ANI): The June 15 attack by Chinese troops on Indian soldiers in the remote and desolate Galwan valley, which lies on the western fringes of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) represented an extreme example of the increased Chinese belligerence in its neighbou
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Pak should practice tolerance towards their minorities, good neighbourline
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): India on Tuesday hit out at Pakistan over its gross human rights violation, promoting terrorism and treatment of minorities, saying that Islamabad should practice tolerance towards their minorities and "good neighbourliness" so that the South Asian region
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