Afghanistan
‘Afghanistan has gone back to the dark ages’: Ahmad Massoud - Indian Express
A year after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, Ahmad Massoud — the founder and leader of National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, the key opposition to the Taliban — says the country has moved several steps back on all fronts. Click here to read...
Afghanistan: A Year Later, US Relies On Drones To Battle Extremist Groups - NDTV.com
But experts say that is not going to be enough to counter the resurgence of Al-Qaeda, or its jihadist rival Islamic State, inside the country now back under the rule of the Islamist Taliban. Click here to read...
Bangladesh
How global economic instability is hurting Bangladesh, until recently an Asian tiger in the making - scroll.in
Bangladesh had been performing exceptionally well before the Covid-19 pandemic. The economy had expanded, the per capita gross domestic product had increased, reserves of the dollar had grown, inflation was low and poverty levels were decreasing. Click here to read...
Bangladesh to give scholarships to descendants of 1971 war Indian Army war heroes - Times Now
New Delhi: Bangladesh will provide 200 scholarships for descendants of Indian Army personnel who died or were seriously injured in the effort to liberate the country in the two week long war in December 1971. Click here to read...
Bhutan
Bhutan to host WHO high committee meeting next week - Kuensel Online
The 75th Regional Committee Meeting (RCM) of the World Health Organization (WHO) starts on September 5 in Paro. The committee will discuss policy and technical matters such as Universal Health Coverage (UHC), non-communicable diseases (NCDs), health emergency preparedness, Tuberculosis (TB), disease elimination and control efforts, and progress towards achieving health-related sustainable development goals (SDGs). Click here to read...
Maldives
State revenue reaches MVR 18 billion - Raajje
Ministry of Finance revealed that the state has received MVR 18 billion as revenue, so far this year. Statistics revealed by the Ministry of Finance show that the state had earned MVR 18.2 billion by August 30, 2022. During the same period last year, the state received MVR 12.7 billion as revenue. Click here to read...
Going 1,000 meters underwater, a first of its kind mission in the Maldives - Edition
Maldivian scientists are rolling up their sleeves for a never before attempted expedition 1,000 feet deep into the Indian Ocean. The leader of the science team behind the undertaking, Shafiya Naeem went on to affirm that they have no idea what they will see 1,000 meters under. The expedition that they are training for, if pulled off, will bring new insight in marine research that would change the nation’s history. Click here to read...
Myanmar
EU condemns jail, hard labour sentence for Myanmar's Suu Kyi - Swiss Info
The European Union condemned on Sunday the sentencing of Myanmar's deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to jail with hard labour, after she was found guilty of electoral fraud. Click here to read...
Dhaka summons Myanmar ambassador over aerial firing - TBS News
Bangladesh on Sunday reiterated deep concern over mortar shells landing inside Bangladesh territory and indiscriminate aerial firing from Myanmar in the bordering areas, and air space violations from Myanmar and summoned the Myanmar ambassador to lodge a strong protest. Click here to read...
Nepal
Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande begins Nepal tour amid Agnipath row - Tribune
The Indian Army carries on with the tradition of recruiting Nepali youth in the Gorkha regiment. The British had started the system almost 200 years ago. Continuing a tradition of friendship between both armies, the Indian Army Chief will be conferred with the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army tomorrow at a ceremony at the official residence of the President of Nepal. General Pande will meet his Nepalese counterpart apart from meeting the country’s senior military and civilian leadership where he will discuss avenues for enhancing India-Nepal defence relations. Click here to read...
China's top legislator to visit Russia, Mongolia, Nepal, ROK; attend 7th Eastern Economic Forum - China.Org
China's top legislator Li Zhanshu will pay official visits to Russia, Mongolia, Nepal and the Republic of Korea (ROK) from Sept. 7 to 17 at the invitation of Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Great Hural (Parliament) of Mongolia Gombojav Zandanshatar, Speaker of Nepal's House of Representatives Agni Sapkota and the ROK National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo respectively. Click here to read...
Pakistan
Pakistan breaches lake in plan to save towns from historic flooding - CBC
Authorities in flood-hit Pakistan strategically breached the country's largest freshwater lake on Sunday, a minister said, displacing up to 100,000 people from their homes but saving more densely populated areas from gathering floodwater. Click here to read...
Pakistan quietly lodges protest with Afghan Taliban over drone charge - Tribune
Pakistan may have publicly expressed concerns over the Afghan Taliban allegations that the country was allowing the US to operate drone from its soil, Islamabad has privately conveyed in categorical terms to the de facto rulers of Kabul that such public outbursts will be detrimental for the bilateral ties. Click here to read...
Sri Lanka
IMF chief pleased Sri Lanka reached staff-level deal for USD 2.9 billion - East Mojo
The IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Sunday said she is pleased the Washington-based lender and the Sri Lankan government have reached a staff-level agreement to provide about USD 2.9 billion to help the bankrupt country, terming the deal as an important step forward. Click here to read...
India Provided $4 Billion In Food, Financial Aid To Crisis-Hit Sri Lankan - NDTV
India on Sunday highlighted its constructive and significant role in human-centric globalization at the United Nations General Assembly and said that it had provided nearly $4 billion in food and financial assistance to Sri Lanka. Click here to read...
