Economic
US becomes world’s top LNG exporter – Reuters
The US emerged as the globe’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the global market in 2023, Reuters reported on Jan 03, citing tanker tracking and government data. Australia...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan returns 21 tankers of substandard oil to Iran – AA
Afghanistan on Wednesday returned 21 tankers of what it said was substandard oil imported from Iran. In a statement, the Afghanistan National Standards Authority (ANSA), the...
Afghanistan
Over 15,000 Afghan families expelled from Pakistan in 6 days – The Khaama Press
The de facto administration has announced that in the past six days, from the first of November until the 6th, approximately 15,270 families have returned to...
Afghanistan
Ministry: Low Level of Water in Helmand River 'Alarming' – Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate's foreign minister expressed alarm over the Helmand River's lack of water. The ministry said in a statement that Iran's Technical Team visit to...
Afghanistan
29.2 million people projected to need humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan: UNICEF – The Print
In a recent report on Afghanistan, UNICEF said that over 15 million people are expected to experience food insecurity till October 2023,...
On 08 May 2023, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk by Prof Sreeradha Datta under the Neighbourhood Studies Centre on "India-Bangladesh Relations in the Face of Upcoming Elections". At the beginning of the talk, Lt...
Afghanistan
Taliban order bars Afghan women from working with UN – UN News
Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have issued an order banning women nationals who are UN staff members from continuing to work, the UN spokesperson said on Tuesday. “Our...
India and Bangladesh recently made history. After years of discussion and negotiations the first land and air transshipment between them finally took place towards the end of 2018. The first bonded container 4.41 tonne cargo from Bangladesh moved...
The announcement on October 26th at a party forum by Sheikh Hasina that the two foremost hard-line fundamentalist groups, viz. the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and the Hefazat-e-Islam(HeI), should be treated differently, was closely followed by the long...
Election times are quintessentially interesting, more so when some of the South Asian countries are involved. The element of unpredictability and host of other varied considerations surrounding any election in the region, makes these events an...