Kathmandu, Dec 11 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected that Nepal’s economy is likely to experience slowed growth in the current fiscal year 2025-26, with political instability weighing on the non-agriculture sector and delayed monsoon and floods affecting agricultural output.
Kabul, Dec 11 (IANS) Pakistan is not pursuing a conventional foreign policy but operating within a system of layered subservience with its military establishment at the top offering its services to major powers, from the United States and China to Saudi Arabia, in exchange for financial support, weapons, diplomatic protection and immunity for its domestic abuses, a report said on Thursday.
Colombo, Dec 11 (IANS) Women and girls from Pakistan's minorities communities face a dire situation with abductions followed by coerced marriages and forcible coercion. The country's Christian and Hindu communities, in particular, continue to endure a deeply entrenched form of structural violence, a report said on Thursday.
Sofia, Dec 11 (IANS) Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov resigned on Thursday after weeks of massive protests held across various cities of the country. Zhelyazkov made the announcement shortly before the Cabinet faced another vote of confidence, the sixth since it assumed office in January.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a three-nation visit next week which will begin from Jordan and also include Ethiopia, and Oman.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) In a significant development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump on Thursday with both leaders discussing bilateral ties as well as regional and international developments.
Moscow, Dec 11 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Moscow will continue to work for its goals in Ukraine regardless of predictions made regarding the end of the war. He stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin has clearly and unambiguously outlined the objectives of Moscow, the local media reported.
Dhaka, Dec 11 (IANS) A youth-led anti-graft platform on Thursday called for wealth disclosure of two advisors of Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus - Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan and Mahfuj Alam - who submitted their resignation on Wednesday.
Jerusalem, Dec 11 (IANS) Pakistan's proposal to expand its trilateral cooperation with Bangladesh and China into a South Asian bloc at its core demonstrates institutional failure. Framed as an alternative to the SAARC, the initiative showcases Islamabad's growing frustration with India-centric regional paralysis and wider reordering of power, partnerships and political concerns in South and West Asia, a report has stated.
Dhaka, Dec 11 (IANS) Bangladesh's Election Commission (EC) on Thursday announced that the country's 13th national parliamentary election, along with the July Charter referendum, will be held next year on February 12, local media reported.
