Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) A Republican congressman from Louisiana has raised alarm over the potential impact of the new US–India trade framework on American shrimpers, warning that lower tariffs on Indian seafood could harm the domestic wild-caught industry.
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) President Donald Trump said the United States is allowing private companies to build their own power plants to meet what he described as massive electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence.
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said the United States has deployed a “massive flotilla” toward Iran and signaled that Tehran is seeking negotiations, even as he warned that further action remains possible.
Dhaka, Feb 10 (IANS) Bangladesh’s radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami has exposed its contradictory stance on the question of Sharia, a report highlighted on Tuesday. It mentioned that, for a long time, a significant segment of the party’s supporters voted for Jamaat mainly in the hope of creating an Islamic system of governance in Bangladesh.
Dhaka, Feb 10 (IANS) Bangladesh’s political parties, crippled by legacies of corruption, dynastic leadership, or tainted reputations, are currently ill-equipped to restore public trust on their own, while politicised state institutions lack the level of integrity or independence necessary to serve as the backbone of a restored democracy. Amid these limitations, civil society remains a space where Bangladeshis continue to organise, reflect, and mobilise around values rather than power, a report said on Tuesday.
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 10 (IANS) Malaysian Police rescued three Bangladeshi nationals at a construction site in Hulu Terengganu region in Malaysia under 'Operation Pintas', local media reported.
Quetta, Feb 10 (IANS) Balochistan's alienation in Pakistan has been shaped by interrupted political processes, weak civilian administration and contested resource sharing, a report has highlighted. The insurgency in Balochistan did not start with Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti's killing in August 2006, however, the incident widened it, radicalised it and altered its social base, it stated.
Ankara, Feb 10 (IANS) Many of the estimated 50,000 exiled Uyghurs in Turkey who have sought refuge from persecution in their homeland of North West China - particularly those denied permanent citizenship and passports by Turkish authorities - now live in growing fear of being returned to face imprisonment, torture and the wrath of Beijing. Those who escaped the recent wave of arrests and the 2016 internment in China’s so-called “re-education camps” feel particularly vulnerable, a report said on Tuesday.
Tel Aviv, Feb 10 (IANS) The killing of Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, ultimately reflects a Mediterranean region drifting away from political solutions toward managed disorder, where elections are indefinitely postponed, assassinations become corrective tools, and external actors adapt rather than resist, a report said on Tuesday.
Kathmandu, Feb 10 (IANS) The Nepali Communist Party (NCP), led by former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, has vowed to work toward settling the border dispute with India through diplomatic dialogue and international law.
