New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) China's deal with Canada to export up to 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) represents more than a bid for market access but a ploy for market domination that could hollow out the North American country’s domestic auto production, a report has warned.
Dhaka, Jan 17 (IANS) Bangladesh interim government's highly controversial and "unelected" Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus -- a Nobel Peace Prize laureate -- has faced extensive criticism, ridicule, and mockery during his 17-month tenure, often being labelled a "darling of the West", a report has detailed.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Driven by Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) investments and deepening bilateral security cooperation, the Nepali government’s increasing adoption of Chinese surveillance infrastructure, has created conditions in which Tibetan refugees in the country now face unprecedented levels of monitoring and control, a report has warned.
Canberra, Jan 17 (IANS) The revival of Tawhidi Janata — a loosely defined Islamist mobilisation in Bangladesh — is not through organised militancy but represents a morally driven form of coercive populism that flourishes where institutions falter, law enforcement weakens, and questions over political legitimacy persist, a report has stated.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The world is financially retrenching from China, with foreign direct investment (FDI) flows falling more precipitously than to the rest of emerging markets (EM), according to Robin J Brooks, Senior Fellow at the US-based nonprofit Brookings Institution.
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) The abuse of blasphemy laws in Pakistan and the politicisation of Islamophobia in Western democracies reflect a shared strategy designed to silence criticism, safeguard extremist ideologies, and deflect accountability, a report has revealed.
New Delhi/Cape Town, Jan 17 (IANS) India on Saturday said that a just-concluded naval exercise in Cape Town was entirely a South African initiative in which "some BRICS members" took part.
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) At least 23 people were killed and dozens more injured in two separate road accidents reported from Balochistan and Punjab on Saturday, highlighting ongoing concerns over road safety, speeding, and poor visibility conditions across Pakistan.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The leaders of the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba have been indulging in a major disinformation campaign aimed at boosting recruitment. Operation Sindoor dealt such a major blow to these outfits that they never anticipated that a revival campaign would be so hard to undertake.
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation called on Pakistani authorities to end judicial harassment of human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chatta in what it described as a "bogus case" relating to “anti-state” tweets.
