Singapore, July 25 (IANS) Bangladesh has witnessed a rise in hardline religious rhetoric across online platforms and public discourse following the 2024 protests that ousted the country’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, paving the way for greater political space for Islamist actors, a report has stated.
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Pakistan enters FY2026 still classified by the World Bank as a lower-middle-income country, and it sits within the Bank's "blend" category, a status that gives Islamabad access to both concessional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) and near-market lending from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), according to an analysis.
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the inscription of Sarnath on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as a celebration of India’s profound civilisational and spiritual heritage.
London, July 25 (IANS) The United Kingdom has emerged as one of the main centres of Pakistan’s transnational repression, with what began as a campaign targeting Baloch activists now extending to Pakistani journalists, former officials, military defectors and supporters of Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) living abroad.
Dhaka, July 25 (IANS) Partnerships must be built on transparency, accountability and balanced negotiation, a report has highlighted while citing Bangladesh's growing engagement with China.
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Pakistan's continued use of proxy militias, enforced disappearances, bureaucratic marginalisation, and resource exploitation without any benefits for local communities has only fuelled the insurgency rather than containing it.
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping’s latest bid to curb capital flight from the country through tighter restrictions on cross‑border flows will accelerate the exodus of households, a new report has said.
Tel Aviv, July 25 (IANS) Pakistan is not governed solely by its elected cabinet - a “cohort of the extended Sharif family” - but by a hybrid political system in which the military remains the ultimate arbiter of national security and a powerful force in civilian politics, a report has stated.
Bucharest, July 25 (IANS) The close bond between people of India and Romania remains the strongest pillar of relations between both countries, President Droupadi Murmu said while addressing members of the Indian community and ‘Friends of India’ in Bucharest on the concluding day of her State Visit to the country.
Kathmandu, July 25 (IANS) Nepal's exports reached a record high in fiscal year 2025-26, which ended in mid-July, but the country's export success is becoming increasingly dependent on a narrow range of products and a single market — India.
