Kabul, Dec 8 (IANS) As Afghanistan deepens economic ties with India and the Central Asian countries, Pakistan risks strategic isolation amid emerging transit alternatives that could diminish the influence of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a report said on Monday.
Dhaka, Dec 8 (IANS) As political conflict intensifies ahead of next year’s election, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Monday took an indirect dig at the radical Islamist party, Jamaat- e-Islami asserting that the people of the country have already unmasked a group that seeks to misguide the nation by playing the "religion card", the local media reported.
Dhaka, Oct 8 (IANS) Bangladesh's Awami League party on Monday claimed that a fact-finding team from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), which visited the country between September 16 2024 and February 12 2025 and later released a report on the so-called 'July–August 2024 demonstrations', received only selective coverage in the local media.
Tokyo, Dec 8 (IANS) Satoru Nagao, an expert in US-Japan-India security cooperation and a Visiting Fellow at the Hudson Institute, has termed collaboration between India and Japan critical for maintaining stability and fostering prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region, especially with an aim to counter China.
Dhaka, Oct 8 (IANS) As the February 2026 elections approach in Bangladesh, the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday pressed the country's Election Commission for a specific decision on announcing the poll schedule, saying that “time is running out to arrange the polls before the upcoming Ramadan”, the local media reported.
Dhaka, Dec 8 (IANS) Bangladesh's political discourse has shifted dramatically, increasingly shaped by social media broadcasts, online speeches, Islamic sermons, viral videos, memes, slogans, filthy language, abuse, and tearful, dramatic livestreams, a report said on Monday.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The persecution of journalists by the state is a grim reality across many authoritarian regimes—from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan to Myanmar, Belarus, Turkiye, and the Philippines. In such contexts, the press—often deemed the “fourth pillar of democracy”—is treated not as a watchdog, but as a threat. Bangladesh is also echoing this global trend.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) India on Monday reiterated that "democracy and Pakistan don't go together" while highlighting the perennial crisis and unending political uncertainty in the neighbouring country, including the speculation surrounding the health of country's former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) India and Egypt on Monday discussed efforts to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries during a meeting between Neena Malhotra, Secretary (South) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and visiting Assyut Governorate Governor Hisham Aboulnasr in New Delhi.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The camaraderie shared between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the former's visit to India last week was neither a challenge to the West, nor a throwback to Cold War certainties, but a signal that New Delhi's strategic autonomy is a lived principle -- partnering widely, disagreeing politely, and choosing without apology, a report said on Monday.
