Expert warns of impending ‘genocide’ of Muslims in India
January 17 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Attacks on Muslims by Hindu mobs have risen in India, with little apparent official condemnation [File: Ferdi Awed/Opn Images/Barcrof...
Sri Lanka economists tell government to default on bond, b...
January 17 ,2022
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By: Munza Mushtaq
Sri Lankan rupee banknotes sit in a bucket at a fruit stall in Colombo. The country is running out of imported food, fuel, medic...
India says boundary talks with Nepal through existing set-...
January 17 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The new political and administrative map of Nepal issued on May 20, 2020 includes Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani within Nepali t...
‘Menike Mage Hithe’ is BJP’s theme song in Uttar Pradesh e...
January 17 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
New Delhi: Sri Lankan singer Yohani de Silva’s “Menike Maga Hithe” which had taken the Indian music scene by storm, i...
Taliban announces a national suicide brigade
January 15 ,2022
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By: Lily Hamourtziadou
A suicide vest filled with explosives. Photo: WikiCommons
The Taliban recently announced it will establish a battalion o...
Anil Ambani's financial empire goes under the hammer
January 15 ,2022
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By: Dev Chattarjee
Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani poses for a photo before the company's annual general meeting in Mumbai in Se...
Winter chill brings promise of stability in China-India bo...
January 15 ,2022
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By: Minnie Chan
Indian troops near the border area with China. Photo: AFP
China and India have agreed to step back from confrontation over their&n...
Threat remains in eastern Ladakh: Indian Army chief
January 13 ,2022
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By: Dinakar Peri
Tension point: A file photo of Army trucks seen near the Pangong Tso lake in the Ladakh area. AP
Talks with Chinese sid...
A quest for social consensus against hate speech
January 13 ,2022
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By: Gautam Bhatia
It requires consistent legal implementation over time and daily conversations that society needs to have
On January 12, 2022 , th...
China to revise Lankan loans repayment schedules
January 13 ,2022
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By: P.K. Balachandran
A rendering of the Colombo Port City project in Sri Lanka, which is financed by the China Communications Construction Company. Photo:...
India, China boost infrastructure in the disputed Ladakh r...
January 13 ,2022
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By: Nirmala Ganapathy
Indian army vehicles move along a highway leading to Ladakh, on Sept 1, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
NEW DELHI - India and China are...
Lobbyists working for Bangladesh govt in the US
January 10 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Several lobbyist groups have been working actively on behalf of the Bangladesh government in the US, keeping up contact...
Sri Lanka's president asks China to restructure debt repay...
January 10 ,2022
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By: SAM Report
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, arrives with Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa during his visit to the Colo...
China to give 30-day free visas to Maldivians
January 10 ,2022
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Wang Yi being received in Maldives.
Colombo: China will be giving Maldivians 30-day free visas as soon as the COVID-19 pandemi...
Sri Lanka's president asks China for help amid its worst f...
January 10 ,2022
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By: Rohini Mohan
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (left) with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (centre) during a visit to a port city project...
Parties try to woo India's women voters in Uttar Pradesh
January 10 ,2022
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By: Nirmala Ganapathy
Women are a growing force in India's elections. PHOTO: AFP
NEW DELHI - In the poll-bound state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Congres...
Modi is most dangerous when he senses he is losing ground
January 8 ,2022
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By: Prem Shankar Jha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: pmindia.gov.in
Had Prime Minister Narendra Modi not attained the height of power in polit...
FCRA nod for Missionaries of Charity restored
January 8 ,2022
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By: Vijaita Singh
The Union Home Ministry had cited ‘adverse inputs’ for rejection.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on January 7 restored...
What China's assertive actions mean for the India-China bo...
January 8 ,2022
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By: Rahul Bhatia
Of late, the Eastern Sector of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de-facto border between India and China, has seen an increase in C...
Kashmir concerns
January 8 ,2022
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By: A. G. Noorani
Kashmir is in flames today. This is not a characterisation of the violence which has gripped it since 1989. It is far deeper than that....
2022 will be milestone in infrastructure: Bangladesh PM
January 8 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Photo: PID
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the year 2022 will be a milestone in Bangladesh's infrastructure development.
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