Attacks on Myanmar military spike following call for revol...
September 24 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
There are believed to be between 120 and 300 militias under the People's Defense Force banner across Myanmar. (Photo t...
Taliban ask to participate in UNGA, mominate Suhail Shahee...
September 24 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
The Taliban have written to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres nominating their spokesman Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan’s new amb...
SAARC foreign ministers’ meet cancelled after Pakistan ins...
September 24 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
File photo| PM Narendra Modi and leaders from SAARC nations during a video conference on Covid-19 on 15 March 2020 | ANI
South Asi...
India gears up to export vaccines as Quad summit approache...
September 24 ,2021
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By: Kiran Sharma
India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing to seize an opportunity to export about $10 billion to $11 billion worth o...
Australia seeks intelligence cooperation with Sri Lanka
September 22 ,2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
The Foreign Ministers of Sri Lanka and Australia met on the eve of the 76th Session of t...
Modi discusses Indo-Pacific cooperation with French presid...
September 22 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
File photo of French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | HT Photo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...
Bangladesh’s ruling party to unleash online army to 'stifl...
September 22 ,2021
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By: Faisal Mahmud
Under the garb of countering "fake news" on social media, critics say the ruling Awami League seeks to stifle and criminalise voices cr...
India protests exclusion of its vaccines under new UK trav...
September 22 ,2021
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By: Kiran Sharma
A vial of the Covishield vaccine in Mumbai: The local version of the AstraZeneca vaccine is approved by the WHO for emergency us...
Deepening Japan–Bangladesh relations
September 21 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
As the world continues to struggle with the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bangladesh has been able to maintain economic gro...
No regard for rule of law as Nepali state runs on ad hocis...
September 21 ,2021
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By: Binod Ghimire
Around a dozen ordinances introduced by the government became ineffective from September 16, as they failed to get the approval from th...
Chinese military steps up night drills and brings in more...
September 20 ,2021
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By: Minnie Chan
PLA troops are practising with advanced new weapons systems. Photo: www.81.cn
The Chinese military’s Western Theatre Command...
‘We don’t want people to be in a panic,’ says chief of Tal...
A Taliban police officer slaps a boy for loitering. Force is now supposed to be a last resort, according to Kandahar’s new vice...
Dialogues with Taliban over inclusive Afghan government st...
September 20 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Dialogues with Taliban over inclusive government underway claimed Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday. He added that he had initiated...
Quad leaders to call for securing chip supply chain
September 20 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
A draft of a joint statement obtained by Nikkei shows how Quad leaders intend to take a stand against China's use of science and...
China’s Xi: SCO states should help drive smooth Afghan tra...
September 18 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Chinese President Xi Jinping Xi has promised to provide more help to war-torn Afghanistan [File: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters]
Ch...
J&K admin brings rule to dismiss Govt employees if found '...
September 18 ,2021
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By: Jehangir Ali
The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration has notified new rules under which employees can be dismissed from service if they o...
IMF suspends engagement with Afghanistan until clarity on...
September 18 ,2021
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By: Lalit K. Jha
The International Monetary Fund has said its engagement with Afghanistan will remain suspended until there is clarity within the intern...
A big study in Bangladesh finds simple ways to encourage m...
September 18 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
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Sri Lankan minister accused of breaking into prison in dru...
September 17 ,2021
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By: Pia Krishnankutty
Sri Lankan minister Lohan Ratwatte's resignation is the result of a sustained campaign by activists and opposition parties demanding...
Trump administration, not Pakistan, enabled Afghan Taliban...
September 17 ,2021
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By: Anwar Iqbal
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Upending constitution, Kashmir DM makes registration and a...
September 17 ,2021
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By: Jehangir Ali
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