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India briefs high-level UN team on concerns over terrorism in South Asia
India has briefed a high-level UN team about its concerns over terrorism in the South Asian region, especially the possible threats from misuse of new and emerging technologies and unmanned aerial systems. India's concerns were conveyed to the team of experts from the UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring team during its visit to the country from March 8 to 10, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The UN experts visited India following an invitation from New Delhi and it was in continuation of regular consultations between the team with key member-states relevant to their mandate, it said. "A team of experts from the UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning ISIL (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and the Taliban supporting the Security Council's 1267 & 1988 Sanction Committees visited India from March 8 to 10," the MEA said. It said the team held meetings with senior officials in the relevant ministries and was briefed on India's counter-terrorism ...
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Pak PM Imran Khan meets Russian President Putin amidst Ukraine conflict
This was the first face-to-face talks of the Russian leader with a foreign leader since the start of a special military operation to protect Donbass
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Study abroad platform Leap Scholar enters Middle East, will invest $20 mn
Firm has raised over $75 mn in venture capital from marquee investors like Sequoia Capital, Owl Ventures, Jungle Ventures, and Harvard Management Company
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Bangladesh sees 6.94% economic growth in 2020-21 fiscal year
The gross national income per capita rose to $2,591 last fiscal year from $2,326 the previous 2019-20 fiscal year.
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Gandhian praxis for global institutions
The author finds South Asia a disturbing neighbourhood, where India has to reckon with neighbours' internal problems conflating its own with lingering problems.
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South Asia faces environmental watershed amid climate change: Experts
South Asian region is facing an environmental watershed from rising sea levels endangering the Maldives and melting of glaciers affecting Nepal and Afghanistan to overdevelopment.
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South Asians in Britain at higher risk from Covid-19, UK study finds
People from a South Asian heritage, including Indians, are among the ethnic groups more at risk of catching and being seriously affected by COVID-19, a new UK report concluded on Friday
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ASEAN's unity, centrality always important priority for India: PM Modi
The 10-nation ASEAN is considered one of the most influential groupings in the region, and India and several other countries including the US, China, Japan and Australia are its dialogue partners
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Singapore's companies laud govt's move to allow workers from India, S Asia
The companies have applauded the government's move to reopen borders to India, Bangladesh and other South Asian countries
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China's ambitions pose 'omnipresent danger' to South Asia's stability: CDS
China is making "huge" inroads in South Asia: Gen Rawat
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Good Glamm Group acquires D2C brand The Moms Co for around Rs 500 cr
The Moms Co to continue as an independent entity. Over past four years, the brand has catered to two million customers across 20,000 pin codes in India
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India's cryptocurrency market grew 641% over past year, says report
India has a 59% share of activity taking place on decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, with Pakistan at 33%, the report said
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Taliban bans hairdressers from shaving, trimming beards in Afghan province
The Taliban have banned hairdressers in Afghanistan's Helmand province from shaving or trimming beards, saying it breaches their interpretation of Islamic law, the BBC reported.
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Remote learning setting back millions of children in South Asia: UNICEF
In India, 80% of children aged 14-18 reported lower levels of learning than when physically at school
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A geopolitical roadmap in uncertain times
Book review of India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, the Present
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A discovery of India
Book review of The Light Of Asia: The poem That Defined The Buddha
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Bangladesh rises to be South Asia's standout star as India, Pak fall behind
Bangladesh's growth rests on three pillars: exports, social progress and fiscal prudence
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1971 Indo-Pak war altered South Asian sub-continent geography: Navy chief
The 1971 Indo-Pak war shaped the course of not just India's history but also altered the geography of the South Asian sub-continent, said the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh
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International Finance Corp to invest $15 mn in South Asia Growth Fund II
International Finance Corporation (IFC) plans to invest up to $15 million in South Asia Growth Fund II, L.P (SAGF II) focussed on investing in companies focussed on clean energy.
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Borderline issues
Indo-Bangla bonhomie masks critical gaps
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