In this article posted by NDTV it talks about how the Prime Minister of Nepal is looking at certain deals with China pertaining to railroads and just overall better relations. Nepal has had to play a balancing act between its two neighbors India and China. The railroad that was mentioned had some working parts with it like the fact that… Read more »
Afghanistan has long been a place of struggle. Known from ancient times as the “Graveyard of Empires”, it has seen the hindering and or demise of such people as Alexander the Great, the Mughals, Safavids, the Mongols, the British, and most notably, the Soviet Union. So why would the US continue to remain militarily active in the harsh, unforgiving, and… Read more »
Source: Al Jazeera The recent constitutional crisis in the Maldives put the cozy relationship between the archipelago and China to test. On a cold December day in 2017, China’s President Xi Jinping welcomed a special guest at the Great Hall of the People: Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. The President of the Maldives walked along the red carpet with the swagger of a… Read more »
Source: Al Jazeera The call for talks by Mehbooba Mufti raises questions about the tough policies being pursued by Indian PM Modi. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Chief minister of Indian-administered Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, has urged dialogue with Pakistan after a spate of deadly attacks on army installations in recent months. Mufti, who runs the regional government in alliance with the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), recently… Read more »
Source: Al Jazeera In a meeting with an outspoken minister for Punjab state, Justin Trudeau says Canada supports ‘a united India’. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reaffirmed Canada’s support for “a united India” in a meeting with an Indian official who has accused the Canadian leader of supporting Sikh separatists. Trudeau met Amarinder Singh, chief minister of the Indian state… Read more »
Source: BBC Pakistan’s Supreme Court has disqualified former prime minister Nawaz Sharif as head of his party. Mr Sharif was ordered to step down as prime minister last year amid corruption allegations that he denies. The court ruled that his earlier dismissal from office made him ineligible to lead the PML-N. All decisions taken by Mr Sharif while head of… Read more »
India’s central bank is reckoned to have sent out hundreds of millions of text messages in the last couple of days – all part of a rearguard effort to protect the value of the Indian currency. Don’t be too alarmed, the Indian economy isn’t about to tank – not quite yet, anyway. The bank’s herculean campaign is only designed to… Read more »
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s new Prime Minister K P Oli has said he wants to deepen ties with China to explore more options and get more leverage in his dealings with India “in keeping with the times”. Mr Oli, widely regarded as pro-China, also said he wants to “update” relations with India “in keeping with the times” and favours a review of all… Read more »
Gunmen attacked Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel on Saturday, seizing hostages and exchanging gunfire with security forces as the building in the Afghan capital caught fire and residents and staff fled. Hotel manager Ahmad Haris Nayab, who escaped unhurt, said the attackers had got into the main part of the hotel through a kitchen and people tried to get out amid bursts of gunfire…. Read more »
SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – South Korea signed a free trade agreement with Central America – Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama – on Wednesday (Feb 21), becoming the first Asian nation to do so, with hopes of increasing exports of cars, steels and cosmetics. “The agreement between South Korea and Central America will be an… Read more »