Japan may host a meeting of Quad foreign ministers later this month, amid escalating tensions in South China Sea and the threat of a military confrontation between China and the Philippines. Australia, India, Japan and the US are looking to finalise a date in the latter half of this month...
This sharp rise contrasts with the comparatively low influx from other neighbouring countries like the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Myanmar. Government data reviewed reveals that in 202324 India granted only 1,432 medical visas to Sri Lankans, an 11.7 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) decline. Myanmar citizens received 3,019 medical visas,...
Nepali Congress and Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML) have struck a midnight deal to form a new alliance, leaders from both parties confirmed. With this, the new government formed on March 4 is set to collapse and a formal announcement is expected soon. As per the agreement signed in...
NEW DELHI: India and Qatar on Sunday reviewed their bilateral relationship during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. "I was delighted to meet the PM and FM of Doha and conveyed...
Amid the brewing tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, reports are emerging that Islamabad has commenced the second phase of Afghan deportation. The controversial plan aims to send undocumented Afghan refugees back to their own country. Pakistan began the second phase of deportation on Sunday. With this phase, the authorities are...
China is grappling with a series of horrific murders of young girls perpetrated by boys as young as 12 years old. However, the way the communist country handles juvenile killers is almost as shocking, often allowing them to avoid jail time and instead sending them to mental institutions for...
China's Ministry of State Security has asked citizens to stop posting info about the nation's spy satellites and national security installations online.… State-controlled media yesterday covered the Ministry's call for netizens to stop marking the location of military installations on maps and discussing military topics in online forums. "All of this...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said her visit to India was short but fruitful. The visit was short but very fruitful. I think this visit will play a very pivotal role in strengthening the existing excellent relations between India and Bangladesh, she was quoted as saying by Dhaka Tribune...
With India poised to become the next original manufacturing hub, more Taiwanese Information Communciation Technology suppliers may relocate to the country in the near future, Taiwan External Trade Development Council's Deputy Executive Director Keven Cheng said on Thursday. Notably, there is a huge scope for collaboration between New Delhi and...
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is reportedly hiring Western military aviators to enhance its combat readiness in anticipation of a potential conflict with Taiwan. This revelation comes from a Taiwanese military expert who has raised alarms about the implications of such hires for regional security. The expert noted that Western...