Imagine, if you will, the United States of America fifteen minutes or fifteen years into the future. The country is at a fever pitch, thanks to public hearings of a bipartisan, bicameral, independent commission that has slowly vetted allegations sparked by a series of leaks from the intelligence community. Having...
The last major Arabic-style mosque in China has lost its dome and had its minarets radically modified raising concerns about the growing intolerance in the country. The recent modifications are part of the Chinese government’s campaign to sinicise the country’s Muslim places of worship. The mosque in question is the...
Hundreds of people protesting against the closure of a crossing point between Pakistan and Iran in Mashkel area of Rakhshan division in Balochistan, started a long march towards the provincial capital. The protesters, including traders, had been staging a sit-in for the last one month in the border town Mashkel...
China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, launched military exercises three days after Lai Ching-te became Taiwan's president, a man Beijing calls a "separatist". Taipei:  China ended two days of war games around Taiwan in which it simulated attacks with bombers and practiced boarding ships, exercises that Taiwan...
The US State Department said on Saturday that the United States was "deeply concerned" over China's military drills in the Taiwan Strait and around Taiwan, and strongly urged it to act with restraint. "Using a normal, routine, and democratic transition as an excuse for military provocations risks escalation and erodes...
Kathmandu , May 25: Two schools in Nepal, constructed with the Indian government's financial assistance under 'Nepal-India Development Cooperation', were inaugurated in the presence of government officials, embassy officials, and political representatives. The School building of Shree Bal Janata Secondary School at Lamahi Municipality, Dang, was built under the Indian...
Sargodha , May 25: An angry mob assaulted a Christian person, vandalized his house, and torched properties alleging an incident of 'blasphemy' in Sargodha city in Pakistan on Saturday. This is one of the many episodes that highlight the precarious situation faced by religious minorities in Pakistan, who continue to...
Gilgit , May 25: The local patients in Gilgit city of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) on Thursday raised concerns over the poor medical facilities in the area, a local news outlet reported. The locals complained that the Provincial Headquarters Hospital (PHQ) Gilgit is the only option when they face any...
The US administration on Thursday added 26 textile entities like traders and warehouses to the forced labour entity list, for having an alleged link with Uyghur labour camps from China's Xinjiang. This latest decision will now ban, products associated with these entities from entering the US market, the same report...
A book titled India, China and Tibet: A Quest for Autonomy authored by Rakhee Viswambharan, Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy, Thiruvananthapuram, was released by Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama at a function at Mc Leodganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh the other day. Published by Nova Science...