Category: Asia

The Biggest Festival of a democracy is about to begin. Who are you going to vote for? Modi Wave I started my life of political cognizance with being a Modi fan, like millions of others of my generation. Such was the wave of our prime minister Modi, that social media was applauding his every move. I […]

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das met more than a dozen economists to get their views on the economy ahead of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision due on April 4. Most economists expect the six-member MPC to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points for the second time in a row next […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Primary school children will be able to enjoy free and healthy breakfast programmes starting next year from the revenue collected through the soon-to-be implemented Sugar Tax. In his keynote address at the 15th edition of Invest Malaysia (IMKL2019) today, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said there will be no new taxes this […]

Singapore shipbuilding and marine service firm Global Radiance Group has announced plans to invest around $2 billion in the Pakistani shipbuilding industry, the group chairman and managing director Abdul Lateef Siddiqui said. The step is set to create about 4,000 jobs, according to the executive, as quoted by the News International, Pakistan’s largest English-language newspaper. […]

China is using Pakistan as a tool to contain India, so the redeployment of an aircraft carrier, warships and nuclear-powered submarines to North Arabian Sea is a clear signal to Beijing, rather than Islamabad, analysts told RT. Despite the heated tensions around the Kashmir region, “India does not base its defense preparedness on what Pakistan does […]

Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi summoned resident Australian Ambassador Gary Quinlan on Monday in response to the uninformed comments of a right-wing Australian senator over last week’s mosque shootings in New Zealand. A white supremacist shooter, believed to be Brenton Tarrant from Australia, opened fire on worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch on Friday, live-streaming the […]

A leading Indian political YouTuber says he was banned from posting to Facebook during the crucial month leading up to the country’s general election. Dhruv Rathee, a YouTube creator who makes Hindi-language videos analysing controversial political issues, tweeted today (March 18) that Facebook banned him from posting for 30 days. The first phase of India’s election falls on […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and India are working on development of a small, air-launched unmanned system that could be launched from cargo aircraft, according to Pentagon acquisition head Ellen Lord. The systems are part of a broader technology effort known as the Defense Technology and Trade Initiative, or DTTI, which seeks opportunities for co-production and development […]

Bangladesh authorities jailed a senior member of football’s world governing body on Saturday, hours after she was arrested for allegedly defaming the country’s leader. Mahfuza Akhter, a FIFA council member since 2017 and national chief of women’s soccer, had told a TV talk show last month that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had neglected football in […]