Are Modi’s economic policies benefitting all Indians? | India Election 2024
India is the world’s fifth-largest economy. The World Bank says the nation is leading growth in South Asia. India is one of the world’s fastest-growing…
Rahul Gandhi files nomination for India election from Kerala seat | India Election 2024 News
Gandhi is the leading figure in an opposition alliance fighting an uphill battle in this year’s polls against Modi, who remains broadly popular. Thousands of…
One in 10 Afghan children under five malnourished, 45 percent stunted: UN | Poverty and Development
Roya carefully spoon-feeds her daughter fortified milk in a ward for malnourished children, praying the tiny infant will avoid a condition that stalks one in…
ESG’s Future In Asia | Global Finance Magazine
The global sustainability trend has hit a snag the last two years. In the US, the movement to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards…
Tourist numbers up in post-war Afghanistan | Tourism News
His soldier son toured Afghanistan with fighters in his crosshairs, but US traveller Oscar Wells has a different objective – sightseeing promoted by the Taliban’s…
Will Narendra Modi serve another term as India’s prime minister? | Narendra Modi
PM credited with economic growth but criticised for Hindu nationalist policies. Almost one billion people in India are eligible to vote in the upcoming general…
Pakistan court suspends Imran Khan’s prison sentence in state gifts case | Imran Khan News
Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were each handed a 14-year sentence in the case in January. Islamabad, Pakistan – A court in Pakistan has…
Taliban ban on girls’ education defies both worldly and religious logic | Education
Spring has arrived in Afghanistan, and Afghan children have returned to their schools to begin a new academic year. Girls beyond the 6th grade across…
Key India opposition leader sent to jail until April 15 in corruption case | India Election 2024 News
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s custody extended less than three weeks before the country begins to vote in a seven-phase election. An Indian court has…
Why are South Asians going to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war? | Russia-Ukraine war News
Young men from South Asia joined the Russian army in its war against Ukraine after they were promised lucrative salaries and benefits. Now, they are…
India opposition protests in capital over Kejriwal’s arrest before election | India Election 2024 News
Rally held against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over a long-running corruption probe ahead of general election. Top leaders of India’s opposition…
Babar Azam replaces Afridi as Pakistan white-ball cricket captain | Cricket News
The Pakistan Cricket Board has reappointed Babar Azam as white-ball captain ahead of June’s T20 World Cup. Pakistan has appointed Babar Azam as its white-ball…
Turkey’s opposition set to hold power in major cities, partial results show | Elections News
Partial results in local elections show CHP candidates ahead of their AK Party rivals in Ankara and Istanbul. Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s…
‘Fascism will not work in India’ says wife of arrested Modi critic | India Election 2024
NewsFeedThe wife of jailed Modi critic Arvind Kejriwal has condemned India’s ruling BJP for allegedly using law enforcement agencies to intimidate political opponents. The Delhi…
Shaheen Bagh, India’s citizenship law protest site, Delhi’s newest food hub | Food
String lights line the street and wafts of barbecue smoke fills the air as the evening envelopes Chaalis Futta Road in the Shaheen Bagh neighbourhood…
‘Pure veg fleet’: How Indian food app Zomato sparked a caste, purity debate | Workers’ Rights News
Rajesh Jatavad*, a delivery rider for Zomato, a food delivery app in southern India, is worried about his full name being displayed for customers on…
March of ‘terror’: Pakistan grapples with deadly attacks on China interests | Armed Groups News
Islamabad, Pakistan: In the 10 days between March 16 and March 26, Pakistan witnessed five different attacks, three in its northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and…
‘Soul of the king’: Can India’s coming election be rigged? | India Election 2024 News
New Delhi, India – As he launched the main Indian opposition alliance’s election campaign in the middle of March, Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi hit…
In pictures: This week in the Asia Pacific
A drone captures the construction of the new Longtan bridge in Jiangsu Province, China, on March 27, 2024.(AFP: Xinhua/Meng Delong) A Thai man prays at…
Pakistan to investigate army’s meddling in judiciary, law minister says | Courts News
Pakistan will probe accusations by High Court judges of intimidation by the country’s top spy agency. Pakistan will set up an inquiry commission to investigate…