South Asia – Page 26 – Asia Times

National Security Adviser John Bolton Photo: AFP / Alex Wong

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Tacit impunity for Pakistan as NSA Bolton raises nuclear alarm

by Vivek Katju September 14, 2018

Map of Nepal and India: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tianjin, World

Removal of mistrust in Nepal-India relations

by Gaurab Shumsher Thapa September 13, 2018September 15, 2018

A Pakistani soldier looks on during the opening of a trade project at the China-backed Gwadar port on November 13, 2016. Photo: AFP/ Aamir Qureshi

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

CPEC remains a burning bone of contention in Pakistan

by F.M. Shakil September 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Bangladeshi police display confiscated narcotics in Dhaka. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/Mehedi Hasan

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Middle East, South Asia, Thailand

A new drug creeps into Bangladesh’s narcotics scene

by Faisal Mahmud September 13, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on September 6, 2018. Photo: AFP/Prakash Singh

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

US-India 2+2 Dialogue: concerns for the whole region

by Zamir Awan September 13, 2018

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Islamabad late last week. Photo: Pakistani Foreign Office handout / Anadolu

Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

Pakistan seeks rejig of economic corridor, trade pact with China

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid September 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Artificial Intelligence. Image: iStock

Beijing, China, India, South Asia, World

India plans AI for military but network-centric warfare capacity is stymied

by Prakash Katoch September 12, 2018

Imran Khan has been accused of bowing to religious extremists in Pakistan. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Khan is not equal to the challenge of running Pakistan

by Imad Zafar September 10, 2018September 10, 2018

Prof Atif Mian has been hailed as one of the world's top economists. Photo: YouTube screengrab

Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistani govt backtracks on top economist after Islamist backlash

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid September 10, 2018February 18, 2020

PM Imran Khan, left, talks to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, second right, as Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, center left, listens during their meeting at the PM's Office in Islamabad. Photo: AFP / Pakistan Press Information Dept / Ho

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Shuttle diplomacy focuses on Afghanistan

by Zamir Awan September 10, 2018

Frpm left: Myanmar First Lady Cho Cho, Nepal First Lady Radhika Shakya, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, Myanmar President Win Myint, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bhutanese Chief Justice Dasho Tshering Wangchuk, and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pose for a group photo during the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit in Kathmandu on August 31, 2018. Photo: / AFP / Pool / Navesh Chitrakar

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

Seven-nation BIMSTEC on road to rejuvenation

by S K Chatterji September 10, 2018

The first plane of the FTC-2000G series during a ceremony held at AVIC's Guizhou plant this week. Photo: Handout

AT Finance, China, Italy, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

China’s budget jet fighters on course for Asian airspace

by Asia Times staff September 7, 2018February 18, 2020

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Reuters/Edgar Su

India, South Asia

Why Indian economic growth is back at 8%

by Vivek Kaul September 7, 2018

Members of the LGBT community take part in a "Indian Coming out Day" celebration to mark the anniversary of Delhi High Court's verdict amending section 377 of Indian Penal Code (IPC), in Chennai on July 2, 2018.
Section 377 was introduced during the British rule of India and criminalised sexual activities against the "order of nature". The amendment of 377 IPC decriminalised the sex between consenting adults. / AFP PHOTO / ARUN SANKAR

India, Middle East, South Asia

In legalizing gay sex, India’s Supreme Court redeems itself

by Shivam Vij September 6, 2018

PM Imran Khan, left, talks to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, second right, as Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, center left, listens during their meeting at the PM's Office in Islamabad. Photo: AFP / Pakistan Press Information Dept / Ho

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan sells civil-military unity to Pompeo as ties ‘reset’

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid September 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

China’s Belt and Road Initiative loses shine in South Asia

by Gunjan Singh September 6, 2018

Imran Khan has been accused of bowing to religious extremists in Pakistan. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Imran Khan likely to go soft on religious right in Pakistan

by Vivek Katju September 6, 2018

President Donald Trump has blamed Pakistan for failures in the continuing conflict in Afghanistan. Image: iStock/Juanmonino

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, World

When will Pakistan’s military leadership gain political wisdom?

by Haroun Mir September 5, 2018

Film and Television Institute of India is one of the top colleges in India. Photo: Facebook

India, South Asia

Liberal educational institutes still at loggerheads with Modi govt

by Varsha Torgalkar September 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, second right, is seen with Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, center, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, top right, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Zubair Mahmood Hayat, second left, at the Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad on March 23, 2018. Photo: AFP / Aamir Qureshi

Beijing, Chengdu, China, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Huge defense outlays hit funding for Pakistani provinces

by F.M. Shakil September 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Bangladeshi students mass on the streets of Dhaka after two pupils were killed by a bus in front of their college. Photo: AFP/Khandaker Azizur Rahman Sumon/ NurPhoto

Bangladesh, South Asia

Hundreds killed during Eid as Bangladesh’s road safety lags

by Faisal Mahmud September 5, 2018February 18, 2020

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AT Finance, Beijing, Bhutan, China, European Union, India, Israel, Maldives, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

China’s long game did not end at Doklam

by Bhim Bhurtel September 4, 2018

Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders, who canned a controversial cartoon competition last week that outraged the Islamic world. Photo: AFP/ Daniel Leal-Olivas

European Union, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan claims credit for cancellation of Dutch cartoon contest

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photo: AFP/ PTI

Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, South Asia, World

US suspends $300 million in military aid to Pakistan

by Asia Times staff September 2, 2018February 18, 2020

A handout picture provided by the office of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on May 23, 2016, shows Rouhani (left) arriving for a press briefing with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani after signing a three-way transit agreement regarding Iran's southern Chabahar port. Photo: AFP / Iranian Presidential handout

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

India risks losing big in Afghanistan

by Haroun Mir August 31, 2018

The US Bangla plane after the crash with rescue workers scouring the wreckage at Kathmandu airport. Photo: Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Nepal, South Asia, World

Nepali newspaper slammed over US-Bangla crash report

by Faisal Mahmud August 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Waving flags of Bangladesh and India. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Dhaka bringing Beijing and New Delhi closer

by Khalid Ibn Muneer August 30, 2018

The US and Pakistani flags. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

To stabilize Afghanistan, US needs to review its China-Pakistan policy

by Prakash Katoch August 30, 2018

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Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

Reviving BIMSTEC as alternative to SAARC will only stunt it

by Swaran Singh August 30, 2018August 30, 2018

US ambassador of Pakistan David Hale (R) speaking with Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan (L) during a meeting with Pakistan's foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi (C), in Islamabad, on August 24, 2018. Photo credit: AFP PHOTO / HO / Pakistan Press Information Department

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Despite a fresh start, Pakistan-US relations nosedive

by FM Shakil August 29, 2018February 18, 2020