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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

Indian Congress party president Rahul Gandhi has successfully dispelled claims that he was ineffectual or entitled. Photo: AFP

India, South Asia

Police arrest rights activists

by Asia Times staff and agencies August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

The Afghan President's national security adviser Hanif Atmar resigned this week and is likely to make a stand in the upcoming presidential election. Photo: AFP/ Vitaliy Belousov/ Sputnik

Afghanistan, South Asia

Afghanistan gets a diplomat as its new national security adviser

by Ruchi Kumar August 28, 2018February 18, 2020

A Bangladeshi trader in Dhaka, left, waits to sell rawhides from animals sacrificed during the Eid-Ul-Adha festival. Photo: Mamunur Rashid

Bangladesh, China, South Asia, World

Rawhide traders in Bangladesh hit hard by US-China trade war

by Faisal Mahmud August 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Sun Chi in one of her Kathak stage performances. Photo: Supplied

China, Hong Kong, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Chinese dancer in love with Kathak, straddles cultural boundaries

by Urmi Bhattacharjee August 28, 2018February 18, 2020

National flags of India and Pakistan. Photo: iStock

China, India, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Reason for optimism on Pakistan-India relations

by Zamir Awan August 27, 2018

Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli (right) reviews a military honor guard with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 21, 2018. Photo: AFP/Greg Baker

Beijing, Chengdu, China, India, Nepal, South Asia, World

China takes the high ground in Nepal

by Bertil Lintner August 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian PM Narendra Modi meets Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates in Dubai in August 2015. Photo: AFP / WAM / Ho

AT Finance, China, Germany, India, Japan, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, World

Did Delhi reject a UAE offer of $100m to help flood-hit Kerala?

by Rejimon Kuttappan August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Bajwa talks with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman in December 2016. Photo: Courtesy Pakistan Army

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Saudis want Imran Khan to back ‘anti-terror alliance’

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

A 2014 file photo shows soldiers of SCO member countries raising their national flags prior to the start of an anti-terrorist exercise. Photo: Xinhua

Afghanistan, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Region’s top militaries meet in SCO anti-terrorism drill

by Frank Chen August 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Bangladeshi students stand on a road amid teargas during clashes with police in the protest in Dhaka on August 5, 2018, after the death of two students in a road accident. Photo: AFP / Munir Uz Zaman

Bangladesh, China, India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Police detain 97 for social media posts during Dhaka protest

by Suryatapa Mukherjee August 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan inspects a guard of honor on his arrival at Prime Minister House in Islamabad. He
was sworn in at a ceremony on August 18. Photo: AFP / Govt handout

Pakistan, South Asia

Veterans and ‘turncoats’ form bulk of Imran Khan’s cabinet

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid August 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Coke Studio. Photo: Wikimedia

India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Junoon: South Asia’s biggest rock band returns

by Turyal Azam Khan August 22, 2018

Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses lawmakers after being elected by the National Assembly in Islamabad on August 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/ handout

Pakistan, South Asia

Corruption case derails opposition alliance against Imran Khan

by F.M. Shakil August 21, 2018February 18, 2020

The Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial is covered with floral wreaths in Dhaka on August 15, 2010. Bangladesh's founding father was killed along with many family members in a military coup on August 15, 1975 by a group of disgruntled army officers. Photo: AFP / Munir uz Zaman

Bangladesh, Germany, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Bangladesh ups efforts to bring back killers of founding father

by Faisal Mahmud August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, right, greets Indian PM Narendra Modi during a guard of honor in Kathmandu. Nepali intelligence officials have been key allies for India in counter-terror work. Photo: AFP / Ashok Dulal

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

India’s contradictory diplomacy will backfire in the long run

by Bhim Bhurtel August 20, 2018

In addition to religious turmoil, violence and terrorism at home, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan faces a broad raft of geopoltical challenges - and opportunities. Photo: AFP

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Imran Khan takes the pitch as prime minister of Pakistan

by Saikat Datta August 19, 2018February 18, 2020

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

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

‘Friend of Modi’ a popular slur during Pakistan elections

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid August 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Power to the people. Photo: Benny Lin via Flickr, CC BY-NC

Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistani elections are flawed, but poor rural voters are taking control

by Shandana Khan Mohmand August 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Relations between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan have been warming up recently. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks at the presidential palace in Kabul on July 15, 2018. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Haroon Sabawoon

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Middle East, South Asia, World

US talks directly to the Taliban in a twist to the Afghan tale

by Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy August 17, 2018August 17, 2018

Sri Lankan Megapolis and Western Province Development Ministry secretary Nihal Rupasinghe (2R) and China Harbour engineering company director Tang Qiaoliang (L) shake hands as Megapolis and Western Province Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka (C) looks on during an agreement signing ceremony in Colombo on August 12, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / ISHARA S.KODIKARA

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

New Sri Lankan port may be a key link between India and China

by Munza Mushtaq August 17, 2018February 18, 2020