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Afghan, Pakistan cartels survived empires. Now they are drowning Indian Ocean...
Like their colonial-era ancestors, smugglers are the economic backbone of impoverished communities in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Oil prices slide on uncertainty over global economic outlook, rate hikes
Brent crude slipped 75 cents, or 0.92%, to $80.91 a barrel by 0409 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $77.13 a barrel, down 74 cents, 0.95% lower.
Defence
The biggest challenges Nirmala Sitharaman will face as India’s new Defence...
Sitharaman, who is only the second woman defence minister in India's history, is expected to work closely with the Finance Minister to take key industry-related decisions
Article 370 to G20, India is in a Kashmir sweet spot....
It is in the nature of the news cycle that the only aspect of the G20 event (Third Working Group on Tourism) in Srinagar...