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Friday, September 26, 2025
TopicSouth Asia

Topic: South Asia

5 successes & failures of India’s Neighbourhood First policy—and how govt can energise it

Only if we have a secure and stable regional environment can India achieve its aim of a ‘Viksit Bharat’—Neighbourhood First in letter and spirit.

Climate change-induced heatwaves becoming more likely every April, temps to soar above 40 degrees

Report by World Weather Attribution says these events will become 0.85 degrees Celsius warmer & vulnerable will continue to die unless world takes unprecedented steps to reduce emissions.

India’s neighbourhood policy must look beyond Pakistan—Smaller nations are bigger trouble

It should be no surprise that Beijing seeks to contain India by balancing it within South Asia by using some of the latter’s smaller neighbours.

‘Job creation not keeping pace with working age population rise in South Asia,’ says World bank

During the period between 2000-23, employment grew 1.7% a year while the working-age population expanded 1.9% a year, data included in the report showed.

SAARC in coma but sub-regional cooperation has risen, says visiting Nepal MP

Swarnim Wagle was speaking at the 19 February launch of the World Bank report on South Asian regional integration, Good Neighbours, at the India International Centre, New Delhi.

56% chief economists expect global economy to weaken in 2024, South Asia remains positive, says WEF

Chief Economists Outlook report explores impact of global uncertainty on economy, growth patterns & AI impact on businesses & financial markets. Moderate growth for China, predict 69%

Air pollution can cut life expectancy by 5 years per person in South Asia, says EPIC report

Rapid industrialization & population growth contributes to declining air quality in South Asia where pollution levels are currently over 50% higher than at the start of the century.

India standoff is hurting Chinese universities. Studying Pakistan, Bangladesh is the only option

Indian scholars too have turned to Taiwanese universities for collaborations as invitations from Chinese universities have declined.

South Asia home to world’s highest number of child brides, financial pressure key issue, says UN

There were 290 million child brides in the region, accounting for 45% of global total, children's agency of the United Nations said, calling for more efforts to end the practice.

Unlike Hinduism, Buddhism promoted trade. Rich merchants and sea traders were mediators

Sri Lankan academic Bopearachchi delivered the first in a series of lectures aimed at highlighting new discoveries, methodologies in history & archaeology.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.