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Sunday, November 9, 2025
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Topic: South Asia

Indonesia to Malaysia — Asia is facing a trade-off between health & economic well-being

Governments itching to return to normal activity are being confronted with a spike in Covid-19 infections.

India’s Act East policy is slowly becoming Act Indo-Pacific policy under Modi government

India has placed the Indo-Pacific at the heart of its engagement with the countries of south, southeast and east Asia to counter China, writes Prabir De in his new book.

US, China rivalry spills over into India’s neighbourbood in the form of coronavirus aid

US and China have been on a coronavirus aid-giving spree to Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal amid the unprecedented crisis the South Asian countries are facing.

India can’t continue to overlook Trump’s diplomatic slights. Time to redefine ties sensibly

Should India assist the US in restoring its primacy in Asia or build a reformed and stable world order that would inevitably require cooperation with other great powers?

Modi needs to repair ‘Neighbourhood Policy’ before China moves in as new regional protector

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

India to have 31 cr school graduates by 2030 but over half will lack job skills: UNICEF

Only 47 per cent of Indian school graduates by 2030 will have the basic skills to be employable, says the UNICEF report.

India only cares about national interest. And Nepal has been at the receiving end of it

India finds its ‘national interest’ much more important than democracy or cordial relations with a neighbour like Nepal.

Why Pakistan doesn’t have to choose between traditional ally US and newer friend China

Pakistan must learn to live in South Asia without becoming a vassal of surging India. Otherwise, it risks becoming an asterisk in future atlases.

India must go beyond seeing climate change as a rich vs poor diplomacy battle

PM Modi’s new govt should know development innocent of climate change is no longer possible.

By heading to Maldives, PM Modi is sending right signal but India needs more than signalling

In many of the challenges confronting the new Indian government, from neighbourhood to trade, China looms large.

On Camera

Is collagen truly good for the skin—or just another beautifully packaged illusion?

When applied on the skin, collagen molecules are too large to penetrate deeply. So no cream or mask can build collagen within the dermis.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.