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Topic: South Asia

India was of little value to ISIS. That’s all set to change now

Global jihad organisations like ISIS and al-Qaeda now believe they have a more ready audience in India for their brand of radicalisation.

Blasts in Sri Lanka indicate volatile South Asia could be the next Middle East

From India's Kashmir issue to Myanmar's persecution of Muslim Rohingyas, South Asia remains a volatile sub-continent teetering on a very dangerous precipice.

A new survey reveals what India’s strategic community thinks about Pakistan, China and US

Economic issues and China are India’s biggest challenges. The US, South and Southeast Asia, and the Indo-Pacific offer the biggest opportunities.

Why are South Asians more prone to heart disease? MASALA could hold the answer

A US study titled MASALA seeks to understand the high prevalence of heart attacks and strokes among South Asians.

India must know it is all alone in its fight against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism

Many countries would extend moral and, at times, material support to India, but may not go beyond that.

PM Modi’s plan to provide Rs 2,000 to small farmers might not give much relief

Modi’s surprise cash ban and introduction of GST hit the rural economy hard, and by the time he came up with fixes, the rural distress had penetrated deeper and wider.

China urges India & Pakistan to exercise restraint after the IAF bombing

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said that a sound relationship between the two served the interests of both countries.

India vs Bangladesh is the new development model race in South Asia

Bangladesh is taking the traditional manufacturing path to progress. India’s service-centric path could leapfrog manufacturing completely.

Water could become the major flash point between India and Pakistan besides Kashmir

As rivers and taps run dry, trouble is brewing over hydroelectric projects India is building along the Chenab River that Pakistan says will impact its water supply.

South Asian interests global, must put neighbourhood first: Ex-NSA Shivshankar Menon

Speaking at a CPR event, Menon says India needs to do things in neighbourhood as it is a continental and maritime power.

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘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.