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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
TopicSouth Asia

Topic: South Asia

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.

Bangladesh beats India by 60 slots in WEF Gender Gap rankings

Bangladesh has been ranked 48 in the WEF Gender Gap report, while India stands at 108.

Disagreeing with Trump’s claim, World Bank official says India certainly not a tariff king

Earlier this month, Trump reiterated his allegations that New Delhi has a high tariff rate on various American goods.

Taiwan looks to India for stronger economic ties as it hopes to cut dependence on China

Taiwan is trying to push investments in semiconductor technology and mobile payments sector in India, says deputy minister Cheng-Mount Cheng.

India laments lack of UN action to counter international terrorism

The Legal Adviser in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN, in a veiled reference to Pakistan, said some states were sponsoring terrorists to fulfil their political agenda.

On Camera

No one should have to choose between a roof and two meals. But India’s migrants do, every day

India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.