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Topic: South Asia

Malaysian mobile service provider’s plan to expand to India fades

Abhishek Vishnoi -
Axiata Group’s Asia dream fades as rivals bid for its overseas units.

New York Times reporter who had dissed Delhi as unlivable gets it wrong again

Rajgopal Singh -
For the second time in 4 months, The New York Times has issued corrections for stories reported by Gardiner Harris.

India is the 12th worst country for gender disparity in labour force

Nikhil Rampal -
India is the only non-Islamic country in the top 20, but among its South Asian neighbours, everyone except Pakistan performs better.

How India’s impressive electrification compares with South Asian nations

Michaël Aklin -
Modi’s flagship Saubhagya scheme is completing a decade of intense efforts started with Manmohan Singh’s aggressive policies.

India’s answer to Chinese Belt & Road Initiative should be a new road map for South Asia

Darshana Baruah -
While New Delhi sees the sense of promoting regional connectivity, it has serious strategic concerns about working with China on its eastern border.

Modi govt beats China in high-stakes battle over dam in Nepal

Jyoti Malhotra -
After India’s refusal to buy hydropower from a Chinese project in Nepal, the Chinese company leading the project scrapped it.

There’s a lot to Pakistan beyond coups and fundamentalists. Raza Rumi chronicles it

Urvashi Sarkar -
Raza Rumi’s book will appeal to a broad range of readers interested in the artistic and cultural landscape of Pakistan.

Cultural diversity can drive economies. Here are lessons from India and South Asia

Dietrich Reetz -
India may be in disagreement with China over historical borders, but it still shares with it local languages and Buddhist religious minorities.

At South Asia Conclave, a discussion on the Indian brand of ideology in divided times

Sakshi Arora -
The first session at South Asia Conclave 2018 saw panellists discuss the upcoming book, ‘Ideology and Identity: The Changing Party Systems of India’.

New Delhi conclave to dissect the promise of South Asia

Nandita Singh -
The conclave organised by Oxford University Press aims to introduce new ideas on modern South Asia to the larger public.
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Opinion

How a North Indian Muslim woman saw Wayanad—inclusive mosques, mangalsutras for non-Hindus

Amana Begam -
Mosques in Rahul Gandhi's Wayanad constituency have designated sections for women to pray, a contrast to North Indian mosques where women are typically not allowed inside.

BJP needs to be Bengalified. Go beyond rosogolla, eat pantabhaat, know what’s hodol kutkut

India can’t wait for Canadians to vote out Justin Trudeau next year. Act now

Economy

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

Defence

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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