New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday (March 16, 2021) announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's invitation to attend the birth ... ( read original story ...)
Pollution in trans-boundary rivers features in India-Bangladesh talks on water-sharing
Top officials of the water resources ministries of India and Bangladesh met here on Tuesday to discuss issues related to river water-sharing and flood forecasting and to enhance cooperation on ... ( read original story ...)
Democracy is dying in Pakistan, and that’s bad news for everyone
But the situation in Pakistan has now declined to the extent that the consequences are bound to spill over into not just South Asia but also the United States. Essentially, the Pakistani Army and ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan arrests 11 Indian fishermen
PMSA said two Indian fishing boats along with 11 crew members were located in eastern maritime exclusive economic zone of Pakistan during routine surveillance. ( read original story ...)
Peatland on fire again as burning season starts in Indonesia
Fires have flared up in at least 10 provinces in Indonesia, with some of the burning occurring in peatlands. The burning, including in protected forests, marks the start of the country’s dry season ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia foils smuggling of 90kg marijuana to capital Jakarta as surging Covid-19 cases total goes above 1.43 million
An Indonesian joint team of the army and the police has thwarted a plot to smuggle 90 kilograms of narcotics in the form of marijuana to the country's capital Jakarta, a police officer said. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia delays rollout of AstraZeneca vaccine
Indonesia is delaying the rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca pending a review by the World Health Organization (WHO) into concerns about ... ( read original story ...)
World’s top vaccine maker India criticised at home for exports as infections rise
India's main opposition Congress party on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for exporting nearly twice the number of coronavirus vaccine doses than immunisations conducted ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: India readies Saudi oil import cut as stand-off escalates – sources
State refiners, which control about 60% of India’s 5 million barrels per day (bpd) refining capacity, together import an average 14.7-14.8 million barrels of Saudi oil in a month, the sources said. ( read original story ...)
China to Allow More Foreigners In—If They’ve Had a Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine
After a year of [barring entry]( by most foreign citizens, China’s government plans to ease restrictions for those who have been inoculated against Covid-19. The hitch fo ... ( read original story ...)