Indonesia reported 1,893 more novel coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking the total tally to 125,396 infections, the country's COVID-19 taskforce website showed. ( read original story ...)
India to halt arms imports worth billions in local procurement push
India will ban imports of more than 100 types of military equipment in pursuit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of greater self-reliance and amid a growing strategic threat from neighbouring ... ( read original story ...)
Vijayawada: Fire at Covid facility in India kills at least 10
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was "anguished" by the blaze, the second fire at a Covid centre in days. Sunday's fire started shortly after 05:00 (23:30GMT). More than 20 people were injured. ( read original story ...)
India to halt 101 military imports in push for defence self-reliance – Rajnath Singh
India will stop importing 101 items of military equipment in an effort to boost domestic defence production, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday. Singh said the move follows Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
India to ban imports of 101 items of military equipment
India said Sunday that it will ban the imports of 101 items of military equipment in an effort to boost local production and improve self-reliance in ... ( read original story ...)
India begins examination of plane’s black box after deadly crash
Indian investigators on Sunday began examining the black box of a Boeing-737 that overshot a runway on its second attempt, killing 18 people in the country's worst aviation accident in a decade. ( read original story ...)
At least 29 killed in monsoon-triggered India landslide
At least 29 bodies have been recovered after a massive landslide triggered by monsoon rains swept away dozens of tea estate workers in southwestern India, police said Sunday. The landslide in Idukki ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. health chief arrives in Taiwan on trip condemned by China
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the highest-level U.S. official to visit in four decades, a trip condemned by China which claims the island as its ... ( read original story ...)
How the Beirut blast will fuel a further economic downfall in Lebanon
With economic and political reforms and adequate support from the international community, Lebanon could navigate the current crisis" ... ( read original story ...)
The future of the US-South Korea and US-Japan alliances
We can already see a massive campaign unfolding to promote suspicion about any interaction with China and a call has gone out for so-called "decoupling" for the United States, but also for its ... ( read original story ...)