Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman had landed in Pakistani custody following an aerial dogfight between Indian and Pakistani pilots a day after the Balakot airstrikes in 2019. He was released a few ... ( read original story ...)
Blasphemy Cases Against Shi’ite Community Surge in Pakistan
Human rights activists are voicing concern over a recent increase of blasphemy accusations against the Shiite minority community in Pakistan. According to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan ... ( read original story ...)
US looks for ‘new ways’ to cooperate with Indonesia: Pompeo
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that the United States would find new ways to cooperate with Indonesia in the South China Sea and respected Jakarta’s efforts to safeguard its own ... ( read original story ...)
What the U.S. election means for India
India and the United States have drawn closer through four successive presidents, Democratic and Republican alike, said Arvind Gupta, India’s former deputy national security adv ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: India becomes second country to pass 8m cases; France braces for lockdown
France reimposes national lockdown; Germany imposes drastic curbs; Italy sets daily infection record. Follow latest updates ... ( read original story ...)
India’s coronavirus cases cross 8 million, behind US
India’s confirmed coronavirus toll has crossed 8 million with daily cases dipping to the lowest level this week ... ( read original story ...)
As many countries struggle to plan weeks ahead, China just set its agenda for the next 15 years
The coronavirus pandemic has left governments in disarray and made planning even weeks ahead difficult. In Beijing this week, however, China's leaders met to set specific policy for much of the coming ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo, in Indonesia, Renews China Attacks as US Vote Looms
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Indonesia renewing the Trump administration's rhetorical onslaught against China as the American presidential election looms. ( read original story ...)
Analysis: As COVID persists and U.S. election nears, China growth lifts Asia
Asia is starting to see signs of economic recovery as it rides on the back of an upturn in China, which is entering a new expansion phase less than a year after it recorded the world's first cases of ... ( read original story ...)
The Finance 202: Biden’s transition team juggles competing demands as liberals push Warren for Treasury
Liberals largely have shelved their concerns to help Biden oust President Trump. But a post-election reckoning is coming if he wins. “Treasury is a marquis position, and it coul ... ( read original story ...)