-
Pakistan reverses decision on trade ties with India
Apr 02, 2021 07:08Pakistan has decided to reverse its earlier decision to allow import of sugar and cotton from India. The decision comes after Pakistan's government came under severe criticism over resuming trade ties with India without any progress on Kashmir.
-
India's poor facing the brunt of COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 02, 2021 06:07The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the livelihood of millions in India who are bearing the brunt of the lockdowns and sluggish economy with the country plunging in a deep recession due to epidemic. The pandemic has dragged million more into poverty who are now struggling to make their ends meet.
-
US initiates retaliatory action against six countries over digital tax
Mar 29, 2021 07:54The United States has begun to take retaliatory action against six countries for imposing a levy or digital services tax on e-commerce companies that have impacted US enterprises.
-
Protesters, police clash in Bangladesh during Indian PM visit
Mar 26, 2021 12:19Clashes erupted between hundreds of supporters of a Bangladesh Islamic group, who were protesting the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and police on Friday (March 26) in the country's capital, Dhaka.
-
India halts AstraZeneca vaccine exports, EU considers own controls
Mar 26, 2021 01:52India puts a halt to exports of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and the European Union considers it own export bans as the cases of the deadly respiratory rise in their communities.
-
India in talks with Iran to use reserves for sugar exports
Mar 24, 2021 09:54India’s Foreign Ministry has been involved in negotiations with Iran to persuade the country to use its hard currency reserves in Indian banks for purchases of sugar and other agricultural commodities from Indian exporters.
-
COVID-19 pandemic exacerbate hunger crises in India
Mar 23, 2021 06:14India, the world’s second most populous nation and a diverse country is still struggling to feed millions as hunger continues to be a challenging task for successive governments.
-
HRW urges India to provide refuge to Rohingya Muslims adrift at Indian Ocean
Mar 01, 2021 11:16Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Indian government to provide refuge to dozens of Rohingya Muslim asylum seekers who have been adrift in the Andaman Sea for more than two weeks.
-
India-Pakistan statement important step toward peace in South Asia: Iran
Feb 28, 2021 09:53Iran’s Foreign Ministry has welcomed an agreement between Pakistan and India on a decision to strictly observe a ceasefire along the de facto border in disputed Kashmir.
-
China, India vow to improve ties after deadly border clash
Feb 26, 2021 08:21Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar discuss border control and other bilateral issues during a lengthy phone call.