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Asia takes precautions against Omicron, but a surge may be inevitable
Entry and quarantine restrictions are being reinstated across Asia. However, countries are still witnessing a steady surge in infections.
Published on Dec 29, 2021 12:15 PM IST
PTI |
The politics of Covid-19 in Southeast Asia
The piece has been authored by Ananya Raj Kakoti, Campaign Associate with Indian-Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and Gunwant Singh, Scholar of International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Updated on Dec 21, 2021 03:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times
Southeast Asia reopening borders and living with Covid-19
The piece has been authored by Mehdi Hussain, assistant professor, University of Delhi & PhD research scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University
_1625796975743_1639122944799.jpg "The World Travel and Tourism Council’s estimated that travel and tourism contributed to Southeast Asia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for about $380 million in 2019 or 12% and over 42 million jobs or over 13%. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)(Photo by Capturing the human heart. on Unsplash)")
Updated on Dec 10, 2021 04:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times
The future of war in South Asia: Innovation, technology and organisation
- The study has been edited by Manoj Joshi and Pushan Das
Published on Oct 22, 2021 10:33 PM IST
ORF
Asia's airlines treat passengers to more offers as tough Covid travel curbs ease
Malaysia and Vietnam are allowing domestic flights to resume from this week, India is lifting a domestic capacity cap while Singapore, Thailand and Fiji are opening without Covid-19 quarantine to vaccinated international travellers from select countries.
Updated on Oct 13, 2021 12:43 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Sydney/singapore
South Asia needs a collective pandemic agenda
The study has been authored by Shashika Bandara, Soumyadeep Bhaumik and others from the South Asian region.
Published on Aug 30, 2021 07:32 PM IST
George Institute
WI v SA: Umpire's howler leaves de Villiers, Steyn and Twitterati shocked- WATCH
- The fifth and final T20I between West Indies and South Africa witnessed a shocking call from the umpire and got the likes of AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn talking about it.
_1625408613031_1625408620266.png "This is the moment shocking umpiring during the fifth T20I between West Indies and South Africa that left AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn and Twitterati shocked.(Screengrab/Twitter)")
Published on Jul 04, 2021 08:21 PM IST
Drug trade booming amid pandemic, Asia sees record rise in crystal meth use
The trafficking of methamphetamine or meth, by far the region's most popular drug, suffered a short-lived disruption during the height of the pandemic but rebounded to a higher level than a year before, the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a report.
Published on Jun 10, 2021 10:32 AM IST
Reuters |
Instagram, The Queer Muslim Project join hands for 'Digital Pride Festival 2.0'
Pride Month 2021: South Asia's largest virtual network of Queer, Muslim and allied individuals - The Queer Muslim Project ties up with Instagram to celebrate and support the LGBTQIA community with a second edition of the Digital Pride Festival.
_1622609520354_1622609537834.jpg "Instagram, The Queer Muslim Project join hands for 'Digital Pride Festival 2.0'(Instagram/thequeermuslimproject)")
Updated on Jun 02, 2021 10:26 AM IST
ANI |
India, Bangladesh to aid South Asia's 'historical growth' by 2022: World Bank
The region is expected to grow by 7.2% this year after contracting an estimated 5.4% in 2020, the development lender said in a report Wednesday.
Updated on Mar 31, 2021 10:40 AM IST
Bloomberg |
Deadly heat waves will become more common in South Asia, say scientists
According to the research, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, with two degrees of warming, the population's exposure to lethal temperatures rises by close to three times as compared to recent years.
Published on Mar 25, 2021 01:05 PM IST
PTI |
China to build important 'passageway' to South Asia through Tibet: Report
China will support Tibet in building the passageway to South Asia, state-run Xinhua news agency reported, quoting the 14th Plan document which was submitted to the National People’s Congress, (NPC), China’s Parliament.
Published on Mar 05, 2021 08:53 PM IST
PTI | , Beijing
The Delhi-Beijing battle in South Asia
China’s influence has grown, but contrary to conventional narrative, it is not necessarily ‘winning’. India has retained its focus
Updated on Jan 06, 2021 06:13 AM IST
Harsh V Pant
Mutant strains emphasise the need for strict controls
It is important to keep the viral load in check so that the natural benefits India’s population enjoys of broad-based immunity can be best made use of
Updated on Dec 31, 2020 05:43 AM IST
Narinder K Mehra
Check out a virtual pandemic-era travelogue focused on South Asia
The Daak Vaak repository on Instagram is crowdsourced, with people sending in photographs of cities they love and miss.
Updated on Dec 27, 2020 05:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dipanjan Sinha
Ajay Khurana: Leading REHAU India’s flight to newer horizons
REHAU, a leading global player in the furniture and building industry, is all set to foray into new product segments, solutions as well as verticals under the leadership of Ajay Khurana, Chairman, REHAU South Asia.
Updated on Dec 23, 2020 12:33 PM IST
Trouw Nutrition, the global leader in animal nutrition is ready to serve South Asia
South Asia’s largest animal nutrition premix production units is now in Jadcherla.
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 06:05 PM IST
Two out of five women in South Asia have experienced partner violence: World Bank
A staggering two out of five women in South Asia have experienced intimate partner violence and Covid-19 has worsened the situation.
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 04:21 PM IST
Asian News International | Asian News International | Posted by Shivani Kale
Uber eyes a bigger slice of EV space
However, the companies are aiming to accelerate some of their larger plans to take the green route as they expect strong recovery in these segments once the restrictions are lifted.
Updated on Nov 30, 2020 02:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bengaluru | Sharan Poovanna and Madhurima Nandy
Chanakya: India’s new template for the neighbourhood
Managing South Asia — through hard instruments when unavoidable and close engagement whenever possible — is essential
Updated on Nov 23, 2020 06:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Chanakya
Kenya walked into the dragon’s trap. It holds a message for South Asia | Opinion
Like in Kenya, one of China’s largest trade partners in Africa that owes $6.5 billion to China, 22 percent of its total external debt. China’s interest payments represent 87 per cent of the cash used to service debt expenditure in 2019.
Updated on Nov 13, 2020 08:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
How India can take the lead in reviving tourism in South Asia
The pandemic provides an opportunity for India to take the lead in promoting regional tourism, an important metric of soft power
Updated on Nov 05, 2020 05:45 AM IST
Riya Sinha and Bhumika Sharma
China building cloud computing centre in Tibet to serve South Asian countries
The new centre in Lhasa is part of the Chinese information technology ministry’s plan to make Lhasa the communication and information hub for South Asia.
Updated on Oct 29, 2020 04:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Beijing | Sutirtho Patranobis
Excerpt from Nine Nights of the Goddess: The Navaratri Festival in South Asia edited by Caleb Simmons, Moumita Sen and Hillary Rodrigues
This extract from an essay by Hillary Rodrigues looks at the procedures and symbolism of the Bengali Durga Puja
Updated on Oct 23, 2020 01:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hillary Rodrigues
Brunch Focus: ‘Never waste a good crisis’
Neeraj Govil, Senior VP – South Asia, Marriott Int’l, quotes Winston Churchill as he talks about new opportunities, reopening with care and added engagement with customers
Updated on Oct 11, 2020 01:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jamal Shaikh
The issues that matter to Indian-Americans
Its latest poll tells a most consequential story, but one that has received little attention: Indian-Americans don’t actually care much about US policy for South Asia.
Updated on Sep 25, 2020 07:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Yashwant Raj
Cross-border terror among key challenges for Saarc: Jaishankar
Jaishankar was addressing an informal virtual meeting of foreign ministers of the eight-member grouping, whose functioning has stalled because of differences between India and Pakistan
Updated on Sep 24, 2020 04:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar
Turkish President Erdogan’s J&K remark riles India
This was not the first time that India and Turkey have engaged in a terse exchange on the Kashmir issue – Erdoğan has repeatedly raised the matter after the Indian government scrapped Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in August last year, and India has pushed back on each occasion.
Published on Sep 24, 2020 01:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar, New Delhi
China sends hardcore ambassadors to South Asia to push BRI and undermine India
The United Front Works Department has more power in the Chinese system than the foreign ministry and the appointment of UFWD officials to ambassadorial positions in South Asia indicates the seriousness in which China is pushing its influence in the region.
Updated on Sep 14, 2020 10:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
In reference to China, India and US discuss ‘destabilising actions’ in region
At an intersessional meeting under the 2+2 dialogue format, the two sides discussed efforts to counteract ‘recent destabilising actions in South Asia’ and Indo-Pacific region, a possible reference to Chinese actions in South Asia and South China Sea.
Updated on Sep 11, 2020 11:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | Yashwant Raj