This week on Grand Tamasha, Milan Vaishnav sits down with Reuben Abraham to talk about recent political developments in southern India. read more

The reason for the reduction, the US department of defence said, was “the continuing suspension of US security assistance to Pakistan based on the President’s January 4, 2018, guidance”. read more

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A musical band performs with bagpipes made at the Mid East bagpipe factory in the city of Sialkot, Pakistan. The fresh smell of wood floats through the Mid East factory on the eastern side of Pakistan’s Punjab province, where third generation owner Umer Farooq (not pictured) is one of the managers. Workers are busy standing or sitting on the ground.

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NASSCOM President Debjani Ghosh said that collaboration, being integral to the DNA of India and Israel, has inspired innovation. India and Israel should strengthen their partnership to define the digital world’s new norms, the president of a leading... read more

Air pollution is likely to cause the death of an estimated seven million lives globally in the next year while costing the world’s economy nearly $ 225 billion. read more

India does not consider the Taliban as the ‘dominant force’ in the Afghan peace process, but if the group were to represent Afghan voices, it would need to leave safe havens in Pakistan and cut-off covert support from Islamabad, a former Indian envoy... read more

Flames rise from a fire in a densely packed shopping area in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Wednesday. The fire that killed at least 67 people in the oldest part of the Bangladeshi capital shows the lapses in public safety that still plague the South Asian country despite its rapid economic growth.

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There are a lot of rumours doing the rounds that India might not play Pakistan in the World Cup but there has been no official announcement from both parties. read more

Saudi Arabia has signed agreements with Pakistan worth $20 billion, Saudi-owned Arabiya TV quoted Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as saying on Sunday. read more

They are cashing in on new IT hubs, a richer local population and increased tourism. read more

From 21 February only advertisers who have completed authorisations and disclosed who is responsible for an ad will be allowed to run political ads in India. read more

Commander of the US Central Command General Joseph Votel told the lawmakers on Tuesday that militants operating out of Pakistan and Afghanistan continue to threaten Afghan stability as well as stoke tensions between Pakistan and India. read more

In the first swoop on Friday, 40 girls were rescued and a suspected trafficker accompanying them arrested from two hotels in Moreh by a state police team stationed in Tengnoupal district bordering Myanmar. read more

While Afghanistan presents a particularly fiendish challenge, New Delhi has little clarity on which tools to use in crisis situations in the entire neighbourhood read more