South Asia

The year-long impasse in the talks has ended. Will it lead to a Modi-Xi summit on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand?

Under a new contract, an Abu Dhabi-based firm will manage flights at Afghanistan’s three major airports: Kabul, Herat, and Kandahar.

The Islamic State movement -- including its Afghanistan iteration -- is vehemently anti-Russia in orientation, criticizing its foreign and domestic policies.

Seven MoUs were signed during the Bangladeshi prime minister’s visit but no progress was made on clinching a deal on the Teesta.

The government is concerned about renewed protests against the unpopular former leader, while opposition figures worry Rajapaksa will try to find a way to re-enter politics.

The former PM does not want to weaken the momentum his campaign has built up against his political foes.

Japan wants to step up joint military drills and cooperation in the development and transfer of military equipment and technology with India.

"I will soon give you a call for a march on Islamabad," Khan told a cheering crowd this week in Peshawar, then asked: "Are you ready for it?"

In Kashmir, some of the main Muharram processions have been banned since 1989, but Muslims prepare for the ritual every year nonetheless.

India's treatment of refugees has been inconsistent, ad hoc, and ambiguous.

However, the visiting Bangladeshi PM could not clinch a deal on the sharing of the more important Teesta River.

While the government says it is willing to engage with the international community to seek closure of human rights issues, any solution should conform to the country's constitution.