South Asia

South Asia

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South Asia needs regional energy partnership to withstand global trade shocks: Experts

Experts and business leaders call for stronger cooperation in energy, trade and investment as geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruptions reshape global commerce.

A man takes pictures on a devastated area near the Trishuli River, following the deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, 4 September, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Nepal plans to drain four glacial lakes after deadly floods

Experts attend a seminar titled “Hydropolitics in South Asia: Water Sharing, Power and Geopolitics” at Chittagong University on 30 September 2026. Photo: TBS

Experts call for fair water-sharing agreements amid South Asia's water tensions

Students eat from plastic containers at a school in the fishing village of Torosiaje, Gorontalo province, Indonesia, July 27, 2026. Photo: Collected

Indonesia to launch 480 free-meals scheme kitchens in October, most to be in remote areas

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Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed after crossing from Pakistan; Islamabad denies ties

Security forces in on the move in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's volatile Balochistan Province. File Photo: Reuters

16 terrorists killed in Pakistan's Balochistan

Chinese Central Military Commission (CMC) Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli arrives for the Beijing Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, China 30 October, 2023.

China expels two top generals from party and military, alleging disloyalty, corruption

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Beijing, China, September 16, 2026.

China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, sources say

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China, US top diplomats discuss 'high-level interactions' in call, Beijing says

Model of an LNG tanker. Photo: Reuters

Bangladesh's industrial growth hurt by high LNG prices, minister says

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in New Delhi today. Photo: X/@meaindia

Modi, Abu Dhabi crown prince discuss defence, nuclear co-op on sidelines of BRICS Summit

Three orangutans are seen together. Photo: Courtesy

5 baby orangutans found in Indian forest, probe launched into how they got there

A flooded road following a flash flood in Galchhi in the Dhading district, Nepal, 26 August 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone/Reuters

Deadly disasters in the Himalayas over a dozen years