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Iranians stand next to damaged residential buildings in southern Tehran on March 15 amid ongoing US-Israeli attacks against Iran. Photo: EPA
India

Why India faces dilemma over Iran war while seeking ‘diplomatic flexibility’

India has to carefully navigate the fallout from the war, given its huge stakes in the Middle East, analysts say.

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Climate change

Himalayan glacial loss threatens 2 billion as Asia’s ‘water tower’ shrinks

China energy security

China’s Russian oil imports spike in early 2026, but Iran war changes outlook

India

India steps up regional energy diplomacy, supplies Bangladesh with diesel

Being a ‘first responder’ in the current energy crisis is in line with India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy.

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Fuel nozzles at a Bharat Petroleum gas station in New Delhi. Photo: AFP
Fuel nozzles at a Bharat Petroleum gas station in New Delhi. Photo: AFP
Pakistan

Is Pakistan building ICBMs? Non-proliferation experts dispute US warning

US fears of Pakistani ICBMs targeting America are overstated as Islamabad’s missile programme remains regional, observers say.

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India

India’s weight-loss drug price war begins as key patent expires

Generic slimming drugs are expected to flood a market where one in four adults are currently either overweight or obese.

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Pakistan

Pakistan announces 5-day pause on Afghan strikes for Eid

The temporary ceasefire comes after Monday’s hospital strike, the deadliest in an escalating conflict between the two neighbours.

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An Afghan man walks next to the site where a drug rehabilitation centre was destroyed in an air strike in Kabul on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
An Afghan man walks next to the site where a drug rehabilitation centre was destroyed in an air strike in Kabul on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
Pakistan

Pakistan’s fuel smugglers squeezed by rising costs as Iran war hits supply

Fuel supplies coming across the Pakistan-Iran border have dropped by nearly half since the US and Israeli strikes.

Australia

Australian police officer’s ‘perverts’ remark against Indian man sparks outrage

An official from the community says no police department in Australia has implemented a set of anti-racism recommendations.

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Nepal

Nepal voted for change. Can its rapper-engineer PM deliver?

Balendra Shah has promised to transform Nepal, but success hinges on him becoming the first elected leader to finish a full five-year term.

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Balendra Shah of the Rastriya Swatantra Party takes a selfie with children and supporters during a door-to-door election campaign on February 16. Photo: AFP
India

Plead, hoard, steal: the desperate scramble for cooking gas in India

India’s kitchens ration cylinders and revive firewood to survive the energy crunch caused by the US and Israel’s strikes on Iran.

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Customers carry empty LPG cylinders to exchange for refilled ones at a gas agency office in Bengaluru, India, on Monday. Photo: EPA
Customers carry empty LPG cylinders to exchange for refilled ones at a gas agency office in Bengaluru, India, on Monday. Photo: EPA
India

India detains 6 Ukrainians, 1 American suspected of training Myanmar rebels

The seven are also suspected to have illegally transported a ‘huge consignment of drones from Europe’ into India for use in Myanmar.

Afghanistan

‘People were burning’: 400 dead after Pakistan strikes hit Kabul hospital

Pakistan rejected the accusation, saying its air strikes on eastern Afghanistan did not hit any civilian sites.

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Nepal

Nepal’s LGBTQ community celebrates first transgender woman lawmaker

More than 900,000 people identify as sexual minorities in Nepal, which has some of South Asia’s most progressive laws on LGBTQ rights.

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Bhumika Shrestha, Nepal’s first transgender woman to become a member of parliament, is congratulated by members of the LGBTQ community in Kathmandu on Monday. Photo: EPA
India

7 die in Nepal as bus carrying Indian pilgrims plunges off mountain road

Nine people were injured, including seven other pilgrims, when the bus careered off a road and rolled about 150 metres down a slope.

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The wreckage of a bus that rolled down a mountain slope, killing seven, sits at Shahid Lakhan village, west of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, on Sunday. Photo: AP
The wreckage of a bus that rolled down a mountain slope, killing seven, sits at Shahid Lakhan village, west of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, on Sunday. Photo: AP
Pakistan

Afghan Taliban’s drone attacks on civilians ‘crossed red line’, Pakistan warns

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari says the administration in Kabul has brought ‘grave consequences upon itself’.

India

‘There is a lot of anxiety’: Indian sailors stranded off Iran just want to go home

About 23,000 Indians work on merchant, harbour and offshore vessels across ‌the Gulf region, and their safety has become a big issue at home.

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US, Israel war on Iran

No longer safe: Iran war puts 9 million Indian workers in the line of fire

As missiles fly, drone strikes from Dubai to Doha are shattering the illusion of safety for millions of Indian expats living in the Gulf.

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A worker assesses the damage after a drone strike on a building in Dubai’s Creek Harbour neighbourhood on Thursday. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
A worker assesses the damage after a drone strike on a building in Dubai’s Creek Harbour neighbourhood on Thursday. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Iran lets 2 India-flagged gas tankers sail through Strait of Hormuz: insiders

India, which gave safe harbour to 183 Iranian ‌sailors, has asked for exemptions from Iran’s blockade of the key waterway.

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India

‘Death is a release’: Indian parents win right to grant son a dignified death

Harish Rana was comatose and bedridden for over a decade. Now, the Supreme Court has ruled that his ‘endless misery’ can finally end.

India

Kitchen crisis? Indian homes stockpile electric stoves to beat gas crunch

LPG volatility sparks panic buying of induction stoves and other electric cooking appliances as households worry about refill delays.

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A customer shops for an induction stove at a store in Hyderabad, India, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
India

Why US policy on India aims to avoid repeat of China ‘mistake’

Despite official saying the US wants to work with India, it is likely to maintain a ‘transactional approach’ towards New Delhi, analysts say.

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US President Donald Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the White House in Washington in February last year. Photo: AFP
US President Donald Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the White House in Washington in February last year. Photo: AFP
China trade

India opens door to more Chinese investment after 6-year freeze

New Delhi’s easing of foreign investment rules comes amid a cautious push by India and China to repair ties after years of tense relations.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Pakistan says ‘no question’ it will rush to Saudi Arabia’s defence in Iran war

Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan, which shares a border with Iran, signed a security pact in September last year.

Nepal

Nepal just elected a rapper for PM. His foreign policy has a new beat

Newly elected Balendra Shah’s public messaging suggests a balanced approach rather than a tilt to either side, analysts say.

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Balendra Shah greets supporters in Damak, Jhapa district, on March 7 after winning the election. Photo: Reuters
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