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India to deepen bilateral relations with Sri Lanka, support post COVID-19 economic recovery
Colombo Page | 27^th May
 
India is committed to “stand shoulder to shoulder” with Sri Lanka in addressing the challenges posed by COVID-19 and in post-COVID e

Taliban confirm stance regarding India, Pakistan, Kashmir following social media rumors
The Khaama Press | 19^th May
 
The Taliban group confirmed its stance regarding the position of the group regarding India and Kashmir following speculations on soc

New envoy assures India’s continued cooperation to Sri Lanka ‘in all manners possible’
Colombo Page | 14^th May
 
The new Indian envoy to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay has assured Sri Lankan President of India’s continued cooperation to Sri Lanka, including

Govt. releases 52 more Taliban fighters to accelerate peace efforts

Afghanistan Times | 6^th May 

The government has released 52 Taliban prisoners as the process of prisoner swap continues with the hope of beginning of the peace negotiations.

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India devises Covid-19 management course in Bangla for Bangladesh
Bangladesh Post | 30^th April
 
India is offering a unique COVID-19 management course in Bangla for Bangladesh.
The High Commission said this is part of India’s ‘Neighborhood First’ pol

Indian Army to deploy a team to Afghanistan to help with coronavirus fight

The Khaama Press | 22^nd April

The Indian Army is readying a team which is expected to be deployed to Afghanistan in a bid to help with the fight against the novel coronaviru

India sending 500,000 HCQ tablets to Afghanistan to help treat the coronavirus patients
The Khaama Press | 15^th April
 
The government of India has decided to send 500,000 hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) tablets to Afghanistan in a bid to help with the trea

Afghan government release 100 Taliban prisoners as part of peace efforts
The Khaama Press | 9^th April
 
The Afghan government released 100 Taliban prisoners amdi ongoing peace efforts, the National Security Council (NSC) said.
“Pursuant to President

Taliban to cease fire in areas only affected by coronavirus: Mujahid
 
The Khaama Press | 2^nd April
 
The Taliban group has said it would cease fire in areas which would be affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in a bid to allow the medical te

Taliban is a Strategic Tool for Pakistan’s Foreign Policy

The Khaama Press | 26^th March

After the Partition of India and the creation of Pakistan as an independent state on 14 August 1947, Islamabad military strategists have focused on the idea of st

‘Two-presidents dilemma’ rings alarm bells of ‘partition’
Afghanistan Times | 10^th March
 
Amid risks of political polarization, the Senate has taken umbrage at acrimonious feud between the political rivals Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah, warning that the

Afghanistan Did Not Commit to Release 5,000 Taliban, Ghani Says

Daily Outlook Afghanistan (Reuters) | 2^nd March
The government of Afghanistan has made no commitment to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners as stated in a pact signed between the United States

Indian Exim Bank to loan funds for Gulhifalhu Port development
 
Maldives Times | 13^th February
Maldives government has revealed that an expenditure of US$ 300 million will be incurred to develop the Gulhifalhu port, and that the funds will be arrang

India eyes Belonia-Feni railway connectivity with Bangladesh
 
Prothom Alo | 6^th February
Belonia subdivision of South Tripura may emerge as a point of connectivity as plans are underway to connect it with Myanmar’s Sittwe Port via Bangladesh’s Fen

Bangladesh will climb from the 40th place in the World economic league table in 2020 to 25th by 2034 if the economy grows at around 7.3 per cent for nine years after 2025, according to a forecast of Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).

The release of 5,000 prisoners of Taliban has been written in to the peace agreement draft which is going to be soon signed between United States and Taliban, AP reported. A Taliban official familiar with the on-again, off-again talks taking place in

Nepal has proposed to India that the two countries meet for foreign secretary-level talks in mid-January to resolve an ongoing boundary dispute, but the meeting is unlikely to take place, say officials. There has just been a change of guard at the In

Preliminary results show that incumbent president Ashraf Ghani has secured 50.64 percent of votes in the election held on September 28, the Independent Election Commission announced. A total of 1,824,401 votes were cast in the election, IEC chief Haw

Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf filed a petition in the Lahore High Court challenging a special court’s verdict sentencing him to death in a high treason case.The petition was filed by Azhar Siddique on behalf of Musharraf in the High Co

Amid mounting international criticism of Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi over her denial of genocide allegations at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the Japanese ambassador to Myanmar said his government firmly believes that no