New Delhi, India – AFP A broad alliance of states on Saturday unveiled ambitious plans to create a modern-day Spice Route linking Europe, the Middle East and India, boosting trade ties with potentially wide-ranging geopolitical implications. The United States, Saudi Arabia, the European Union, the United Arab Emirates and others launched...
NEW DELHI (AA) – The G-20 host Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nameplate read “Bharat,” the Sanskrit or Hindi title of the South Asian country, rather than India, as he declared open the G-20 summit in New Delhi on Saturday. “Bharat welcomes the delegates as the President of the G20,” Modi said, speaking in H...
NEW DELHI (AA) – India is set to host the G-20 summit in the capital New Delhi from Saturday. The summit will take place without Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Chinese president Xi Jinping. The summit will be held at the newly inaugurated Pragati Maidan conference center at the Bharat Mandapam culture corridor. At […]
New Delhi, India – AFP India was buzzing with speculation Tuesday over rumoured plans to scrap official usage of the country’s English name, after a state-issued invite sent to world leaders referred to it as “Bharat”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has worked to remove lingering symbols of British rule...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on September 10, Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry has said. This will be the first time a French president visits the South Asian nation in 33 years. Prior to his Bangladesh visit, Macron will be in India for the G-20 summit scheduled for Septem...
Okara, Pakistan — AFP The coursing floods in eastern Pakistan first swallowed Nasreen Bibi’s corn crop, then the cattle that fed on it, and finally her family home. They retreated to the roof to escape the rising water, before fleeing for their lives by boat. “We didn’t bring any of our belongings with us, everything [&...
NEW DELHI (AA) – A school in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, where a teacher reportedly encouraged students to slap a Muslim classmate, has been ordered shut until an investigation against the authorities is completed. The teacher has been booked and an investigation into the case is underway, Education Officer Shubham Shukla said ...
NEW DELHI (AA) – A private school teacher in northern India who is heard encouraging students to slap a Muslim student is facing charges, according to police sources. A police official in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, confirmed that the teacher is facing charges for intentionally causing hurt as well as insults and provocation. [...
Johannesburg, South Africa – AFP BRICS leaders announced on Thursday the “historic” admission of six new countries from next year as the club seeks to reshape the Western-led global order and expand its geopolitical influence. The BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — agreed at their annual summi...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Various media watchdogs have condemned the move by Indian authorities to restrict access to the website and social media accounts of independent news outlet The Kashmir Walla. The International Federation of Journalists issued a statement saying that there is an overstepping of power to exert censorship...
