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China Looks To Pakistan To Expand Its Influence In Asia

China Looks To Pakistan To Expand Its Influence In Asia

Despite decades of mismanagement and a feeble socioeconomic infrastructure, one thing Pakistan benefits from is a strategic location—and China is taking notice.

10 years, 8 months ago

Narendra Modi Urges Gujarat Calm After Patel Caste Protests

Narendra Modi Urges Gujarat Calm After Patel Caste Protests

Indian PM Narendra Modi has urged the people of his home state, Gujarat, to maintain peace after caste-related violence left three people dead.

10 years, 8 months ago

China Cuts Rates, Reserve Ratio after Stocks Plummet Again

China Cuts Rates, Reserve Ratio after Stocks Plummet Again

China's central bank cut interest rates and lowered the amount of reserves banks must hold for the second time in two months on Tuesday, ratcheting up support for a stuttering economy and a plunging stock market that has sent shockwaves around the globe.

10 years, 8 months ago

When India Almost Intervened in Mauritius

When India Almost Intervened in Mauritius

Operation Lal Dora, a 1983 Indian plan to invade Mauritius, sheds light on New Delhi’s thinking about the Indian Ocean.

10 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan Invites Separatists for Meeting 'to Irritate India'

Pakistan Invites Separatists for Meeting 'to Irritate India'

Pakistan invited separatists from India's disputed Kashmir region for a meeting in a move that risks further straining efforts to restart a peace dialogue ahead of a rare meeting between top security officials from the nuclear-armed nations.

10 years, 8 months ago

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee's Wife Suvra Mukherjee Dies

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee's Wife Suvra Mukherjee Dies

NEW DELHI: She had always remained in the background, smiling graciously at invited guests from her wheelchair during events held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. First Lady Suvra Mukherjee, President Pranab Mukherjee's wife of 58 years, died here on Tuesday, it was announced.

10 years, 8 months ago

Indonesia Official Says Missing Plane is 'Totally Destroyed'

Indonesia Official Says Missing Plane is 'Totally Destroyed'

An Indonesian passenger plane that went missing two days ago was destroyed when it slammed into a mountain, killing all 54 people on board, the country's top rescue official said.

10 years, 8 months ago

Bangkok Shrine Bombing: Thai Police Hunt for Suspect Seen in Video

Bangkok Shrine Bombing: Thai Police Hunt for Suspect Seen in Video

As investigators picked through the wreckage of the powerful bomb blast that brought death and destruction to a popular shrine in the Thai capital, suspicions focused on one man.

10 years, 8 months ago

15 Killed, 80 Hurt as Bomb Blast Rocks Bangkok Tourist Attraction

15 Killed, 80 Hurt as Bomb Blast Rocks Bangkok Tourist Attraction

Twin explosions outside one of Bangkok’s most popular tourist attractions killed 15 people and left more than 80 others – mostly foreign tourists – injured Monday.

10 years, 8 months ago

Indonesia Plane Crash: Weather Hampers Searchers Trying to Reach Debris

Indonesia Plane Crash: Weather Hampers Searchers Trying to Reach Debris

earchers struggled with rugged, forested terrain Monday, trying to reach debris believed to be from an Indonesian airliner. They gave up when bad weather made it impossible to proceed and planned to try again Tuesday.

10 years, 8 months ago

Top FPIs Raise Concerns with Sebi Over Mauritius Treaty, GAAR and Participatory Notes

Top FPIs Raise Concerns with Sebi Over Mauritius Treaty, GAAR and Participatory Notes

MUMBAI: Large foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have voiced concerns before Indian capital market regulator Sebi about the fate of the Mauritius treaty which the government is renegotiating with the tax haven.

10 years, 8 months ago

China Explosion: Tianjin Death Toll Rises in Port Blasts

China Explosion: Tianjin Death Toll Rises in Port Blasts

At least 44 people are known to have died, and more than 500 injured, following two major explosions in China's northern port city of Tianjin.

10 years, 8 months ago

India Government Sues Nestle for $100m Over Maggi Noodles

India Government Sues Nestle for $100m Over Maggi Noodles

India is suing Nestle for $100m (£64m) over "unfair trade practices", an official has confirmed to the BBC.

10 years, 8 months ago

China Devalues Its Currency: What You Need to Know

China Devalues Its Currency: What You Need to Know

China's currency has fallen 3.5% against the dollar in the past two days, setting the currency up for its largest two-day decline in decades.

10 years, 8 months ago

Why is Japan Restarting Sendai Reactor?

Why is Japan Restarting Sendai Reactor?

Japan is restarting a nuclear reactor in Sendai, the first to go online after the 2011 Fukushima disaster prompted a nationwide shutdown of all plants.

10 years, 8 months ago

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