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The puzzle of hostile or friendly neighbours
India-Pakistan should resolve their conflicts peacefully and pave the way for prosperity, development in South Asia
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Charging into the graveyard of empires
A victory at this stage for America would mean simply maintaining an American presence in the region
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US told to link Afghan aid to Durand Line recognition
The subcommittee on foreign affairs also raised questions on missing persons in Sindh
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Absence of an anti-terrorism narrative
Terrorism is an ideology that unifies and thus it cannot be defeated with a bullet to the bomber
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South Asia floods takes more than 750 lives
The toll could rise further, an official said
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Trade deficit of South Asia: is it all bad for the economy?
Running a trade surplus implies letting the currency rise or allowing money to flow to trading partners.
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South Asia flooding
The biggest challenge for officials in Nepal is to send food and relief materials to people in flood-hit areas
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Flooding kills more than 160 people across South Asia
India's meteorological department is forecasting more heavy rain into Wednesday
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South Asia: need for common regional approach
Even after 70 years, South Asia has not yet settled down in ways that it could act as a region
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Effects of climate change
Weather conditions of not only Pakistan but also South Asia have become extremely volatile
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China 'aggressive' in border row, says India diplomat
Bhutan and India claim the disputed area is Bhutanese
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The US must value our role in emerging regional order
India, Pakistan and Afghanistan are in a battle of supremacy and influence leading to the lack of peace in the region
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The SCO and CPEC
Pakistan’s membership at the SCO will give it influence in the global arena
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Unpacking regional non-cooperation
The geography of South Asia is partially to blame for lax trade relations among member countries
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Trump’s Mideast approach and South Asia consequences
By supporting an anti-Islam approach, Trump has further churned up the already turbulent waters of the Middle East
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South Asia hostage to its own security paranoia
Security-centric foreign policies withhold potential of overcoming poverty
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S Asia’s changing security landscape
The geopolitical consequences of China’s rise have encouraged other global powers to aid India’s arms build-up
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Sandmining is destroying Asia’s rivers
Uncontrolled and illegal extraction of sand and rocks from riverbeds for construction is killing rivers
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South Asian countries need more regional connectivity: Ishaq Dar
Dar was addressing a panel at ADB's 50th year celebration in Japan along with Indian and Indonesian finance ministers
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South Asia the next export centre – what can Pakistan learn?
Region has the potential for impressive growth only if appropriate measures are taken
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With advent of Russia: CPEC a ‘scenario-changer’ for South Asia, say speakers
Chinese experts suggest emerging ties between Pakistan, China and Russia can be a defining development
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Indians in US share dos and don'ts after fatal shooting in Kansas
“Don’t talk to each other in Hindi or any other Indian language when you are at a public place in the US"
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Not every bearded man a terrorist, says Nisar
Minister says US visa ban sent negative message in Muslim world
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CASA-1,000 delayed as French firm seeks more time
Project is now likely to be completed in 2020, two years later than the earlier target
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South Asia in the emerging world order
Donald Trump’s unexpected political rise is more than just intriguing
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ADB lowers 2016 growth forecast for developing Asia
The ADB trimmed its 2016 growth estimate for India to 7.0 percent from 7.4 percent due to weak investment
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Joint report: ‘Climate refugees in South Asia need protection’
Advocates call for Saarc nations to adopt a treaty and policies to help protect them
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Vogue celebrates diversity of South Asian beauty with new cover
Beauty in diversity
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South Asia and the new Cold War
The new Cold War has arrived on the shores of South Asia
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India or South Asia? Debate rages in US over curriculum on region's history
Dispute centers on whether modern-day India, Pakistan, Nepal be referred to as India or as South Asia
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Gender predilection in a patriarchal society
Men head the family, get shares in property and provide old age security for parents
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The Asian century
What are the lessons for Pakistan from the enhanced global focus on the Asia-Pacific region and the Asia Pivot policy?
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South Asia undergoing a strategic facelift
Pak-Russia military partnership is seemingly being prompted by India's decision to enter into tighter embrace with US
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#UnfairAndLovely: Fighting dark skin prejudice one selfie at a time
Check out these stunning pictures that prove beauty is not limited to being white
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China versus South Asia
Although China was a Communist state, it allowed a fair amount of space to the private sector
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Pakistan’s reconstructive surgery
The first wake-up call was in 1971 when half the country fought to escape a toxic relationship with the other half
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Regional integration can help reduce poverty, say experts
Around 40 per cent of world’s poor live in South Asia
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South Asia connectivity: Sustainable transportation, logistics corridors stressed
Speakers urge the need to establish efficient, integrated transit transport system
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Culture wars
Pakistan, Bangladesh and India should jointly organise a music festival in Europe
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Time for greater economic integration in South Asia
Making regional integration a reality is everyone’s business. The time to act is now
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The stuff of fiction
An online forum for writers from South Asia rapidly grows to include a magazine, podcast and international book club
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South Asian International Performance Arts Festival: Art without borders
First South Asian International Performance Arts Festival in New York City makes space for the region’s culture
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New Year’s eve: Avoid Sea View today, alternate routes for December 31 marked out
Ban on motorcycles without silencers and aerial firing. Traffic, except vehicles of residents, to not be allowed.
 
    








































