DC Edit | India indicted by global hunger index

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2020 published this week has put India behind most of its south Asian neighbours, including Bangladesh

In move against China, India tightens rules on investments from neighbours

The Indian government’s statement said the decision was taken to “strengthen the defence of India and national security”

Sinovac has been looking for volunteers outside of China as the number of coronavirus cases there has dwindled

Farmers and merchants of Guntur area have been traditionally transporting dry chillies to Bangladesh by road in small quantities

Many low-lying areas were inundated, embankments collapsed, trees uprooted and houses damaged by cyclone in coastal districts of Bangladesh

On arrival from abroad, all passengers will be screened and put under quarantine for a period of 14 days as a Covid-19 precautionary measure

Prior approval of government mandatory for foreign investments, to prevent the opportunistic takeover of domestic firms

A human rights group said it believed more boats carrying Rohingya were adrift at sea.

The dire economic effects are already much in evidence, with widespread lockdowns freezing most normal activity

Over 130 refugees were packed on a fishing trawler that was trying to get across the Bay of Bengal to Malaysia