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Abhijit Bhattacharyya | The Delhi-Dhaka saga: Past, present & future

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | The Delhi-Dhaka saga: Past, present & future

This is not about the recent ouster of Sheikh Hasina, till the other day the Iron Lady on the Padma. As turmoil...

12 Aug 2024 12:01 AM IST

Over 6,500 adolescent girls die giving birth every year across South Asia: Study

Over 6,500 adolescent girls die giving birth every year across South...

Kathmandu: Every year, nearly 6,500 adolescent girls in South Asia die giving birth and most of them are minors who have...

12 July 2024 3:20 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Free, fair polls: How Bangladesh & Pakistan show the way not to go

Aakar Patel | Free, fair polls: How Bangladesh & Pakistan show the way...

Bangladesh is listed as a “partly free” nation in the Freedom House report of 2024. Other countries in South Asia like...

9 April 2024 12:10 AM IST

South Asia Should Watch Debt Sustainability: World Bank

South Asia Should Watch Debt Sustainability: World Bank

Chennai: Supported by India’s growth forecast, South Asia is expected to grow faster than any other developing region in...

15 March 2024 1:12 AM IST

PM Modi unveils development projects worth Rs 17,500 crore in Assam

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PM Modi unveils development projects worth Rs 17,500 crore in Assam

Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled development projects worth Rs 17,500 crore in Assam on Saturday.The PM...

9 March 2024 12:49 PM IST

The economy had contracted by 7.3 per cent in 2020-21 on account of impact of COVID pandemic. (Photo: PTI)

Aakar Patel | Has South Asia hobbled itself? Can we turn into Korea,...

Last week, I wrote about South Asia remaining poor compared to many nations in Asia, which have done something different...

12 Dec 2023 12:11 AM IST

The victory of Opposition candidate Mohammed Muizzu in the Maldives presidential election seemed imminent when he led in the first round, though falling short of the 50 per cent vote that was needed for an outright victory. (Image : Twitter)

K.C. Singh | Maldives the latest play in India-China games

Warning signals that India's Maldivian policy was fraying had been visible for some time

4 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

Shreya Sen-Handley | South Asian marvels, but can they last?

Shreya Sen-Handley | South Asian marvels, but can they last?

Golgappa Week on Google reminded me that we had some crunchy phuchka shells left in our kitchen cupboard, so, we whipped...

20 Aug 2023 12:26 AM IST

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | The politics of geography and how societies evolve

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | The politics of geography and how societies...

It’s time to explore the real history of geography and vice versa. In plain terms, demography and geography (or...

29 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

Penguin to Release Leading Historian Joya Chatterjis SHADOWS AT NOON

Penguin to Release Leading Historian Joya Chatterji's SHADOWS AT NOON

Shadows at Noon is an ambitious synthesis of decades of research and scholarship which explores the key strands of South...

15 Jun 2023 9:28 PM IST

Aakar Patel | The unreality of Akhand Bharat: What we must do to bring it about

Aakar Patel | The unreality of Akhand Bharat': What we must do to...

A story was reported on June 2 with the headline “Bengal couple accused of being ‘Bangladeshi...

6 Jun 2023 12:10 AM IST

The strange case of Kanak Dixit

The strange case of Kanak Dixit

Mr Dixit and lawyer Shambhu Thapa were the most vocal among those opposing it.

12 May 2016 2:01 AM IST