PM Modi calls up leaders of five neighbour countries on New Year’s Day, skips Pakistan

Modi told his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina that close relations between the two countries were a priority for his government.

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· Jan 01, 2020 · 09:43 pm

Nepali and Bangladeshi citizens are aiding India’s e-commerce boom from across the border

Retailers have set up shops along the border and are charging a fee to make online purchases.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Dec 20, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Narendra Modi, Sheikh Hasina hold talks, inaugurate three bilateral projects

With this, the two countries have inaugurated 12 joint projects this year, said the prime minister.

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· Oct 05, 2019 · 02:12 pm

India and Pakistan face a common threat: climate change

Unlikely as it seems, collective action may be just what is needed to secure the lives and livelihoods of future generations in South Asia.

Ahmad Ahsan, Dawn.com

· Sep 21, 2019 · 08:30 pm

‘I almost felt at home’: When a Pakistani photographer visited India to find more in common than not

‘It was an unfamiliar territory yet seemed so very familiar; similar faces, language that sounded like my own.’

Mahwash Rehman

· Feb 22, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Sri Lanka now has two prime ministers – whom will India talk to?

A ‘constitutional coup’ means Mahinda Rajapaksa, who blames India for his defeat in 2015, could be back in charge in the island nation.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Oct 29, 2018 · 07:30 am

Planned India-Pakistan UNGA meeting is a positive step, even if expectations are low

Will the new leadership in Islamabad make it easier for dialogue to resume?

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Sep 21, 2018 · 07:30 am

As New Delhi-Malé ties deteriorate, Indians are getting anxious about their future in the Maldives

Both countries seem to have tightened the visa rules for each other’s citizens, say Indians living and working in the island nation.

Omkar Khandekar

· Sep 02, 2018 · 08:00 am

China building Tibet-Nepal railway is not quite a setback for India

While Nepal has signed up for a rail link with Tibet, it stands to gain more from projects with the Indian Railways.

Manoj Joshi

· Jun 26, 2018 · 12:30 pm

Missing in the Modi, Mamata discussions with Sheikh Hasina: Rohingya refugees, Teesta treaty

The Bangladesh prime minister's visit saw much friendly talk but little statecraft.

Aritra Bhattacharya

· May 29, 2018 · 07:30 am

Opinion: Modi's ‘historic’ Nepal visit was aimed more at his Indian constituency than bilateral ties

India is in danger of losing its grip on Bhutan and the Maldives. Modi needs to do a lot more to prove he is serious about his ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy .

Pramod Jaiswal

· May 18, 2018 · 07:30 am

South Asia is a mistake away from a major catastrophe, warns Pakistan’s National Security Adviser

Lt Gen (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua criticised the United States for ‘exporting war and perpetual instability to South Asia’.

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· Dec 19, 2017 · 09:51 am