Rahul Kumar

The Baloch community sandwiched between Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan has been waging a nationalist struggle for over seven decades. During this time, it has seen vicious attacks through helicopter gunships …

Islamic nations have responded to the UN report on Chinese atrocities in Xinjiang with a deafening silence. None of the nearly four dozen countries in Asia and Africa have said …

Pakistan’s famed jihadi groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) have come out in full strength to deliver relief work and help the flood-affected masses. Meanwhile, the Pakistani government has banned international …

Activists have called for global action against China after the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a report that Beijing has committed “serious human rights violations” against …

Sri Lanka has seen one of its worst years—the government decided to default on its external debt, widespread shortages of essential items, historic inflation, mass uprisings against the powerful Rajapaksa …

Japan, one of the main creditors of Sri Lanka along with India and China, plans to organise a meeting of all creditors including international institutions to resolve Colombo’s financial crisis. …

Japan is encouraging people to come back to Fukushima, the site of one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters. The government has lifted the evacuation order for Fukushima town for …

The worst-ever floods in Pakistan’s history have killed 1,033 and injured 1,527 people. Over 5.7 million people have been affected and nearly one lakh homes have been damaged in the …

Pakistani Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that Qatar is keen to buy out two Pakistani LNG-fired power plants based in Punjab province. The two Punjab-based plants are the Haveli …

The worst-ever floods in Balochistan have disconnected it from Pakistan with total disruption of internet and mobile communication. Heavy rains have also washed away all highways, bridges and rail tracks …

In a major policy shift that will have international ramifications, Japan has decided to restart its inactive nuclear power plants as well as develop the next-generation reactors to avert an …

China is in the throes of a severe drought, brought about by a record-breaking heatwave coupled with low rainfall. The unparalleled climatic conditions have caused lakes to dry, power outages …

It sounds unbelievable that a Hindu welfare organisation is at the forefront of flood relief in Pakistan. Yes, Mahendra Kumar, chairman of the Hare Krishna Welfare Society (HKWS) has been …

Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari cancelled his Europe visit on Monday due to massive flooding in Sindh. His European trip was to strengthen relations with Germany, Denmark, Sweden and …

The Maldivian Minister Ali Solih was stabbed on Monday afternoon by a knife-wielding individual in Hulhumale, north of capital Male. He sustained injuries on his left arm. The attacker was …

<p> The new government of Shehbaz Sharif is increasingly finding that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), much-touted as a game changer, is becoming a liability. The government is vacillating …

<p> German Air force fighter jets are planning to fly past Taiwan in September once they complete their multi-country assignment in the tense Indo-Pacific region. Six German Eurofighter Typhoons took …

<p> Taiwan is rushing on its submarine project, with its first indigenously produced submarine to be launched in September 2023. The tiny island nation, barely 180 kms away from its …

<p> Relations with the Gulf region, where India has strong people-to-people connect since centuries and where India is heavily dependent for its energy supplies, were under pressure recently due to …

<p> August has seen an attack a day on the Pakistani army. In one of the major attacks, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed earlier this week that it had …

<p> Ugyan Norbu, septuagenarian Tibetan migrant to the UK, has interesting tales to share about his early life in India, travels to Europe and studying agriculture with the goal of …