South Asia

South Asia or Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent. The current territories of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka form South Asia
This handout photograph taken on 12 May 2022 and released by Sri Lanka President's Office shows the new prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (L) attending his swearing in ceremony at the President's Palace in Colombo.

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka's new PM

Sri Lanka's president swore in veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new prime minister Thursday, officials said

Health workers inoculate a woman with Covid-19 vaccine at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital in Dhaka.

Covid recovery index: Bangladesh top in South Asia, globally 5th

Bangladesh’s Covid-19 infections have been on a downward spiral in recent months

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a public rally, in Siliguri on 5 May 2022

Bangladesh-India border Amit Shah inaugurates 3 floating border posts in Sundarbans areas

The number of floating BOPs has been increased to enhance the surveillance in the inaccessible areas of Sunderbans of West Bengal

A call for worker unity, solidarity and a visa-free South Asia

Southasia Peace Action Network A call for worker unity, solidarity and a visa-free South Asia

There is a need for alliance of trade unions with workers associations and research associations and consortiums, said speakers at a Sapan online meet on the occasion of May Day

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and his visiting Indian counterpart S Jaishankar discusses bilateral issues at a meeting held at Foreign Service Academy, Dhaka on 28 April 2022

Momen hopeful of early signing of Teesta deal, India looks forward to PM’s visit

Jaishankar stressed that Bangladesh features as the most important country in the Indian Foreign Policy objectives of “Neighbour First”

Bangladesh’s State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak (2nd R) and India’s Electronics and Information and Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw hold MoU two parties signed in New Delhi on 26 April 2022

India’s IT minister stresses on bolstering cooperation with Bangladesh

Zunaid Ahmed Palak is now on an official visit to New Delhi to attend the 7th round of Raisina Dialogue, a multilateral flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics

We will continue to discuss the issues of concern in an open, transparent manner

Interview: Peter Haas We will continue to discuss the issues of concern in an open, transparent manner

I think it is apparent that the issue of RAB sanctions is just one small part of our overall relations

Rohingya people chat at an open-air tea stall in Bhasan Char on 30 December 2020

Bhasan Char needs more resources to fulfill Rohingyas’ expectations: Japan Ambassador

The envoy said the Bhasan Char project needs to be maintained well and also transportation needs to be taken care of

Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen (L) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

50th anniversary of diplomatic relation Dhaka to seek Washington’s wider, diversified cooperation

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen left Dhaka for the US on Saturday night to hold the bilateral meeting with his US counterpart Antony J. Blinken at the US Department of State

In this picture taken on 25 March, 2022, a tourist sits in a restaurant during a power outage in Mirissa. Tourism became crucial to the economy -- its pandemic-enforced closure underlies the foreign exchange shortage that is the root cause of the current situation.

One wounded as protest at Sri Lanka leader’s home turns violent

A protest by hundreds of people trying to storm the home of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa turned violent Thursday, with at least one man critically wounded, as residents slammed the ...

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen holds a meeting with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar in Paris on 21 February 2022 and discusses issues of bilateral interest

Jaishankar invites Momen to visit India

Jaishankar participated in the BIMSTEC meeting on Tuesday and emphasised the grouping’s commitment to intensify and expand areas of cooperation especially connectivity, energy and maritime ties among ...

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen joins the 5th BIMSTEC Summit in Colombo, Sri Lanka in person

BIMSTEC Charter signed in Colombo to push forward cooperation

BIMSTEC Convention on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters was signed by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Justice or the nominated signatories of the BIMSTEC Member States

In this picture taken on 22 March 2022, a Rohingya refugee woman walks back to her home after collecting drinking water at Jamtoli refugee camp in Ukhiya

Rohingya in Bangladesh cheer US decision on Myanmar ‘genocide’

There was clear evidence of an attempt at the “destruction” of the minority group, Washington said this week

India, Australia to discuss Ukraine crisis, Indo-Pacific, Myanmar in second virtual summit

India, Australia to discuss Ukraine crisis, Myanmar in second virtual summit

Prime minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison will hold the second India-Australia Virtual Summit on Monday to lay the way forward on new initiatives and enhance ...

India extends US $1b credit line to Sri Lanka

India extends US $1b credit line to Sri Lanka

An agreement to this regard was inked between the State Bank of India and the Sri Lankan government in New Delhi

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