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FAO: Rising Prices, Food Insecurity Add to Ranks of Hungry

Growing numbers of people in Asia lack enough to eat as food insecurity rises with higher prices and worsening poverty, according to a report released Tuesday by the Food and Agricultural Organization and other United Nations agencies. Nearly a half-billion people, more than eight in 10 of them in South…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Air traveller's bags were packed with restricted medicines

A 57-year-old man was arrested on arrival at Suvanabhumi airport from Pakistan with 79,200 tablets of anti-anxiety and stimulant medication in his luggage, Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) secretary-general Wichai Chaimongkol said on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Rivers are still people in South Asia despite court showdown

Rivers are the lifeblood for millions of Indians and Bangladeshis. But a radical legal idea to save them from pollution is being met with opposition.

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South Asian eateries try ‘going local’ as recovery strategy

Hotels and restaurants across South Asia have had to adapt and reimagine dining out since the pandemic ripped through the region, forcing many out of business

The Independent UK

India’s plan to take on China as south Asia’s favourite lender

With the private sector’s help, New Delhi has stepped up spending on infrastructure in neighbouring countries

Financial Times

On outskirts of Doha, laborers watch World Cup they built

Far from Doha’s luxury hotels and sprawling new World Cup stadiums, scores of South Asian workers poured into a cricket ground in the city’s sandy outskirts to enjoy the tournament they helped create

The Independent UK

How Devon Avenue became the hub of Chicago’s Indian community

The stretch east from the north branch of the Chicago River has long been known as Little India. The diverse West Ridge strip has become home for many and is still evolving.

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South Asian women pushing back against rape culture

Violence against women in South Asia remains high, but women are slowly gaining wins through online activism.

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Nepalis cast their votes for a new government to revive economy

Millions of Nepalis went to the polls on Sunday to choose a new government to steer the Himalayan country through a time of economic peril.

Reuters

Why Nepalese migrant workers continue to flock to the Gulf

As the 2022 World Cup kicks off in Qatar, we take a look at the fate of thousands of migrant workers, mostly from South Asia, who helped build infrastructure but went home in coffins. We also speak to Swedish investigative journalist Martin Schibbye, who spoke to their families and created…

France 24

China and Pakistan Set Up Offshore Yuan Clearing

South Asian nation becomes third country to do so this year, enabling use of Chinese currency in cross-border trade and investment

Caixin Global

UK gets first PM of color, but equality fight far from over

The news that Rishi Sunak has become Britain’s first prime minister of color was welcomed by many among Britain's large Indian and South Asian communities

The Independent UK

Bangladesh are blazing a trail for female footballers in south Asia

Bangladesh are basking in the glory of South Asian Championship success – and drawing envious glances from Pakistan

The Guardian - UK

After years of waiting, rare turtles have bred 41 hatchlings at the San Diego Zoo

The Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle is considered endangered. The zoo is the first accredited organization in North America to hatch and raise the species that's native to South Asia.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

IAEA Elects Saudi Arabia as Board of Governors Member Until 2024

The General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency has been elected, by a majority of votes, to become a member of IAEA's Board of Governors. The Kingdom received the majority of votes from its geographical group, which includes countries of the Middle East and South Asia, the Saudi Press…

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Right to information not always equal

Many South Asian countries have made progress in adopting right to information laws. But ensuring everyone benefits is proving more of a challenge.

The Independent UK

A London diaspora district remembers a queen — ambivalently

Southall is a district in West London that's filled with members of the South Asian diapora

The Independent UK

What the Queen meant to India and Pakistan: ‘A symbol of continuity in a churning ocean of change’

Ascending the throne just after the birth of independent India and Pakistan, the Queen will be remembered for ‘gracefully’ observing south Asia’s post-colonial transitions

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What the Queen meant to India and Pakistan: ‘A symbol of continuity in a churning ocean of change’

Ascending the throne just after the birth of independent India and Pakistan, the Queen will be remembered for ‘gracefully’ observing South Asia’s post-colonial transitions

Bangkok Post

Bolstering Thailand-India ties at 75

Thailand and India have taken seven-and-a-half decades to transform their close historical and cultural ties into a more strategic trajectory. It is not an easy task as their leaders have been all too comfortable with their longstanding friendly and relatively trouble-free ties. However, the recent three-day high-profile visit of Indian…

Reuters

Exclusive-Japan seeks to organise Sri Lanka creditors' meeting on debt crisis-sources

Japan is seeking to organise a Sri Lanka creditors' conference, hoping it could help solve the South Asia nation's debt crisis, but uncertainties cloud the outlook for any talks, three people with knowledge of the planning said.

The Hindu

Pakistan PM Sharif expresses desire for peaceful ties with India, Kashmir issue resolution

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged the international community to play a "facilitative role" to ensure peace and stability in South Asia amidst a chill in Indo-Pak bilateral ties

Al Jazeera

South Asian diaspora brings 1947 partition to Western pop culture

Ms Marvel is one example of how South Asian creatives are bringing Indian partition to popular culture. Here are others.

The Conversation

75 years ago, Britain's plan for Pakistani and Indian independence left unresolved conflicts on both sides – especially when it comes to Kashmir

In 1947, the United Kingdom was exhausted. World War II had ravaged its military and economy, and anti-colonial movements had begun to challenge empires. Within the Indian subcontinent, the U.K. faced two powerful, seemingly irreconcilable nationalist movements: one calling for the creation of Pakistan, a homeland for the Muslims of…

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Science can clear the air for pollution policymakers

Together, satellite data, atmospheric-chemistry modelling and ground-based monitoring could help mitigate the South Asian air-pollution crisis.

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