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Air pollution does not respect borders, regional cooperation requi
Updated : 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Underlining that Air pollution does not respect borders be it cities states or countries, experts from various South Asian countries have called for regional collaboration with the data creating models to improve the air qualities.
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Empowerment of Kashmiri women can't commence if Dukhtaran-e-Millat
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], July 20 (ANI): The empowerment of ordinary Kashmiri women and girls cannot commence if organisations like Dukhtaran-e-Millat continue to "vociferate" the language of violence and terrorism, according to a European think tank.
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Galwan Valley skirmish part of broader expansionist campaign of Ch
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 18 (ANI): The bloodiest killing of 20 Indian Army personnel by Chinese troops at Patrolling Point 14 of the Galwan region of Western Sector of Ladakh border is part of a broader campaign by China to insert military forces and assert territorial claims over coun
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South Asian Film Festivals in North America unite for digital even
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 14 (ANI): Seven South Asian film festivals in the U.S. and Canada have decided to merge their efforts into one online event running October 3 to17.
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Connectivity a key factor for Eastern South Asian countries to com
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Connectivity will be a key factor for Eastern South Asian countries such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal to come out of COVID-induced economic vulnerabilities, according to Pradeep Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International.
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SAFF Championship postponed to 2021 amid COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) on Monday decided to postpone SAFF Championship to 2021 in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Amendment in 'Azad' J-K's Interim Constitution Act 1974 reeks of s
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], June 27 (ANI): The draft of the 14th Amendment Bill to the 1974 Interim Constitution of the Pakistan-occupied and so-called 'Azad' (Free) Jammu and Kashmir (J-K), has served as a grim reminder of just how suppressed and occupied 'Azad' J-K actually is, says Amsterdam
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South Asian countries need to be careful of China's tactic of co-o
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 25 (ANI): South Asian countries need to be careful as Tibetans lost their country because of elite co-optation and China uses the tactic everywhere in the world, Central Tibetan Administration President Lobsang Sangay said on Thursday.
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COVID-19 lockdown in India has impacted education of over 247 mill
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): A report prepared by UNICEF has revealed that COVID-19 pandemic in India and lockdown has impacted 247 million children enrolled in elementary and secondary education, besides 28 million children who were undergoing pre-school education in Anganwadi centres.
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Pak backed terrorism, radicalisation; destroyed Kashmir's ethnic a
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], June 23 (ANI): Pakistan's promotion to radicalization and terrorism for the past several decades has badly ruined the co-existence and religious harmony in the Kashmir valley, said Amsterdam based think-tank, the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS).
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Terror groups using digital platforms to promote `jihad', says EFS
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Amsterdam, [Netherlands] June 22 (ANI): Terrorist groups like the Islamic State (ISIS), Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Taliban to name a few have been using social media and their digital publications to influence the youth and lure them towards so-called `jihad', says Yoana Barakova, a research an
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China testing limits of international laws, conventions and norms,
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], June 20 (ANI): The June 15 attack by Chinese troops on Indian soldiers in the remote and desolate Galwan valley, which lies on the western fringes of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) represented an extreme example of the increased Chinese belligerence in its neighbou
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