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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hinge: When Pakistan’s Story Turned

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hinge: When Pakistan’s Story Turned

What’s happening in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa doesn’t feel like routine politics; it feels like a hinge in history. An ordinary PTI worker from a poor family in the FATA tribal belt, Sohail Afridi, has just been elected chief minister of KP. Read that...

Owner:  Moeed Pirzada
The Impersonal Forces of Geography: Review of C. Raja Mohan’s “India and the Rebalancing of Asia”  

The Impersonal Forces of Geography: Review of C. Raja Mohan’s “India and the Rebalancing of Asia”  

The grand spectacle of the 21st century is set to play out in Asia. The Indo-Pacific region, representing the heart of Asia’s ascendant military and economic power, will take center stage in the coming decades. After the Second World War, relative...

Owner:  Institute On Religion & Democracy
Why China Is Rattled at India’s Rise in Global Air Power Rankings

Why China Is Rattled at India’s Rise in Global Air Power Rankings

A new ranking of the world’s air forces has ruffled feathers in Beijing. The World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft (WDMMA) has placed India as the third most powerful air force in the world – behind only the United States and Russia, and...

Owner:  Nitin Anant Gokhale

Why the Waywardness of Academic Geography Matters

Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of The James G. Martin Center. The author of this post is Robert Thornett. For over 75 years, geography departments have been nearly nonexistent at so-called elite colleges in the United States....

Owner:  Stan Deatherage
Me No Pause Me Play: India’s first film on menopause sparks a revolution in womanhood

Japanese picture book week begins in Hà Nội

Owner:  Vietnamese Government
Gold prices fall as investors book profits after hitting new highs

Gold prices fall as investors book profits after hitting new highs

Gold prices inched lower on Tuesday, as investors booked profits after bullion hit a fresh high in the previous session on hopes of further interest rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve and strong safe-haven demand. Spot gold was down 0.3% at...

Owner:  Nizamy Family
AUS vs IND 2nd ODI: Diwali Lights Up Adelaide as Team India Arrives to Cheers, Tears & Selfies
I Deliver Parcels in Beijing by Hu Anyan review – startling stories of China’s new precarity
Trump vows to reach ’fantastic deal’ with China after future meeting with Xi
India’s Secret Sakura: The Autumn Cherry Blossom Festival You’ve Never Seen
Bridging worlds, one book at a time, says Frankfurt Book Fair VP
Pakistan Railways reservation office timings changed: Check new working hour

Pakistan Railways reservation office timings changed: Check new working hour

SADIQABAD – Pakistan Railways has revised the operating hours for its reservation offices in Sadiqabad and Rahim Yar Khan to better serve passengers. According to the new schedule, the reservation offices will now remain open from 8:00 am to 12:00...

Owner:  Malik Family
Sanae Takaichi Becomes Japan’s First Female Prime Minister After Right-Wing Coalition Deal
Gold's record run pauses as dollar firms, investors book profits

Gold's record run pauses as dollar firms, investors book profits

Gold prices slipped on Tuesday, as the dollar rose and investors booked profits after bullion hit a fresh high in the previous session on hopes of further interest rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve and strong safe-haven demand. Spot gold was...

Owner:  AMSEC Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn. Bhd. Malaysian Chinese Association
How Hong Kong pair landed in Myanmar scam farm 'living a life worse than death'

How Hong Kong pair landed in Myanmar scam farm 'living a life worse than death'

HONG KONG — Having lived in safe Hong Kong all her life, Nancy never imagined that an overseas job would lead to forced labour in a scam farm, a harrowing experience that lasted for half a year before she could be reunited with her family. "I was...

Owner:  Chirathivat Family
Japanese picture book week begins in Hà Nội

Japanese picture book week begins in Hà Nội

HÀ NỘI — The third Japanese picture book week opens today at the Cultural Information Centre of the Japanese Embassy, aiming to promote reading among children from an early age. This year’s theme, Nurturing Nature Love, showcases more than 100...

Owner:  Vietnamese Government
Asia’s environmental enforcement leaders honored for cross-border impact

Asia’s environmental enforcement leaders honored for cross-border impact

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced the recipients of the 2024-2025 Asia Environmental Enforcement Recognition of Excellence (AEEE), honouring exceptional individuals and institutions for their leadership in tackling...

Owner:  Jessica Cheam
Golds record run pauses as investors book profits

Golds record run pauses as investors book profits

(Reuters) -Gold prices inched lower on Tuesday, as investors booked profits after bullion hit a fresh high in the previous session on hopes of further interest rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve and strong safe-haven demand. Spot gold was...

Owner:  Shobhana Bhartia

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