US ambassador Donald Blome’s visit to the Pakistani port city of Gwadar raised a lot of heat and dust in the desert lands of Balochistan. The glare on the ambassador’s visit on September 12 remains…
How Richard Tan is taking on the Chinese…
A sole man catches the attention of traffic and passers-by as he sits in meditation on a busy roadside in the centre of London. A few minutes later he rouses himself and begins moving his…
London High Commission becomes a rallying point for…
Indians in the UK had their biggest-ever Independence Day celebrations at the High Commission in years with enthusiastic crowds and heightened security on Tuesday. Adding to the festive atmosphere was the surprise, and the thrill,…
Operation Maa by Indian Army rehabilitated Kashmiri youth…
Indians in London got a rousing applause from retired army generals – GD Bakshi and Tiny Dhillon on Sunday. The noted generals, who remain hyper active years after retirement, urged the diaspora to battle convoluted…
Taliban keeps China on tenterhooks over lithium mining…
The frenzied exit of US troops in 2021 brought the Chinese rushing in to fill the vaccume in Afghanistan. The Chinese government and businessmen were keen to extract lithium, which has taken a place of…
Does shutdown of key Chinese power plants in…
Chinese power companies are shutting down operations in Myanmar due to financial problems faced by the ostracised Myanmar military junta which is unable to pay dues to the power companies. The Myanmar military, also called…
EU looks for a role in connecting North-East…
India and the European Union (EU) are holding the Global Gateway Conference in Meghalaya on Thursday. The two-day meet seeks to boost connectivity in India’s North-East region as well as integrate it with neighbouring countries…
Pakistani Sindhis raise alarm over possible settlement of…
People in Pakistan’s south-eastern province of Sindh have voiced fears that Rohingyas currently residing in Saudi Arabia might be settled in their area, impacting their demography. The Sindhis have been protesting for decades that communities…
Anti-China sentiment grows in Myanmar as Beijing is…
Mounting public anger against China and its companies in Myanmar has gone unnoticed thanks to the din over the China-Taiwan issue and the Russia-Ukraine war. In barely a week, numerous incidents of violence against Chinese…