South Asia and Beyond

“Bangladesh Doesn’t Want To Cross India’s Redlines On Chinese Port Projects, Weapons, Finances”

New Delhi: On ‘The Gist‘, Ambassador Pankaj Saran, India’s Former Deputy National Security Advisor and Ex- Envoy to Bangladesh in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. Ambassador Saran says “China has been pursuing a fairly aggressive stance, vis-a-vis all our neighbors, particularly those which are contiguous to us. Sometimes, it is quite […]Read More

ATAGS Will Give More Firepower To Indian Artillery

NEW DELHI: A Made-in-India artillery gun was part of the 21-gun salute given to the Tricolour at the Red Fort on Independence Day this year. The Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which has joined hands with two private firms—Bharat Forge and Tata Advanced […]Read More

“12 Months Of Our Rule Prove We Haven’t Harmed Any Country: India Should Be Friends With Us”

Kabul: Not only did Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan give his first in-person interview in Kabul with an Indian media platform to StratNews Global, he also had a message in chaste urdu in this conversation with Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. SNG’s reports in Afghanistan have been […]Read More

Bangladesh To Tweak Civil Service Exam System

The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) is set to change the examination system for recruitment to the civil service. The idea is to provide a level playing field to all candidates. After reviewing question papers of past preliminary and main examinations, it was found that most of the questions were based on science subjects. As […]Read More

U.S. Approves $1.1 Bn Arms Sales To Taiwan, China Fumes

The United States has announced a $1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, a month after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the country, triggering a massive display of force by China. The package—the largest for Taiwan approved under President Joe Biden’s administration—needs to be ratified by the U.S. Congress but is widely expected to go through […]Read More

Ex-UK Envoy To Myanmar, Husband Jailed

Myanmar’s military regime has handed one-year prison sentences to Britain’s former ambassador to Myanmar, Vicky Bowman, and her husband Ko Htein Lin, a renowned artist and former political prisoner, for breaching the Immigration Act. They were arrested on August 24 at their Yangon home and taken to Yangon’s Insein Prison but later transferred to police […]Read More

Gotabaya Rajapaksa Returns To Sri Lanka

Seven weeks after he fled Sri Lanka, former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is back in the country. He arrived at Colombo’s Bandaranaike international airport early on Saturday. After being received by lawmakers of his party, Gotabaya left the airport in a heavily guarded motorcade. As former president, he is entitled to an official residence and security. After […]Read More

Don’t Know How Long I Will Stay: Pak Finance Minister

Pakistan’s finance minister isn’t sure about the duration of his tenure. “I don’t know how long I will stay but the government, God willing, will stay for 6.5 years,” Miftah Ismail said at an event in Karachi. His comments come amid speculation that the PML-N is considering replacing Miftah with former finance minister Ishaq Dar, […]Read More

A Guide To Contemporary China

China Establishes ‘Demonstration Zones’ For IPR Protection China wants its entrepreneurs to play a bigger role in promoting scientific and technological innovation and one of the best ways to secure that is through better securing intellectual property rights (IPR). The government will establish demonstration zones for IPR protection by 2025, according to a recent government […]Read More

“Those Trying To Sabotage Afghan-India Ties Won’t Achieve Goal, Taliban Not Controlled By Anyone”

Kabul: A rare, comprehensive, in-person interview in Kabul of Zabihullah Mujahid, Spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan(IEA) in conversation with StratNews Global(SNG) Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. SNG reports in Afghanistan have been filmed by Producer and Video Journalist Rohit Pandita. This discussion is part of the SNG series, ‘Taliban 2.0: One Year On. From Winning The War To Governing’. Like […]Read More

Home Grown Tech Is Adding Heft To India’s Soft Power

NEW DELHI: Traditionally India’s soft power has been defined around yoga, cuisine, Bollywood and more recently contemporary Indian art. Little over the last decade, with the launch of Aadhaar, India has begun to acquire international attention for its prowess in creating public digital infrastructure to deliver public good. It has successfully created digital building blocks […]Read More

IMF, Sri Lanka Reach Staff Level Agreement For $2.9 Billion

NEW DELHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Sri Lankan government officials have reached a staff-level agreement to support the country’s economic policies with a 48-month arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of about US $2.9 billion. “The new EFF arrangement will support Sri Lanka’s program to restore macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability, while safeguarding financial […]Read More

“Kept Channel From Going Black Despite Threats, Many Taliban Officials Support Free Media But…”

Kabul: In our series from Kabul—‘Taliban 2.0: One Year On, From Winning The War To Governance’, Khpolwak Sapai, the Director of TOLOnews, Afghanistan’s first 24-hours news, current affairs, business, regional & world news television network in conversation with StratNews Global(SNG) Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. SNG reports in Afghanistan have been filmed by Video Journalist Rohit Pandita. SNG has a tie-up […]Read More