NEW DELHI: Forty poor people can sleep on one carpet but two kings cannot fit in one land—That Dari proverb seems apt for the bizarre situation that Afghanistan finds itself in. Both Ashraf Ghani and Dr Abdullah Abdullah have held parallel, simultaneous Presidential swearing-in ceremonies in Kabul. To add to the drama, rockets were fired, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s much anticipated visit to Bangladesh for the birth centenary celebrations of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rehman is off after Dhaka postponed the inaugural ceremony slated for March 17 after three people tested positive for the Coronavirus in Bangladesh on Sunday. In a statement issued late Monday evening, the Ministry of External […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “The Nepalese often say, “Drop by drop is the water pot filled.” There is also a Chinese saying: “The flame runs high when everyone adds wood to the fire.” I am convinced that as long as our two countries carry forward our tradition of friendship and keep increasing our exchanges and cooperation, we […]Read More
PUNE: Like Maldives, the coronavirus is a source of great concern for Sri Lanka but as Shehan Semasinghe, Minister Of State For Banking, Development and Loan Schemes tells Ashwin Ahmad, the country has face worse challenges such as the civil war and its economy has rebounded to normal. Semasinghe also believes that after the elections in […]Read More
KABUL: This year again we, the Ambassadors of the European Union and the Member States based in Kabul and the Ambassador of Norway, seize the opportunity of 8 March, the International Women’s Day, to offer our support to the women and girls of Afghanistan. But this year is different. Just a few days ago, on […]Read More
NEW DELHI: As U.S. troops marched into Kabul alongside the rag-tag militia of the Northern Alliance in 2001 and the Taliban melted away into the countryside, Afghan émigrés from across the world came flooding back into the city. Kabul Inter-Continental hotel was a hive of activity; the well-heeled, foreign-educated Afghan rubbing shoulders with powerful warlords […]Read More
PUNE: For tourism dependent countries such as the Maldives the coronavirus emanating from China poses a huge challenge and Fayyaz Ismail, Minister Of Economic Development In The Maldives believes that containing the coronavirus should be the key priority at the moment. Speaking to Ashwin Ahmad, the minister said that Asian nations needed to become more […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The last time Malaysia hit the headlines in India it was when its prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said India had invaded Kashmir, and joined hands with Imran Khan next door. The last word on Malaysia in the same media was about India shutting the doors on the import of palm oil from that country. […]Read More
KABUL: Gen. Scott Miller, Commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, in a visit to Afghan forces in Kabul on Tuesday said the U.S.-Taliban agreement is a potentially historic agreement for the Afghan people and that “it is fragile if the Taliban are not going to lower violence” and “that causes a risk to […]Read More
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has rejected Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed’s report following his visit to Sri Lanka from 15 to 26 August 2019. Shaheed’s report was presented to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) yesterday. The advanced unedited report of the Special Rapporteur (SR) was shared with Sri Lanka, for […]Read More
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