Washington: US lawmakers are doubling down on support for India in its ongoing troubles with what they say is an expansionist and predatory China, amid Washington's worsening ties with Beijing and Moscow - now being seen as allies.
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25th Mar 2023 | Updated at 01:39am 25th Mar 2023
Ex-Home Secretary threatens current Home Secretary?
Priti Patel is said to have threatened to sue Suella Braverman, her successor at the Home Office, in a dispute about overcrowding at the Manston asylum processing centre.
Celebrating Women, Embracing Equity
On 13th March Asian Voice in association with the Royal Air Force held the annual Women in Conversation to coincide with the International Women’s Day. The theme was ‘Embracing Equity’.
Situation at LAC in eastern Ladakh very fragile, dangerous: Jaishankar
The situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh remains “very fragile” and “quite dangerous” in terms of military assessment, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, in a significant choice of words that underlines...
Ukraine issue splits G20 ministers, joint statement eludes meet
The G20 foreign ministers' meeting ended with a chair summary and outcome document rather than a joint communique, as foreign minister S Jaishankar put it, extremely polarised views on the Ukraine issue, even though there was significant "meeting...
Nepal PM Prachanda likely to visit India next month
- 22 Mar 2023
Kathmandu: Nepal’s PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is likely to travel to India on an official visit next month - his first foreign trip since assuming the office for the third time in December last year, a media report said.
Biden nominates ex-Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga as World Bank chief
- 01 Mar 2023
After World Bank President David Malpass declared his intention to step down early, US President Joe Biden announced that Washington is proposing former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga as the organization's new leader.
Garcetti confirmed as US envoy to India
- 22 Mar 2023
Colombo: Sri Lankan president has said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved its request for a $2.9 bn bailout and the country’s presidency said the programme will enable it to access up to $7 bn in overall funding.
Kathmandu: Ramsahaya Prasad Yadav, a senior leader from the Madhes region, was elected as Nepal’s Vice President, in a further boost to the coalition government headed by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’.
Islamabad: Pakistani police on Sunday registered a terrorism case against Imran Khan and over a dozen PTI leaders for indulging in vandalism, attacking security personnel and creating unrest outside the judicial complex here ahead of a court...
Kathmandu: Nepal’s PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is likely to travel to India on an official visit next month - his first foreign trip since assuming...
Sadly, the demand for Khalistan has reared its ugly head in the West, where some Sikhs can make statements about Khalistan without realising the consequences of their actions on the Sikh community in Punjab, India, and across the rest of the...
British Indians came out to express solidarity chanting ‘Jai Ho!’ and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai!’ outside India House last week following the recent attack on...
According to the Bar Council of India (BCI), international law firms have received the go-ahead to practice foreign law in the country. The new rules will allow BCI registered solicitors and other foreign lawyers to practice English, Welsh and...
Introduction and Summary After presenting a Budget-in-all-but name with the Autumn Statement, the Spring Budget was delivered against the backdrop of a day of widespread industrial action. The run-up to the event appeared deliberately downplayed,...
If you are a person of South Asian origin reading this, the first thing that might as well come to your mind when you hear ‘swimming’ would be a svelte person in revealing clothes having the time of their life in the pool, a picture in which...
