Targeting of Indian Muslims alleged in row over naming eateries by religion
Anger over police orders to display business owners’ names during a Hindu festival in BJP-governed Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand states.
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Nepal poised for closer ties with China under new prime minister
NEW DELHI -- The return of K.P. Sharma Oli as Nepal's prime minister may usher in an era of closer economic and military ties with China amid frayed relations with India.
Japan, Britain, Italy agree to advance fighter jet co-development
LONDON (Kyodo) -- The defense chiefs of Japan, Britain and Italy on Tuesday agreed to move forward on their joint fighter jet development program, a Japanese minister said, after local media reported last week that the new British government might review the trilateral project.
Thailand U-turns on cannabis, again, to legislate medical use, not re-criminalise the plant
Thailand will work towards legislating marijuana for medical use, a deputy prime minister said on Tuesday, signalling a U-turn on plans to re-criminalise the plant and another change in the government’s hazy position on cannabis.
In Bangladesh, protests are no longer about the quota system
The violence has led even common people to demand the prime minister’s exit.
Will Kamala Harris's Indian roots play a part in her Asia policy?
NEW YORK -- As U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris looks to become the country's first Asian American and Black female president, she may be pressed for greater efforts to show voters how that background informs both her worldview and her policy toward Asia.
South Korea's ruling PPP picks ex-justice minister as new leader
GOYANG, South Korea -- South Korea's ruling conservative party selected a former justice minister now at odds with President Yoon Suk Yeol as its leader on Tuesday as part of efforts to rebuild after a stinging defeat in legislative elections earlier this year.