South Asia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed that he would want India to be the capital of South East Asia, and emphasised that India's progress poses no threat to anyone and as India progresses, the burden of the world reduces.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held a rare press conference Thursday, admitting "shortcomings" after his party's recent electoral defeat, and laying out policies on issues from the country's low birthrate to Russia's war in Ukraine.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday that he wants to create a new ministry to address the country's low birthrate - the world's lowest, with the country facing a looming demographic crisis.

Above-normal rainfall is expected during the 2024 southwest monsoon season over most parts of south Asia, the South Asian Climate Outlook Forum said today.

On the work front, Badshah is all set for his expansive debut global tour across South East Asia, USA, Europe and Canada

Millions of people across South and Southeast Asia sweltered through unusually hot weather on Thursday, as the Thai government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year.

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Monday towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said.

India is set to accommodate up to 17 percent of the global elderly population by 2050. The forecast comes in the report titled 'Golden opportunities from the silver economy - analyzing the future of senior care in India'.

A 28-strong Indian contingent, comprising both men and women, left for Dhaka on Monday to participate in the Special Olympics South Asia Unified seven-a-side football tournament.

From South Korea and Turkey to the UK and the US, incumbent heads of state in most poll-bound countries are struggling to hold on to power and popularity.

The leaders of Japan and the Philippines head to Washington this week for a first trilateral summit aimed at boosting defence ties, hot on the heels of four-way military drills in the South China Sea that riled Beijing.

South Korea's second domestically made spy satellite was successfully put into orbit, Seoul's defence ministry said Monday, after it was launched from an American space centre on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

The Indian economy is projected to grow at 7.5% in 2024, the World Bank said, revising its earlier projections for the same period by 1.2%.

Job creation in South Asian economies is not keeping pace with the rise in the working age population, putting the region on a path that risks "squandering its

India firmly supports the Philippines in upholding its national sovereignty and wants to explore new areas of cooperation, including in defence and security, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed that he would want India to be the capital of South East Asia, and emphasised that India's progress poses no threat to anyone and as India progresses, the burden of the world reduces.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held a rare press conference Thursday, admitting "shortcomings" after his party's recent electoral defeat, and laying out policies on issues from the country's low birthrate to Russia's war in Ukraine.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday that he wants to create a new ministry to address the country's low birthrate - the world's lowest, with the country facing a looming demographic crisis.

Above-normal rainfall is expected during the 2024 southwest monsoon season over most parts of south Asia, the South Asian Climate Outlook Forum said today.

On the work front, Badshah is all set for his expansive debut global tour across South East Asia, USA, Europe and Canada

Millions of people across South and Southeast Asia sweltered through unusually hot weather on Thursday, as the Thai government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year.

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Monday towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said.

India is set to accommodate up to 17 percent of the global elderly population by 2050. The forecast comes in the report titled 'Golden opportunities from the silver economy - analyzing the future of senior care in India'.

A 28-strong Indian contingent, comprising both men and women, left for Dhaka on Monday to participate in the Special Olympics South Asia Unified seven-a-side football tournament.

From South Korea and Turkey to the UK and the US, incumbent heads of state in most poll-bound countries are struggling to hold on to power and popularity.

The leaders of Japan and the Philippines head to Washington this week for a first trilateral summit aimed at boosting defence ties, hot on the heels of four-way military drills in the South China Sea that riled Beijing.

South Korea's second domestically made spy satellite was successfully put into orbit, Seoul's defence ministry said Monday, after it was launched from an American space centre on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

The Indian economy is projected to grow at 7.5% in 2024, the World Bank said, revising its earlier projections for the same period by 1.2%.

Job creation in South Asian economies is not keeping pace with the rise in the working age population, putting the region on a path that risks "squandering its

India firmly supports the Philippines in upholding its national sovereignty and wants to explore new areas of cooperation, including in defence and security, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday.