Pakistan stands at a pivotal juncture in its energy journey, where persistent dependence on imported oil and gas collides with the promise of untapped domestic resources. New discoveries, seismic surveys and growing international interest point to opportunities to reduce import reliance and enhance long-term energy security. At the same time, policymakers and industry leaders are […] The post How US could turn Pakistan into an energy export powerhouse appeared first on Asia Times.| Asia Times
Just months into President Donald Trump’s second term in office, one of the United States’ most important strategic partnerships is in crisis. Relations between the US and India are at their lowest ebb in a quarter of a century. Things are so bad that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reportedly refused to accept calls […] The post Why the Trump-Modi bromance went up in smoke appeared first on Asia Times.| Asia Times
Sri Lanka’s former president and six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested on August 22 for allegedly misusing state resources while in office. He is accused of using public funds to attend his wife’s graduation ceremony in London after an official visit to the US in 2023. Wickremesinghe has since been granted bail on a […] The post Sri Lanka moved to end elite impunity with arrest of ex-president appeared first on Asia Times.| Asia Times
After the workshop organised in 2021 at the Augustinerkloster in Erfurt, Sara Keller edited a volume entitled Accessing Water in the South Asian City. The book published by Primus and released this August contains an introduction by Sara Keller and 9 chapters in a broad range of disciplines by Julia A.B. Hegewald, Julia Shaw, Jutta Jain-Neubauer, Nicolas Morelle, Padma Sunder Joshi, Prakhar Vidyarthi, Akil Amiraly, Heather O’Leary and Laura Verdelli...| Religion and Urbanity: Reciprocal Formations
Pani puri, India’s iconic street food, now delights beyond South Asia. It has been showcased at festivals worldwide, celebrated by global influencers with memes and songs, showcasing its vibrant, irresistible flavours.| Global Voices
Written by Neeraj Mehra. This article discusses Taiwan’s untapped potential in India’s booming outbound tourism market, highlighting shared cultural ties, natural attractions, and democratic values. The author proposes that easing visas, improving air connectivity, boosting targeted marketing, and fostering educational exchanges may expand tourism, strengthen Taiwan’s soft power, and advance its New Southbound Policy goals.Continue reading| Taiwan Insight
Another week, another announcement of a long-standing Indian record company acquiring a regional-language music label. This time, it’s Tips Music, which has obtained the complete catalogue of Gujarati and Kutchi […] The post is from Music Ally.| Music Ally
Long before India’s current booming music festival scene, it has had a thriving college festival circuit. Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group is now relaunching one of its erstwhile festivals, the Indian […] The post is from Music Ally.| Music Ally
Global labels body the IFPI is planning to launch some official music charts in India according to CEO Victoria Oakley. The post is from Music Ally.| Music Ally
When the Taliban swept back into power in August 2021, they did more than reclaim Kabul—they began a radical experiment in governance. At its helm sits an elusive figure, Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, whose influence is felt more through edicts than appearances. From the corridors of power to the dusty streets of provincial towns, a […] The post Afghanistan’s Experiment: Progress and Peril Under Taliban Rule appeared first on MuslimMatters.org.| MuslimMatters.org
India’s largest music business conference All About Music will return for its ninth edition this month in Mumbai, at the Grand Hyatt hotel. The 2025 instalment of the event, which […]| Music Ally
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) Program in Religious Studies supports promising PhD students or recent graduates (within 1 year of graduating with PhD and in an teaching or independent research position of some kind) to pursue targeted scholarship in Process-relational philosophy in substantive dialog with any aspect of South Asian traditions and praxis. Projects that engage the Jain tradition are particularly welcome. The post UCI Process Studies & South Asia Fellowship 2025-26 ap...| Center for Process Studies
Written by Hsiao-Chen Lin. The article examines how South Asia’s recent strategic developments, particularly Pakistan’s use of integrated C4ISR systems, offer crucial insights for Taiwa…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Sana Hashmi. This article discusses how the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict served as a critical case study for Taiwan, especially concerning a potential Chinese invasion. The author argues…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Sameer Patil. This article discusses how the May 2025 India-Pakistan conflict unveiled a new chapter of cyber warfare and cognitive warfare. As the two nations exchanged conventional blo…| Taiwan Insight
Seed supply planning in Bangladesh has faced several challenges over the years, including reliance on manual processes, fragmented data, and a tendency for reactive decision-making.| International Rice Research Institute
The Indian MiG-21 is finally being retired after more than 60 years of service, during which it has achieved some notable kills for the Indian Air Force (IAF) while also earning the moniker of “Flying Coffins” due to frequent crashes. The MiG-21 war machines entered service with the IAF in 1963. The Indian Air Force […]| EURASIAN TIMES
Earlier this week, BookMyShow surprised hip-hop fans in India by announcing a third show by Travis Scott, who will play a date in Mumbai in November after his two scheduled […]| Music Ally
Punjabi has been among the top languages on Spotify in India since the platform entered the country in February 2019. Part of this growth has been fuelled by the various […]| Music Ally
Official sources in the defense establishment have denied that India is developing a strategic bomber, following multiple media reports about the so-called Ultra-Long-Range Strategic Bomber aimed at enhancing its Global Strike Capability. On July 17, multiple defense news platforms reported that India is preparing to develop an ultra-long-range strategic aircraft (ULRA) for the Indian Air […]| EURASIAN TIMES
Between July 14 and 16, 2025, India reportedly conducted a successful test of a hypersonic cruise missile capable of reaching Mach 8 under Project Vishnu. India’s defence ecosystem is currently undergoing a significant transformation, with Project Vishnu at the forefront. This classified initiative, led by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is a strategic […]| EURASIAN TIMES
Both India and China have been attempting to “seize” the lucrative Latin American defense market. However, the two Asian giants will have to wait longer, as this region has traditionally been considered the US backyard. Earlier, Argentina decided to procure 24 used Danish F-16s after exploring the Indian LCA Tejas and Chinese JF-17 Thunder fighter […]| EURASIAN TIMES
Analysis By Capt. Dilip Desmond It has been three days since the preliminary investigation report on flight AI 171 was published, rather conspicuously, at the penultimate hour on the 30th day following the unfortunate incident. While the report fails to specify the actual cause of the crash, it has planted vile insinuations in the minds […]| EURASIAN TIMES
On July 9, a SEPECAT Jaguar aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Churu in Rajasthan, killing two pilots. This was the third Jaguar accident this year, and overall, IAF’s fifth peacetime crash in 2025. A Jaguar fighter jet was lost in March, and another in April. Tragically, even during the April crash, […]| EURASIAN TIMES
Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) can have persistent effects which could continue into the adult lives of survivors. Given its repetitive nature, CSA is classified as a form of complex trauma. It puts the...| Mad In South Asia
By Slade Woodard The Line of Control still dominates the nightly news, yet war between India and Pakistan could spill seaward. In early May 2025, the two nuclear‑armed neighbors again traded strikes, suspended bilateral trade concessions, and placed elements of their fleets on alert.1 Nearly one‑third of Pakistan’s import bill, and, critically, 16 percent of its food supply, … Continue reading Choking the Artery: The Naval Dimension of a Future India–Pakistan Conflict→| Center for International Maritime Security
1 July 2025, Sevilla, Spain – A debt review just released by a bloc of 74 finance ministers revealed climate vulnerable countries are spending four times more on debt service payments than their required climate investment needs. The report’s third edition was published by the V20 Group of Finance Ministers, a climate-oriented association of economic […] The post Breaking the Sovereign Debt Doom Loop: Reprofiling with rate cuts can unlock USD $454 billion until 2031 says new report appe...| CVFV20.Org
CVF-V20 Joint Multi-Donor Fund (JMDF) Purpose and Vision The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) and V20 Finance Ministers (CVF–V20) Joint Multi-Donor Fund is a pooled funding mechanism launched in 2020 to support 74 climate-vulnerable countries—home to over 1.7 billion people and 22.4% of the global population. The Fund is designed to advance climate prosperity, promote South–South […]| CVFV20.Org
जैसा कि इस ब्लॉग के पाठक पहले से जानते हैं, मैं अक्सर कालीकट आती रहती हूं। शहर का आधिकारिक नाम "कोष़िकोड" है (मलयालम में: കോഴിക്കോട്), लेकिन इस शब्द का यूरोप वालों के लिए उच्चारण करना कठिन है, इस...| Religion and Urbanity: Reciprocal Formations
The Adivasis of Bastar are the custodians of their bio-diverse forests in the Chhattisgarh state of India, and their traditional knowledge and cultural heritage have sustained the region’s ecology for generations. Read more ▸ The post Protection for Bastar Adivasi communities against state violence in India: Global solidarity demands urgent actions appeared first on ICCA Consortium.| ICCA Consortium
The Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) hosted the 4th Annual Regional Dialogue 2025, in Islamabad on 5 May. The dialogue, titled ‘Pathways to Peace and Prosperity in Turbulent Times’ saw policymakers and experts calling for urgent regional cooperation in tackling the escalating climate vulnerabilities of South Asian countries. Emphasizing that Pakistan is amongst the world’s […]| CVFV20.Org
Recently I wanted to explore a fascinating passage of the Daoist founder Zhuangzi, where the text recommends “sitting in oblivion” or “sitting and forgetting” (zuòwàng 坐忘). …| Love of All Wisdom
Our former fellow Supriya Chaudhuri has just published a new book entitled "Envisioning the Indian City: Spaces of Encounter in Goa, Calcutta, Pondicherry and Chandigarh". The volume was published with Jadavpur University Press...| Religion and Urbanity: Reciprocal Formations
This interview marks the beginning of a series in which Ahmad Ali will be engaging with scholars working on India at the Max-Weber-Kolleg. He is a student of Religionswissenschaft at the University of Erfurt, currently working on the project "Religion and Urbanity: Reciprocal Formations".| Religion and Urbanity: Reciprocal Formations
The United States has made yet another verbal offer for the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II stealth aircraft to India. This announcement comes just two months after President Donald Trump first offered the aircraft to India during a joint press conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This time, however, the offer is more subtle, as it […]| EURASIAN TIMES
You can now read a conference report on the KFG's last annual conference on "Religion, Urbanity and Trade. Processes of Mercantilisation in Urban Spaces", written by Adina Eckart. The conference took place in Ettersburg from 13 to 15 November 2024 and was organized and convened by Susanne Rau and Heinrich Lang.| Religion and Urbanity: Reciprocal Formations
When Donald Trump first rose to rapid popularity in American politics, many people were shocked and had no explanation. I was not among those people, for a couple of reasons. Among them: one way to…| Love of All Wisdom
The longstanding interconnections among Nepal, Tibet, and India remain important in contemporary geopolitics.| Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
Written by Raian Hossain. This article examines Taiwan’s relations and engagement in South Asia, with reference to the cases of India and Bangladesh. It argues that Taiwan has great potential…| Taiwan Insight
Glacial lake outbursts and debris flows will be more destructive and frequent in Nepal in the near future, highlighting the amplified risks of mountain living due to climate change.| Global Voices
As more heatwaves sweep through Southeast Asia, outdoor workers are confronted with an increased risk of deaths, disabilities and health issues in the region.| Asian Scientist Magazine
In 1938, Sarola Kasar, a village on the western peninsula of what is today known as India, arranged its annual fair in honour of Nirgunshah Auliya, a fakir, an ascetic, venerated by local Muslims. A British survey of the village says the band of musicians and tamashas (theatre troupes) hired for the event commenced only after 10 PM. Despite the fact that tamashas in the region had for long been a vibrant and spontaneous art form which embodied the spirit of social change and still do, the Bri...| Hazine
In New Delhi, a month ago, I purchased this just published history by Sumit Guha for less than 10 euros. India gets special pricing for books and they are eminently affordable. I ended up purchasing 7 for less than 50 euros, including the hard cover of Amitav Ghosh’s latest. | Ymmarrys Ry
NetBlocks metrics confirm the disruption of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube on multiple internet providers in Pakistan on Tuesday 9 May 2023. Additionally, total internet shutdowns have been observed on mobile ...| NetBlocks
