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    Afghanistan

    Afghan Graduates in Pakistan Fear Degrees May Become Worthless Amid Attestation Crisis

    The longer the uncertainty lasts, the greater the chance that educational investments made in Pakistan will fail to translate into futures.
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    Accountability

    Sri Lanka: Proposed NGO Law Sparks Alarm Over Civic Freedoms

    The question is whether the solution lies in expanding state powers so extensively that the line between regulation and control disappears.
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    Air

    India Placed Second-Last in Global Environmental Performance Index 2026

    Expanding energy access, industrialisation and urban growth have lifted millions out of poverty but intensified local pollution and emissions.
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    Child mortality

    Trump Orders Fewer Childhood Vaccines and Split MMR Shots

    As schools reopen after the summer break, paediatricians and public health officials face a more complicated landscape.
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    Air

    Rising Heat Toll: Lives and Livelihoods Scorched as Climate Costs Mount

    The Lancet Countdown stresses that climate action remains “a lifeline,” capable of saving millions of lives while protecting economies.
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    Civil society

    Pakistan: Balochistan’s Press Under Siege; PECA as a Tool of Control

    In Balochistan the pressures are layered: state agencies, political and tribal elites, and non-state armed groups – all exert influence.
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    Agri-business

    Sri Lanka, Gujarat Chambers Renew MoU to Deepen Trade, Investments

    For Gujarat firms, Sri Lanka provides a strategically located manufacturing and logistics platform, a skilled workforce, and a gateway to regional markets.
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    Agri-business

    Thali Costs Climb: Veg Up 4%, Non-Veg 9% in July, Says CRISIL

    For families across India, the everyday plate has become a clearer mirror of both local harvest risks and distant geopolitical currents.
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    Artificial Intelligence

    Sri Lanka Moves to Speed Up Police Clearances for ICT Talent Seeking Global Contracts

    Sri Lanka’s technology professionals operate in a global marketplace where speed and reliability of supporting documentation can decide outcomes.
    Climate change

    Global South Communities Demand Fossil Fuel Giants Pay for Climate Damage Ahead of COP31

    The statement crystallises a simple principle: climate justice is not charity. It is accountability. Communities in Sri Lanka still recovering from Ditwah, Pacific Island nations facing existential sea-level rise, African farmers confronting prolonged droughts and South Asian workers enduring extreme heat are not asking for handouts.
    Accountability

    India Sets 15-Day Deadline for Rural Job Scheme Complaints Under New VB-G RAM G Rules

    The Ministry of Rural Development has stated that the rules seek to institutionalise a citizen-centric, accessible and time-bound framework, thereby reinforcing the rights and entitlements of rural households under the scheme. 

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    Artificial Intelligence

    Sri Lanka Moves to Speed Up Police Clearances for ICT Talent Seeking Global Contracts

    Sri Lanka’s technology professionals operate in a global marketplace where speed and reliability of supporting documentation can decide outcomes.
    Climate change

    Global South Communities Demand Fossil Fuel Giants Pay for Climate Damage Ahead of COP31

    The statement crystallises a simple principle: climate justice is not charity. It is accountability. Communities in Sri Lanka still recovering from Ditwah, Pacific Island nations facing existential sea-level rise, African farmers confronting prolonged droughts and South Asian workers enduring extreme heat are not asking for handouts.
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    The balance struck in Colombo will be watched as a test case for risk-based implementation of FATF Recommendation 8 across the region.
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    Sustained monitoring will be essential to determine whether 2026 marks a temporary adjustment or the start of a broader recovery of Afghanistan’s opium economy.
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    The desire for energy security and cleaner power is clear, yet the institutional, financial and technical thresholds for nuclear energy remain high.

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