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    Clean tech

    India Ranks Ninth Globally in Extreme Weather Risk, Says Germanwatch Report

    Germanwatch’s report urges India and other developing nations to press for stronger global mechanisms at the COP30 climate summit.
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    Climate change

    India Among Six Most Affected Countries by Extreme Weather Events

    The long-term assessment of the CRI 2025, covering data from 1993 to 2022, places India as the sixth most affected country globally due to extreme weather events. Over this period, India reported a staggering loss of 80,000 lives and economic damages amounting to $200 billion.
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    Bangladesh

    Is climate change really SouthAsia’s raw nerve?

    Talk of climate change in SouthAsia has been pending since the last SAARC summit held in Kathmandu in 2014. SAARC nations have not met...
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    Accountability

    Secret Australian Inquiry Exposes SAS Command Failures and Toxic Culture in Afghanistan War

    The report underscores persistent questions about accountability for civilian harm. Related reporting on the region has highlighted ongoing challenges in post-conflict justice and the human costs of prolonged international military engagement.
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    Climate change

    Cyclone Arnab Batters India’s East Coast, Leaving Trail of Floods and Crop Devastation

    While natural climate variability such as El Niño plays a role, the background warming linked to climate change adds to the heat available to these systems.
    Aid

    Bangladesh: Chandpur Fishers End Hilsa Ban in Debt, Urge Cash Support Beyond Rice Aid

    The challenge is ensuring that the burden of short-term sacrifice does not fall disproportionately on the poorest fishers.

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    Accountability

    Secret Australian Inquiry Exposes SAS Command Failures and Toxic Culture in Afghanistan War

    The report underscores persistent questions about accountability for civilian harm. Related reporting on the region has highlighted ongoing challenges in post-conflict justice and the human costs of prolonged international military engagement.
    Climate change

    Cyclone Arnab Batters India’s East Coast, Leaving Trail of Floods and Crop Devastation

    While natural climate variability such as El Niño plays a role, the background warming linked to climate change adds to the heat available to these systems.
    Finance and Economy

    Sri Lanka Delays Critical Household Survey as Post-Crisis Poverty Data Remains Elusive

    Parliament’s discussion highlighted the need for welfare programmes such as Sri Lanka’s Aswesuma to rest on data that accurately reflect current income and expenditure levels.
    Bangladesh

    Middle East Conflict Imperils Bangladesh’s Vital Remittance Flows

    Bangladesh’s situation illustrates the double-edged nature of labour migration for lower-middle-income countries.
    Aid

    Race for Next UN Chief Intensifies Amid Gender, Geography and Great-Power Rivalry

    The process remains fluid. Further straw polls are anticipated, and withdrawals or new nominations could reshape the field.

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