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    Afghanistan

    UK Envoy Visits Kabul Amid Calls for Closer Engagement with Afghanistan

    Britain has maintained an open stance on limited engagement to support humanitarian aid delivery and address shared concerns over migration and terrorism.
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    Disaster Management

    Grief and Grinder Blades: Russian Families Open Soldiers’ Coffins as Military Logistics Collapse

    Many families, desperate for closure or suspicious of the remains' authenticity, choose to cut open the coffins themselves, sometimes in the presence of local morgue workers or relatives.
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    Global Governance

    Turkey Is Replacing Iran as Dominant Foreign Player in Syria

    For years, Iran and Turkey have vied for supremacy in the region, but the collapse of Assad’s regime has tipped the scales in Ankara’s favour.
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    E-governance

    World Undergoing Several Uncertainties: Modi at BRICS Summit

    Recalling the Voice of Global South Summits hosted by India during its G-20 Presidency, Modi stressed that the group must give primacy to the...
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    Finance and Economy

    Trade Growth to Slow Sharply in 2023 as Global Economy Faces Strong Headwinds

    The new WTO forecast estimates world GDP at market exchange rates will grow by 2.8 per cent in 2022 and 2.3 per cent in...
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    Agri-business

    Global Food Prices Drop for Fifth Month on the Trot

    World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per cent higher than a year ago. The UN’s food...
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    Agri-business

    Bangladesh Plans for Food Security; Set to Import Rice from India, Vietnam; Wheat from Russia

    Officials say that the exports are to replenish reserves and cool domestic prices. The country anticipates a fall in the production of rice following...
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    International Funding

    War in Ukraine Triggers New International Non-Alignment Trend

    The rivalry between the United States and China – a growing trading partner and investor in numerous developing nations – fuels the distancing demonstrated...
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    Agriculture

    El Niño Grows Stronger as India’s Monsoon Faces Fresh Trouble

    The coming weeks will decide how large the final shortfall becomes and how much pressure it puts on farms, water supplies and prices.
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    Air

    India’s Monsoon Air Fails WHO Test as 85% Cities Exceed Safe PM2.5 Levels

    The failure of the monsoon to bring safe air to the majority of cities in July 2026 is a reminder that clean air remains a distant goal for most urban Indians.
    Agriculture

    Pakistan: Government Weighs Agricultural Income Tax to Satisfy IMF Demands

    With the September deadline now publicly acknowledged, both federal and provincial governments face a narrowing window to demonstrate credibility.

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    Agriculture

    El Niño Grows Stronger as India’s Monsoon Faces Fresh Trouble

    The coming weeks will decide how large the final shortfall becomes and how much pressure it puts on farms, water supplies and prices.
    Air

    India’s Monsoon Air Fails WHO Test as 85% Cities Exceed Safe PM2.5 Levels

    The failure of the monsoon to bring safe air to the majority of cities in July 2026 is a reminder that clean air remains a distant goal for most urban Indians.
    Agriculture

    Pakistan: Government Weighs Agricultural Income Tax to Satisfy IMF Demands

    With the September deadline now publicly acknowledged, both federal and provincial governments face a narrowing window to demonstrate credibility.
    Air

    India’s Monsoon Air Fails WHO Test as 85% Cities Exceed Safe PM2.5 Levels

    The failure of the monsoon to bring safe air to the majority of cities in July 2026 is a reminder that clean air remains a distant goal for most urban Indians.
    Bangladesh

    Sri Lanka Emerges as the Rare Consensus Favourite Among South Asian Neighbours in New Pew Survey

    South Asian public opinion remains heavily shaped by history, security concerns and recent political events.

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