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Above normal rainfall likely over entire S Asia region, including India, in June-Sept

On April 15, the IMD predicted that monsoon rainfall during June to September, over the country is likely to be “above normal” at 105% of long period average (LPA) with a model error of ± 5%

Above normal minimum temperatures are most likely over most parts of South Asia all of monsoon season. (AP file photo)

india news

Published on Apr 30, 2025 10:49 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Video shows ‘no discount’ sign for South Asians in Istanbul

A ‘no discount’ notice aimed at South Asians in Istanbul has amused social media users, leading to a wave of humorous reactions.

Many took to the comments section to react. (Instagram/@nawab_the_city_explorer)

trending

Updated on Apr 28, 2025 05:25 PM IST

BySimran Singh

How Bimstec’s reality can match its vision

Implementation of Bimstec decisions has to be monitored at the highest political level, across member nations, if progress is to be made

Another critical requirement for BIMSTEC is that major bilateral relationships must remain free from tensions, as they can otherwise adversely impact this group (DPR PMO)

opinion

Published on Apr 07, 2025 07:46 PM IST

ByRajeev Bhatia

Grand Strategy: Thinking beyond the ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy

If you take a look at recent conversations with neighbours, it is clear that India’s South Asia policy is increasingly shedding the pretext of non-reciprocity.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (second from left) with heads of states from India’s neighbouring countries during the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok. (AFP Photo)

india news

Updated on Apr 07, 2025 02:00 PM IST

ByHappymon Jacob

Red flags in Dhaka’s embrace of Beijing

New Delhi must now accelerate the transformative governance changes it has initiated in the North East

Yunus’s clumsy attempt to curry favour with the Chinese could do lasting damage to India-Bangladesh ties (@SpoxCHN_MaoNing)

opinion

Published on Apr 04, 2025 09:39 PM IST

ByHarsh V Pant

China’s pre-emptive diplomacy in South Asia

This article is authored by Sriparna Pathak and Rakshith Shetty.

China has strongly condemned US President Donald Trump's plans to impose an additional 10 per cent tariff on Chinese imports(REUTERS)

ht insight

Published on Mar 01, 2025 03:17 PM IST

BySriparna Pathak, Rakshith Shetty

Wildbuzz | The south Asia celebrity again!

The Roopnagar Barnacle is the second instance when this species has been recorded in South Asia after three specimens were observed at Mote Majra in January-February 2024

Barnacle goose flying over Roopnagar headworks. (Rishik Thapar)

cities

Published on Feb 23, 2025 08:34 AM IST

ByVikram Jit Singh

Paul Kapur is Donald Trump’s nominee for top South Asia job in US State Dept

S Paul Kapur will replace Donald Lu, who was asked to leave the position with the shift in the administration, once the Senate confirms him

Paul Kapur is a professor in the department of national security affairs in the US Naval Post Graduate School (Photo:)

world news

Updated on Feb 12, 2025 10:24 PM IST

ByPrashant Jha, Washington

The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: Why Sri Lankan cuisine deserves more recognition

Sri Lankan cuisine, often overshadowed by Indian food, offers a rich blend of flavours, making it a distinct and diverse culinary tradition of its own.

Indians often dismiss the cuisines of neighbouring countries, viewing them as offshoots of their own.(Freepik)

opinion

Published on Jan 07, 2025 02:02 PM IST

ByVir Sanghvi

2024 yearender: Victories and challenges

An understanding with China on disengagements along the LAC was the highlight in 2024, but new challenges emerged for India

After a 4-year face-off, India and China agreed on pulling back troops at the last two ‘friction points’.

india news

Updated on Dec 31, 2024 06:32 AM IST

ByRezaul H Laskar

Institutional and societal changemakers transforming South Asia

This article is authored by Aparajitha Nair.

Meenakshi Gopinath, director, WISCOMP addressing the gathering during Saahas Awards 2024. (Aparajitha Nair)

ht insight

Updated on Dec 19, 2024 04:22 PM IST

ByAparajitha Nair

Deaths from diarrhoeal diseases drop globally: Study

Regions with high-income countries see less than one death per 100,000 population in children under five.

Diarrhoea patients at a civil hospital in Panchkula in 2021. (HT File Photo)

health

Updated on Dec 19, 2024 08:28 AM IST

ByRhythma Kaul

'What's so funny': Fans loved Atlee's dignified response to Kapil Sharma's jibe

Atlee had a rather dignified response to a question posed by Kapil Sharma amid the former's Baby John promotions with Varun Dhawan and Keerthy Suresh

Team Baby John on The Great Indian Kapil Show(Photos: X)

htcity

Published on Dec 16, 2024 06:12 PM IST

ByAalokitaa Basu

Inside India’s ‘secret Cold War’

Paul McGarr, lecturer in Intelligence Studies at King’s College, London, and author, ‘Spying in South Asia’ talks about the extent of the involvement of MI6, CIA and others in post-colonial India and why the considerable contribution of Indian agencies during the Cold War has been largely overlooked

Paul McGarr, author, ‘Spying in South Asia: Britain, the United States and India’s Secret Cold War’ (Courtesy the subject)

books

Updated on Dec 07, 2024 05:26 AM IST

ByMajid Maqbool

Flooding: Building resilience through preparedness and response

This article is authored by Ananya Raj Kakoti, scholar, international relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

ht insight

Published on Oct 25, 2024 01:18 PM IST

ByAnanya Raj Kakoti

Teesta's tide: A defining moment for Modi, Yunus, and South Asia's future

After the emergence of Muhammad Yunus as the head of the Bangladesh's interim government, Teesta holds the key to reshaping Bangladesh-India ties.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and head of the Bangladesh's interim government Muhammad Yunus.

opinion

Updated on Oct 02, 2024 09:43 AM IST

ByNazmus Sakib Khan

Closing South Asia’s digital gender divide could unleash billions

This article is authored by Kelly Ommundsen.

Gender equality(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

ht insight

Published on Sep 24, 2024 08:31 PM IST

ByKelly Ommundsen

Northeastern View | Is Northeast India in Southeast Asia?

New Delhi should perhaps think about the possibility of reimagining its easternmost frontier beyond the limiting confines of a bounded “South Asia”.

FILE PHOTO: A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) delivery truck drives along India's Tezpur-Tawang highway which runs to the Chinese border, in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh May 29, 2012./File Photo(REUTERS)

analysis

Published on Sep 22, 2024 08:15 AM IST

ByAngshuman Choudhury

Astro Cha Eunwoo’s Indian lookalike? Balika Vadhu actor goes viral

Fans discovered an old photo of Indian actor Shashank Vyas resembling K-pop idol Cha Eunwoo.

Shashank Vyas's old clean-shaven look sparks comparisons to K-pop idol Cha Eunwoo

world news

Published on Sep 01, 2024 12:00 PM IST

ByAditi Srivastava

A new footing in South Asia for India-Russia friendship

PM Modi's visits to Moscow and Ukraine highlight Russia's rising role in South Asia, aligning with India's strategy beyond arms, energy, and China

Moscow, Jul 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi embraces Russian President Vladimir Putin after receiving the Order of St Andrew the Apostle the First-Called, Russia's highest civilian honour, at St Catherine's Hall, in Moscow on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)

opinion

Updated on Aug 23, 2024 09:08 PM IST

ByConstantino Xavier, Lucas Daley

The Domino Effect linking a painkiller and vultures to India's mortality rate

India's mortality rate stands hiked at 7.473 per cent in 2024. There is much to consider when it comes to the complicated string of events impacting this number

An expired patent, vultures and livestock deaths: The insidious domino effect potentially impacting India's mortality rate(Photo: Shutterstock - For representation purpose only)

htcity

Published on Aug 09, 2024 06:47 PM IST

ByAalokitaa Basu

In Bangladesh’s implosion, opportunity for New Delhi

India does have the opportunity to craft a Bangladesh policy independent of who is in power in Dhaka, one based on structural factors like people-to-people ties, economic and investment flows, and linguistic/cultural links.

Border Security Force (BSF) personnel walk past a mural of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's founding father and parent of the country's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the India-Bangladesh border of Petrapole about 100km north east of Kolkata on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) (AFP)

opinion

Updated on Aug 06, 2024 08:43 PM IST

ByMohan Kumar

Andrew Quintman: “The notion of sacred geography is fascinating to me”

The author of the forthcoming book, Buddhism on the Border, who is also an associate professor at the Wesleyan University’s Department of Relgion, on being a scholar and a practitioner of the Buddhist faith

Author Andrew Quintman (Courtesy Wesleyan University)

books

Published on Jul 10, 2024 08:30 PM IST

ByChintan Girish Modi

Lancet study says 50% of Indians are unfit: Here are tips to get active

If current trends continue, Lancet study projected that by 2030, 60% of adults in India may be physically unfit. Here's what you can do now to improve health

Urgent wake-up call for India: Lancet study shows half of Indians physically unfit. Here's how to begin exercising (Image by Freepik)

lifestyle

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 02:38 PM IST

ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi

Dengue beyond monsoon: How climate change is transforming disease patterns

No longer a monsoon illness, dengue fever is now year-round public health threat in South Asia due to climate change | Prevention tips and all you need to know

Rising temperatures, longer monsoons make dengue constant danger in South Asia; tips to address this evolving threat (HT_PRINT)

lifestyle

Published on Jun 25, 2024 01:15 PM IST

ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi

Air pollution second biggest reason for deaths among young kids in South Asia: Study

In 2021, exposure to air pollution was linked to more than 2,60,600 deaths of children under 5, making it the second-most leading risk factor for deaths in South Asia for this age group, after malnutrition

Children walk to school wearing face masks to protect themselves from air pollution in Delhi. (Raj K Raj/HT File Photo)

environment

Published on Jun 19, 2024 02:11 PM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Grand Strategy: Time to reset the rules of the game in South Asia

China’s approach has changed from co-existence with India to containment in the neighbourhood. New Delhi needs to shift the goalposts

South Asian government leaders at PM Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony in Delhi (PTI Photo)(PTI06_10_2024_000011B) (PTI)

opinion

Published on Jun 16, 2024 08:14 PM IST

ByHappymon Jacob

India 129th on Global Gender Gap index, this country is on top: Complete list

India showed the best gender parity in terms of enrolment in secondary education and ranked 65th globally on political empowerment of women.

business

Published on Jun 12, 2024 11:48 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Akasa Air to become profitable & launch more international flights: Aditya Ghosh

More than 200 aircraft will join the Akasa Air fleet over the next 8 years.

business

Published on Jun 09, 2024 02:46 PM IST

PTI |

Brotherhood of lapsed spies turned chroniclers

Covert doesn’t reveal the inner workings — leave aside secrets — of R&AW and ISI. Instead, it “explores the inner lives and motivations of spy chiefs …"

Ex RAW chief and author AS Dulat. (Ravindra Joshi/HT Photo)

opinion

Published on Jun 02, 2024 12:02 AM IST

ByKaran Thapar

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On April 15, the IMD predicted that monsoon rainfall during June to September, over the country is likely to be “above normal” at 105% of long period average (LPA) with a model error of ± 5%

A ‘no discount’ notice aimed at South Asians in Istanbul has amused social media users, leading to a wave of humorous reactions.

Implementation of Bimstec decisions has to be monitored at the highest political level, across member nations, if progress is to be made

If you take a look at recent conversations with neighbours, it is clear that India’s South Asia policy is increasingly shedding the pretext of non-reciprocity.

New Delhi must now accelerate the transformative governance changes it has initiated in the North East

This article is authored by Sriparna Pathak and Rakshith Shetty.

The Roopnagar Barnacle is the second instance when this species has been recorded in South Asia after three specimens were observed at Mote Majra in January-February 2024

S Paul Kapur will replace Donald Lu, who was asked to leave the position with the shift in the administration, once the Senate confirms him

Sri Lankan cuisine, often overshadowed by Indian food, offers a rich blend of flavours, making it a distinct and diverse culinary tradition of its own.

An understanding with China on disengagements along the LAC was the highlight in 2024, but new challenges emerged for India

This article is authored by Aparajitha Nair.

Regions with high-income countries see less than one death per 100,000 population in children under five.

Atlee had a rather dignified response to a question posed by Kapil Sharma amid the former's Baby John promotions with Varun Dhawan and Keerthy Suresh

This article is authored by Ananya Raj Kakoti, scholar, international relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

After the emergence of Muhammad Yunus as the head of the Bangladesh's interim government, Teesta holds the key to reshaping Bangladesh-India ties.

This article is authored by Kelly Ommundsen.

New Delhi should perhaps think about the possibility of reimagining its easternmost frontier beyond the limiting confines of a bounded “South Asia”.

Fans discovered an old photo of Indian actor Shashank Vyas resembling K-pop idol Cha Eunwoo.

PM Modi's visits to Moscow and Ukraine highlight Russia's rising role in South Asia, aligning with India's strategy beyond arms, energy, and China

India's mortality rate stands hiked at 7.473 per cent in 2024. There is much to consider when it comes to the complicated string of events impacting this number

India does have the opportunity to craft a Bangladesh policy independent of who is in power in Dhaka, one based on structural factors like people-to-people ties, economic and investment flows, and linguistic/cultural links.

The author of the forthcoming book, Buddhism on the Border, who is also an associate professor at the Wesleyan University’s Department of Relgion, on being a scholar and a practitioner of the Buddhist faith

If current trends continue, Lancet study projected that by 2030, 60% of adults in India may be physically unfit. Here's what you can do now to improve health

No longer a monsoon illness, dengue fever is now year-round public health threat in South Asia due to climate change | Prevention tips and all you need to know

In 2021, exposure to air pollution was linked to more than 2,60,600 deaths of children under 5, making it the second-most leading risk factor for deaths in South Asia for this age group, after malnutrition

China’s approach has changed from co-existence with India to containment in the neighbourhood. New Delhi needs to shift the goalposts

India showed the best gender parity in terms of enrolment in secondary education and ranked 65th globally on political empowerment of women.

More than 200 aircraft will join the Akasa Air fleet over the next 8 years.

Covert doesn’t reveal the inner workings — leave aside secrets — of R&AW and ISI. Instead, it “explores the inner lives and motivations of spy chiefs …"

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