Over a year has passed since the opening of an international airport in Nepal, funded by China,but still hasn’t received international flights.With loan repayments for the Pokhara airport (pronounced POK-ah-rah) due to start shortly, there are concerns that Nepal may have sunk into a debt trap.
A growing Hindu nationalist movement in Nepal is calling for the restoration of the Hindu monarchy and the adoption of Hinduism as the official state religion. The recent clashes between Hindu nationalists and police are causing concern at this time. Analysts say that the movement is a result of a mix of social media influencers, disillusionment from government, and inspiration from neighboring country India.
Tibetans and Buddhist leaders in northern India on Wednesday participated in a march to show their solidarity with Tibetans in southwestern China’s Sichuan province arrested for peacefully protesting the planned construction of a dam.
As part of an ambitious nationwide campaign to provide water connections to every household in the vast rural areas of India, water taps have just been installed in millions of village homes. It’s a boon for rural communities in a water-stressed country.
Tensions between China and Taiwan flare up near Kinmen islands. Tribal violence in Papua New Guinea claimed around twenty-dozen lives.Nearly three-quarters of South Korean trainee doctors walk off the job.Some people decide to leave India’s capital city of New Delhi due to severe air pollution there. Major turning point for China’s passenger airplane industry in Singapore
The next president of Indonesia appears to be defense minister. India’s farmers protest against the government.Myanmar’s ruling junta enforces drafting of both men and women. Hanoi pagoda draws tourists seeking love.
India’s inaugural survey on snow leopards has unveiled a population of 718 individuals within its borders, signaling hope for the species despite threats from poaching, climate change, infrastructure development and the degradation of their high-altitude habitats.
With almost half of the world’s population — 4 billion people — set to cast ballots in over 50 countries this year, elections will be a major test of democracy. Global politics will probably be shaped by the outcomes for many years to come, as
Restrictions on the media forced a former news anchor in Kashmir out of a job; she is now pursuing a new career in the food industry.
In India, meager farming earnings have driven a large number of rural people to the city in recent decades. However, many are starting alternative farming ventures as they try to rebuild their lives in the countryside after the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a wave of reverse migration from cities to villages.