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Natural Gas Shortage Disrupts Services in South Asia
Businessdelfi-lt9d ago

Natural Gas Shortage Disrupts Services in South Asia

A natural gas shortage, exacerbated by the energy crisis, has led to disruptions in the operations of restaurants, crematoriums, and educational institutions across South Asian countries, according to reports from The Financial Times.

Pakistan imperils its IMF rescue as Afghanistan border violence rages
WorldSCMP18d ago

Pakistan imperils its IMF rescue as Afghanistan border violence rages

Pakistan can ill afford to go to war. Neither can Afghanistan. Yet here they are, trading blows across one of South Asia’s most combustible borders – just as a team of International Monetary Fund inspectors arrived in Islamabad to decide on the country’s next financial lifeline. The inspectors had come for a third-round review of Pakistan’s economic recovery programme: the kind of visit that, if it went well, would unlock the next tranche of rescue funding and steady the nerves of skittish...

India-Europe trade corridor gathers pace as Modi, Macron pledge port partnership
BusinessSCMP1mo ago

India-Europe trade corridor gathers pace as Modi, Macron pledge port partnership

India and France have agreed to increase connections between two of their largest ports and others, giving fresh momentum for a proposed commercial corridor stretching from South Asia to Europe that some analysts say could rival China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The agreement between India’s Adani Ports and France’s Port of Marseille Fos marks a key step towards making the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) a reality. The memorandum of understanding, signed on Wednesday, proposes...

Middle East War Fuels Global Economic Fallout, Supply Chain Disruptions, and Heightened Hormuz Supply Fears
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Middle East War Fuels Global Economic Fallout, Supply Chain Disruptions, and Heightened Hormuz Supply Fears

The ongoing Middle East war continues to trigger global economic fallout, with only a trickle of cargo ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz since Iranian forces effectively blocked the route, leading to significant disruptions to worldwide supply chains, higher costs, surging fuel prices, and heightened supply interruption fears.

Punjab and all things red-hot
Culturehindu26d ago

Punjab and all things red-hot

Sarmad Khoosat on his dark comedy Lali, the first all-Pakistani production at Berlinale — and the most talked about South Asian film at the festival

Hate against Indians in US rose 115% in just two years as immigration debates intensified
PoliticsTimes of India1mo ago

Hate against Indians in US rose 115% in just two years as immigration debates intensified

Hate speech targeting Indians and South Asians surged between 2023-2025, fueled by immigration policy debates and online conspiracy narratives. Anti-South Asian slurs saw a 115% online increase, with content targeting Indians driving much of this rise. This trend, linked to H-1B visa discussions, is raising concerns about escalating hostility and potential offline discrimination.