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  How China's 'Risky, Dangerous' Brahmaputra Mega Dam Could Impact India

  China is building one of its largest and most contentious infrastructure projects to date, a vast hydropower system on the Yarlung Tsangpo river that could have far-reaching consequences for India and neighbouring countries.

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  Energy In Room At PM Modi-Putin Meet A Gift From Trump: Fareed Zakaria

  The visible bonhomie between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin during their recent summit in India was, in many ways, a "gift from Trump," foreign policy analyst Fareed Zakaria said in an exclusive interview with NDTV.

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  Bangladesh Ex PM Khaleda Zia's Son To Return To Country After 18 Years

  After months of speculation about his return to Bangladesh from the United Kingdom, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's son, Tarique Rahman, will finally be back in Bangladesh after 17 years.

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  Trouble Mounts For Pakistan With Taliban's New Move Over Cross-Border River

  Pakistan's mounting water crisis is likely to worsen, as the Taliban government in Afghanistan has decided to move ahead with its plans to divert water from the Kunar River towards the Nangarhar region in the country

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  India Shuts Visa Centre In Dhaka Amid Threats From Radical Bangladeshi Leaders

  Amid a deteriorating security situation and the targeted hate and radical speeches towards India and its territorial sovereignty, the Indian Visa Application Centre in Dhaka has shut indefinitely.

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  Pakistan To Sell 100% Stake In PIA After Bidders Demand Complete Control

  Pakistan has decided to sell its entire 100 per cent stake in Pakistan International Airlines after bidders sought complete managerial control with no government role post-privatisation, local media reported on Wednesday.

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  Opinion | The Dangerous Logic Behind America's $1.25 Billion 'Mining' Deal With Pakistan

  Rhetoric seems to have eclipsed the grim realities of Pakistan, once again.

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  India Summons Bangladesh High Commissioner After "Seven-Sisters" Remark

  India has summoned Bangladesh's High Commissioner in New Delhi, Muhammad Riaz Hamidullah, to issue a formal diplomatic protest over recent threats to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.

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  "Might Never See Him Again": Imran Khan's Sons On His "Psychological Torture" In Pak Jail

  Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan is being subjected to "psychological torture" in a "death cell", according to his sons Kasim Khan and Sulaiman Isa Khan, who fear they might never see their jailed father ever again.

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  AI Romance Blooms As Japan Woman Weds Virtual Partner Of Her Dreams

  Hoon and Satoshi Sugiyama OKAYAMA, Japan, Dec 17 (Reuters) Music played in a wedding hall in western Japan as Yurina Noguchi, wearing a white gown and tiara, dabbed away her tears,

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  Sydney Shooters' 28-Day Trip: A Look Inside Extremism In Philippines

  On Tuesday, that lingering threat came under renewed scrutiny after Australian authorities disclosed that the suspects in the Bondi Beach massacre in Sydney were motivated by ISIS ideology, had travelled to the Philippines shortly before the attack.

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  Putin To Jordan Crown Prince: PM Modi's Quiet 'Car Diplomacy' With World Leaders

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ethiopia on Tuesday for a two-day visit. Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed personally received PM Modi from the Addis Ababa airport and drove him to his hotel.

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  Video: Teenager Stabs To Death 10-Year-Old, Attacks Guard In Russian School

  A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after he fatally stabbed a 10-year-old and injured a security guard with a knife in Russia on Tuesday.

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  The Omani Sultan Who Studied In India Under A Future Indian President

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Oman on December 17-18 at the invitation of Sultan Haitham bin Tarik.

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  Anti-India Remarks From Bangladesh Ahead Of 1971 Pakistan War Victory Anniversary

  Marking Bangladesh's 55th Victory Day, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing a wreath at the National Memorial in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.

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  Luthra Brothers Brought Back To India After Deportation From Thailand

  Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra fled to Thailand hours after a massive fire at their nightclub, the 'Birch by Romeo Lane', in Goa left 25 people dead on December 6.

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  In A First, Indian Army Deploys Satellite Internet For Sri Lanka Flood Relief

  Cyclone Ditwah unleashed unprecedented flooding across Sri Lanka, crippling terrestrial networks and isolating communities.

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  US Embassy In Dhaka Warns Of Violence Ahead Of Bangladesh Elections

  The United States Embassy in Dhaka has issued a nationwide security alert for American citizens following Bangladesh's announcement that its next parliamentary election and a national referendum will be held simultaneously on February 12, 2026.

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  China To Cover All Childbirth Medical Expenses By 2026 To Boost Birth Rates

  China will cover all out-of-pocket expenses related to childbirth next year, said the country's national healthcare security administration, as authorities try to incentivise more young couples to have children.

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  India's Strong Objection To Bangladesh's Charge Over Pre-Election Shooting

  Days after the attack on an anti-Sheikh Hasina radical leader in Bangladesh, the Muhammad Yunus administration in Dhaka has sought India's help to arrest and hand over the shooters.