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China turbulence knocks Asian shares to nine-month low as trade war fears grow

open view web desk TOKYO – Chinese stocks went into a tail spin on Tuesday as turbulence gripped equity markets in Asia, which sank to nine-month lows as investors feared the Sino-U.S. trade row could derail a rare period of synchronized global growth. Speculation was rife the central […]

Sri Lanka to shift naval base to China-controlled port city

open view web desk COLOMBO – Sri Lanka is shifting a naval base to a port built and controlled by China, it said on Monday, a move that will strengthen security at a harbour that foreign powers fear China could use for military purposes. The base currently in […]

BJP govt has institutionalised corruption: Pilot

open view web desk Jaipur, July 2: Rajasthan Congress Chief Sachin Pilot today alleged that the BJP government has institutionalised corruption as a “transfer racket” was operating in the state. “Government employees and officers who do not have resources and approach are being exploited by the government. They are […]

Over 270,000 displaced by south Syria violence, UN says

open view web desk More than a quarter of a million people have fled a Russian-backed government onslaught on southern Syria, the United Nations said Monday, in the latest civilian exodus in the seven-year war. For nearly two weeks, regime forces and their Russian allies have battered rebel-held […]

UN chief hears of ‘unimaginable’ atrocities as he visits Rohingya camps

open view web desk UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he heard “unimaginable” accounts of atrocities during a visit Monday to Bangladesh’s refugee camps and called for Myanmar to be held responsible for “crimes” against the Rohingya. Guterres described the situation for the persecuted Muslim minority as “a […]

Abducted Pakistani writer decries ‘intimidation’ ahead of polls

    open view web desk ISLAMABAD- A Pakistani writer and activist says she fears for her life after being briefly abducted from a military cantonment in the city of Lahore on June 5, an incident that triggered national outrage and saw fingers pointed at the powerful armed […]

Few Indian shopkeepers turn up for protests against Walmart’s Flipkart deal

open view web desk MUMBAI/NEW DELHI- Indian shopkeepers and traders affiliated to a local lobby group held scattered sit-in protests across the country on Monday against Walmart Inc’s (WMT.N) proposed $16 billion acquisition of e-commerce firm Flipkart. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) had hoped to gather […]

Fact Sheet: The Indus Waters Treaty 1960 and the Role of the World Bank

open view web desk Origins of the Treaty: The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 after nine years of negotiations between India and Pakistan with the help of the World Bank, which is also a signatory. The negotiations were the initiative of former World Bank President Eugene […]

Trump wants his ‘people’ to be like Kim’s ‘people’

open view web desk Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], June 15: United States President Donald Trump on Friday said that he wants “his people” to listen to him, like people of North Korea listens to their leader Kim Jong Un. “He’s the head of a country. And I mean, he is the strong head,” Trump said during […]

India faces worst long term water crisis in its history – government think tank

open view web desk NEW DELHI – India faces the worst long-term water crisis in its history as demand outstrips supply and millions of lives and livelihoods could be at risk, said a think tank chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. By 2030, water demand is projected to […]

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