Afghanistan's embassy in India suspended operations on Sunday, more than two years after the Taliban's return to power in Kabul following the collapse of the Western-backed government.

When Indian entrepreneur Awais Ahmed founded his satellite startup in Bangalore in 2019, his country was still a year away from opening the space industry to the private sector.

Pro-China candidate Mohamed Muizzu won Saturday's presidential election in the Maldives, a result set to once again upend the archipelago's relationship with traditional benefactor India.

Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was a career politician unexpectedly propelled to the presidency after other contenders were jailed or exiled.

The frontrunner in Saturday's Maldives presidential vote is an ardent advocate of Chinese investment and has promised to steer the luxury tourism hotspot back towards Beijing's orbit if he wins.

Canada's domestic politics could be a factor in the escalating row with India, as the Trudeau government is dependent on Jagmeet Singh's New Democratic Party for survival.

Europe must invest more quickly and massively in its energy transition if it wants to remain a global industrial power, top policymakers warned on Friday.

The Philippine Coast Guard vowed Friday to "do whatever it takes" to remove any more floating barriers installed by China at a disputed reef in the South China Sea.

Trudeau described India as a "growing economic power and important geopolitical player" and said Canada is serious about building closer ties with the South Asian country.

SB19 continues to raise the Philippine flag in different parts of the world with its music.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will undergo hip surgery Friday, saying he'd been reluctant to interrupt his global diplomatic travels but hopes the operation will put a spring in his step -- and boost his mood.

X-owner Elon Musk said that he had gutted the platform's team dedicated to preserving election integrity as key votes in many countries are approaching.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his government does not support the revival of the Khalistan movement, which is banned in India. However, Khalistan groups are allowed to vocalize their campaign.

U.S. State Department Spokesperson Mathew Miller did not confirm whether the India-Canada diplomatic standoff over the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar will be discussed in an upcoming meeting.

So far, the two countries have only been exchanging words after the Philippine Coast Guard accused the Chinese maritime militia of installing the 300-meter "floating barrier."

After a two-week visit to Sri Lanka, an IMF team said the South Asian country failed to make enough progress in boosting tax collection and other economic reforms. Despite encouraging signs of improvement, Sri Lanka's recovery is "not yet assured" after the first review of its $2.9 billion bailout.

Eying each other across a stream of traffic, rival Pakistani biryani joints vie for customers, serving a fiery medley of meat, rice and spice that unites and divides South Asian appetites.

Marooned mercenaries, gun-toting guards and sword-waving crowds; historians say the little-known tale of how cricket came to India three centuries ago shows how the game can bring people together.

The vessel Shi Yan 6 was described by Chinese media as a "scientific research vessel" with a 60-member crew that will dock in Sri Lanka to conduct ocean surveys.

Amid the ongoing diplomatic tensions, India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India is open to looking at any information Canada provides related to the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

S Somanath, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization, said India is eyeing the Earth's planetary neighbors, Venus and Mars, for further exploration and also has other projects in the works.

Nepal became the first men's team in history to score more than 300 runs in T20 international cricket on Wednesday as they rewrote the record books against part-timers Mongolia at the Asian Games.

Arnel Satam, a Filipino fisherman who circled a Chinese Coast Guard 3105 ship, was a trending topic on Twitter Tuesday. His near-collision with a Chinese speed boat and circling of a much larger vessel is deemed a show of bravery amid escalating tensions at Scarborough Shoal.

Stitching together cricket balls is a wearisome task for leatherworker Bunty Sagar, whose labours are frowned upon by many fellow Indians even if he makes their favourite pastime possible.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday against a new atomic arms race bringing the threat of "annihilation" to the world, as North Korea charged that its peninsula was on the brink of nuclear war.

The CEO of JPMorgan said in an interview with Times of India that the worst-case scenario is high rates with stagflation.

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a way of coming out with "outrageous and substantiated allegations."

More than 1.3 billion Indian residents have been assigned unique numbers under the program. Moody's, in a report, said there are hurdles in the system and raised concerns about the reliability of biometric technologies.

Rich and developing nations alike must sharply improve their net-zero targets, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday, warning that a clean energy surge was the main reason the world's climate goals are still achievable.

Dunzo, backed by Google and billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, is reportedly cutting staff again after multiple layoff rounds earlier this year. The online delivery platform has been grappling with a funding crunch that reportedly delayed salary payments.