India has agreed to give Nepal an annual grant that will increase by a significant 29.41% in the country’s upcoming fiscal year, which starts on April 1. The grant amount to Nepal has increased to INR 5.50 billion (Rs 8.8 billion), according to Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who on […]
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Lord Ram’s idol to be carved out of Shaligram stones from Nepal
Two Shaligram stones from Nepal have been sent to Ayodhya, India, to be used in the creation of sculptures of Ram and Janaki that will be erected in the Ram Mandir’s main temple complex, which is still under construction. The Shaligrams, who can only be found along the banks of […]
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Nepal’s combative deputy PM loses post over citizenship
Nepal’s top court on Friday barred combative deputy prime minister Rabi Lamichhane from office for failing to regain citizenship in the Himalayan republic after giving up his US passport. After his newly formed party joined the coalition government last month, Rabi Lamichhane, 48, was elevated to the position of deputy […]
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Indian security agencies worried over the funds collected by Lashkar in middle East after 13 years of horrific 26/11
Latest intelligence reports have warned that JuD and its wing, Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation, have stepped up activities in Punjab province of Pakistan by mobilising Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) and JuD cadres for collecting funds and recruiting cadres. This comes despite pressure mounting on Islamabad in the last few months from the Financial Action […]
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Chinese operation influence revealed by Indian think tank
TAIPEI: China’s method of invading in India has been revealed by a Indian think tank. The 76-page report, “Mapping Chinese Footprints and Influence Operations in India” was released on Friday (Sept. 3) by New Delhi-based think tank the Law and Society Alliance, which held a webinar the same day […]
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Why India Is Silent on the Ukraine Crisis
If you would like to receive South Asia Brief in your inbox every Thursday, please sign up here . The highlights this week: The Ukraine crisis puts India in a diplomatic bind, Norway hosts a conference with Taliban officials , and South Asia fares poorly in new global corruption rankings […]
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India and China’s Border Conundrum
If you would like to receive South Asia Brief in your inbox every Thursday, please sign up here . The highlights this week: New Delhi and Beijing conclude their 14th round of talks in an ongoing border crisis , India announces the official dates for state elections in the coming […]
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China’s Two-Ocean Strategy Puts India in a Pincer
If New Delhi theoretically benefits from geographic proximity, Beijing brings a lot more resources—economic and military—into play and exploits the natural tendency of small nations to seek to balance a dominant neighbor. What’s more, India’s proximity comes with its own problems: Close neighbors often have multiple disputes while a distant […]
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Congress’ Milind Deora backs jawans, counters Rahul’s claims on China’s Galwan propaganda
Congress leader Milind Deora threw his weight behind the Indian Army over China’s Galwan valley propaganda video, saying that despite Beijing’s disinformation campaign, Jawans enjoyed the complete trust of 1.4 billion Indians. Taking to Twitter, the former Lok Sabha MP stated that China’s international credibility was already at rock bottom […]
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India Seeks to Escape an Asian Future Led by China
Although India embraced globalization at the turn of the 1990s, there was little domestic support for liberalizing trade. Opposing free trade agreements united the left and the right; even more powerful was the resistance from an Indian capitalist class reluctant to open its captive market for foreign producers. But if […]