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We don’t want to see another war: The Daily Star

It is imperative that both governments urgently pull back from the brink, heed international calls for restraint, and engage in direct talks to defuse tensions.

  • Published: May 8, 202510:48 am
  • Author The Daily Star
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In the shadows of terrorism

Any potential India-Pakistan conflict is undesirable both for Nepal and the region.

  • Published: May 7, 202510:13 am
  • Author Siddhartha Thapa
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Press freedom in South Asia faces steep decline

Between 2024 and 2025, at least 250 violations of media rights were recorded in the region. A total of 69 journalists were jailed or detained, while 20 lost their lives in the…

  • Published: May 7, 20258:30 am
  • Author Thinley Namgay
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The language of oppression against women

Patriarchy does not always arrive with fists raised. Sometimes, it enters quietly, through questions posed at the dinner table or through softly spoken reprimands. It wears the…

  • Published: May 6, 202510:12 am
  • Author Naziba Basher
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State and statelessness in South Asia

Refugees are seen as ‘unwanted’ people and a drain on limited resources.

  • Published: April 25, 202510:29 am
  • Author Smruti S Pattanaik
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Dermatologists on why brown people need to wear sunscreen too

For people with more melanin, skin takes longer to burn. But remember, just because it takes longer to burn does not mean it will not burn.

  • Published: April 21, 202510:01 am
  • Author Mashael Shah
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Jaishankar to visit Lanka on October 4

India is confident that relations with Sri Lanka will continue to gain momentum even under the new president in the neighbouring country, Mr Jaishankar’s meeting with the Sri…

  • Published: October 4, 20241:48 pm
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How a war in the Middle East could impact South Asia

The writer argues that the combination of higher oil prices and lower remittances and exports revenues would affect the balance of payments of all South Asian Association for…

  • Published: April 18, 20247:09 am
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Huawei to develop 50,000 ICT talents in South Asia

The Chinese multinational will take various programmes like building ICT academies, organising competitions, recruitments, among others.

  • Published: April 4, 20233:04 pm
  • Author The Daily Star
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Job growth in South Asia may halve this year: ILO

"Inequality both between and within countries is growing and the recovery from the pandemic has been deeply uneven", said the report.

  • Published: January 17, 20231:51 pm
  • Author The Daily Star

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