BJP’s dream state is Muslims’ purgatory
WHEN Indian Hindus are moved by the plight of Palestinians, they are perhaps influenced by the fact that Palestine belongs to the third world and Asia. In the case of Bangladeshi Muslims, an
China's car market fell off a cliff this year. It faces a long road back
China's car sales rose for the first time in a year last month, but the world's largest market remains stuck in a deep slump that shows little sign of ending soon as the country's massive economy slows.
Weaponizing the dollar
THE signs are mounting steadily now. As the Trump administration weaponizes the dollar in defence of American hegemony, it is prompting many other nations to find alternatives to the US
Trump says he will no longer deal with UK ambassador who labeled him 'inept'
President Donald Trump said Monday that the White House will no longer deal with British Ambassador to the US Kim Darroch after a series of leaked diplomatic cables revealed he told 10 Downing Street that the administration was "inept" and "clumsy."
China interrupts Hong Kong pop star during UN speech
Chinese diplomats repeatedly interrupted a Hong Kong pop star and activist as she accused Beijing of "preventing our democracy at all costs" in a speech to the United Nations on Monday.
Two roads to ‘friendship among peoples’
PRESIDENT Trump’s ‘daring’ step over the demarcation line between North and South Korea to shake hands with Chairman Kim wouldn’t be making such headlines were the American media
19th amendment and the Lanka president’s current term
AS HIS presidential term draws to its close, president Maithripala Sirisena is making it clear that he is not ready to quit the political centre stage without a fight. The president’s thinking appears to be more in accord with the words of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas who wrote, ‘Do not go gentle into
HK protesters to hold rally at China station
Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong plan to rally later Sunday outside a controversial station where high-speed trains depart for the Chinese mainland as they try to keep up pressure on the city’s pro-Beijing leaders.
No Dalai Lama birthday celebration in Nepal
The Tibetan community in Nepal called off plans to mark the birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama after their request for a public celebration was rejected over security concerns, a government official said on Sunday.
Cables from UK's ambassador to the US blast Trump as 'inept,' 'incompetent'
Diplomatic cables sent from the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States back to London describe President Donald Trump as "inept," "insecure" and "incompetent," a UK government official confirmed Saturday to CNN.
