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Seven decades ago, one of South Asia’s greatest fiction writers, Saadat Hasan Manto, published a short story set in a village in Pakistan’s Punjab province. The plot revolved around rumours of an ...
New Delhi continues to be the most polluted capital on Earth, but it's not the world's most polluted city. That title goes to Byrnihat, an industrial town in India's northeast. DW explores why.
This landmark event aims to highlight the potential of adventure tourism in India—particularly in the hill states—and foster ...
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, August/September 2025, pp. 74-75, 97 Special Report By Jack McGrath ALTHOUGH A FRAGILE ceasefire agreement ...
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If India does not agree dialogue, Pakistan will go for another war and 6 rivers will be ours — Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Dude needs to learn to speak first.
Modi govt to give toughest punishment to Pakistan now, India prepares big plan for Indus river The Modi government wants that all the projects related to it should be completed as soon as possible ...
Several northeastern states of India are facing widespread destruction due to continuous heavy rainfall, with Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam, and parts of North Bengal worst affected. Rivers are ...
Modi encouraged states to interlink rivers, appreciated the Aspirational Districts Programme, and said the focus in agriculture should be on “lab to land”.
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD – India is considering plans to dramatically increase the water it draws from a major river that feeds Pakistani farms downstream, as part of retaliatory action for a deadly ...
The prospective projects also include dams that can store large volumes of water, in what would be a first for India in the Indus river system, according to two people familiar with the matter.
India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty marks a turning point in transboundary water diplomacy with Pakistan – and could destabilise South Asian regional cooperation.