SAC Desk
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Highlights news
Polls, economy top agenda at Nawaz-Blome meeting
Islamabad: General elections and Pakistan’s struggling economy came under discussion as the United States’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Donald Blome called…
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Bangladesh
Unite as one world to demand the end of carnage against Palestinians: PM Hasina
Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said It is time for all to unite as one world and demand…
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Maldives
Yameen decides against attending Muizzu’s inauguration
Male: Former Maldivian president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, the leader of PPM, has decided against attending the inauguration of incoming president…
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Bangladesh
We’re aware of Peter Haas’ whereabouts: MoFA
Dhaka: Amid various media reports that US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas was heading for the USA today, the Ministry of…
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‘The rise of China is a reality, but…,’ EAM S Jaishankar reflects on India-China relations
New Delhi: Speaking on the India-China relations, External Affairs Minister of India, Dr S Jaishankar said that the rise of…
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Economic Diplomacy
![The $700m fund is the second tranche of the bailout the IMF signed with Pakistan in June this year [File: Johannes P Christo/Reuters]](//southasiancorrespondent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMF-390x220.webp)
Pakistan and IMF reach deal for releasing $700m from $3bn bailout package
By Abid Hussain Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a preliminary deal for the…
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Afghanistan
‘In tents again’: Life comes full circle for Afghans expelled from Pakistan
By Khudai Noor Nasar Torkham, Afghanistan – Gul Khan Kaka was in his early 20s when he had to abandon…
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Diplomacy
Dhaka, Delhi ties stand out as model of relations: Jaishankar
New Delhi Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said the relationship between Bangladesh and India today stands out as…
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Highlights news
![A rally in Kerala to protest Israel's attack on Gaza [Handout: Indian Union Muslim League]](//southasiancorrespondent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Indias-390x220.webp)
‘Informed solidarity’: Why India’s Kerala saw mass rallies for Palestinians
By T A Ameerudheen Kozhikode, India – Thousands of kilometres away from the Gaza Strip, which is undergoing what many…
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![Sri Lankan protesters dressed as ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, right, ex-finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, left, and ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa [File: Eranga Jayawardena/AP]](//southasiancorrespondent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Sri-Lanka-390x220.webp)
Sri Lanka top court finds Rajapaksa brothers guilty of economic crisis
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has issued a symbolic ruling that the powerful Rajapaksa brothers – including two ex-presidents – were…
![The $700m fund is the second tranche of the bailout the IMF signed with Pakistan in June this year [File: Johannes P Christo/Reuters]](http://southasiancorrespondent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMF-390x220.webp)
![A rally in Kerala to protest Israel's attack on Gaza [Handout: Indian Union Muslim League]](http://southasiancorrespondent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Indias-390x220.webp)
![Sri Lankan protesters dressed as ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, right, ex-finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, left, and ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa [File: Eranga Jayawardena/AP]](http://southasiancorrespondent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Sri-Lanka-390x220.webp)