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Bhutan encounters significant challenges in adapting GNH principles due to climate change and globalisation, especially given its limited resources. GNH needs to evolve to address these contemporary issues and maintain peace and stability effectively.

August 25, 2025

How Gross National Happiness Fosters Peace and Stability in Bhutan

Thimphu, August 25, 2025 — Bhutan’s distinctive development philosophy, Gross National Happiness (GNH), continues to draw global attention for its…

The Agni-5 can cover almost the entire Asian continent, including northern China, as well as parts of Europe, making it a key component of India’s nuclear deterrence, PTI reported.

August 22, 2025

India tests Agni-5 ballistic missile; can strike all of China, even Europe

New Delhi : India successfully tested the Agni-5, an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) capable of striking targets up to 5,000km away,…

Official figures show that the country consumes roughly six million tons of flour each year, of which 3.5 million tons are supplied locally.

August 22, 2025

Afghanistan producing 60% of its annual flour needs domestically

Kabul : Afghanistan is now meeting about 60 percent of its annual flour requirements through domestic production, according to the Economic…

Tamils perform rituals in memory of their deceased family members on the strip of land in Mullivaikkal where civilians were trapped in 2009 during the final weeks of the civil war in Sri Lanka, May 17, 2024. © 2024 Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo

August 20, 2025

Sri Lanka: Police Target Families of ‘Disappeared’

(Geneva) – Sri Lankan security forces still harass families of victims of forced disappearances and misuse the country’s draconian counterterrorism…

In this photo taken on August 25, 2018, a young tourist looks on at the Simply Bhutan museum in Thimphu. PHOTO: AFP

August 20, 2025

From sustainability to regeneration, Bhutan rethinks tourism

THIMPHU – Paro-The country is moving beyond sustainable tourism toward a regenerative model—an approach first introduced by the monarchs through…

Customs data show that in the last fiscal year 5,000 Indian nationals entered Nepal daily through Belahiya, and around 1,300 vehicles—from motorcycles to buses—crossed into Nepal each day.

August 16, 2025

Floodgates open as Indian tourists flock to Nepal

By Dipendra Baduwal Bhairahawa: Indian tourists no longer limit their visits to towns along Nepal’s southern border. Increasingly, they travel…

Maldivian President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu (L) meets with Palestinian President Dr. Mahmoud Abbas (R): The Maldivian leader has rejected Israeli occupation govt's 'Greater Israel' plan. (Photo/President's Office)

August 14, 2025

Maldives rejects ‘Greater Israel’ plan envisioning expansion of settlements

By Naizak Mohamed Male: President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, on Thursday, has strongly condemned the Israeli occupation government’s ‘‘Greater Israel’ plan,…

The tiny Himalayan kingdom has plenty to energise visitors after any number of breathtaking hikes

August 14, 2025

Insiders’ guide to Bhutan, the Land of the Thunder Dragon

By Bibek Bhandari Bhutan is known as the Land of the Thunder Dragon due to the frequent thunderstorms that sweep…

According to a Hindustan Times report, the memorial, opened in 2017, now features a cafeteria, 10 gazebos, two welcome gates and a toilet block aimed at enhancing the experience for visitors

August 13, 2025

New tourist facilities inaugurated at Tripura Memorial Park honouring Bangladesh’s freedom fighters

Agartala : Tripura Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury has inaugurated a set of new facilities worth ₹4.50 crore at Bharat-Bangladesh Maitri Udyan,…

© UNICEF/Amin Meerzad A Taliban edict prevents women and girls from attending secondary school or pursuing higher education.

August 12, 2025

Four years on, here’s what total exclusion of women in Afghanistan looks like

Kabul : Four years after Taliban fighters retook the capital Kabul on 15 August 2021, gender equality agency UN Women is…