New Delhi: China's military posture towards Taiwan may have grabbed all the headlines in the US in recent weeks, but tensions between India and China appear to be rising again over borders. Both countries have stationed tens of thousands of soldiers backed by artillery, tanks and fighter jets along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and talks to...
Washington: President Joe Biden could risk his entire first-term agenda if he fails to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States, experts are saying. The embattled president is plummeting in the polls amid multiple crises -- his botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, skyrocketing urban crime and a crisis at the US southern border, to...
New Delhi: Afghanistan requires “unhindered humanitarian assistance” and “inclusive government,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the special meeting of the G20 leaders on Afghanistan held on Tuesday. But he also stressed on preventing Afghan territory from becoming the source of radicalization and terrorism. He reiterated India’s call for shaping international response on the Afghan...
By Parveen Chopra Managing Editor, The South Asian Times New York: In the 13 years that The South Asian Times has been in uninterrupted publication, we have endorsed only a couple of politicians for elected office in the United States or India. But after studying the background of Eric Adams, and interviewing him twice on his policies and priorities,...
The headline grabbing cases of Ashish Mishra and Aryan Khan, both from privileged families, offer no solace to those cynical of India or of its judicial system. By Neera Kuckreja Sohoni On October 3, a convoy of cars, one of which was owned by Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra, rammed into a group...
New Delhi: The names of several Indian businessmen, celebrities and politicians have been revealed in an unprecedented leak of financial documents known as the "Pandora Papers". As many as 380 Indians are on the list of the global elite who have been exposed for ringfencing their wealth through shadowy financial transactions and using offshore tax havens...
New Delhi: The Lakhimpur Kheri police has summoned Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni, for questioning in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which 8 persons, including four farmers, were killed. A notice under CrPC 160 has been pasted at the Lakhimpur Kheri residence of Ashish Mishra and...
New Delhi: Despite the media reports confirming Air India sale to Tata Sons, the Indian government has yet to formally announce the deal divesting the national carrier. But yes, MoneyControl.com reports that Home Minister Amit Shah is soon expected to give its approval to the sale to Tata Sons after the conglomerate emerged as the frontrunner to acquire the loss...
Washington: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday that lawmakers have reached a deal on a short-term debt ceiling increase after hours of discussion with GOP leader Mitch McConnell, CNBC reported. Schumer said from the Senate floor, “We have reached agreement to extend the debt ceiling through early December, and it’s our hope that we can get this...
