South Asia

In India, as in other countries, the COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on many restaurants forcing hundreds to shut down. But some entrepreneurs were not disheartened and launched new food businesses during the pandemic. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi. Camera: Rakesh Kumar

The mynah bird squawks from a new cage in the French ambassador’s sunlit living room in Abu Dhabi, a far cry from its life as the pet of a young Afghan woman who has since found refuge in France.  Talkative, yellow-beaked “Juji” had a brief star turn on social media, …

Talks between Indian and Chinese army commanders to disengage troops from key friction areas along their border have ended in a stalemate and failed to ease a 17-month standoff that has sometimes led to deadly clashes, the two sides said Monday.  The continuing standoff means the two nations will keep troops in the forward …

The United States and Britain warned their citizens on Monday to avoid hotels in Afghanistan, days after dozens were killed at a mosque in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group active in Afghanistan, Islamic State Khorasan.  The Taliban, which seized power in August and declared an Islamic emirate, are …

The United Nations and the government of Bangladesh on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding to work together in aiding protection and management of Rohingya refugees on an island in the Bay of Bengal where thousands have been relocated from crammed camps near the border with Myanmar, the U.N. said …

Bangladesh police arrested at least 16 Rohingya refugees in a series of raids on camps in Dhaka after the murder of a top Rohingya community leader last week, officials said Sunday. Rights advocate Mohib Ullah was gunned down 10 days ago by unidentified assailants outside his office at Kutupalong, the …

Government forces have detained at least 500 people in a sweeping crackdown in Indian-controlled Kashmir, local officials said Sunday, following a string of suspected militant attacks and targeted killings in the disputed region. Assailants fatally shot three Hindus and a Sikh person in the region’s main city of Srinagar this …

NEW DELHI (South Asian Wire) Indian port trader Adani Group has decided to build a container terminal in Sri Lanka with an investment of $700 million. China is building a beach-linking jetty in the Lankan capital Colombo with an investment of $500 million. Adani Group’s container terminal is located near the …