South-Asia

World Bank Raises South Asia Growth Forecast to 6.9%

The World Bank has raised South Asia’s 2026 growth forecast to 6.9%, largely because of India’s stronger-than-expected performance. India is projected to grow 7.1% in FY27, but the region excluding India will expand by only 3.6%, exposing a widening economic divide.

Pakistan Strikes Afghanistan’s Kunar, Killing at Least Three as Tensions Rise

Pakistan has reportedly struck Afghanistan’s Kunar province, killing at least three people. The attack brings the TTP insurgency, Taliban–Islamabad tensions and the unresolved Durand Line drawn through the Pashtun homeland back into dangerous focus.

Pakistan Slashes Government Fuel Use as Bangladesh Struggles With Blackouts

Pakistan has revived emergency fuel cuts and spending restrictions as the Gulf war drives up oil prices, while Bangladesh is battling LNG shortages, blackouts and factory disruption. The crisis is exposing how deeply both economies depend on imported energy.

Bangladesh Reviews 101 Agreements With India as BRICS Invitation Row Deepens

Bangladesh is reviewing 101 agreements signed with India under Sheikh Hasina as tensions rise over Tarique Rahman’s invitation to the BRICS summit. Dhaka says the review is part of its “Bangladesh First” policy, while stressing that relations with India will continue.

Five Hours of Freedom

Chinmoy Krishna Das was given five hours outside prison to perform his mother’s last rites. By then, she was already gone. His story has become a haunting symbol of what Bangladesh’s Hindu minority is being forced to endure.