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https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/world-bank-says-south-asia-has-a-problem-jobless-development-12570731.html The World Bank says South Asia’s employment ratio is lower than that of other developing regions because of two primary reasons---low employment ratios for women and lack of jobs in the non-agriculture sectors
www.thedailystar.net
How the tides of time turns!
  
25-year-old Archana Choudhary was in a field on the outskirts of the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, when a fully-grown tiger appeared from the bushes and began to drag her one-year-old into the undergrowth. Archana managed to wrestle her son away from the tiger, receiving serious injuries to her back, waist and arms in the process, as well as a punctured lung. Her screams brought locals running and they chased the tiger away with sticks before rushing the young mother to hospital. Amazingly, her son had only minor injuries, and both are expected to make a full recovery.
The former leader of Pakistan has addressed his supporters at a rally, "My nation has woken up, now there is no change, revolution is coming." (Reports)
The crippling fuel shortage in Sri Lanka has left many of the country’s fishermen unable to go to sea, forcing them to work odd jobs for half their previous salaries (as little as $0.70 a day) as national inflation sits 65% higher than last year. Kerosene supplies have resumed but with prices around four times higher than before as government subsidies have been slashed, despite power and energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera promising direct cash subsidies. For some the only option left is the black market, but with those prices reportedly 20 times higher than previously subsidized kerosene it is a pointless exercise.
News Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62726954 [Mirror: https://archive.ph/ue4W8]
A total of 1,100 needy Afghan families received China-donated food aid in the capital city of Kabul on Wednesday, & each family received 50 kg of wheat. said Mufti Habibullah, a senior official from the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs.  
A young workforce, business investment, and economy-boosting reforms are the main contributors to the projected growth - which will see the country add 28% and 22% to regional and global growth, according to experts. Service exports and domestic consumption are also expected to fuel the boom - which predictions say will see GDP grow 7% next year. “The economy is set for its best run in over a decade as pent-up demand is being unleashed,” the analysts said. New Delhi cut corporate tax rates and revived private investment - producing ‘healthy’ balance sheets and boosting business confidence.
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1970s Indian airforce display at Rajpath, wherein the helicopters were garbed in War Elephant coverings to enthrall the crowds.
President Wickremesinghe says the Fund is holding back due to the unrest in the country - at least till end of August. He added that there was no point blaming his predecessor, urging parties to come together instead to help pull the bankrupt nation out of crisis. He also claimed that it was useless to pin hopes on other countries as these have signalled they won’t help either till the IMF deal is done.
Reports suggest a man with no history of travel outside the country has contracted the disease. He’s been put into isolation - in what’s the first case of Monkeypox outside Kerala, where three infections were registered. The WHO on Saturday declared the virus a global health emergency.
Russia can now supply goods to India via Iran. The first Russian freight train of 39 wagons with building materials for India has already arrived at the Serakhs railway station.
Especially when they don’t like a piece of media that fully committed to historical accuracy that the British crown during the Raj is the aggressor and the usurper of India.
Sri Lankan MPs have chosen six-time PM Ranil Wickremasinghe as president Wednesday in a 134 to 82 vote ballot against nearest candidate Dullas Alahapperuma. 73-year-old Wickremasinghe has led the negotiations with the IMF over a critical bailout package but remains deeply unpopular with voters; only a small handful of lawmakers declared their support for him publicly. Predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa had appointed Wickremasinghe as his PM in May before fleeing the country and resigning by email last week. MPs loyal to Rajapaksa have reportedly offered their backing to Wickremasinghe under assurances he will crack down hard on protestors who burned down their homes in May.
Remembered Malala, the girl who fought for basic human rights for little girls so they could go to school? She still exists, the media just stopped talking about her once they found out she had "extreme" beliefs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Sri Lankan military were forced to hand out tokens to people queuing for what little fuel is left on Monday, with schools in the capital Colombo shut and public sector workers asked to work from home to ease consumption. Some have waited in line for over 4 days, with no petrol left to even get home. Government stockpiles have dwindled to 9,000 tons of diesel and 6,000 tons of petrol with no new shipments, due to drained foreign currency reserves. An IMF team is visiting until Thursday to discuss a $3bn bailout program.
> *The figures were announced by the head of the information department in the Paktika province, which has been hit hardest by the disaster. The list of fatalities so far comes from just two districts of the province, the official noted ... The epicenter was located some 44 km (27 miles) from the city of Khost in the southeast of the country at a depth of 51km (31 miles), the US Geological Survey (USGS) has said. The earthquake also affected parts of neighboring Pakistan ... Shockwaves were felt by around 119 million people in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) has said.* > > Absolutely catastrophic. Hope they get the aid they need. cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/288429
DRA - The **Democratic Republic of Afghanistan** was the Afghan state ruled by the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) from 1978 to 1992 supported by Soviet Union
I'm not South Asia, but I am interested in the region's politics and culture but felt that South Asia news is often very liberal. I'm mainly looking for Indian news, then Pakistani but if you find something from other countries that's alright too
www.theguardian.com
At least 50 people have died as floods, triggered by heavy downpour, left millions of homes underwater across northeastern India and Bangladesh. Police in Bangladesh said on Saturday that monsoon rains have killed at least 25 people and unleashed devastating floods that left more than four million people stranded. At least 16 people have been killed in India’s remote Meghalaya, and at least another nine people have died from flooding in India’s Assam state. Meanwhile, the homes of two million people were submerged in floodwaters. Both countries have asked their respective militaries to help with the situation, which could worsen as rains are expected to continue over the weekend. Bangladesh, a nation of 160 million people, is low-lying and faces threats from climate crisis-related natural disasters such as floods and cyclones. According to the UN, about 17 percent of people in Bangladesh would need to be relocated over the next decade if global warming persists at the present rate.     
India will spend $30 billion to overhaul its tech industry and build up a chip supply chain to ensure it is not "held hostage" to foreign providers. The key aim of India's $30 billion initiative is to build a complete supply chain ecosystem. Around $10 billion of that sum will go toward two chip facilities and two display plants. About $7 billion is planned to be given to the electronics industry, including those manufacturing giants like Foxconn and fellow iPhone assembler Pegatron. The remaining $13 billion will be reserved for affiliated services like telecom, networking, solar photovoltaic, advanced chemistry and battery cells. -- Nikkei Asia
"A better connected India & ASEAN will be well-positioned to promote decentralised globalisation, reliable supply chains," said India's MEA Dr. S. Jaishankar today at the Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers Meeting in New Delhi. The Ministers proposed to forge stronger cooperation in health, food security as well as regional peace and stability.
Hail Comrade **Arya Rajendran**
www.rt.com
Sri Lanka may start buying oil from Russia amid a critical fuel shortage and an unprecedented economic crisis, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said in an interview with the AP. According to Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka would first look to other sources to get the much-needed fuel, for instance, to its major suppliers in the Middle East. “Certainly, we are looking at the Gulf as our main supply… If we can get [oil] from any other sources, we will get from there. Otherwise, we may have to go to Russia again,” he stated.
Because nothing screams "akhand bharat"^[1]^ more than making racist "memes" that divide the country. [1] Akhand Bharat means "Undivided India" it generally refers to the 1947 pre partition border which includes modern day Bangladesh, India and Pakistan all in one country as Akhand Bharat ~___~