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LoC truce led to sense of peace: Army chief

General Manoj Mukund Naravane says this is the first step on the long road to normalisation of ties between the two countries, reports Asian Lite News Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane

May 30, 2021

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Lebanon to cement ties with Syria

Lebanese President Michel Aoun congratulated Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday on winning his fourth seven-year term in last week’s presidential election…reports Asian Lite News Lebanese President Michel Aoun said that his

May 30, 2021

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Human trafficking network of B’desh spreads to Middle East, India

The network has contact with some hotel chains in India, where girls are trafficked, saidn Md Shahidullah, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Tejgaon Division…reports Sumi Khan A human trafficking network spearheaded by Dhaka’s

May 30, 2021

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US hands over key Kabul base to Afghan forces

Pentagon officials have said that the US has completed up to 25 per cent of the entire withdrawal process, reports Asian Lite News A key military US base called the New Kabul

May 29, 2021

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A window of opportunity for India in Afghanistan

As the Taliban become increasingly assertive in the ongoing peace talks and potentially set to govern the country again someday, it is vital that New Delhi carves a channel for diplomatic dealings,

May 28, 2021

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‘Don’t allow bases for US’: Taliban tells neighbouring nations

Sonny Leggett, the US military spokesman in Afghanistan, said that speculation the United States is seeking to set up military bases in Pakistan are “false”…reports Asian Lite News Taliban on Wednesday warned

May 28, 2021

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‘Won’t let govt pass anti-people budget’: Shehbaz

Shehbaz said that he would resist getting the budget approved because it is “against the public interest”…reports Asian Lite News Pakistan’s Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif on

May 28, 2021

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Govt survey finds 16.4% Pak households experience food insecurity

As many as 176,790 households were covered across rural and urban communities for collecting information on a range of social sector issues, including education, health, and food insecurity…reports Asian Lite News A

May 28, 2021

Asia News·Food

Alok to visit South & SE Asia to build support for COP26

With less than six months to go before COP26, he will meet with leaders from government, business and civil society to press for a move to global clean power…reports Asian Lite News

May 28, 2021

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Plaque omits Tamil evokes fury in Srilanka

The inclusion of Mandarine raised concerns over whether the China is beginning to impose its cultural hegemony on the Sri Lanka…reports Rahul Kumar Sri Lankans are holding a major debate in the

May 28, 2021

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