Binitha Jacob

India's assumption of the G20 presidency took place when the world was still reeling from the effects of the pandemic and when alliances were being rethought due to the Ukraine crisis.

The ousted leader, now 78, is suffering from symptoms of low blood pressure, including dizziness and loss of appetite. Kim Aris, her son, said his mother has a painful gum disease.

Today, Bangladesh is capitalizing on its remarkable growth story as it vies for a better seat among other nations. But it is also turning into a site for a power contest in the region.

The mission is called the "moon sniper" because it aims at landing within 100 meters (roughly 330 feet) of its target on the lunar surface. If successful, this could be a game-changer because it is far less than the conventional range of several kilometers.

The Global South, which is largely underrepresented in major world forums, gained significant attention under India's presidency over the last year, experts say.

Leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met Tuesday in Jakarta and condemned the violence and bloodshed in Myanmar since the military violently seized power in 2021.

Genesis Global Trading (GGT), owned by Barry Silbert's Digital Currency Group (DCG), is ending its spot trading service months after another DCG-affiliated company, Genesis Global Capital, filed for bankruptcy.

As the Indo-Pacific has become a theater for strategic competition between big powers, India's ties with ASEAN are important in pushing issues of the global south to the world's center stage.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines' Western Command said naval vessels from both sides cruised through the waters lying west of Palawan island in what became the first bilateral sail activity carried out by Manila and Washington.

Days after making history by being the first nation to land on the moon's south pole, India successfully launched the Aditya-L1 mission to the Sun from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Saturday.

The G20 summit, which will take place on Sept. 9-10 in New Delhi, was seen as an opportunity for the two leaders to meet after their last encounter on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia.

In June, IMF provided a $3 billion bailout package to cash-strapped Pakistan. At the time, Pakistani officials nodded to a significant increase in electricity costs as part of the bailout package.

Rooftop solar installations in India were a "meager" 1.8 GW until FY2019. However, over the past few years, the market has grown by around 1.9-2.2 GW annually and continues to expand.

Countries like China, India, Russia and the U.S. are strong contenders in the space race for extraterrestrial resources.

Premier Li Qiang might make the trip to New Delhi instead of the Chinese president, according to officials from India and China.

The U.S. military is in talks with the Philippines about building a civilian port on its remote northernmost islands that face Taiwan.

The so-called "standard map" of China, released Monday, includes the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin plateau--a disputed region controlled by Beijing, but claimed by India--as Chinese territory.

The rover also detected the presence of aluminum, calcium, iron, chromium, titanium, manganese, silicon and oxygen during its research on the lunar surface.

For India, what complicates the issue is that its Quad partner, the U.S., vehemently opposes Bangladesh's current prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, who emerged as one of India's closest allies in the neighborhood since her emergence to power in 2009.

Biden will be traveling to Hanoi on Sept. 10 to discuss ways to "further deepen" the U.S.-Vietnam cooperation, the White House said in a Monday announcement. The visit is set to take place as Washington's concerns remain over China's growing economic and military muscle in the region.

The recent BRICS inclusion of six more nations from different regions suggests better geographical representation and greater alliances within the global south.

Japan's shot for the moon comes after India's Chandrayaan-3 mission saw a successful soft landing on the moon last week.

Ramaswamy also said that if he got elected, he would avoid war with China over Taiwan while still warding off a Chinese invasion of Taiwan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to "intensify efforts" to de-escalate tensions along their disputed border.

The Pragyan rover, weighing about 57 lbs (26kg), traveled to the moon in the belly of the Vikram lander to collect data that will be sent back to Earth for further analysis.

The Chandrayaan-3 mission aims at finding insights into lunar water exploration, which could eventually help in lunar mining and also the discovery of extraterrestrial resources beyond.

At least 23 workers were feared dead following an under-construction railway bridge collapse in the northeastern state of Mizoram, while 12 people lost their lives in the relentless rains in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense said there was no evidence to confirm a submarine sinking in the Taiwan Strait. Chinese officials neither confirmed nor denied the claims, true to their reputation of staying silent in such situations.

Indian company ONGC Videsh Ltd. (OVL) has secured its eighth contract to explore oil and gas in a Vietnamese block in the South China Sea, despite not having found hydrocarbons in years. An expert said that energy may not be the sole criterion for India-Vietnam deals.