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UN ranks Nepal as South Asia’s happiest country, India among saddest

The UN has rated Nepal the happiest country in South Asia and labelled India the saddest – but experts say the global survey failed to take into account disruption caused by unrest and the pandemic in the Himalayan nation of 30 million merry people.

Radio France Internationale

Boeing forecasts India’s new aircraft demand to be over 2,200 in 2 decades

India’s economic growth, expanding middle class fuelling more demand

The Hindu

Airbus Foresees Market For 2,210 Planes In India Over Next 20 Years: Reuters

Airbus SE (OTC:EADSY) expects the Indian aviation sector to order 2,210 planes over the next 20 years, up from a previous forecast of 1,900, reported Reuters. With low-cost carriers making up the bulk of the Indian market, Airbus expects airlines will need 1,770 narrowbody planes to grow their fleets and replace old…

Benzinga

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No country can stay on sidelines of Ukraine crisis, says Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg

India has a special responsibility in Indo-Pacific and South Asia, says delegate

The Hindu

Ukraine refugee crisis exposes racism and contradictions in the definition of human

Not only has the Russian invasion of Ukraine brought to light the awful tragedies that accompany armed conflict, but the subsequent refugee crisis has also uncovered deeply seated racism in the country.

The Conversation

Get these wrinkles out of the South Asian textile story

Ensuring government support for financial incentives, upgrading technologies and reskilling labour are key challenges

The Hindu

Mumbai becomes first South Asian city to detail net-zero plan

Mumbai announced detailed plans to zero out carbon emissions by 2050, a target that puts it two decades ahead of India’s national goal and makes it the first city in South Asia to set such a timeline.

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Life in South Asia returns to normal as COVID cases decline

Slowly but steadily, life in South Asia is returning to normal, and people hope the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is behind them

The Independent UK

Anna Shotbolt takes charge as new British Deputy High Commissioner in Bengaluru

Anna Shotbolt will also serve as the Deputy Trade Commissioner Investment for South Asia

The Hindu

'Support India's continued rise, regional leadership': US Indo-Pacific strategy

With the aim to adapt its role for the 21st century, the Biden Administration has announced the new Indo-Pacific strategy which supports India's "continued rise and regional leadership" in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region.

Dynamite News

British journalist detained in Afghanistan released by Taliban

Former BBC South Asia correspondent Andrew North has been released, the PA news agency understands.

The Independent UK

Former BBC journalist detained in Afghanistan by Taliban

Andrew North, the former South Asia correspondent, has been captured along with several others.

The Independent UK

‘Warming in Himalayas accelerating snow melt, flooding in rivers’

It has direct implications on water availability and security of South Asia, say studies

The Hindu

‘Nightingale of India’ Lata Mangeshkar has died

Lata Mangeshkar, whose voice defined generations across South Asia, died in hospital in Mumbai at the age of 92.

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The Conversation

Navigating dementia care in the South Asian community: Overcoming barriers and stigma

When care partners of older adults first encounter symptoms of dementia, many assume the symptoms are a normal part of aging. This lack of knowledge needs to be addressed to facilitate the first step in seeking dementia care.

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