A study by The Diplomat highlights how small states like Bhutan and Singapore are using Buddhist diplomacy to build influence amid strategic competition between China and India. Bhutan, a Vajrayana Buddhist kingdom,…
A Reddit user has claimed that his 82-year-old mother-in-law's US visa was revoked midflight when she was barred from boarding her Singapore-Seattle flight, forcing the entire family to return to India. The…
Japan’s regional banks are moving away from China and expanding towards Singapore and India as supply chains change, Nikkei Asia reported. Rising labour costs in China and difficulties faced by Japanese manufacturers…
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan jointly laid the foundation stone for a new Indian High Commission chancery complex in Singapore on August 19, 2026. The facility…
Andhra Pradesh-born technology professional Manohar Reddy, based in the UK, has received the NRI Achievers Award 2026 at a ceremony in Singapore. He holds a B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from…
US President Donald Trump has shared a throwback photograph with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, joking that despite their “unfriendly look” in the picture, “we get along GREAT!” Trump posted the…
Shinton Benny, a deck officer trainee from Kochi, has reportedly been missing from the Japan-flagged car carrier Victorious Ace since Wednesday, according to his family and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. The ship was…
Leaders from the US, Israel, Nepal, Singapore, Russia, France, China, Bhutan and the Maldives sent greetings to India on its 80th Independence Day, according to reports from Hindustan Times and ABP Live.…
Indian High Commissioner to Singapore Shilpak Ambule hoisted the national flag on August 15 at the Indian High Commission, with more than 2,500 members of the diaspora attending, The Hindu reports. He…
Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index has risen 23% this year, reaching repeated records and heading for a fifth consecutive quarter of gains. Technology exports, productivity gains and contained inflation have supported earnings,…
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