South Asia

Minister says Air India needs bailout: report

NEW DELHI, August 24, 2009 (AFP) - Air India needs a bailout of nearly 620 million dollars to keep flying, a minister said in remarks published Monday, in …

Nepal, India agree trade deal as PM wraps up visit

NEW DELHI, August 22, 2009 (AFP) - India and Nepal agreed to a new trade treaty Saturday as Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal ended a five-day official visit …

Maldives to stop money printing under IMF deal

Aug 21, 2009 (LBO) - The Indian Ocean tourist paradise of Maldives will stop printing money to finance its budget deficit and cut state sector wages to …

India to tackle drought shortfalls with imports: minister

NEW DELHI, August 21, 2009 (AFP) - India will import lentils, edible oil and other staples to cope with any shortfalls caused by a widespread drought that has …

India should brace for swine flu pandemic: minister

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Indian drought threatens rice, sugar output

NEW DELHI, August 19, 2009 (AFP) - India said Wednesday it would step up its food distribution programme for the poor as a widening drought threatened to cut …

VW targets sales of 100,000 cars in India by 2014

NEW DELHI, August 19, 2009 (AFP) - German automobile giant Volkswagen AG, seeking to tap into India's fast-growing vehicle market, said Wednesday it hopes to …

Nokia targets India with low-cost handsets: CEO

NEW DELHI, August 19, 2009 (AFP) - The head of Nokia, the world's largest maker of mobile phones, said Wednesday that the Finnish company aims to expand in …

British lawmakers urge review of Sri Lanka arms exports

LONDON, August 18, 2009 (AFP) - Britain should review all arms export licences to Sri Lanka in the wake of the recently-ended war with Tamil Tiger rebels, …

Student crisis ‘poisoning’ Australia’s reputation: think tank

MELBOURNE, August 19, 2009 (AFP) - Attacks on overseas students and dodgy education providers risk "poisoning" international attitudes to Australia and souring …

India faces drought but economists upbeat

NEW DELHI, August 16, 2009 (AFP) - Crops are shrivelling as India faces the spectre of drought but economists say they are still upbeat about the country's …

Pakistan moves to bring tribal belt into mainstream

ISLAMABAD, August 14, 2009 (AFP) - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari unveiled political reforms in the country's tribal belt Friday in a bid to extricate …

Sri Lanka, Maldives trade shifting to services: envoy

Aug 13, 2009 (LBO) - The Maldives is introducing laws to attract foreign investors such as those from Sri Lanka with whom the archipelago's trade is growing …

Huge quake strikes off India’s Andaman Islands

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Australia’s Exxonmobil signs 21 bln dlr India deal: minister

MELBOURNE, August 11, 2009 (AFP) - Energy giant Exxonmobil's Australian arm has signed a gas supply contract with India's Petronet worth 25 billion dollars (21 …

Indian car sales jump 31 percent

NEW DELHI, August 10, 2009 (AFP) - Indian car sales jumped for a sixth straight month in July, climbing an annual 31 percent, as new launches and cheaper …

‘Dubious’ Australian colleges ‘destroying’ futures: Indian FM

MELBOURNE, August 10, 2009 (AFP) - "Dubious" Australian colleges are ruining the future prospects of young Indian students and trashing the country's …

Indians to refine business skills at ‘finishing schools’

MUMBAI, August 9, 2009 (AFP) - The traditional image of finishing schools is of the Swiss Alps, where elegant young ladies from well-to-do families learn to …

Global downturn hits Asia’s foreign workers

KATHMANDU, August 9, 2009 (AFP) - When Anita Gimmi was unable to find work in her native Nepal last year, she borrowed 1,300 dollars and travelled to Qatar to …

Australia to probe international education after India attacks

SYDNEY, August 8, 2009 (AFP) - Australia announced a sweeping review of its international education sector Saturday, as India's foreign minister prepared to …