South Asia

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  • Asia floods 2025-12-01 19:16

    Unprecedented floods leave over 1,100 dead and hundreds missing across Asia

    The death toll from a devastating flood and landslide crisis across South and Southeast Asia has surged past 1,140, with four nations reeling from the impact of intense monsoon rains exacerbated by rare tropical storm systems.

  • TACI 2025-10-24 16:58

    TACI joins Presiding Board of affiliate members of UNWTO

    TEHRAN-- Touring & Automobile Club of the Islamic Republic of Iran (TACI) has been elected as a representative of the South Asia region to the Board of Directors of the United Nations World Tourism Organization for the four-year period from 2026 to 2029 by the members.

  • India-Pakistan confrontation is a threat to regional stability 2025-05-21 22:43

    By Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi

    The India-Pakistan face-off: A crucial moment for global peace

    In the heart of South Asia, two nuclear-armed giants, India and Pakistan, find themselves embroiled in a direct confrontation that poses a significant threat to regional stability and global peace. The recent horrific attack on tourists in Pahalgam sent shockwaves through the community and beyond, leaving behind a legacy of loss and fear that no amount of military might can ever erase.

  • Why did the March 28 Myanmar earthquake cause major damage in South Asia? 2025-04-25 14:55

    By Mehdi Zare

    Why did the March 28 Myanmar earthquake cause major damage in South Asia?

    TEHRAN - The Sagaing Fault, passing nearby Mandalay, Myanmar, has a long history of destructive earthquakes. In 1946, in an earthquake of M7.7 similar to the 2025 earthquake, the northern part of the Sagaing Fault ruptured near Mandalay, causing widespread damage.

  • Bahrami 2025-02-15 22:14

    Mohammad Reza Bahrami appointed as director general for South Asia at Iran foreign ministry

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, has appointed Mohammad Reza Bahrami Taqanaki as the new Assistant Minister and Director General for South Asian Affairs at the Foreign Ministry.

  • Vladimir Putin 2023-12-26 22:29

    Putin hails Iran as gateway to West and South Asia

    TEHRAN- Russian President Vladimir Putin praised a newly signed free trade agreement between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), lauding Iran's pivotal role as a gateway connecting Eurasian markets with those in West and South Asia.