Bangladesh is home to around 41.6 million child brides, including 22.3 million who were married before the age of 15. A recent review highlights the scale of the child marriage crisis in the South Asian nation with one of the world’s highest prevalence rates. Nearly a decade after its enactment, Bangladesh’s Child Marriage Restraint Act.
The ongoing unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is increasingly challenging Islamabad’s long-standing narrative of control over the region, exposing a system of domination masked by the term “Azad” (freedom). While Pakistan may suppress the protests through crackdowns, arbitrary arrests and manufacturing temporary agreements, its exclusive hold over the Kashmir narrative has failed. The people living.
Pakistan’s longstanding narrative of representing the interests of Kashmiri Muslims on global platforms while alleging that India violates their rights is increasingly contradicted by the ground realities in Pakistanoccupied Kashmir (PoK). In the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Legislative Assembly elections were held in 2024 alongside sustained infrastructure investment. This included the inauguration.
In a historic political development, Balendra Shah was sworn in as Nepal’s youngest-ever Prime Minister on March 27, 2026. The 35-year-old leader took the oath of office in Kathmandu, administered by Ram Chandra Paudel. Shah assumed office under Article 76(1) of Nepal’s Constitution after being elected as the parliamentary leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party.
The United States has quietly hit pause on immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, triggering anxiety across continents. From South Asia to Africa and Latin America, thousands of families waiting to move permanently to the US are now stuck in limbo. Among the affected nations are Bangladesh and Pakistan — two countries with long.
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded a critical two-day visit to India, prompted by U.S. tariffs penalizing New Delhi, and is now headed to Pakistan for the 6th China–Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue on August 21. The sudden India visit, despite strained ties following the 2020 Ladakh border clash, underscores Beijing’s strategic maneuvering in South.
