The Biden administration has asked Congress to approve $11.7 billion in military and economic assistance for Ukraine as part of a short-term funding bill.

In a bid to ramp up diplomatic engagement with Pacific Island countries, Washington is set to host leaders from the region later this year, a senior US government official has said.

In this edition of the subcontinent, we will discuss India’s Nagaland, in which there is no war; but no peace, either.

“Every time we think Israel has crossed on all red lines, there are still more red lines to cross. And the world is still watching. And right now, condemnations and petitions and calls for de-escalation is not enough.”

Syria missile incident showed Israel's weakness despite billions of US aid

Israel, known to have around 400 nuclear warheads, which poses tremendous risk to the region, together with its allies accuse Iran of having a covert nuclear program with the intention of producing nuclear bombs.