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India fails to pass bill to boost women’s representation after delimitation row https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/17/india-narendra-modi-women-representation-delimitationl #India #NarendraModi #Politics #WorldNews #SouthAndCentralAsia
India fails to pass bill to boost women’s representation after delimitation row

Opposition accuses Narendra Modi government of using quotas as cover for redrawing electoral map

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Technology | The Guardian US2d ago
Norway’s state telecoms firm accused of helping Myanmar regime seize activists https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/16/norways-state-telecoms-firm-accused-of-helping-myanmar-regime-seize-activists #HumanRights #Myanmar #Telecoms #WorldNews #SouthAndCentralAsia #Technology
Norway’s state telecoms firm accused of helping Myanmar regime seize activists

Lawsuit in Norway alleges Telenor passed on data helping Myanmar military arrest 1,200 activists, some in safe houses

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World news | The Guardian6d ago
Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle dies aged 92 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/12/indian-singer-asha-bhosle-dies-aged-92 #AshaBhosle #India #Music #Culture #WorldNews #SouthAndCentralAsia #Bollywood
Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle dies aged 92

Two-time grammy nominee was one of Bollywood’s most versatile and celebrated voices

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World news | The GuardianApr 10
Islamabad prepares to host historic negotiations between Iran and the US https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/10/islamabad-pakistan-negotiations-iran-us #UsisraelWarOnIran #Pakistan #WorldNews #SouthAndCentralAsia
Islamabad prepares to host historic negotiations between Iran and the US

In Pakistan’s capital, the army has been deployed, a public holiday has been declared and the streets are eerily empty

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US news | The GuardianApr 8
Explainer: What is in Iran’s 10-point ceasefire plan and will the US agree to it? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/08/iran-10-point-plan-ceasefire-donald-trump-us #UsisraelWarOnIran #Iran #Pakistan #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #StraitOfHormuz #UsForeignPolicy #UsNews #UsPolitics #WorldNews #SouthAndCentralAsia #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica
Explainer: What is in Iran’s 10-point ceasefire plan and will the US agree to it?

Two-week ceasefire comes after Trump spoke to Pakistan’s leaders, with China also believed to be exerting influence over Tehran

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World news | The GuardianApr 7
Bangladesh launches measles vaccination drive as child death toll passes 100 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/bangladesh-measles-vaccination-drive-child-death-toll #Bangladesh #VaccinesAndImmunisation #Health #SouthAndCentralAsia #WorldNews
Bangladesh launches measles vaccination drive as child death toll passes 100

UN assists in emergency vaccination drive as country battles worst surge in cases in years amid fall in vaccination rates

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World news | The GuardianApr 3
‘India is going to face a food crisis’: Farmers panic over fertiliser shortages amid Iran war https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/04/india-fuel-crisis-fertiliser-shortage-farming #India #Farming #UsisraelWarOnIran #FoodSecurity #Food #SriLanka #SouthAndCentralAsia #Oil #WorldNews #Society
‘India is going to face a food crisis’: Farmers panic over fertiliser shortages amid Iran war

Ripple effects of oil and fertiliser shortage felt by farmers in India and Sri Lanka despite governments saying there is enough stock to go round

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World news | The GuardianApr 3
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing appointed president after ‘sham’ election https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/03/mynanmar-junta-chief-min-aung-hlaing-profile #Myanmar #WorldNews #SouthAndCentralAsia #AungSanSuuKyi
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing appointed president after ‘sham’ election

Min Aung Hlaing seized control five years ago and plunged Myanmar into conflict and economic chaos

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World news | The GuardianApr 3
A day in the life of Asia’s fuel crisis https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/03/asia-fuel-crisis-iran-war-ordinary-workers #UsisraelWarOnIran #Oil #OilAndGasCompanies #Commodities #EnergyIndustry #CostOfLivingCrisis #WorldNews #Business #NewZealand #India #Vanuatu #SouthKorea #Thailand #Japan #AustraliaNews #China #AsiaPacific #PacificIslands #SouthAndCentralAsia #SouthPacific
A day in the life of Asia’s fuel crisis

From farms in New Zealand to factories in Delhi, the effects of the oil crisis triggered by the Iran war are rippling across Asia

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World news | The GuardianMar 31
Pakistan and China propose five-part peace plan for Middle East https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/31/pakistan-china-propose-five-part-peace-plan-middle-east #Iran #MiddleEastPeaceTalks #China #Pakistan #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #AsiaPacific #SouthAndCentralAsia #WorldNews
Pakistan and China propose five-part peace plan for Middle East

Foreign ministers Ishaq Dar and Wang Yi met in Beijing as Pakistan pushes for peacemaker role

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