India and Russia could be thinking big after Doval-Patrushev talks on Afghanistan 
The SCO and Afghanistan: View from Uzbekistan 
Taliban name new Afghan government amid protests in Kabul 
An elegy for Pranab Mukherjee from Bangladesh 
Digital Transformation – Change Makers Reimagining Education ADB for additional funding for Afghan agro project
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a grant of $18.28 million in additional financing
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Long-term symptoms of COVID-19 ‘really concerning’, says WHO chief
The vast spectrum of COVID-19 symptoms that fluctuate over time range from fatigue, a cough and shortness of breath, to inflammation and injury of major organs – including the lungs and heart, and also neurological and psychologic effects.
Women leaders ‘essential to peace and progress for all’: UN Chief
Mr. Guterres observed that COVID-19 is having a disproportionate negative impact on women and girls, leaving them victims of rising gender-based violence while simultaneously diverting resources from their health care, including sexual and reproductive services, as well as threatening long-term impacts on women’s employment and girls’ educations.
Turkish Economic Crisis: The Plunge of Lira and Exacerbation of Debt
In its report on the credit status of the Turkish economy, Moody’s reduced the investment status in Turkey to B2, which is Turkey’s lowest rating since 1990. This figure warns against investing in Turkey, and indicates the possibility that Turkey may resort to declaring a moratorium on its foreign debts or imposing restrictions on dealing with the dollar in Turkey.
Global foreign direct investment halved amid pandemic, but China remained resilient
Foreign direct investment (FDI), a bellwether of globalisation and economic confidence, fell by 49 per cent to $399 billion in the first half of 2020, amid the upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a new report from the UN trade and development organization UNCTAD showed on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia removes PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan from Pakistan’s map
According to media reports,Saudi Arabia released a 20 Riyal banknote to commemorate its presidency of organising the G-20 Summit ,and the world map displayed on the banknote does not show Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir as parts of Pakistan
Why did Pakistan release IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman
Speaking in the National Assembly, PML-N’s Ayaz Sadiq said foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had pointed out “India would attack Pakistan by 9pm” if Abhinandan Varthaman was not released
Rohingya conference pledges to ‘remain steadfast’ in finding
The appeal comes more than three years after the orchestrated violence that erupted in Myanmar, across Rakhine state, which saw hundreds of thousands of mainly-Muslim Rohingya flee their homes, in search of safety across the border in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
Future of global trade remains deeply uncertain
West and south Asia saw the sharpest declines, with imports dropping by 23 per cent, and exports by 29 per cent.
China’s economic recovery quickens as consumption returns
Policymakers globally are pinning their hopes on a robust recovery in China to help restart demand as economies struggle with heavy lockdowns and a second wave of coronavirus infections.