The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide blast at a mosque in the Pakistani capital Islamabad

The United States and India have finalised an interim trade agreement that cuts US tariffs on Indian goods to 18 per cent. As part of the deal, the US has withdrawn the additional 25 per cent duty it had imposed on Indian imports.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party has put India-centric flashpoints – cross-border shootings, “push-ins” and unresolved river-water sharing – at the heart of its foreign policy pitch in its election manifesto.