New Delhi: In a stark contrast, India has made significant strides in reducing poverty, lifting 171 million people out of extreme poverty between 2011-12 and 2022-23, according to the World Bank.

In India, talking about money is still uncomfortable. People are hesitant to disclose income, especially if it’s informal, ...

ISLAMABAD, September 23, 2025—The World Bank today released “Reclaiming Momentum Towards Prosperity: Pakistan’s Poverty, Equity and Resilience Assessment”, that marks the first comprehensive ...

Pakistan has established its own “new normal” with India, indicating that it will retaliate to India’s actions with resolve and firepower. A tense quiet has settled along the Pakistan-India border as ...

ISLAMABAD-An increase in Pakistan’s imports of second-hand clothing depicts the everyday struggles of the common man and demonstrates an economic system that has failed to protect its most vulnerable, ...

The cease-fire between India and Pakistan has held for nearly a week. Pakistan has thanked Donald Trump for mediating a miraculous way out after its most vital military installations were cratered by ...

Will an increase in defense spending enable the U.S. to close the gap in the drone market? According to North Carolina Rep. Pat Harrigan, 'China's drone output in 2024 was $29.4 billion, at least four ...

Mr. Mir is a senior fellow in the South Asia program at the Stimson Center in Washington. When India and Pakistan clash, the world too often dismisses it wearily as just another flare-up of age-old ...

New developments in the nuclear powers’ harrowing four-day conflict, along with entrenched religious nationalism on each side, could signal more frequent battles ahead. By Mujib Mashal Reporting from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gaurav Sharma is a London-based analyst who covers energy & ESG. Crowd in India holds posters reading "Operation Sindoor" in ...