Modi in Singapore, Rahul Gandhi’s promise to J&K people, Pak new taxes, Nepal’s new note & more

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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Singapore, for the second leg of his two-nation visit. Kicking off India’s main opposition Congress party’s campaign ahead of Jammu & Kashmir Assembly election, leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday promised to restore the statehood for the people in the region. The Pakistan government has vowed to implement new taxes on the retail sector as part of efforts to secure a 7-billion-dollars IMF loan. The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken, saying he had refused to appear before the panel to testify on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Sri Lanka has announced an immediate visa-free policy for travelers from 38 countries. Nepal’s central bank will be printing new banknotes featuring a revised map, which incorporates the disputed territories with India, Nepali media portal Nepal Khabar has reported. Thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh in recent months, Bangladeshi authorities have informed as violence intensified in Myanmar’s Rakhine state as fighting between Myanmar's ruling junta and the Arakan Army - a powerful ethnic militia drawn from the Buddhist majority continues to worsen.

South Asia Newsline - 04 Sep, 2024

- After ‘productive’ Brunei visit, PM Modi arrives in Singapore for high-level discussions
- Pakistan sticks to plans for new taxes on retail sector despite strike threats
- US congressional committee subpoenas Blinken over Afghanistan

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