Balochistan: The Black Day That Never Was
![Accession, terrorism, geopolitics. The real story of the ‘Black Day’ of Balochistan goes beyond what we’re told! Let’s explore. [Image via SAT Creatives]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SAT-Web-Banners-8-1024x1024.webp)
Accession, terrorism, geopolitics. The real story of the ‘Black Day’ of Balochistan goes beyond what we’re told! Let’s explore.
Indian Farmers Plan Nationwide Protests Amid Crackdown by Punjab Police
![Farmers protest nationwide on March 28 against Punjab police crackdown, MSP neglect, and govt apathy—demanding urgent reforms. [Image via Reuters]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/HMTUP2W4ZZMLNL3NQ3V5SHJ7JQ-1024x720.webp)
Farmers protest nationwide on March 28 against Punjab police crackdown, MSP neglect, and govt apathy—demanding urgent reforms.
Modi Congratulates New Jacobite Catholicos as Christian Persecution Rises in India
![Indian Christian community faces rising violence while Modi congratulates new Jacobite Catholicos in Lebanon. Rights groups sound alarm. [Image via Reuters]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/deccanherald_2025-02-12_8gxoemcr_file7zbn3w0b8kj1egk2eks4.webp)
Indian Christian community faces rising violence while Modi congratulates new Jacobite Catholicos in Lebanon. Rights groups sound alarm.
Pakistan Urges UNSC to Fulfill Obligations on Kashmir Resolution
![Pakistan urges UNSC to implement resolutions on Kashmir, emphasizing peace operations and geopolitical challenges. [Image via The Nation]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/meet-obligation-on-kashmir-pakistan-asks-unsc-1742967119-3632.webp)
Pakistan urges UNSC to implement resolutions on Kashmir, emphasizing peace operations and geopolitical challenges.
US-China Trade Envoys Hold First Talks as Trump Suggests Cutting Tariffs for TikTok Deal
![US-China trade talks resume as Trump hints at reducing tariffs on Chinese imports in exchange for a TikTok sale to a US firm. [Image via AP]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/61ab8160-b7e0-457c-a4d0-964ff3e46927_7b93c3bb-1024x800.webp)
US-China trade talks resume as Trump hints at reducing tariffs on Chinese imports in exchange for a TikTok sale to a US firm.
Coca-Cola’s Ocean Plastic Waste Projected to Hit 602M kg Annually by 2030
![Coca-Cola's plastic waste may hit 602m kg yearly by 2030. Oceana urges a shift to reusable packaging to cut pollution. [Photograph: Maria Mendiola/Surfers Against Sewage/PA]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/35001-1024x1024.webp)
Coca-Cola’s plastic waste may hit 602m kg yearly by 2030. Oceana urges a shift to reusable packaging to cut pollution.
China’s Executive Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang Meets Yunus
![Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Prof. Yunus meets China's Executive Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang and EXIM Bank chairman at Bo'ao Forum 2025. [Image via Chief Adviser GOB]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/yunus_china.webp)
Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Prof. Yunus meets China’s Executive Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang and EXIM Bank chairman at Bo’ao Forum 2025.
Nepal’s Human Rights Commission Maintains Top ‘A’ Global Ranking
Nepal’s Human Rights Commission retains its global ‘A’ ranking after GANHRI review, strengthening its UNHRC candidacy.
Trump Announces 25% Tariffs On Cars, Ramping Up Trade War
![Trump imposes 25% tariffs on cars, escalating the trade war and disrupting global auto prices, supply chains, and production. [Image via AFP]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/000_37ZZ86W-1024x720.webp)
Trump imposes 25% tariffs on cars, escalating the trade war and disrupting global auto prices, supply chains, and production.
‘Khartoum Is Free’ Says Sudan Army Chief al-Burhan
![Sudan’s army, led by Gen Burhan, recaptures Khartoum and the presidential palace as RSF fighters retreat. War rages on. [Image via Reuters]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/b6615890-0a80-11f0-9701-b7018d26a2d0.jpg.webp)
Sudan’s army, led by Gen Burhan, recaptures Khartoum and the presidential palace as RSF fighters retreat. War rages on.