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India’s Chabahar Plans Stumble After US Waiver Reversal
News Desk
February 10, 2025
US rescinds Chabahar port sanctions waiver, impacting India, Afghanistan, and shifting South Asia’s trade dynamics.
US rescinds Chabahar port sanctions waiver, impacting India, Afghanistan, and shifting South Asia’s trade dynamics.
![BJP's landslide victory in Delhi 2025 reshapes more than just politics. Is this a dawn of majoritarian era, or a crisis for India's secular fabric? [Image via AFP]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/c3e7c6b16083963c6753b5d6c17c9a14d3de02a3.webp "c3e7c6b16083963c6753b5d6c17c9a14d3de02a3")
BJP’s landslide victory in Delhi 2025 reshapes more than just politics. Is this a dawn of majoritarian era, or a crisis for India’s secular fabric?
![PM Shahbaz Sharif approves a comprehensive reform plan for the revival of Pakistan’s maritime sector and growth. [Image via The Express Tribune]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sidra-31738923498-0.webp "sidra-31738923498-0")
PM Shahbaz Sharif approves a comprehensive reform plan for the revival of Pakistan’s maritime sector and growth.
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Fitch predicts Pakistan’s positive economic trend in 2025, fueled by structural reforms, growth, and stability.
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President Zardari in Beijing: Strengthening Pakistan-China ties on CPEC, security, trade, and strategic cooperation.
![Unprecedented cyberattack targets Taliban government, leaking documents from 21 ministries and agencies online. [Image via Afghanistan International]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/5b42f797c09f473830edd44db8a7257ddfb7abe0-1032x581-1.webp "5b42f797c09f473830edd44db8a7257ddfb7abe0-1032×581")
Unprecedented cyberattack targets Taliban government, leaking documents from 21 ministries and agencies online.
![Taliban bans 8,192 individuals, including former government officials, from leaving Afghanistan without leader's approval. [Image via Afghanistan International]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1df34b4c856714d8e85596e9c048258639a0e795-1170x1356-1-1600x900.webp "1df34b4c856714d8e85596e9c048258639a0e795-1170×1356")
Taliban bans 8,192 individuals, including former government officials, from leaving Afghanistan without leader’s approval.
![Saffron shadows are now coloring India’s political discourse, but the script is anything but profound. It’s more Bollywood than reality. [Image via Hindutva Watch]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3438534890_6eef53ecb0_k.webp "3438534890_6eef53ecb0_k")
Saffron shadows are now coloring India’s political discourse, but the script is anything but profound. It’s more Bollywood than reality.
![UNAMA's Indrika Ratwatte highlights UN support for Afghanistan on climate, refugees, private sector, and counter-narcotics. [Image via Tolo News]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/vlcsnap-2025-02-05-21h28m12s225.webp "vlcsnap-2025-02-05-21h28m12s225")
UNAMA’s Indrika Ratwatte highlights UN support for Afghanistan on climate, refugees, private sector, and counter-narcotics.
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Afghan Fund accrues $440 million in profit, holding $3.94 billion in assets to stabilize Afghanistan’s economy.