More than 90pc of Nepal’s electricity comes from hydropower, but extensive damage to its river projects has prompted questions about its energy security as climate and geological risks intensify.
"The extraordinary balance sheet of today’s incredibly intolerant India. It exports terrorism and violence while trying to import victimhood and sympathy," Counsellor Saima Saleem says.
Jagtar Singh Johal, from west Scotland, was detained in November 2017 while in India for his wedding over an alleged plot to kill right-wing Hindu leaders.
In Bangladesh, the shortfall has triggered blackouts and factory shutdowns. Pakistan and other countries in the region are rushing to blunt public anger with subsidies.