ASEAN leaders have in-principle agreed to admit Timor-Leste. But this admission is conditioned upon Timor-Leste successfully fulfilling a criteria-based roadmap. This objective roadmap has not yet been drafted, let alone put up for adoption...
Even though the Taliban insisted they understood their obligation under Islamic law to educate both boys and girls, a law was issued that forbade girls older than eight from attending school. Maulvi Kalamadin stated that the ban was only te...
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a member of the Workers' Party, presided over Brazil as its 35th president from 2003 to 2011. The first incumbent president to lose an election to a challenger, Lula is also the first Brazilian president to be ele...
On August 18, 2022, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal left for Iran on a four-day visit. He evaluated the first phase of the Chabahar port's development, connected with the top officials from Central Asian ...
Earlier this week, Iran's court said it would undertake public hearings for up to 1,000 persons imprisoned during the anti-hijab rallies in Tehran and over a thousand more outside the city. The decision comes as international worry grows ab...
For a few days now, news about the Chinese Party Congress has been making the rounds. This is because China's governing communist party is convening its 20th national congress from October 16 to October 22 at the Great Hall of the People on...
India, the world's third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases and third-largest energy producer and consumer, vowed to achieve net zero emissions by 2070 during the COP26 summit in 2021. In a recent webinar on "Energy for Sustainable Growth,...
Under the banner of Yudh Abhyas, the Armed forces of India and the United States of America (USA) will conduct their joint military exercises from 14 to 31 October. The two-week exercise will focus on high-altitude warfare and will be held ...
India re-established its presence in Afghanistan after sending a "technical team" of officials and reopening its Embassy in Kabul after nearly ten months, in the backdrop of a severe earthquake that devastated parts of Paktika and Khost pro...
A freight corridor is a high-speed, large capacity, and prioritized railway corridor meant for transportation of goods and commodities (freight) across the length and breadth of the country. The growth of the Indian economy led to a burgeon...
The article identifies the role of natural gas in fuelling the recent and previous conflicts between Russia and Ukraine. The research tries to make a point by analysing the past events involving Russia and Ukraine since the inception of the...
With the increasing rift and race between the political parties in pursuit of winning the elections, the rationale behind promising freebies is taking a big toll on the Indian economy. Freebie culture is not new to the Indian society but th...
