Afghanistan
Taliban benefiting from international aid through ‘fraudulent’ NGOs, says U.S. watchdog – The Hindu
The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan has warned that the Taliban are benefiting from international aid through the...
Defence
Chief of Army Staff Visits Tanzania.
First Training Squadron visits Port Klang, Malaysia and Changi, Singapore.
Indian and Bangladesh Armies Joint Exercise.
RRM hands over Twin seater LCA Tejas to the Indian Air Force team.
Annual Joint...
Economic
Starving Afghan earthquake survivors face reality of aid shortfall
The earthquakes that have devastated Afghanistan in recent days have compounded an already dire humanitarian crisis, with aid organizations, Taliban officials and affected...
Economic
WTO Forecasts Global Trade Slowdown Amid Economic Headwinds
One day after the Geneva-based UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) warned central banks are at risk of triggering a full-blown global recession in their pursuit of...
Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Establishes Commission for Afghan Refugees’ Return – Tolo News
The Islamic Emirate established a special commission to address the problems of Afghan refugees based in Pakistan. The commission, which is led by the deputy...
National
“Bharat emerging as trusted global electronics manufacturing partner”: EAM Dr S Jaishankar.
On 31 July 2023, Dr S. Jaishankar, Bharat’s External Affairs Minister (EAM), spoke at "Semicon-India 2023" and emphasised the nation’s importance in...
Since the last few years, there has been a discernible growth in India’s bilateral relations with most of the countries in its extended neighbourhood – West Asia. With the exception of a few, cooperation and joint collaborations between them are...
With rapidly evolving and emerging cyber technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Internet-of-Things (IoT), human interaction with the digital domain is now ubiquitous. In parallel, cyber criminals today seek new and sophisticated ways to...
Economic
Over 50 countries close to debt default – UN
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has issued an alarm about the plight of developing countries as a key meeting of G20 ministers in India stalls on the subject of debt relief. This follows a...
The geopolitical sand dunes in West Asia are known to shift suddenly. However, major regional developments in recent times point to certain fundamental shifts, which may have significant long-term implications.
The first among such important changes...