Contents
India in the UN
India’s G20 Presidency
Multilateral Institutions
Plurilateral Developments
Peace and Security
Miscellaneous
1. India in the UN
India highlights risks of violation of weapons exports agreements
The UNSC held an open...
The Drone Threat
Unmanned vehicles, referred to as drones in this paper for ease, are unquestionably useful, but the problem is that this is true even for bad guys. The million-dollar question in the billion-dollar unmanned industry is how to stop...
Education of women is essential for a just society as well as for accelerating social transformation. Despite significant progress in reducing the gender gap in education, several obstacles still prevent women in developing nations from building up...
Afghanistan
Car bomb causes deaths in northern Afghanistan – provincial spokesperson – The Print
A car bomb detonated in the northern Afghan province of Badakhshan on Tuesday, causing some deaths, the provincial spokesperson said. The blast had...
दुर्जनस्य च सर्पस्य वरं सर्पो न दुर्जनः।
सर्पो दंशति काले तु दुर्जनस्तु पदे पदे॥
[Verse from Chanakya Neeti 3.4] [1]
(English Translation: “Of a Crook and a Snake, the Snake is the better of the two, for s/he strikes only at the time s/he is...
Afghanistan
Australia’s most decorated war veteran unlawfully killed prisoners in Afghanistan, judge says – The Hindu
Australia’s most decorated living war veteran unlawfully killed prisoners and committed other war crimes in Afghanistan, a judge...
While wanting US technological and security support to facilitate its rise, India does not acknowledge reciprocal obligations, even on a common challenge like China.
Writing in the US journal Foreign Affairs (‘America’s bad bet on India’), American...
The world is discussing mental health perhaps more than ever. It has intensified, especially in the post-pandemic era. At the same time, the post-pandemic world has also generated curiosity and revival of traditional medicinal practices around the...
(The following is the transcript of presentation made during an International Webinar on “Road to Peace: Prospects for the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis” organised by China Institute of International Studies, Beijing on 26 May 2023)...
The Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to India for a four-day official visit between May 31 and June 3. Both the Nepalese and Indian sides have done major homework to make the visit fruitful. About his forthcoming visit to India,...