India-Kazakhstan ties continue to grow
The ground for strong relations had been laid down during the Soviet period when India enjoyed excellent relations with the USSR. That legacy still continues and is quickly being tapped into.
Aditi Bhaduri
COVID-19: AstraZeneca vaccine benefits still ‘largely positive’
The benefits of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are still “largely positive” and outweigh risk of rare but serious blood clots, said an official with the World Health Organization (WHO), on Tuesday during a press briefing from Geneva.
Indian refiners deepen cuts to Saudi oil purchases in May – sources
Energy relations between India, the world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer, and Saudi Arabia have soured as global oil prices spiked.
The double standards of protests against Modi’s Bangladesh visit
India and Bangladesh’s strategic locations complement each other and offer an opportunity to further develop economic ties.
The South Caucasus at the Crossroads: Great Powers and Regional Conflict
The South Caucasus, straddling Asia and Europe, is a complex area of ethnic, nationalist and great-power rivalries. The post-Soviet Union era has been marked by flareups of military conflict and economic, social and political confrontation.
Uzbekistan – India partnership: An integral part of global and regional processes
Traditionally Uzbekistan considers India as a close, strategic partner, with which cooperation has recently acquired a multifaceted and long-term character.
100 million more children fail basic reading skills because of COVID-19
A new study released by the UN cultural agency, reveals that more than 100 million more children than expected, are falling behind the minimum proficiency level in reading, due to COVID-related school closures.
COVID-19 origins report inconclusive: WHO
The report from a team of international scientists assembled by the World Health Organization (WHO) to examine how COVID-19 first spread to humans was published on Tuesday, and was described by the UN health agency’s chief as a welcome start, but far from conclusive.
Global leaders unite in urgent call for international pandemic treaty
New treaty would signal high-level political action needed to protect the world from future health crises
UNSC needs to introspect about the cost of its ‘actions and inactions’ on Syria: India
The UN Security Council needs to introspect about the cost of its “actions and inactions” on Syria, India has said, emphasising that the powerful organ of the world body cannot afford to be “unmoved” on the urgent need to build consensus and work collectively to end the sufferings of the people in the war-torn country.