UN declares ‘Invest India’ winner of Investment Promotion Award 2020
The evaluation was based on UNCTAD’s assessment of work undertaken by 180 national investment promotion agencies across the world.
Aditi Bhaduri
Uzbekistan – India: Time tested friendship
The close friendly relations between Uzbekistan and India have their roots deep in history. The eminent Uzbek scholar Al Biruni visited India in the 11th century and wrote his famous book Kitab-Takkik Al Hind, one of the famous books on Indian society and culture.
Global arms industry report hiked sales, buyers mostly in Global South
After the USA, China accounted for the second largest share of 2019 arms
sales by the top 25 arms companies, at 16 per cent.
UN pledges humanitarian support as Armenia and Azerbaijan negotiate ‘lasting, peaceful settlement’ over Nagorno-Karabakh
A ceasefire was agreed through a joint statement by the President of Azerbaijan, Prime Minister of Armenia, and Russia’s President, on 9 November, leading to the deployment of several thousand Russian peacekeepers to the enclave and border regions.
How Iran Expands Its Influence in Iraq: By Building Shrines
Iraq’s government grants religious projects special privileges, including tax exemptions on imports of Iranian cement, steel and other materials
COVID-19 worsening gender-based violence, trafficking risk, for women and girls
With the COVID-19 pandemic heightening the dangers of gender-based violence and human trafficking, action on these two fronts is needed now more than ever, the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Monday.
First COVID-19 vaccine in the world approved! UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech Corona vaccine
The British regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), says the jab, which claims to offer up to 95 per cent protection against COVID-19 illness, is safe for roll out.
As Mosul Recovers From ISIS Rule, a Native of the City Is Fighting to Recover Its Jewish Past
Jews had lived in Iraq since biblical times, until they were driven out by the anti-Zionist government in the early 1950s. Omar Mohammed is devoted to maintaining their memory in the city from which they were erased
Is China’s BRI becoming a fault line within the SCO?
India has said it cannot accept the project, which includes the China Pakistan Economic Corridor passing through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, as it ignores concerns on territorial integrity
COVID-19: Testing still vital even as vaccines roll out
Testing will still be a critical tool against COVID-19, even as vaccines are deployed against the disease, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday during his regular briefing on the crisis.