India and China vow for complete disengagement on the borders 
China and Russia complete fourth joint naval patrol 
India releases first tranche of $2.5 million contribution to UNRWA 
China done, India back as Bangladesh’s development partner 
The Benefits of Currency Diversification for Indian Investors UAE reported to demand Hamas stop rockets attacks or face halt in investments
“If Hamas does not commit to complete calm, it is dooming the residents of the Strip to a life of suffering.”
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Civilian casualties climb, as UN chief calls on all parties to ‘immediately cease’ fighting in Gaza and Israel
The UN Secretary-General on Friday issued an urgent appeal for all parties involved in this week’s escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian enclave of Gaza, and Israel, to “immediately cease the fighting”, or risk creating an “uncontainable security and humanitarian crisis”.
Viewpoint: Nepal’s Internal Political Feud During Inconsistent Global Order
Strategic leaders currently on the chair must visualize how Nepal will configure in the next half a century before their personal ambitions so that Nepal strives.
What is driving Chinese interest in Bangladesh?
It seems obvious that China wants to establish Bangladesh (besides Pakistan) as another bridgehead for Chinese interests in South Asia.
Delayed second Pfizer COVID-19 shot produces more antibodies -study
Pfizer’s (PFE.N) COVID-19 vaccine generates antibody responses three-and-a-half times larger in older people when a second dose is delayed to 12 weeks after the first, a British study said.
Digital Transformation – Expertise to Lead Digitization Initiatives
This is the third column we present by Roshini Kumar on Digital Transformation of Education
Iraq: New UN report shines light on ‘deeply worrying’ pattern of restrictions in Kurdistan
Over the past year, freedom of expression in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been increasingly curtailed, according to a UN report issued on Wednesday.
Second Covid wave seems to have flattened but won’t end before July: Virologist Shahid Jameel
In his view, the actual mortality data for India is completely wrong…not because of some evil design of someone or a group of people or the state or whatever. But the way we record data I think is faulty.”
US drawdown from Afghanistan puts CPEC projects at risk: Report
As the September 11 deadline of complete withdrawal is approaching, instability in Pakistan has steadily increased, and outlawed groups like Tehreek e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), have increased cross-border attacks in the country.
UN expresses concern at escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians
UN rights office, OHCHR, appealed on Tuesday for “a redoubling of efforts to restore calm” on Tuesday in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, after airstrikes and days of clashes between protesters and Israeli police.