India should reach out to the Hindus and Sikhs of Afghanistan
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has done much for the Afghan Hindu and Sikh community but they are terrified and many wish to leave Afghanistan
In Depth
Linking the Women, Peace and Security Agenda to climate change
This researchh evaluates Women, Peace
and Security Agenda national action plans in the context of climate
change.
India saves Rs 5,000 crore on filling strategic oil reserves
The storages at Mangalore and Padur were half-empty and there was some space available in Vizag storage as well. These were filled by buying oil from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Iraq.
Declining trends in multilateral peace operations
Declining trends in multilateral peace operations continued in 2019;
attention shifting towards the Middle East and North Africa
Turkey and Russia Are at War, and Libya’s the Loser
The failed siege of Tripoli is an opening for peace, but only if the outside players end their proxy war.
As civil unrest rages in US, world watches uneasily
Burning cars and riot police in the US featured on newspaper front pages around the globe Sunday — bumping news of the COVID-19 pandemic to second-tier status in some places.
India and China: the spirit of shared history
At a time when both countries are at the inflection point of their making, it is very important to cherish the spirit of our ancestors who had created the mammoth cultural legacy that is still being showcased today.
‘What’s the point of staying?’: Gulf faces expatriate exodus
The Middle East is headed for an economic downturn this year that dwarfs 2008 and 2014/2015 as countries are hit by the double blow from coronavirus closures and record low oil prices
Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the USA: Slippery Oil Triangle
Following a deadlocked OPEC summit in February, Moscow and Riyadh announced they would ramp up production, sending already low prices tumbling, suggesting they have decided geopolitical interests trump purely economic ones.
South Korea’s COVID-19 success story
On April 30, the Republic of Korea recorded no locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, prompting praise from UN Secretary-General António Guterres. UN News has been finding out, from two UN colleagues based in the capital, Seoul, how life is changing for the better.