How China tried to influence the narrative on Coronavirus pandemic
Chinese censorship on information about outbreak began in early January, before decisive identification
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China undermining human rights by locking up rights lawyers, UN independent expert says
China has mounted a “shocking” five-year assault on lawyers who stand up for human rights, putting them in prison and even torturing them, an expert mandated by the UN Human Rights Council said in a statement on Wednesday.
India, Iran, Uzbekistan hold first Trilateral Working Group Meeting on joint use of Chabahar Port
The Chabahar port facilitates a significant transit route to connect South Asia with Central Asia while bypassing Pakistan which has consistently impeded land access from India to Afghanistan and beyond.
Israel and Bhutan normalize ties
Bhutan becomes the fourth South Asian country to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel, after India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
China gives “five differing explanations” for deploying large forces at LAC: Jaishankar
“We are today probably at the most difficult phase of our relationship with China, certainly in the last 30 to 40 years or you could argue even more,” the minister said.
New global hub to study factors driving radicalization and violent extremism
A new UN office in Doha will advance research into the factors that drive violent extremism and terrorism, the Organization’s counter-terrorism chief Vladimir Voronkov said on Monday during the soft launch held online.
A year on, markets bustling in Chinese city where COVID-19 emerged
Few hints remain of Wuhan’s early role in the coronavirus pandemic, which has since infected more than 67 million people globally, killing around 1.5 million people.
US sanctions Chinese, Russian firms over aiding Iran’s missile program
The Trump administration has shown its determination in sanctioning any foreign country that deals with Iran
Suspected Iranian nuclear mastermind Mohsen Fakhrizadeh assassinated near Tehran
The military adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed to strike against the killers of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who died of injuries in hospital after armed assassins fired on his car, state media reported.
PM Modi speaks to US President-elect Joe Biden
Biden is known to be a strong proponent of closer India-US ties since his days as a senator in the 1970s and played a key role in getting the approval of the Senate for the bilateral civil nuclear deal in 2008.