India to chair UNSC’s crucial Taliban and Libya sanctions committees, panel on counter-terrorism
UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti will chair the CTC in 2022, the year in which India will commemorate the 75th anniversary of its independence
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Lulu Group to invest Rs 200 cr in Noida
The Abu Dhabi-based Lulu Group has announced its expansion plans in Uttar Pradesh, involving Rs 200 crore more investment at Greater Noida.
Indian tricolour to be installed at UN Security Council stakeout as country begins 2-yr tenure
India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador T S Tirumurti will install the tricolour and is expected to make brief remarks at the ceremony.
India begins its two-year tenure as non-permanent member of UNSC
India will sit in the 15-nation United Nations Security Council for the 2021-22 term as a non-permanent member – the eighth time that the country has had a seat on the powerful horseshoe table.
COVID-19: India records 20,035 new cases
India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.
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.
Russia accuses US-led West of attempting to ‘undermine’ its close relations with India
Speaking at a meeting of the state-run think-tank Russian International Affairs Council via a video link on Tuesday, Lavrov said the West is seeking to reinstate the unipolar world order that would include all states but for Russia and China with which it would deal later.
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.
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
China to build a major dam on Brahmaputra river: Official
Yan Zhiyong, chairman of the Power Construction Corp of China, said China will “implement hydropower exploitation in the downstream of the Yarlung Zangbo River” (the Tibetan name for Brahmaputra) and the project could serve to maintain water resources and domestic security, the Global Times reported.