Government imposes restriction on public procurement from China, other neighbours
The decision was taken to “strengthen the defence of India and national security”.
Month: July 2020
A tale of two mosques
Caliph Omar, centuries after his first prayers in Jerusalem, continues to command only respect and admiration from Muslims and Christians alike, whose actions resonate with people of all faiths.
Mideast at ‘critical threshold’ in virus numbers: WHO
Over 80 percent of all deaths in the region were reported in five countries — Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia — according to WHO
Israeli team working with DRDO to develop rapid testing to come to India on special plane
A special planned flight from Tel Aviv to New Delhi is set to carry a high ranking Israeli defence ministry research and development team which has been working with India’s chief scientist K VijayRaghavan and DRDO to develop rapid testing for Covid in under 30 seconds.
Indian economy set for post-COVID-19 rebound as FDI remains buoyant: IHS Markit
“The severe negative impact is expected to result in a significant contraction in GDP in the April-June quarter of 2020, resulting in a recession in the 2020-21 financial year with GDP expected to contract by 6.3 per cent year-on-year,” it said in its outlook on the Indian economy.
Urgent need for more gender-sensitive criminal justice responses for prosecuted ISIL women: UN body
The Analytical Brief finds that the scarcity of data remains a key challenge. Because the systematic collection of gender-disaggregated data is still not the norm.
China’s ‘unacceptable assertion’ of power & quest to grab land undercut 3 decades of efforts to build mutual trust: C Raja Mohan
“The very attempt at imposing one nation’s will is going to produce a backlash just as most Asian countries like China fought off colonial powers. So they are not going to simply accept the attempted domination by any new power in Asia,” he said.
India a key pillar of Trump’s foreign policy: Mike Pompeo
Asserting that the US has never been more supportive of India’s security, Pompeo said New Delhi too, is an important partner and a key pillar of President Trump’s foreign policy.
India: the search for a Covid-19 vaccine
India has become the second most affected country in the world with over 1.12 million cases registered till now.
India-US partnership can play an important role in helping the world bounce back faster after the pandemic:: Modi
The Prime Minister was delivering the keynote address at the India Ideas Summit, organised by the USIBC