India’s Vision of the Indo-Pacific
In the 21st century, the interconnectedness of the Indo-Pacific is finally coming into full play. A motivating factor is the region’s emergence as a driver of international trade and well-being.
Month: November 2020
Biden administration likely to provide US citizenship to over 500,000 Indians
The Biden administration will support family-based immigration and preserve family unification as a core principle of the US’ immigration system, which includes reducing the family visa backlog, it said.
Joe Biden to be next president of the United States
Joe Biden’s projected victory came after four days of nail-biting suspense over the outcome of Tuesday’s election, with the counting of votes in a handful of battleground states still going on thanks to a flood of mail-in ballots.
America’s next vice president: Kamala Harris is the first woman, first Black American and first Asian American to win the office
Harris’s mother and father emigrated from India and Jamaica, respectively
Danger of major measles and polio epidemics, warn UNICEF and WHO
As COVID-19 disrupts immunizations, urgent action needed to protect most vulnerable children from deadly and debilitating diseases
Expert Assails Limits On Minorities’ Rights To Worship, Citing Afghanistan, Iran, Among Others
Shaheed said that as many as 21 countries criminalize apostasy — the renunciation of religion. In 12, including Afghanistan and Iran, “apostasy is in principle punishable by death.”
US-Maldives Defense Agreement: New Dynamics of Indo-Pacific in South Asia
By Adithyan Nair The Secretary for State of the United States Michael Pompeo recently concluded
US Election 2020 Results: Joe Biden wins more votes than any other presidential candidate in American history, says report
As of November 4, Biden had got over 70.7 million votes, more than anyone who has ever run for president, the National Public Radio (NPR) reported.
France fighting extremism, not Islam: Macron
The French president sparked protests across the Muslim world after last month’s murder of teacher Samuel Paty — who had shown his class a cartoon of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.
Saudi Arabia to do away with key restrictions on foreign workers
Human rights groups have repeatedly called on the kingdom to abolish its “kafala” sponsorship system, described by critics as a modern form of slavery that binds workers to their Saudi employers.