When India had opposed the veto power of the P5
On this day – June 26 – in 1945, India became a founder of the United Nations (UN) along with 50 other member-states.
Month: June 2021
Vaccine-linked heart condition tends to resolve quickly; Delta variant fuses cells to infect more efficiently
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
DRDO successfully test fires Enhanced Pinaka Rocket
The enhanced range version of Pinaka Rocket System can destroy targets at distances up to 45 kms.
Link between education and well-being never clearer, UN pushes for ‘health-promoting’ schools
With school closures triggered by COVID-19 disrupting both education and access to nutritious meals, two UN agencies on Tuesday launched new measures to help improve the well-being of 1.9 billion school-aged children and adolescents around the world.
World Food Program warms 41 million people may face famine
Famine is already present in four countries but millions more people are at risk, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday, underscoring the need for urgent funding and humanitarian access to reach those in need.
UN resolution on Myanmar reveals wider realities
What was most noticeable was the fact that all of Myanmar’s neighbors – India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Laos, Nepal and Thailand – not only abstained from voting but have since expressed their discomfiture with the resolution
Time running out to prevent ‘worst case scenario’ arising in Afghanistan
With all the major indicators for Afghanistan’s security and development looking “negative or stagnant” as international troops withdraw, the threats that lie ahead cannot be overstated, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Durable peace in Afghanistan requires a genuine “double peace”: Jaishankar
By IAR Desk Durable peace in Afghanistan required a genuine “double peace”, Indian Minister of
“Hamas is not just a Palestinian national entity but a segment of a broad organisation that has representatives in many countries of the world”
Hamas is just the local branch of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), in Arabic, Al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun.
Photo Essay: Global Refugee Day
On the occassion of Global Refugee Day, we bring you a photo essay by photographer Rahul Kumar on refugees who have made New Delhi their home