The Indo-Soviet Treaty on Peace, Friendship and Cooperation: fifty years later what it means for Bangladesh
Bangladesh remains ever grateful to India and former Soviet Union who stood firmly by them for their rights.
Month: August 2021
From Kenya to Guam, India outlines sphere of interest in the Indo-Pacific with string of naval exercises
Keen on demonstrating its sphere of interest mainly in the Indian Ocean, but also with a spur in the Pacific, the Indian navy has carefully deployed its warships for exercises with like-minded countries in the Indo-Pacific region.
Amid escalating violence in Afghanistan, peace talks underway in Doha
The multilateral meeting on the peace process in Afghanistan convened Tuesday in Qatar’s capital of Doha
Global response needed to counter rising security threats at sea
Despite an overall decrease in maritime traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic, piracy and armed robbery of ships rose by nearly 20 per cent during the first half of last year, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Monday.
IPCC report: ‘Code red’ for human driven global heating, warns UN chief
Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, and some trends are now irreversible, at least during the present time frame, according to the latest much-anticipated Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released on Monday.
PM Modi chairs UN Security Council open debate on maritime security
This is the first time that maritime security is being discussed as an exclusive agenda item in such a high-level open debate.
Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt at Brunei to enhance Bilateral Ties
The crew of both the ships will participate in various bilateral professional interactions with Royal Brunei Navy
Marking the 50th anniversary of the Indo-Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation
“This document laid down mainstreaming foundations for hundreds of subsequent bilateral agreements, having formed a solid background for further deepening of our bilateral ties in various areas.”
Afghanistan at ‘dangerous turning point’, UN envoy warns Security Council
Special Representative Deborah Lyons, head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), said the
Taleban Victory or Government Failure? A security update on Laghman province
Laghman has long been contested, with a strong Taleban presence in some rural areas, held at bay by government forces based in district centres.