BrahMos missiles’ supply: India signs key pact with Philippines for sale of ‘defence equipment’
The BrahMos missile is produced by an Indo-Russian joint venture and it can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or from land platforms.
Year: 2021
With India’s Covishield, global COVAX vaccine rollout begins in Africa
The first COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in Africa using COVAX doses of Covishield vaccine began in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.
Historical moment: India’s first wave of vaccine shipments for COVAX Facility leave Pune
India’s manufacturing base is playing a critical role to close the gap between richer and poorer countries,
Myanmar Ambassador to UN denounces military coup, as envoy warns democratic processes have been ‘pushed aside’
As the democratically elected leader of Myanmar, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is still in detention following the military takeover that triggered country-wide protests, violence and arrests, the UN envoy for the country observed on Friday, declaring that “democratic processes have been pushed aside”.
JNPT, Deendayal ports offer discounts on vessel, cargo charges to boost trade at Chabahar port
The development of the Chabahar port will help in the expansion of economic and mutual relations between India and Iran as well as give a further boost to the maritime trade between the countries.
India and Pakistan pledge themselves to a ceasefire
By IAR Desk After the disengagement between India and China on the Line of Actual
Right of self-defence applies also to attacks by non-state actors: India tells UN meeting
Exercising self-defence is a nation’s primary right when a situation demands “immediate and proportionate action” and applies also to attacks by non-state actors, India told a UN meeting, highlighting several proxy cross-border and state-supported terrorist attacks like the 26/11 Mumbai assault the country was subjected to from its neighbour.
Problem of plenty: Nepal has more Covid-19 vaccines than it can administer
Now the worry for Nepal health officials is that its vaccines are accumulating faster than it is able to utilise them.
Did “Boycott China” work? India’s exports to China increase in 2020
Trade deficit with China has declined 19.39 per cent from USD 56.95 billion in 2019 to USD 45.91 billion in 2020 as the country’s imports from the neighbouring country contracted 10.87 per cent to USD 66.78 billion from USD 74.92 billion in 2019, the data showed.
Asian human rights defenders call for immediate end to targetting killings in Afghanistan
According to a new UN report, 11 human rights defenders including media professionals were killed in targeted attacks since September 2020.