U.S. Hits Iran With Fresh Sanctions as Trump Term Nears End
Trump’s term ends on Jan. 20, when Democrat President-elect Joe Biden is to be sworn in to succeed
Year: 2021
Pompeo praises EAM Jaishankar for advancing US-India ties
The US-India relationship was made all the stronger with a great diplomat and leader as my friend, the outgoing US Secretary of State tweeted
Indian tricolour to be installed at UN Security Council stakeout as country begins 2-yr tenure
India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador T S Tirumurti will install the tricolour and is expected to make brief remarks at the ceremony.
Moscow metro gets its first female drivers
By AFP The Moscow metro said Sunday it had hired female drivers for the first
Time for an Israeli Peace Initiative
To acquire greater freedom of action in dealing with Iran’s quest for nuclear weapons, Israel needs to minimize tensions with the US on the Palestinian front.
General Assembly approves $3.2 billion UN budget for 2021
United Nations Member States, on Thursday, approved $3.231 billion to fund the global Organization’s regular budget for 2021.
South Asia-Gulf Migratory Corridor: Impending Challenges
The Covid-19 pandemic has rerouted global migration patterns, restructured migratory corridors, and remapped the fate of millions of migrants and their families across the globe in an unprecedented manner.
US blocks $63 million in funds of global terrorist groups in 2019: Report
The US continues to block $580,811 in funds of the Sri Lanka-based Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which has remained the same for two years — 2018 and 2019.
India begins its two-year tenure as non-permanent member of UNSC
India will sit in the 15-nation United Nations Security Council for the 2021-22 term as a non-permanent member – the eighth time that the country has had a seat on the powerful horseshoe table.
The virus that shut down the world: Economic meltdown
With millions forced to work from home this year, offices and shops closing as part of containment measures, and travel severely curtailed everywhere, it was inevitable that the economy would suffer.