Troubled’ By Denial of Food to Pakistani Hindus, Christians, Says USCIRF
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Anurima Bhargava said “these actions are simply reprehensible”
Aditi Bhaduri
Kazakhstan summons Chinese ambassador in protest over article
By Reuters ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s foreign ministry summoned the Chinese ambassador on Tuesday to protest
IOC gets 1st shipload of oil from UAE to fill strategic reserves
The storages at Mangalore and Padur are half-empty and there was some space available in Vizag storage as well. These will now be filled by buying oil from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Iraq.
Asian Soft Power Grows in the Coronavirus Era
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has ushered in a new age of global diplomacy. Asian countries are trying, with some success, to turn the global health crisis into an opportunity to enhance their soft power and fill the diplomatic vacuum left by President Trump.
Indians stuck in Dubai airport for 3 weeks desperate to return home
Dubai, Apr 13 (PTI) Nineteen Indians are stuck at the Dubai International Airport for the last
“Afghanistan is a dangerous place to live in but minorities are more vulnerable”
It is wrong to assume that Hindus and Sikhs are recent migrants to Afghanistan. Diwan Niranjan Das, an Afghan Hindu, negortiatedindependence of Afghanistan with the British government in India in 1920.
Bangladesh executes ex-Army officer for assassinating Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Abdul Majed was hanged at the Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj at 12:01 AM (local time) on Sunday
UAE offers to fly stranded Indians: Ambassador
By AIR Desk The UAE has offered to fly stranded Indians and citizens of other
India sends rapid response team to Kuwait to combat Covid-19
The rapid response team has been deputed at the request of the government of the State of Kuwait
Saudi coalition ceasefire declared in Yemen to contain coronavirus
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UNICEF has been promoting hand-washing in Yemen.
9 April 2020
Peace and Security
A ceasefire declaration by Saudi Arabia in war-shattered Yemen that was due to come into effect on Thursday has been welcomed by United Nations chief António Guterres as a way to promote peace and slow the advance of COVID-19.