Afghan Foreign Minister in Delhi, India reiterares support for Afghan peace process 
Eight children killed this month, as fighting intensifies in Yemen: UNICEF 
Ten years of the Syrian war: The Tragedy of a Pivotal State 
India has world’s fourth strongest military: Military Direct’s study 
Scores of schools ‘reportedly occupied’ by security forces in Myanmar: UNICEF Mideast at ‘critical threshold’ in virus numbers: WHO
Over 80 percent of all deaths in the region were reported in five countries — Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia — according to WHO
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Israeli team working with DRDO to develop rapid testing to come to India on special plane
A special planned flight from Tel Aviv to New Delhi is set to carry a high ranking Israeli defence ministry research and development team which has been working with India’s chief scientist K VijayRaghavan and DRDO to develop rapid testing for Covid in under 30 seconds.
Indian economy set for post-COVID-19 rebound as FDI remains buoyant: IHS Markit
“The severe negative impact is expected to result in a significant contraction in GDP in the April-June quarter of 2020, resulting in a recession in the 2020-21 financial year with GDP expected to contract by 6.3 per cent year-on-year,” it said in its outlook on the Indian economy.
Urgent need for more gender-sensitive criminal justice responses for prosecuted ISIL women: UN body
The Analytical Brief finds that the scarcity of data remains a key challenge. Because the systematic collection of gender-disaggregated data is still not the norm.
China’s ‘unacceptable assertion’ of power & quest to grab land undercut 3 decades of efforts to build mutual trust: C Raja Mohan
“The very attempt at imposing one nation’s will is going to produce a backlash just as most Asian countries like China fought off colonial powers. So they are not going to simply accept the attempted domination by any new power in Asia,” he said.
India a key pillar of Trump’s foreign policy: Mike Pompeo
Asserting that the US has never been more supportive of India’s security, Pompeo said New Delhi too, is an important partner and a key pillar of President Trump’s foreign policy.
India: the search for a Covid-19 vaccine
India has become the second most affected country in the world with over 1.12 million cases registered till now.
India-US partnership can play an important role in helping the world bounce back faster after the pandemic:: Modi
The Prime Minister was delivering the keynote address at the India Ideas Summit, organised by the USIBC
US orders closure of Chinese consulate in Houston, Beijing vows retaliation
US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said the consulate was directed to close “in order to protect American intellectual property and Americans’ private information”
Macao: ‘One country, two systems’ principle generally respected: EU
Since the handover of Macao to the People’s Republic of China in 1999, the European Union and its Member States have closely been following political and economic developments in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) under the ‘one country, two systems’ principle.