UAE offers to fly stranded Indians: Ambassador
By AIR Desk The UAE has offered to fly stranded Indians and citizens of other
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Sikhs in Afghanistan: Under Siege
The IS, perhaps chose to target the Sikhs to drive home the point that they too exist in the power equation in Afghanistan. The IS’s central group operates in Afghanistan through Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K). Territorially, the IS may have diminished and its hierarchy remains uncertain post the death of Abu-Bakr Al Bhagdadi in October last year.
Failing BRI to Health Silk Route: How COVID-19 is Changing Global Strategic Equations
Trends in January and February suggested a drop in Comprehensive National Power of China. The last week of March 2020 saw the epicenters of COVID-19 shifting westwards with US, Europe and UK emerging to be worst affected
Modes of transmission of virus causing COVID-19: implications for IPC precaution recommendations
Based on the available evidence WHO continues to recommend droplet and contact precautions for those people caring for COVID-19 patients and contact and airborne precautions for circumstances and settings in which aerosol generating procedures are performed
COVID-19, India, and China: Lessons to learn
China has been turning crisis into opportunity. India should do the same.
Why Did Iran Get Hit So Hard, So Fast By The Coronavirus
Days of denials, a national celebration and an election helped the coronavirus spread quickly in Iran
Iran warns coronavirus could kill ‘millions’ in Islamic Republic
A state television report gave the warning hours after hard-line Shiite faithful pushed their way into the courtyards of two major shrines closed due to the coronavirus outbreak
Netanyahu’s Political Future in Limbo as Challenger Gantz Chosen to Form New Israeli Govt
Gantz’s Blue and White received the support of parties representing 61 seats, a slim majority. However, those parties are also divided, and it is not clear whether Gantz will succeed in putting together a coalition. One lawmaker refused to endorse either side.
Putin opens door to changes that would allow him to stay in power until 2036
Mr. Putin is required by the constitution to step down in 2024 when his second sequential and fourth presidential term ends
Czech Republic on the New Silk Road
The Czech Republic was supposed to become China’s Gateway to the European Union.