International arms transfers plateau after years of growth; Middle Eastern arms imports grow most
Arms imports by India decreased by 33 per cent between 2011-15 and
2016-20. Russia was the most affected supplier
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Our four nations are committed to a free, open, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region: Joint Op-ed by QUAD leaders
by Joe Biden, Narendra Modi, Scott Morrison and Yoshihide Suga, Washington Post Joe Biden is president of the United States.
“How much more can we allow the Myanmar military to get away with?’ U.N. envoy asks
“It is critical that this council is resolute and coherent in putting the security forces on notice and standing with the people of Myanmar firmly, in support of the clear November election results,” Christine Schraner Burgener said.
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.
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.
Balochistan: In the Crosshairs of History (Book Review)
South Asia is standing at the cusp of major geo-political shifts and the issue of Balochistan will acquire greater salience. Given the paucity of literature on Balochistan this volume becomes a timely intervention
Biden administration moves to rejoin U.N. Human Rights Council
The next session of the 47-member Geneva-based council is due to start later this month
When will Pakistan observe the “Uighur Solidarity Day”?
The question I want to ask today is: when will Pakistan start observing a day for the Muslim Uighur minority? Will we even see something like the “Uighur Solidarity Day”?
Arrests, military control ‘a serious blow’ to democratic reforms in Myanmar: UN chief
The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned the detention of Myanmar’s top political leaders and government officials, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, by the country’s military.