Modi in Osaka: Hosts Putin, Xi for RIC meeting
PM Modi discusses counter-terror, climate change with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping
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G20 summit: The five issues likely to dominate
As world leaders descend on Osaka, a look at the major issues confronting them
Nepal’s Expanding Engagement with Europe
Overall, though Oli’s Europe tour has come in for some criticism from analysts in Nepal, it can be expected to boost Nepal’s expanding development partnership with the European Union that remains a symbol of ‘normative power’ that the Oli government also aims to emulate along with its drive to ensure political stability and economic development.
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New US sanctions imposed on Iran
“Sanctions imposed through the executive order … will deny the Supreme Leader and the Supreme Leader’s office, and those closely affiliated with him and the office, access to key financial resources and support,” Trump said.
Arabs unhappy with Kushner’s economic plan for Mid-east peace
The blueprint envisions a global investment fund to lift the Palestinian and neighbouring Arab economies and is part of broader efforts to revive the Israeli-Palestininan peace process.
Presidential elections in Afghanistan a ‘key moment’: UNAMA Chief
“Afghanistan cannot afford a contentious and protracted post-election crisis”: UNAMA chief
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Record 70.8 million people displaced by conflict, persecution in 2018
UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi appealed for greater international solidarity to counter the fact that “we have become almost unable to make peace”.
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“Peace in Afghanistan is in the interest of regional development”
During earlier Taliban rule, Iran, Russia, and India supported the Northern Alliance to which Abdullah Abdullah belonged through Tajikistan.
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Bangladesh and Uzbekistan seek to deepen ties
Bangladesh and Uzbekistan have been exploring ways to deepen the bilateral relationship. In Dushanbe, to
How A Free Press Has Strengthened Democracy in Afghanistan
Free media have directly contributed to the rapid development of a still growing civil society and have empowered such vulnerable groups as women, youth, and the poor—a clear majority in Afghanistan—to increasingly exercise their rights under the country’s progressive constitution.
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