Author: Akshara Dangayach

Is Russia going to invade Ukraine? Will such an action escalate into a full-fledged conflict between Russia and NATO members? The answers to these concerns will be determined by how the United States and its NATO partners deal with Russia’s opposition to Ukraine possible membership in the military alliance.  Crude oil prices are already sky-high, and a military war might push them far higher. Most budgetary estimates could become obsolete if oil prices stay at current levels, or worse, rise much more, as the government faces a trinity of economic issues on the fiscal (it will have to cut taxes),…

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his American counterpart Antony Blinken had an open and honest talk about Russia-Ukraine, according to Donald Lu, the US’s senior diplomat for South and Central Asia. “On the issue of Russia and Ukraine, I can say that there was, between Secretary Blinken and External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, an open and honest discussion,” the US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia said during a briefing call to discuss Mr. Blinken’s upcoming trip to Asia, including the Quad meeting in Melbourne. The Biden administration’s recently released Indo-Pacific strategy. On January 31, India abstained from a…

Deep Sidhu, a Punjabi actor who made headlines during the farmers’ strike, died in a traffic accident near Delhi on Tuesday after his vehicle, a white Scorpio, collided with a stalled truck. The collision occurred on the Western Peripheral Expressway, commonly known as the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway, near Kharkhoda, Haryana. Deep Sidhu was travelling from Delhi to Bathinda with actor and friend Reena Rai. Reena Rai escaped the collision and is not in danger, according to Sonipat SP Rahul Sharma. He was transferred to a hospital but was declared dead. Deep Sidhu’s family received condolences from Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh…

Karnataka Hijab Row: Muslim girl students and their parents in Karnataka staged protests in roughly 50 government high schools. They demanded the right to attend classes while wearing hijabs. On Monday, high schools around the state resumed, with minimal protests on the first day. The state administration has increased police security as pre-university colleges reopen on Wednesday following violent protests last week over wearing hijab in classrooms. On Tuesday, 13 girl students across the state skipped the SSLC preparation examination because they were not allowed to enter classrooms wearing the hijab, while over 500 pupils boycotted classes. Except for seven…

Russian Attack on Ukraine, On Tuesday (local time), US President Joe Biden stated that the US is prepared to respond forcefully to Russia’s aggression on Ukraine. In remarks at the White House, Biden said, “We are ready to respond decisively to the Russian attacking on Ukraine, which is still very much a possibility,” Biden said in remarks at the White House. President Biden admitted on Tuesday that Russia has ordered a partial evacuation of its troops near Ukraine’s borders but said the US has “not yet verified” the Kremlin’s claims and that an invasion remains “distinctly possible.” “We are not…

Trucker Blockade to End: According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, truckers’ blockades and protests over COVID-19 pandemic restrictions at the Manitoba-US border are scheduled to finish Wednesday (local time). According to CBC News, the RCMP Manitoba is hopeful that demonstrators will leave the area soon and that full access to the border crossing will be restored. “We are now confident that a resolution has been reached and that demonstrators will soon be leaving the area and that full access to the Emerson port of entry will be restored,” said Chief Supt Rob Hill. “After two years of the pandemic,…

According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the eighth session of the India and Italy Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) was held on Monday in Rome, where the two sides discussed the whole range of bilateral relations. According to a press release, Reenat Sandhu, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, led the Indian mission. In contrast, Luca Sabbatucci, Director General for Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led the Italian delegation. According to the MEA, the two sides addressed India-EU ties and agreed that discussions on India-EU Free Trade and Investment Agreements should begin as soon as possible. India and Italy…

For the first time in 50 years, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act to provide the federal government additional tools to deal with continuous trucker blockades and protests against COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. “It is now clear that there are serious challenges to law enforcement’s ability to effectively enforce the law,” Trudeau said at a press conference on Parliament Hill. The restrictions, according to Trudeau, will be targeted regionally and “reasonable and proportionate to the threats they are meant to address.” According to Trudeau, as reported by CBC News, the unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act gives police…

Perfume launch: On Valentine’s Day, a Made in India perfume from Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, was introduced in New York as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ initiative. The Consulate General of India in New York, Randhir Jaiswal, announced the debut of the perfume ‘Vikas Khanna by Zighrana’ there. Zighrana, a perfume company, says it is thrilled to collaborate with Vikas Khanna, an Indian cultural icon and fearless entrepreneur, on their debut fragrance. “This is possibly the first time that you have an Indian perfume from Kannauj (UP), that too, at a time when we are celebrating India’s 75 years…

With substantial voter participation in Monday’s Assembly elections in Goa, the state’s Congress party expressed optimism in forming a government with a full majority. According to official figures from the Chief Electoral Officer, Goa had a voter turnout of 78.94% in polling for the 40 assembly seats. The Sanquelim constituency had the most significant voter turnout of 89.61 per cent, while Benaulim had the lowest at 70.2 per cent. Goa, the country’s tiniest state, is divided into two districts: North Goa and South Goa. North Goa had the highest turnout of 79 per cent, followed by South Goa with 78…