Author: Anubhuti Jain

Member states of SCO summit 2022 incorporate India, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Iran is all set to be the ninth member of SCO. The shanghai cooperation organization(SCO) summit 2022 is taking place in Uzbekistan’s cultural capital, Samarkand. The summit will continue till 16th September starting from 15th September. This is the first in-person summit after the 2019 Bishkek summit in Kyrgyzstan Participation in all member states- India, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan- is being witnessed. A key highlight of the 2022 summit is that Iran will be joining the SCO as the ninth…

Pro-Kremlin Russian media has been extremely critical of its agenda in portraying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Media can either be a representative of the actual scenario of people, nations, or essential issues or choose to be a mouthpiece of the government authorities, and people with power. Whether under pressure or choice the kremlin media chose to take the side of Russia in its invasion of Ukraine is not the most important question but, the fact that it is being a chaperon of the Russian government. This is the illusion of press freedom. Be it media organizations or the Russian news…

Israel has always refused any attacks on Iran, yet it has been accused of engaging with it in a shadow war for years now. David Barnea became chief of Israel’s spy agency mossed in June this year. He said that Iran’s revival of nuclear deals with world powers won’t give it “immunity” from Israeli operations. The world knows that Israel has opposed the 2015 nuclear deal, and said that it did not take major steps to stop or prevent Iran’s nuclear program. Furthermore, it did not address its hostile Iranian military activities across the middle east. “Even if a deal…

As energy prices soar amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, blocK member states have been warned against the usage of fossil fuels. European Union countries have been called upon by the united nations not to switch to fossil fuels as energy prices continue to hike amid fears of winter shortages. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, EU nations are in the middle of an escalating standoff with Russia as Moscow has reduced the supplies of gas to EU members, which threw the national economies into deep uncertainty. As told by nada al-Nashif deputy UN rights chief on Monday, “In the face of…

With gradual disengagement from various points, Gogra hot springs disengagement is to be over on September 12. India and China share a rough patch that has thrown both nations on the edge further, with the deadliest clash in 45 years ultimately leading to a months-long military standoff with China and at least 11 rounds of high-level military talks. India and China will look into the remaining issues along the line of control (LAC), after the disengagement at the patrolling point (PP) 15 in Gogra hot springs is wrapped up by Monday, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday.…

EU has invited UK to join it on energy. As Putin’s game plan has led to gas shortage across EU which is being labelled as recession.

A number of issues are on the agenda of discussion, security cooperation, water sharing of common rivers, border management, and combating human trafficking are among the priority talks between PM Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi. Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina landed in India on Monday on a four-day visit with a lot of agendas on the table. A significant issue which remains on the top shelf for discussion is the issue of water sharing from the Teesta River. India has a robust relationship with Bangladesh especially flourished when prime minister Hasina came into power in 2009. India has benefitted thereafter…

Two LGBT activists were sentenced to death in Iran recently, and this is not the first case in Iran A court in Urmia charged guilty Zahra Seddiqi Hamedani, 31, and Elham Choubdar, 24 of promoting and spreading homosexuality, Christianity, and community with media opposed to the Islamic republic. In Iran, this has become a popular trend to curb the voices and punish them for raising concerns for their rights. As it is this death penalty is not the first act of repressiveness carried out by the Iranian government. Why are LGBT activists being detained? To understand the current situation of…

This constitution is the first since 1980 that was drafted under military leader Augusto Pinochet. A new constitution was drafted earlier this month, this is a historical and commendable moment for the 19 million people. These millions of Chileans are voting in a referendum to approve or reject this constitution. This new constitution comes with a power pack that incorporates more rights for women, working-class citizens, and indigenous people not only but, guarantees LGBTQ+ inclusion in political spaces. Chile received its first draft of the constitution after the assembly handed over the final draft to president Gabriel boric before making…

The sentence comes after the woman tried to cross the borders and the Taliban caught her and confined her to an apartment. Woman arrested by Taliban for raising her voice in a video against rape and violence. She was caught on the border while trying to escape Forced into a wedding by a former official and then raped repeatedly. After the video went viral, the Taliban chased her down The Taliban announced that they had arrested the woman who appeared in a video earlier this week and announced that a senior Taliban official married her without her consent and raped…