Author: Kumar Gaurav

On Wednesday, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen in Taipei. During their meeting, she emphasised the value of democracy and reaffirmed Washington’s unequivocal support for the island. America’s third-highest official declared that the US’s commitment to maintaining Taiwan’s sovereignty is “iron-clad,” noting that the world is currently actively considering democracy and autocracy. Pelosi, who arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday and exacerbated already strained US-China relations, asserted that Washington’s support for Taipei is essential “now more than ever.” “Taiwan is a flourishing democracy. It has proven to the world that hope, courage & determination can build…

Maldives president, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, arrived in New Delhi on Monday. Mr. Solih is scheduled to meet and hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Both leaders are expected to review the progress made in the two countries’ extensive partnership. See here. Mohamed Solih is in India for four days at the invitation of Prime Minister Modi. He is accompanied by a high-level official and a business delegation. “A warm welcome to a close friend and maritime neighbor! President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih of Maldives arrives in New Delhi for an official visit. An opportunity to nurture the unwavering friendship between…

The Chief Justice of India, N.V. Ramana, remarked on July 30, “Only a small percentage of the population can afford to approach the courts for justice; the majority suffer in silence.” See here. https://twitter.com/barandbench/status/1553245870719905792 The Chief Justice illustrated India’s sad reality of social and economic disparities, which undermine the democratic goal of providing the access to justice for all. According to the chief judge, the majority of people lack the knowledge and resources needed to access the courts. The CJI observed during his speech that “Modern India was built around the goal of removing the disparities in society.” Project Democracy…

The Kabul government on Friday threw out the red carpet for a group of Afghan Military cadets who returned to Kabul after completing their training in India, giving an indication that the Taliban are warming up to India. See here. Approximately two dozen Afghan military cadets returned to Kabul after graduating from the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun. They had cleared their training back on June 11. “The MoD, Afghanistan, encouraged by our humanitarian aid and placement of our technical team in Indian Embassy, Kabul, had requested EoI Kabul through an official letter on 25.06.22 requesting direct communication with…

At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers summit, DR. S. Jaishankar, the minister of external affairs for India, met with Mukhtar Tileuberdi, the foreign minister of Kazakhstan, and held a bilateral meeting on Thursday. Dr. Jaishankar also paid a visit to the vice prime minister of Kazakhstan. The leaders of the two countries also recognized the improvements in bilateral relations that had been made since their previous meeting at the third India-Central Asia Dialogue summit, held in New Delhi in 2021. India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar tweeted this, “Began my SCO visit with a bilateral…

The Uyghur rights activists organized a protest against the atrocities committed by China on the Uyghur communities in Xinjiang. The East Turkistan Government in Exile, the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement, and the Free Kazakhs Organization held a protest at the United Nations headquarters to draw attention of the world to the China’s atrocities in the East Turkistan against the Uyghur community. See here. This demonstration was organized following rumors that China was urging UN human rights Chief Michelle Bachelet to withhold a widely anticipated report on China’s atrocities against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan. “We call…

On Friday, India and the United States (USA) signed a joint agreement to fight drug trafficking and strengthen laws governing illegal narcotics. The US State Department announced on Friday that India and the US have signed an Amended Letter of Agreement (ALOA) in the area of narcotics control and law enforcement cooperation. See here. The joint statement released by the US State Department on Friday stated that Mr. Kemp Chester, Senior Advisor to the Director of National Drug Control Policy at the White House, led the U.S. delegation and Mr. Satya Narayan Pradhan, Director General, NCB, led the delegation from…

India’s NSA Ajit Doval discussed regional security cooperation in Defence Sector with his UK counterpart Sir Stephen Lovegrove. Ajit Doval, the National Security Adviser, met with his British counterpart, Sir Stephen Lovegrove, on Thursday. They discussed about a variety of issues that were important on both a bilateral and international level. See here. https://twitter.com/UKinIndia/status/1550124940585644036 The emphasis was on concrete and significant results to advance the partnership in accordance with the objective of the India-UK Roadmap 2030. The central issues covered were dealing with violent extremism as well as regional security, maritime and Indo-Pacific cooperation, and cybersecurity. The NSAs discussed future-focused…

The 9th ASEAN-India Senior Officials conference on Transnational Crimes (SOMTC) was held virtually today. At the meeting, both parties vehemently denounced terrorism in all of its manifestations and emphasized the importance of stepping up global cooperation in the fight against terrorism and transnational crimes. The Consultation was co-chaired by representative from India and ASEAN. Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary (Counter Terrorism), Ministry of External Affairs, represented India at the consultation, and Puah Kok Keong, Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore, represented the ASEAN. “Both sides strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and emphasized the need to…

The US aid chief has admonished China for failing to do enough in the midst of a food crisis caused by the Russian-Ukrainian war, which has pushed up global food prices and jeopardized global food security. Samantha Power, the head of the United States Agency for International Development, spoke on Tuesday at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington about the rapidly increasing global food security crisis. https://twitter.com/PowerUSAID/status/1549498947101761537?cxt=HHwWgoC9nabF9oArAAAA Power stated in her speech titled, “The Line Between Crisis and Catastrophe,” that the food crisis in the Horn of Africa has worsened as a result of the Russian-Ukrainian war…