Author: Prachi Ghosh

With efforts to improve the status of women in Afghanistan followed by moves to roll them back, their rights have always been a subject of debate and conflict in the war-torn country. As the Taliban took over Kabul on August 15, rights advocates think it will bring back darker days for women and girls in Afghanistan. Even though the outfit has assured that it has moderated its approach this time, their actions say something opposite.  There are no women in the outfit’s cabinet. Male and female students will be allowed to attend university in gender-segregated classes, and they will only…

The quadrilateral followed the bilateral meeting between External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Yair Lapid, Israel’s Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar, who is on a five-day visit to Isreal, took part in a new quadrilateral meeting on Monday, including Foreign Ministers of Israel, the United States of America, and the United Arab Emirates.   In a tweet, S. Jaishankar said that the meeting with Mr Lapid, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed, and the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, was ‘fruitful.’ “Discussed working together more closely on economic growth and global issues. Agreed…