Author: Shagun Thapliyal

Japan updates the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) on the progress related to the management of the treated water from the 2011 disaster powerplant. PM Fumio Kishida also gives his statement on Japanese efforts. Japan has made efforts to mitigate the radioactive waste which was released in the Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown in 2011. This event has impacted the marine ecosystem of the Pacific Ocean and created a threat to marine flora and fauna. The country has actively engaged with the global community in managing the aftermath of the disaster and has given updates over the years. One such form is the…

Former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumartunga comments upon the current crisis faced by the Island Nation. She calls out the corruption and unwillingness to work for the solution. The Former Sri Lankan President expressed their disappointment at the state of affairs in her country at the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh Memorial Lecture of 2024 which was hosted by the South Asia Foundation and the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. She emphasized the fact that the Island Nation had one of the best Socio-Economic factors among South Asian Countries in spite of Colonial exploitation for 450 years by European powers,…