Author: Shaurya Negi

Since the end of the Cold War, the United States relations with North Korea have revolved around achieving a nuclear-free Korean peninsula. Because non-proliferation is a long-term goal of American foreign policy. Its relations with North Korea could be classified primarily under this heading. However, the issue of North Korea’s political system also plays an important role. As it falls under important normative category of US foreign policy. Therefore, its the protection of human rights and the spread of democracy and liberal values. U.S. Policy Possibilities For years, US administrations have crafted their policy toward North Korea with the goal…

Pakistan based terror organizations such as Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba, operate training camps in various Afghan provinces, according to the UN. There are some organizations which are directly under Taliban control. According to a UN Member State, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a Deobandi group is ideologically linked to the Taliban. It operates eight training camps in Nangarhar, three of which are directly under Taliban control.  According to the reports, Qari Ramazan has been named the new leader of the JeM in Afghanistan. Previously Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was described as providing funding and training expertise to Taliban operations. It was commanded by Mawlawi Yousuf in…

On Sunday, Russian and Ukrainian troops fought in close-quarter fighting in a city in eastern Ukraine. As Moscow’s soldiers attempted to acquire strategic footholds in the region against robust Ukrainian opposition. The Russian military is attacking the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, according to Ukrainian regional officials. They are knocking off power and mobile communications and terrorizing inhabitants who haven’t fled. The industrial city of Sievierodonetsk has emerged as the epicenter of Russia’s campaign to seize Ukraine’s industrial Donbas region. Russia has also stepped up its efforts to seize adjacent Lysychansk, where Ukrainian officials say they have been shelled constantly. Russia…

Recently a meeting was held in Tokyo between Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida. The Japanese government announced that India and Japan had agreed to collaborate on supporting crisis-hit Sri Lanka. On the margins of the Quad Summit on May 24, Mr Modi and Mr Kishida met for bilateral talks on “tight cooperation.” As to encourage efforts to realize a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific,” as well as collaboration in areas such as defence, clean energy, and investment. The leaders “addressed the situation in Sri Lanka and confirmed that they will work with each…

Officials in the U.S. claim the Biden administration wants to lead the worldwide coalition against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine into a broader coalition. As to resist what it sees as a more severe, long-term danger to global order posed by China. Mr. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, defined the administration’s China strategy in his speech on Thursday. He lays out a three-pillar approach to competing with Beijing in a contest to define the 21st century’s economic and military balance. While the administration scrambled to insist that Mr. Biden was not changing American policy and the officials said Mr. Blinken will…

Twitter is trying to resolve federal authorities’ charges that it failed to protect users’ data over a six-year period. Therefore, Twitter will pay a $150 million penalty and implement new protections. Hence, the settlement with Twitter announced on Wednesday by the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission. Twitter allegedly broke a 2011 FTC ruling by misleading users about how well it managed. Also, how it protected the privacy and security of their non-public contact information, according to the authorities. From May 2013 to September 2019, Twitter informed users that their phone numbers and email addresses were being collected for…

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mr Ranil Wickremesinghe took on the additional role of Finance Minister on Wednesday. Hence, it’s the most difficult job in the island nation’s economy, which is in the midst of an unparalleled crisis. According to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office, Mr Wickremesinghe was appointed as “Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization, and National Policies.” Approximately, a fortnight after Mr Gotabaya nominated him Premier in place of his elder brother Mahinda Rajapaksa amid political turmoil. Mr Wickremesinghe said on Wednesday that he would publish an interim budget in six weeks. Also, he would cut infrastructure projects to divert…

Many researchers claimed on Tuesday that there is a leak of hundreds of images and official documents from China’s Xinjiang. Hence, this casts new light on the brutal techniques used to enforce widespread incarceration in the area. The data was secured by professor Mr. Adrian Zenz who works for the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, the U.S. And as soon as this got published, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet prepared to travel to Xinjiang for a long-awaited and contentious visit. Many activists claimed that Chinese authorities have incarcerated over a million Uyghurs and other primarily Muslim minorities. They are…

missiles: North Korea test-fired a suspicious intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and two shorter-range weapons into the sea on Wednesday, according to South Korea. It happened just hours after President Joe Biden wrapped up a trip to Asia. Biden reaffirmed the US commitment to defend its allies against the North’s nuclear missiles threat. It would be North Korea’s first ICBM launch in roughly two months, if confirmed, amid halted nuclear diplomacy with the US. North Korea claimed to have test-launched its longest-range missile in March. Thus, it breaks the 2018 embargo on long-range launches. Thus, the development of functional nuclear-armed missiles…

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin affirmed that nearly 50 defense leaders from around the world met on May 23, 2022. Hence, they all agreed to send Ukraine more advanced weapons, including a harpoon launcher and missiles to protect its coast. Also, according to Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, “low-level” discussions are taking place. In order to know how the US might need to change its training of Ukrainian forces, as well as whether some US troops might be stationed in Ukraine. Before the battle, the US withdrew its few troops from Ukraine. Thus, it has no…