Author: Soumyata Singh

The United States cancelled planned talks with the Taliban after Afghanistan’s rulers made a reversal on girls’ education, shutting girls out of middle and high school hours after doors were opened. The meetings were set to take place on the sidelines of a conference in Doha on Saturday and Sunday, to address important economic challenges in Afghanistan, where millions of people are facing increased famine. State Department deputy spokeswoman Jalina Porter said, “We have cancelled some of our engagements, including planned meetings in Doha around the Doha Forum, and have made clear that we see this decision as a potential turning…

As Pakistan’s economy is in the midst of a recurrent economic crisis, its leadership has also come under the threat of losing its power. As goes the history of Pakistan: No Pakistani Prime Minister has ever completed a full five-year term in office. The current development only inclines the long going trend of Pakistan administration failures. Khan was in charge of a coalition government, but he is now facing a rebellion from approximately two dozen parliamentarians and allies who are hesitant to back him. Current Developments On March 8: Opposition parties submitted a no-confidence motion before the National Assembly Secretariat, holding…

On Wednesday, a Russian resolution that acknowledged Ukraine’s rising humanitarian needs while omitting to address the Russian invasion got rejected by the United Nations Security Council.  The resolution draft needed nine votes in the 15-member council to pass, with no veto from any of the other four permanent members. However, Russia received only China’s support, with the other 13 council members abstaining to vote. The U.N. informed:  “About 10 million Ukrainians — a quarter of its population — have been forced to flee their homes and are now displaced in the country or among the 3.6 million refugees, she said,…

Wang Yi, China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister, visited Afghanistan on Thursday, becoming the highest-ranking Chinese official to visit the nation since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan.  This surprise visit by China took the international commune by shock as the world community remains infuriated over Afghanistan’s broken promise a day earlier to open schools to girls beyond Grade 6.  A statement on the website of the Chinese foreign ministry stated: “China respects Afghanistan’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity respects the independent choice made by the Afghan people and respects Afghanistan’s religious beliefs and customs. China never interferes in Afghanistan’s internal…

The University Grants Commission Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar on Monday announced that,  “The central universities will have to use Common University Entrance Test (CUET) scores to admit students to undergraduate programmes this year and not the Class 12 marks.”  The entrance exam announced for undergraduate admissions to UGC-affiliated central universities will be conducted in the first week of July. The National Testing Agency (NTA) will administer the exam, which will serve as the basis for admission to almost 1.8 lakh seats across 45 central universities and their affiliated/constituent colleges. Enrolment of candidates by each university will be based on a merit…

After a meeting between Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, agreements were inked in Islamabad to strengthen the ‘iron-clad friendship’ between the two countries at the backdrop of the OIC meeting. A total of five agreements have been signed to deepen bilateral cooperation’s between two countries in various fields. On receiving an invite from Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, the Chinese counterpart is in Islamabad to attend the 48th session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Council of Foreign Ministers (OIC-CFM) as a special guest. About OIC The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is…

The current special envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, his first official mission to Myanmar on a three-day visit to meet Myanmar State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, for reinstating peacemaking process as the extended violent political crisis after the army seized power last year, continues. On Friday in a released statement, Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry stated, “Prak Sokhonn will lead a delegation including Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General of Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Lee Yam Ming, executive director of the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (the AHA Center), and…

As the year 2022 marks the tenth anniversary of the World Happiness Report, World Happiness Report, ranked India at 136th, among 146 countries. The measurement is done taking subjective consideration of mainly three main well-being indicators: life evaluations, positive emotions, and negative emotions. This year India slid behind its neighbouring nation: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and even Pakistan, ahead of only Afghanistan which ranked at 146th out of 146 countries. As the year 2022 marks the tenth anniversary of the World Happiness Report, World Happiness Report, ranked India at 136th, among 146 countries. The measurement is done taking subjective consideration…

The UNSC meeting was held at the onset of the 23rd day of the Russia-Ukraine war with India raising deep concerns about the ongoing humanitarian crisis that erupted in Ukraine. As the war proceeds, the sufferings of Ukrainian civilians seem to have no end.   With over 3 million people stranded in Ukraine’s neighbouring countries, economic limitations and the emergent food crisis in the world. This war is gradually striding beyond redemptions. The administration may win or lose, it’s the property and life of the general masses that are being traded and being trampled in the trade-off.  India at UNSC meeting…

An emergency UN Security Council humanitarian meeting was held on Thursday following a request from a total of six western European countries: the UK, US, Albania, France, Norway, and Finland. These open sessions asking countries have sharply criticised the UNSC for leaving out mention of Russian aggression in its small neighbourhood. https://twitter.com/UKUN_NewYork/status/1504204076921274373 While Russia on Tuesday proposed a Security Council resolution for civilians’ protection in this adverse situation against Ukraine, It demanded safe passage for humanitarian aid. The French-Mexican resolution draught demands for “An immediate cessation of hostilities and deplore the dire humanitarian consequences of the hostilities against Ukraine.” Britain’s input…