Author: Soumyata Singh

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to mark march 15th as International Day to Combat Islamophobia. This resolution was introduced by the Organization of Islamic Corporation, was cosponsored by 55 countries mainly Muslim including China. Pakistan’s Ambassador Munir Akram introduced the resolution at the general assembly under the agenda item Culture of Peace. India’s at UN General Assembly As the UN General Assembly proclaimed the resolution, India’s permanent representative to the UNGA stated India’s diverse stance on the resolution. Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti said, “Hinduism has more than 1.2 billion followers, Buddhism more than 535 million and Sikhism more than…

Union Minister Nityanand Rai in the ongoing parliament session informed the session on the developments and improvements made in the northeastern state’s security situations.He informed the session that, there were substantial improvements as insurgency violence got down by 74% as the states experienced an 89% fall in the casualties caused by the violent outbursts. Northeastern states’ history of insurgency Northeast of India has mainly 8 states: Meghalaya, Manipur, Assam, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Sikkim, sharing borders with five countries — Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China and Nepal. The region stands as the hotpot of insurgencies post India’s independence for…

As the 19th day of the war approaches, numerous Western multinational corporations and franchises are ceasing business in Russia. India must analyze its digital preparedness for it has become the 5th dimension of warfare. Russia may win the war, but the west has managed to plummet its economy. Corporations and Giants pull out from Russia The world’s five most powerful digital companies Google (now Alphabet), Apple, Facebook (now Meta), Amazon, and Microsoft, have taken efforts to impose severe and (mostly) voluntary penalties on Russia. In March: Visa, Mastercard, and American Express and their payment networks shut down in Russia. Also,…

The US President Joe Biden signed, under the Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022, stipulates that, “…none of the funds made available by this Act should be used to create, procure, or display any map that inaccurately depicts the territory and social and economic system of Taiwan and the islands or island groups administered by Taiwan authorities.”  Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs applauded this Act of the US. Taiwan’s Legislative Speaker You Si-Kun wrote on Facebook,  “Taiwan is not a part of China. We thank US lawmakers in the US Senate and House of Representatives for…

In Sri Lanka’s northern district, the Adani Group has signed significant deals for two massive renewable energy generation projects. The agreement was struck to work together on renewable energy initiatives. This move came six months after Adani was awarded a big port terminal project in Colombo, which it is currently executing with a majority shareholding. The Colombo-based Sunday times reports, “While it was not announced, the Ceylon Electric Board (CEB) also has a Memorandum of Understanding with India’s Adani Green Energy Ltd.” About the Power Project deal For $500 million, it plans to produce a combined capacity of 500MW, projects are…

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani of the gas-producing country, Qatar, visited Moscow on Sunday to further the discussions on the IRAN Nuclear deal. As the war enters its 18th day, Doha is delicately balancing its stance with Russia and Ukraine. While keeping its long ally US in terms.  Qatar’s official Twitter handle released the statement regarding the respective meeting held in Moscow with the Russian FM Sergei Lavrov.  While Qatar has reiterated its belief that peaceful diplomatic talks should channel the course of the war-peace talk. The Doha administration had…

As the Russian army marched closer to the Polish border, at least 35 persons were reported dead on the western Ukrainian border. According to reports, the recurrent attack killed 9 civilians and injured at least 50 more, as acknowledged by Ukraine’s Lviv area Governor Maksym Kozytskyi. The death of the New York Times correspondent was also announced by Sunday evening.The official Twitter account of the New York Times confirmed the news. Russian advances to siege Kyiv The capital city Kyiv has been encircled by the Russian military. Also, the heavy bombing had been initiated to choke any external aid line…

More than 500 Indians including retired army personnel have volunteered to join Ukraine’s International Legion. This comes to claim after The Kyiv Independent, a Ukrainian media outlet shared a photo of foreign volunteers who have already joined the Ukrainian ground force. The volunteers are mainly from the US, UK, Mexico, Lithuania and India.  More about the Legion Ukraine’s’ international legion, a unit created on the request of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by the Ukrainian Government, is a territorial defence legion that seeks applications from foreign nationals to fight against the Russian invasion. A separate website (fightforua.org) was launched to receive applications…

NOTA has made a significant entry in the UP-Assembly election turnout. According to the Election Commission of India, NOTA has secured a 0.69% vote share surpassing the vote percentage of the most popular parties of the region. The grand old party INC batting again with the legacy dynamics has limited its prominence to only a meagre 2.33%. Many experts had predicted that this election was scheduled for an Akhilesh return. The prophecy was shattered with a reality check of garnering only 32% vote share for SP which is the highest the party has ever achieved only being trumped by BJP’s…

China is gaining ground while the West is preoccupied with Russian aggression in Ukraine. “The only country that gains presently from this military conflict, the war,” stated Oleg Ustenko, Ukraine’s Presidential Economic Adviser. China is able to do so for a variety of reasons and due to the viability of its infrastructure. While the EU and the United States are preoccupied with imposing sanctions. China is walking a tightrope with the EU while also taking a calculated risk in attacking the US, thanks to its strategic quiet. It isn’t openly defending or opposing invasion. Economic Benefits China has stated that…