India has been in the middle of lost of controversy as of late and it’s all been negative. It’s time to focus on one of India’s biggest triumphs, not over another country and not giving any physical rewards. This is much bigger, official dominance of the worlds 2nd biggest media platform, YouTube. The race between the Indian channel and the… Read more »
India’s engagement with Africa has involved peacekeeping, student scholarships, humanitarian relief, and private and public sector investments. This has been the case for over half a century dating back to the Bandung Conference in 1955 which was held in the spirit of South-South Cooperation. The conference brought together newly independent nations of Africa and Asia. They had a shared experience of… Read more »
Pledge: The current government has promised that every Indian will have a home to live in by 2022 – with 10 million homes ready by this year in rural areas and 10 million ready by 2022 in urban areas. Verdict: Millions of new homes have been planned and approved to deal with India’s chronic homelessness problem. But so far, not nearly as… Read more »
The decades-old rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran has re-emerged at a difficult time, with Tehran in economic crisis due to US sanctions. The recent friction started with a tussle over oil pricing. Riyadh offered the world cheaper oil to attract consumers facing any disruption in the Iranian oil supply. The second phase of US sanctions have had a devastating impact on Iran’s oil… Read more »
Pakistan is set to sign deals worth $900 million in telecoms, information technology during a three day visit by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, a senior official said on Thursday. Pakistan, facing an economic crisis due to depleting foreign reserves and a widening current account deficit, has been searching for investment since the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan took… Read more »
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani arrived Monday in Iraq for his first official visit, as Baghdad comes under pressure from Washington to limit political and trade ties with its neighbour.ADVERTISING Since Rouhani‘s election in 2013, Iraq has relied on Iranian support in its fight against the Islamic State (IS) group, following the militant group’s capture of the Iraqi city of Mosul and other territory in… Read more »
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appointed longtime ally Mohammad Shtayyeh as prime minister on Sunday, officials said, in a move seen as part of efforts to further isolate rival Islamist group Hamas.ADVERTISING Abbas asked Shtayyeh, a member of the central committee of the Palestinian president’s Fatah party, to form a new government, Fatah vice president Mahmoud al-Aloul told AFP. Official Palestinian news agency WAFA… Read more »
A massive report I would say is going on right now that have to do with Afghanistan. The United Nations published a report basically saying that the year of 2018 was the most deadliest year to live in Afghanistan as a civlian. This is not just because of the Taliban, although America would like to point its finger at them…. Read more »
The United States announced on Friday it would deny visas to members of the International Criminal Court involved in investigating alleged war crimes from US troops in Afghanistan or in other countries. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington was prepared to take further steps, including economic sanctions, if the war crimes court goes ahead with any probes of US… Read more »
A record number of Afghan civilians were killed last year due to stepped up aerial attacks by U.S-led forces and more suicide bombings, the United Nations said in a report on Sunday. The conflict in Afghanistan claimed 3,804 civilian lives that included 927 children, both all-time highs, leading to an 11 percent spike in civilian deaths versus 2017, the report from the… Read more »