Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarifdoes not believe US President Donald Trump wants war with Iran, but he has told Reuters news agency that Trump could be lured into a conflict. “I don’t think he wants war,” Zarif said in an interview at the Iranian mission to the United Nations in New York on Wednesday. “But that doesn’t exclude him being basically lured into one.” The… Read more »
The Indian subsidiary of PepsiCo is currently suing four farmers in India over the illegal growth of potatoes. PepsiCo is the owner of the Lays chip company, and they have a very specific type of potato that is used for their products. This potato variety is protected by PepsiCo, and the four farmers are not amongst the thousands of Indian… Read more »
On the heels of a Brazilian electoral process that was marked by outrageous disinformation campaigns, India may be witnessing the world’s next “WhatsApp election.” Disinformation, ranging from false reports of what politicians said to manufactured photographs depicting an opposition leader meeting with a suicide bomber, is spreading rapidly through social media platforms such as WhatsApp — and regulators are struggling to cope. This month,… Read more »
PepsiCo is suing four farmers in India, claiming they were growing a variety of potatoes registered by the company for exclusive use in its Lays potato chips.The lawsuits were filed earlier this month by the company’s Indian subsidiary, and will be heard by a district court in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Friday. PepsiCo (PEP) says the farmers being… Read more »
Alice Wells, a senior US official who met her counterparts from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and NITI Aayog this week, insisted that oil imports from Iran needed to be cut to zero to avoid sanctions, but assured that Indian investments in the Chabahar port could continue. Wells, who held meetings in New Delhi on April 23-24 following the… Read more »
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Iranian President Hassan Rohani at a summit in Russia during August. Putin made the announcement to journalists in Beijing on April 26 after meeting with Aliyev on the sidelines of China’s so-called Belt and Road forum – an initiative aimed at building trade and transportation infrastructure… Read more »
In the simulation I played the role as the Delegation of Malil alongside Briton, Kyle, Becca, and Leah. Going into the simulation I felt sort of prepared, but not totally. There were some things that I learned along the way, such as generally you acnowledge the moderator with something to the sort of “Thank you esteemed chair,”. However I felt… Read more »
When 18-year-old Ogai Wardak came face to face with Taliban fighters, her fear quickly gave way to cautious hope. “Their faces were scary, but their hearts were kind,” she tells me when we meet in the Kabul studios of Zan TV, the only Afghan television channel just for women. “The Taliban of this time are not like the past, not… Read more »
Washington’s decision not to extend sanctions waiver to countries importing Iranian oil puts New Delhi in a tough spot. The move forces India to either cut its oil imports from Iran or risk exposure to US sanctions. The United States on Monday said it will not extend sanctions exemptions to countries importing oil from Iran when they expire in early May. It… Read more »
Critical peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government in Qatar have been postponed after a disagreement over who should attend. Sultan Barakat, director of Qatar’s Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies, the organisation sponsoring the talks, tweeted news of the postponement, saying “this is unfortunately necessary to further build consensus as to who should participate in the conference”. The talks, scheduled for… Read more »