https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/10/26/whos-in-charge-following-revolution-in-kyrgyzstan-a71856 Last month, Kyrgyzstan underwent their third political revolution in the last twenty years. After an election that was immediately recognized (or at the very least, accused of being) rigged and corrupt, the small post-soviet Central Asian nation fell into chaos. WIthin days of the election, political prisoners were freed from prison, the prime minister resigned, and the parliamentary building… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/11/12/indian-central-bank-data-point-to-first-ever-recession For the first time in Indian history the country has entered a recession. it has started to dip lower and lower since 2018 and then when Covid-19 hit that sealed the deal. the economy has fallen 26% from April to June and is continuing to fall. Now they are experiencing a 10% loss during the april to september quarter…. Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/11/irans-low-enriched-uranium-stockpile-12-times-beyond-limits-un Iran has a stockpile of 5,385 pounds of uranium which has increased from 4,641 pounds. That last number was last checked August 25. they are stockpiling more and more and they are way over the old deal made in 2015 where countries could only have a stockpile of 447 pounds. Iran is also raising the Unranime purity from… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/5/afghanistan-violence-jumps-50-percent-amid-peace-talks-watchdog According to mutliple U.S. watch-dogs, violence has risen 50 percent in Afghanistan in the last few months. This comes off the back of September’s peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. It is not only Afghan forces that are under attack from the Taliban and ISIL in this surge; it is also many Afghan civilians. Last week,… Read more »
Read more at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/79177199.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Tso-Chushul area Read more at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/79177199.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Read more at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/79177199.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst China and India have vowed to begin a de-escalation of tension in Pangong Tso-Chushul, a high-altitude area along the long disputed border of eastern Ladakh and Aksai Chin. Earlier this year, troops of the sides have engaged in deadly skirmishes due to border disputes, particularly the bloody incident in… Read more »
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ngt-imposes-ban-on-firecrackers-in-cities/towns-where-air-quality-falls-below-poor/articleshow/79123232.cms This article informs on a ban on firecrackers during the holiday season. In certain areas, air quality is a concern after very bad levels last year, as a response to this, more potent firecrackers have been banned in certain areas of India during November and December. I think that this could definitely be an important step in improving the… Read more »
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-in-talks-with-all-covid-vaccine-manufacturers-domestic-and-foreign-health-ministry/articleshow/79154612.cms This article discusses the planning for India’s coronavirus vaccine distribution. They discuss cold chain requirements, which will be a huge investment for India, and will probably raise taxes for areas in order to keep the vaccines in refrigerated environments so that they are effective. India is hopeful that they will be able to roll out the vaccine by early… Read more »
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/why-bihar-election-results-are-taking-so-long/articleshow/79154941.cms This article talks about the election in Bihar and how the covid pandemic has delayed their election results. Because of COVID, they opened up more polling stations, which has made it harder to count all the votes because they have to access the ballots from each station and there are so many now. This is a great example of… Read more »
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/new-proposal-to-end-ladakh-deadlock-disputed-pangong-lake-area-could-be-temporary-no-man-s-land-1740184-2020-11-11 India and china are currently having a border dispute over the area surrounding the Pangong lake. Chain keeps pressing borders further and further into Indian territory. When China leaves India does the same. so in an action to try and defuse the tension that is rising in the area. They have both agreed to make the mountain range surrounding… Read more »
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/indian-troops-kill-top-rebel-commander-kashmir-fighting-73954272 Saifullah Mir, top commander of a rebel group, was killed in a gunfight in Kashmir. This was a victory for India’s counterinsurgency operations in the region, though it sparked anti-India protests from citizens of Kashmir, combated with police violence. As Kashmir is a sought after region for Pakistan and India with it divided between the two, it is the… Read more »
