Link to Article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/26/violent-clashes-as-indian-farmers-storm-delhis-red-fort In response to new agriculture laws, farmers protest on the grounds of a historic fort and violence breaks out. Hundreds of thousands of farmers-many on tractors or horses- broke through police baracades around the capital and entered the grounds of the Red Fort on Tuesday. Police hit the protesters with batons and fired tear gas in… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nepal-everest-trash/nepal-to-turn-everest-trash-into-art-to-highlight-mountains-garbage-blight-idUSKBN29Q044 On the border of China and Nepal, Mount Everest has seen an influx of trash, due it being a huge tourist attraction. Due to COVID-19, citizens of Nepal had the opportunity to pick up trash on Mount Everest. The director of this project, Tommy Gustafsson explains that this project, if implement by the government, would be able to create… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-coronavirus-vaccine/pakistan-china-to-gift-half-million-doses-of-sinopharm-vaccine-idUSKBN29Q1L6 Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistan’s foreign minister, stated that China will be giving Pakistan half a million doses of Chinese-produced COVID-19 vaccine at no financial cost. Pakistani scientists have backed up the legitimacy of this vaccine, along with the AstraZeneca’s vaccine. China is willing to give Pakistan 1.1 million more doses by February as well. Qureshi also mentioned the potential… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/20/pakistan-appoints-former-military-general-as-saudi-envoy After the retirement of Raja Ali Ejaz, Lieutenant General Bilal Akbar has been appointed by Pakistan’s leader to better the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. The relationship between these two countries has gone downhill since Pakistan ordered the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to do more in resolving the Kashmir conflict. This led to a back and forth… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/23/afghan-conference-to-set-aid-cuts-conditions-amid-war-pandemic The United Nations Refugee Agency is asking for continued support of millions of Afghanistan refugees that are waiting to hear the aftermath of peace talk from the Taliban and the Kabul government. Since U.S. troops have left the region and COVID-19 has become rampant, the state of Kabul has been extremely weak. Countries have been planning on stopping their… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/india-uk-trade/india-and-uk-to-move-forward-on-trade-talks-as-johnson-plans-visit-idUSKBN28P19E Britain and Indian officials met on Tuesday to talk about trade agreements, which comes after Britain left the European Union early last year. Both foreign ministers commented that they were serious about their trading relationship, which means all signs point to a free trade agreement. For Britain, it is crucial for them to have new trading relationships because they… Read more »
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/france-backed-india-on-kashmir-didnt-allow-china-to-play-procedural-games-at-unsc-macron-advisor/articleshow/80157878.cms French and Indian officials met this past week to have their yearly diplomatic meeting over the relationship and security of their countries. In an ongoing crisis over Kashmir, Emmanuel Bonne, an advisor to the French president, says that France is willing to support India. He added that the French delegation will not let China, Pakistan’s ally, mess around in… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/india-pakistan/india-seeks-to-implicate-pakistan-in-dossier-to-u-n-security-council-members-idUSKBN28329D In newly shared documents by India, four members of a Pakistan-based terrorist organization were seen going into Kashmir in an attempt to attack the state. When they were stopped by police at a checkpoint, the four men shot first, but they were eventually killed by the police force. Pakistani officials deny any association with the four men, instead they… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/11/23/a-better-bromance-india-could-benefit-more-from-biden-than-trump After endorsing President Donald Trump at a Texas event in 2019 and a Gujarat event earlier this year, Narendra Modi, prime minister of India, spoke with President-elect Joe Biden after his win on Saturday. Modi congratulated him for winning and hoped to work further with “India’s largest trading partner.” Analysts believe that Biden’s win has positive implications for India,… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/19/turkey-slaps-advertising-ban-on-twitter-with-new-social-media-law Turkey has hit Twitter, Pinterest, and Periscope with advertising bans after they failed to follow Facebook and appoint a local representative to take down contentious posts under a new media law published on Tuesday. Under their law, social media companies that do not appoint such representatives are liable for a series of penalties, including the move by the… Read more »
