Article link: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-and-russia-to-secure-central-asia-against-taliban-radicalisation-101631160208138.html Summary: As the Taliban wreaks havoc having taken over Afghanistan, Russia and India have commonly agreed to join forces to secure bordering central Asian countries from further takeover. This was agreed during NSA level consultations on Wednesday between Ajit Doval and Nikolay Patrushev. It has been expressed that the Taliban has plans underway to use Afghanistan to… Read more »
link to article: https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-india-coronavirus-pandemic-health-156aa8c79dff83905cd9c12d33b90cb3 Summary: Amid the ravaging COVID pandemic, Thailand has reported it’s first case of the Indian variant of the Coronavirus in a Thai woman and her son traveling from Pakistan. Thailand has now banned travelers from India, where the coronavirus has infected over 22 million, as well as Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Clusters of infection continue to… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/20/fleeing-afghan-hazaras-face-uncertain-future-in-pakistan As Afghanistan faces turmoil under control of the Taliban, the Pakistan government is turning away Afghans in search of refuge in their neighboring country. Many families are living in unpredictable circumstances as they scramble for ways to flee the Taliban and find refuge. Hazaras, who are an ethnicity that is about the third largest ethnic group… Read more »
Link to Article:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/12/iran-agrees-deal-with-un-on-monitoring-of-nuclear-programme Summary: Recently Iran has agreed to let the United Nation’s nuclear inspectors install new memory cards into the cameras that are located in Iran’s nuclear research facilities. This will allow the UN to monitor Iran’s controversial nuclear program. This could lead to the US lifting its sanctions on Iran. Rafael Grossi, who is the head of the… Read more »
Link to Article https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-rejects-reports-relating-to-over-the-horizon-strikes-by-us-in-afghanistan-7513808/ Summary: Recently media reports have suggested that the US has been in touch with India to explore the possibility of conducting “over-the-horizon” counter-terror strikes in Afghanistan following America’s departure from Afghanistan. India’s External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi denies such suggestions but adds that the US Congressional hearing on the matter of Afghanistan is “slightly different”… Read more »
