https://www.dw.com/en/nepal-what-happened-to-chinas-belt-and-road-projects/a-61941737 The Himalayan nation of Nepal signed agreements of entering into the Belt and Road initiative, China´s international financial development plans, in 2017, yet due to various roadblocks in the last 5 years, still nothing has been finalized. At first there were many plans being floated up until 2019, only lacking clear directives, however it was all stalled by the… Read more »
https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/05/27/iran-summons-swiss-envoy-over-us-seizure-of-iranian-oil-medi The Islamic Republic of Iran is calling for the immediate release of one of their oil vessels after an episode that took place off the coast of Greece. Iran claims that this oil tanker, notably transporting Russian oil, moved to safety nearer the coast of Greece after being riddled with mechanical issues and storms. While in Greek waters the… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/22/iran-denies-compromise-in-nuclear-deal-negotiations Iran’s foreign ministry rejected reports of the willingness to compromise its stance on negotiations with the United States to restore the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had made no mention of any sort of compromise to Qatar’s emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al… Read more »
Link to article: https://cpj.org/2022/05/tajikistan-outlet-threatened-with-closure-4-journalists-attacked-during-unrest-coverage/ On Tuesday, May 17, independent news outlet Asia Plus announced it is ceasing its coverage of Tajikistan and the protests in its eastern Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (Badakhshan/GBAR). This comes after an official warning from the country’s prosecutor general threatening to shut down the outlet unless it modified the coverage of the events. In a separate event,… Read more »
Link: https://www.reuters.com/business/food-energy-prices-push-nepal-inflation-near-six-year-high-2022-05-11/ On wednesday May 11, 2022 Nepal has once again seen high inflation affect the price of goods. Nepal has seen a new six year high in inflation with it topping out at 7.28%. This is greatly affecting the lives of the citizens of Nepal. For example edible oils have been hit the hardest by inflation with the price… Read more »
Link: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/half-million-indians-flee-floods-northeast-brought-by-rain-2022-05-18/ On wednesday May 18, 2022 more than half a million people in India had to flee their homes due to the flooding of the Brahmaputra. The banks of Assam bursted with water causing citizens of India to have to leave their homes. The flooding of villages in this region has spanned over three days. The Indian military has… Read more »
Link: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-worlds-biggest-buyer-russian-arms-looks-diversify-suppliers-2022-05-18/ On wednesday May 18, 2022 India announced that they are going to be looking to diversify who they buy their military arms from. India has been buying mainly Russian goods with them being the largest buyer of Russian armaments. After Russia’s recent military conflict in Ukraine India is looking to start producing more of their military weapons in… Read more »
Link: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-top-court-puts-colonial-era-sedition-law-hold-review-2022-05-11/ On wednesday May 11, 2022 India’s supreme court announced that they would be reviewing a colonial-era law that has been in effect for over 150 years. The law was a sedition law that allowed the government to arrest anyone who spoke out against the government and punish them up to life in jail. This law has been put… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/india-prohibits-wheat-exports-with-immediate-effect-2022-05-14/
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/sri-lanka-protesters-vow-continue-anti-government-campaign-despite-new-pm-2022-05-13/
