https://indianexpress.com/article/india/global-hunger-index-2021-india-slips-to-101st-spot-behind-pakistan-bangladesh-nepal-7572109/ This article is about how India is now behind its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. Neighbouring countries like Nepal (ranked 76), Bangladesh (76), Myanmar (71) and Pakistan (92), which are still ahead of India at feeding its citizens, are also in the alarmingly low hunger rates category, which is making some Indian government officials concerned. Indian citizens have been… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/15/india-reopens-foreign-tourists-19-months-covid-cases This article is about how India has reopened to fully vaccinated foreign tourists travelling on chartered flights in the latest easing of its coronavirus restrictions as infection numbers decline. Foreign tourists on regular flights will be able to enter India starting from November 15 with very few restrictions. The restrictions are be fully vaccinated or test negative for the… Read more »
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/14/asia/pakistan-international-airlines-suspends-afghanistan-flights-intl/index.html This article is about Pakistan announced Thursday that it was suspending flights to Afghanistan due to what it described as unworkable conditions imposed by the Taliban. It all started when Afghanistan’s ministry slashed half the number of passengers from one flight this week that was already in the process of checking in. This resulted in 176 people, fleeing for their lives, being… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040092084/afghanistan-situation-winter-save-the-children-director This article is about a non-governmental organization called Save the Children that has been operating under Taliban rule in order to help Afghanistan children improve their lives and obtain a better education. Most recently when schools reopened in Afghanistan, only boys in grades 7 through 12 went back to class. Talbain leaders told girls that they… Read more »
Link to the article: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-military-accelerates-historic-overhaul-to-counter-china/articleshow/86470909.cms This article is about India’s plan to integrate their armed forces that would allow for greater cooperation with the U.S. and its allies. India’s plans to overhaul its military to try to match the strength of China’s military. The Indian military moves closer to the U.S. and its allies, which will strengthen defense cooperation against… Read more »
Link to the article: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/pakistan-says-threat-to-nz-cricketers-originated-in-india/ This article is about how Pakistan is accusing individuals in India of sending death threatening emails to New Zealand cricket players causing them to abandon its cricket tour in the country. New Zealand did not share the exact details of the threat with Pakistan, however we know that the email was sent from an associated… Read more »
