https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/biden-administration-will-have-more-deliberate-thoughtful-engagement-with-india-expert/articleshow/79348853.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Sohini Chatterjee, a faculty member at Columbia University who previously served as senior policy advisor in the Obama administration, said in some cases, there will be a “little bit of consistency” as both United States President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden believe that India is an important strategic partner in the region. But Trump’s relationship with India was a bit more short-term… Read more »
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-bangladesh-to-hold-virtual-summit-on-december-17/story-3v0y1uuYrklSOfdCrLcP0H.html Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina are expected to hold a virtual summit on December 17, during which the two sides will sign at least four memorandums of understanding to boost bilateral cooperation. The summit will cap a string of engagements since foreign secretary Harsh Shringla visited Dhaka in August to put the relationship back… Read more »
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.timesnownews.com/amp/india/article/feel-pressure-to-hit-back-at-pakistan-india-tells-unsc-powers/685930 India has launched a fresh offensive against terror-sponsor Pakistan following the Nagrota encounter in Jammu and Kashmir. India has told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) permanent members that it feels pressure to strike back at Pakistan, as it continues to support terrorist activities against India. At a special meeting on Monday, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan handed over a… Read more »
https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.jpost.com/middle-east/netanyahus-message-to-biden-dont-rejoin-iran-deal-649885/amp Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a clear message to United States President-elect Joe Biden on Sunday that he would push back against American efforts to rejoin the Iran deal. “Do not return to the previous [Iran] nuclear deal,” Netanyahu said at a memorial service for first prime minister David Ben-Gurion. “We must keep to an uncompromising policy to ensure… Read more »
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/panorama/chinese-interference-in-nepal-s-internal-politics-is-rising-919206.html With the rift within the Nepal Communist Party widening, the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi, held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Nepal, K P Sharma Oli, for about two hours last week. The two chairmen of the Nepal Communist Party, Pushpa Kamal Dahal and K P Sharma Oli, who are at odds with each other and… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/15/poor-indian-women-learn-to-ignore-sex-abuse-at-work-watchdog Street vendors, factory workers, maids, etc., 95 percent of Indian women work in the informal sector and many are exploited regularly, despite a law ordering employers to set up committees to resolve harassment complaints, according to the Human Rights Watch (HRW). From lewd comments to demands for sex, women working in India’s vast informal sector rarely report sexual harassment… Read more »
Read more at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/78260007.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst On Tuesday, India’s lower house of parliament approved long-pending, disputed labor reforms in the heat of a boycott by opposition parties and protests from trade unions. The three new labor codes will replace decades-old laws and simplify labor regulations. The three bills include the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, the Industrial Relations Code and the… Read more »
