In the refugee crisis simulation, I was apart of an NGO,(non-governmental organization), known as ARM with my fellow classmates AJ, Julia, Hailey Jones, and Ithar. ARM stands for the Association for Refugees and Minorities, and the role of arm in the simulation was to try and protect the rubites refugees in safe and hospitable camps while also trying to recieve… Read more »
India’s engagement with Africa has involved peacekeeping, student scholarships, humanitarian relief, and private and public sector investments. This has been the case for over half a century dating back to the Bandung Conference in 1955 which was held in the spirit of South-South Cooperation. The conference brought together newly independent nations of Africa and Asia. They had a shared experience of… Read more »
Pledge: The current government has promised that every Indian will have a home to live in by 2022 – with 10 million homes ready by this year in rural areas and 10 million ready by 2022 in urban areas. Verdict: Millions of new homes have been planned and approved to deal with India’s chronic homelessness problem. But so far, not nearly as… Read more »
The decades-old rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran has re-emerged at a difficult time, with Tehran in economic crisis due to US sanctions. The recent friction started with a tussle over oil pricing. Riyadh offered the world cheaper oil to attract consumers facing any disruption in the Iranian oil supply. The second phase of US sanctions have had a devastating impact on Iran’s oil… Read more »
Pakistan is set to sign deals worth $900 million in telecoms, information technology during a three day visit by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, a senior official said on Thursday. Pakistan, facing an economic crisis due to depleting foreign reserves and a widening current account deficit, has been searching for investment since the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan took… Read more »