Link: https://apnews.com/article/india-afghan-embassy-open-e1a4c59cd7e7dfff0ad08397b2b899fc India’s foreign ministry released a statement confirming that the Afghan embassy in New Delhi was still functioning and was no longer going to suspend operations. The Afghan embassy had told India’s ministry on October 1st that they planned to close down. Their cited reasoning for the closure was because of Kabul’s government not being recognized and an insufficient… Read more »
Link to article: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/india-japan-to-launch-600-million-climate-fund/articleshow/104171379.cms?from=mdr India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund is partnering with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation to fund 49% of a 600 million sustainability project fund. This will be the NIIF’s first official bilateral fund since forming. The partnership, also known as the India-Japan Fund, was launched on Wednesday and has goals to promote renewable energy, reduce waste,… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistani-minister-defends-decision-expel-afghans-2023-10-06/ Pakistan released a statement on October 31st, stating that Pakistan would deport all illegal immigrants that did not leave by November 1st. Minister Bugti stated that there’s an estimated 1.73 million Afghan refugees with no documentation currently residing in Pakistan. She claimed that the decision was made to protect Pakistan’s safety as a result of the… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/canada-india-sikh-diplomat-trudeau-modi-3c5572d9027769ea6adbd047ec6f462a There have been recent updates on the tension between Canada and India since Modi’s statement to Trudeau earlier in the week about Canada needing to take action against Sikh protests in Canada at the G20 summit. Trudeau released a statement Monday that the Canadian government was currently looking into allegations that India was connected to the… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/main-afghanistan-pakistan-border-crossing-reopens-after-nine-day-closure-source-2023-09-15/ The Afghan-Pakistan border closed for nine days as a result of a shooting between Pakistani and Afghan guards. The border reopened on September 15th, but the closing still had detrimental effects. People couldn’t cross the border and trucks carrying perishable goods were forced to turn around. The close was also particularly hard for Afghanistan, which is… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/aircraft-glitch-delays-canada-pm-trudeaus-departure-india-2023-09-10/ There’s been an abundance of Sikh protests in Canada in favor of the Indian state of Punjab becoming an independent country called Khalistan. At the recent G20 summit in New Delhi on September 9th, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who was also in attendance, and expressed his concern over… Read more »
