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Indian billionaire Gautam Adani speaks during an inauguration ceremony after the Adani Group completed the purchase of Haifa Port earlier in January 2023, in Haifa port, Israel January 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Asserting that the relationship between India and the U.S. is built on a strong foundation, the White House has expressed confidence […]
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A draft text released on a new climate finance package for the developing world was rejected by every single country signatory. File | Photo Credit: AP A draft text released early Thursday (November 21, 2024) on a new climate finance package for the developing world was rejected by every single country signatory to the U.N. […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with U.S. President Joe Biden and President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday (November 18, 2024). | Photo Credit: PTI The countries of the Global South are most adversely impacted by the food, fuel, and fertiliser crisis caused by global […]
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A resident checks his damaged home that was blown off by strong winds caused by Typhoon Man-yi in the municipality of Baler, Aurora province, northeastern Philippines, on November 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP “Typhoon Man-yi left at least three villagers missing, destroyed houses, knocked out power in entire towns and displaced large numbers of […]
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A man crosses a street engulfed in smog in Lahore on November 16, 2024. Pakistan’s most populated province of Punjab on on November 15 extended school closures in smog-hit major cities by a week, with thousands hospitalised as the country battles record air pollution. | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan’s Punjab government on Friday (November 16, […]
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People convene in the streets to protest during anti-government demonstrations against bad governance and cost-of-living crisis, in Lagos, Nigeria August 5, 2024 | Photo Credit: Reuters Twenty-nine children could be facing the death penalty in Nigeria after they were arraigned on Friday for participating in a protest against the country’s record cost-of-living crisis. Four of […]
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Julie Bishop. File | Photo Credit: Photo Credit: https://www.un.org The United Nations (UN) special envoy for Myanmar warned that the Southeast Asian nation is in crisis, with conflict escalating, criminal networks “out of control” and human suffering at unprecedented levels. Julie Bishop told the U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee on Tuesday (October 29, 2024) […]
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Watch: What does the crisis in West Asia mean for India? | Realpolitik | Video Credit: Thamodaran B, Shiv Raj Israel’s war in Gaza against Hamas has entered its second year and the country also launched its fourth invasion of Lebanon on October 1, targeting Hezbollah. Beyond these two ground battles, there is an unfolding […]
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People walk near the Baku Olympic Stadium, the venue of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan, October 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: Aziz Karimov/Reuters The leading UN body on climate change is experiencing a severe budget shortfall, according to an analysis of documents from the world body. This funding gap, diplomats […]
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New Delhi: India’s goal of becoming a $35 trillion economy by 2047 hinges on regional stability, said Ajay Bisaria, Former High Commissioner of India to Pakistan. Speaking about India’s stake in West Asian affairs at the NDTV World Summit, Mr Bisaria argued that India’s role in promoting peace is crucial to mitigating risks to its […]
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