In this Issue
I. Defence and Security
Developing Technologies to Address Health Problems Faced by Soldiers
Indigenous Leading Edge Actuators & Airbrake Control Module
Launch of ‘Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile Barge, LSAM 20 (Yard 130)
2024...
In this Issue
I. Defence and Security
INS Imphal, Stealth Guided Missile Destroyer, Commissioned
Induction of MCA Barge, LSAM 10 (Yard 78)
Delivery of Seventh 250 Men Ferrycraft, ‘Manjula’ (Yard 786) to IN
Inauguration of New Design & Test...
Introduction
2023 was a watershed year for climate change. As record after record was broken that year, experts lamented that the world may have reached an inflection point. For example, CO2 levels in the atmosphere are projected to reach record...
I. India in the UN
India’s inputs for the Pact of the Future
India reinforces the need for humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
II. Plurilateral Developments
Brazil begins its G20 Presidency
Brazil launches new initiative
BRICS Disability Forum...
Commentary
China’s de-dollarization message finds a receptive audience in North Africa
Earlier this year, three of five countries in North Africa—Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt—applied to join BRICS, the loose affiliation of Brazil, Russia, India,...
Afghanistan
Haqqani Welcomes Recommendations of Turkish Scholars-Tolo News
The Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, in a meeting with a delegation of religious scholars from Turkey, said their recommendations for strengthening the Islamic...
Russia& Central Asia
Kazakhstan purchases 10 Su-30SM aircraft ignoring French Rafale
On November 30, Yerzhan Nildibayev, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Chief of Air Defence and head of the primary armaments division, announced Kazakhstan’s decision to...
Afghanistan
Taliban Should Change Their Policy: Andisha - Tolo News
The permanent representative of Afghanistan to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Nasir Ahmad Andisha, on the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR...
Economic
COP28 clashes over fossil fuel phaseout after OPEC pushback
Countries clashed on Dec 09 over a possible agreement to phaseout fossil fuels at the COP28 summit in Dubai, jeopardizing attempts to deliver a first-ever commitment to eventually...
Economic
Saudi Arabia Offers Iran Investment to Blunt Gaza War
Saudi Arabia has approached Iran with an offer to boost cooperation and invest in its sanctions-stricken economy if the Islamic Republic stops its regional proxies from turning the...