UN panel red flags rapid land degradation worldwide ahead of key meet

IANS | October 24, 2023 7:15 PM

Bonn, Oct 24 (IANS) The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Tuesday announced the launch of its first-ever Data Dashboard compiling national reporting figures from 126 countries, which shows that land degradation is advancing at an astonishing rate across all regions.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit US to discuss Israel-Hamas war

IANS | October 24, 2023 10:46 AM

Washington/Beijing, Oct 24 (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will embark on a four-day visit to the US during which he will meet Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and discuss the raging Israel-Hamas conflict, according to sources in Washington.

India's 'muscular' foreign policy is essentially for domestic consumption: Ex-Canadian Minister Ujjal Dosanjh

Sukant Deepak | October 23, 2023 8:03 AM

New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Calling for immediate de-escalation in strained diplomatic relations between India and Canada, Ujjal Dosanjh, former premier of British Columbia and erstwhile Canadian Minister of Health, stressed that India's "muscular" foreign policy is essentially for domestic consumption and not granting visas to Canadian citizens hurts ordinary Indo-Canadians.