New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Indonesia's long-standing commitment to an independent and non-aligned foreign policy is coming under increasing pressure as China's economic influence deepens across critical sectors of the Southeast Asian nation's economy, according to a report.
Doha, Sep 5 (IANS) Srikar Reddy, Ambassador-designate of India to Qatar, arrived in Doha on Saturday and was received by Charge d'Affaires Sandeep Kumar and Ibrahim Yousuf Fakhro, Director of the Protocol Department.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Former West Indies captain Brian Lara has become the latest ex-international skipper to join the chorus voicing support for the imprisoned former Pakistan captain Imran Khan and his treatment.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Exercise Veer Guardian, being conducted between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) in Jodhpur, will further enhance interoperability and operational synergy between Indian and Japanese forces, the IAF said on Saturday.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) China’s mega hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, near the heavily militarised border with India, warrants urgent global scrutiny amid growing concern over its devastating consequences, a report has stated.
Warsaw, Sep 5 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday paid his respects at the Kolhapur Memorial in Warsaw, commemorating India’s humanitarian gesture of providing refuge to around 5,000 Polish women and children during the Second World War.
London, Sep 5 (IANS) The recent unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) that left hundreds dead and injured in a brutal crackdown by Pakistani authorities exposed the double standard in Western media coverage of the region. Despite the seriousness of the situation, the issue received limited attention in the British media, in contrast to the extensive coverage given to education-related demonstrations in New Delhi in July, a report has stated.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Pakistan’s persistent malnutrition crisis cannot be addressed through food and nutrition programmes alone, as deep-rooted rural poverty, weak incomes and an uneven distribution of economic value continue to undermine household food security, a report has said.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Pakistan must focus on effective public services and adopt outcome‑focused governance rather than taking for granted the citizens' ability to "adjust" to the precarious economic and healthcare conditions, a new report has said.
Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) Minority women and girls in Pakistan continue to face severe gender-based persecution, including acid attacks, workplace harassment, blasphemy allegations and honour killings, while many remain vulnerable to sexual violence and exploitation in debt-bonded labour, particularly at brick kilns, a report has stated.
