Geneva, April 23 (IANS) The United Nations experts expressed serious concern over the continued and widespread abduction and forced religious conversion and marriages targeting women and girls from minority communities in Pakistan, warning that the climate of impunity fuels the relentless practice across the country.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said on Thursday that the India Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV) will shape the next phase of the partnership between two sides, stressing that it would be "more ambitious, inclusive, and future-oriented".
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) South Africa's High Commissioner to India Anil Sooklal said that the upcoming India-Africa Summit is "extremely important" for charting a new course of cooperation between both sides.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Apart from becoming the world’s fastest-growing major economy, India is emerging as a new global centre of gravity -- capable of providing a bridge between countries in a world that is fragmenting into competing blocs, according to an article in The Times of Israel.
Port Vila, April 23 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on Thursday met Xavier Emanuel Harry, Vanuatu's Acting Foreign Affairs Minister, International Cooperation and External Trade, and held discussions on deepening bilateral cooperation across diverse sectors.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Pakistan has been called out on numerous occasions for being a facilitator of terror. While, its primary agenda is to hurt India’s interests, of late several operatives linked to the ISI have been arrested for plotting attacks in various parts of the world.
Florida, April 23 (IANS) Wildfires sweeping across the southeastern United States have forced widespread evacuations and destroyed dozens of homes, particularly in Georgia and Florida.
United Nations, April 23 (IANS) “The Security Council will carry more weight if it will represent more the world of today than the world of 1945”, Rebeca Grynspan Mayufis, who is in the race to become the next secretary-general said, making the case for reforming it.
Washington, April 23 (IANS) US lawmakers called for a unified global response against terrorism, as they asserted that the threat continues to evolve across regions and argued that this requires coordinated action by countries including India and the United States.
Washington, April 23 (IANS) Powerful American lawmakers across party lines called for deeper India-US cooperation on security, trade and global stability, even as some flagged strains in ties over tariffs and policy differences.
