Washington, March 12 (IANS) The United States has become dangerously dependent on China for the raw materials and ingredients used in many of its most common medicines, lawmakers and expert witnesses warned at a Senate hearing, casting the problem as both a national security threat and a looming public health crisis.
United Nations, March 12 (IANS) India has called for the protection of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, who are in the midst of a heightened confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah in the fallout of the Iran war.
Washington, March 12, (IANS) President Donald Trump has said that US military action against Iran would help bring down global oil prices, telling supporters in Kentucky that a coordinated release of emergency crude reserves and continued pressure on Tehran would stabilise energy markets.
United Nations, March 12 (IANS) Extending the power of digital tools across humanity helps promote human rights because improving the lives of all people is essential for realising its potential, according to India.
United Nations, March 12 (IANS) The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have collectively intercepted more than 954 Iranian missiles, 2,500 drones, and 17 aircraft, Bahrain's Permanent Representative Jamal Fares Alrowaiei said, announcing a move to seek a Security Council condemnation of Tehran.
Washington, March 11 (IANS) President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that American forces have inflicted devastating damage on Iran’s military infrastructure, claiming that Tehran has lost much of its naval and air defence capability as US strikes intensified during the ongoing conflict.
Islamabad, March 11 (IANS) Pakistan’s sanitation workers endure hardship driven by entrenched caste hierarchies, discriminatory hiring, absence of legal protections, institutional neglect, social stigma, gendered exploitation, and economic injustice. Their suffering is deeply embedded in the fabric of the state and society, rendering it largely invisible, a report said on Tuesday.
Ankara, March 11 (IANS) With its first session scheduled for March 12, Bangladesh’s newly-elected parliament will confront two competing mandates - one rooted in the existing constitutional framework and the other guided by the political commitments of the July Charter. Experts warn that such a dual arrangement may trigger institutional friction as the new parliament convenes, a report has highlighted.
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) As India rises, Prime Minister Narendra Modi must create a regional and security doctrine commensurate with India’s economic infrastructure and role in the world. PM Modi - already India's third longest-serving Prime Minister - has likely contributed more to infrastructure development of India than all his predecessors together and navigated the country through several challenges, a report has highlighted.
Kathmandu, March 11 (IANS) A total of 15 Nepali nationals have so far been injured in Iranian attacks in West Asian countries, while the country has already lost one of its citizens, Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.
