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.
Athens, Sep 5 (IANS) Pakistan's history of illicit nuclear networks continues to cast a shadow over its non-proliferation credentials, fuelling concerns over the possible diffusion of dual-use technology, whether intentional or accidental, a report has stated.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) India has stepped up efforts to secure critical rare earth minerals from northern Myanmar as part of a broader push to de‑risk supply chains and reduce dependence on China, a new report has said.
Dhaka, Sep 5 (IANS) Amid growing concerns over Bangladesh joining the Mecca Pact involving Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, the central question is not the unity of the Muslim world, but where Dhaka’s interests lie, a report has stated, warning that joining the alliance could draw the country into security commitments that do not serve its own national interests.
Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) Western governments must recognise that their financial and military support for Pakistan is enabling a deeply misogynistic culture in which women and children are subjected to violence and abuse in the South Asian country, a report has stated.
