On December 9 and 10, 2021, two events took place. The first event was “Summit for Democracy 2021”, hosted by the US State Department. The summit was attended by more than 100 countries, including Taiwan. The notable absence from the Summit was Russia, China and Pakistan. The second event was organised in Pakistan by the […]
NEW DELHI: Istanbul has erupted in massive protests with hundreds of Muslims taking to the streets against China for using floor tiles with Quranic inscriptions in a restaurant in Xinjiang region. Several members of the Muslim community on social media for the past few days have been posting a video of a restaurant’s floor, the […]
GENEVA: The Swiss National Contact Point (NCP) has accepted the complaint filed by Swiss-based Tibet groups against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for violating the OECD guidelines by having awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics Games to China. The complainants had alleged that the IOC had awarded the hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympics to the […]
The recent alliance between the US, UK and Australia, referred to as AUKUS, appears to be creating geo-political ripples in the international community of late. AUKUS, which is a trilateral security pact between the three English-speaking nations, aims to counter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific region and as the first move towards achieving that objective, […]
Vikram Sood is former head of India’s foreign intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW). Apart from his expertise in espionage, he has written two books – The Unending Game and The Ultimate Goal. Both the books are phenomenal as they deal with complex topic such as espionage with great ease and a crisp […]
NEW DELHI: He is one of India’s most flamboyant politicians. A former diplomat, a historian, a writer, a former minister and a Member of Parliament (Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala) from the Congress party, Shashi Tharoor wears several hats. In a candid conversation with Aarti Tikoo, Dr Tharoor speaks on issues that concern us. Aarti Tikoo: After 20 […]