A US$10-billion oil project in Uganda being developed by France’s TotalEnergies and CNOOC of China has been linked to human rights violations, with rights groups accusing the local authorities of repression and forced evictions, and citing sexual violence and environmental damage in connection with the project.
The project forms a...
Today, 19 December, marks 40 years since the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration in 1984, which laid out the conditions for the July 1997 British handover of Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Among its provisions, the Joint Declaration laid out the principles of ‘one country,...
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday held his annual news conference. Putin echoed India's stance on BRICS as " non-western". Expressing his views about BRICS, the Russian President said the group is not working against any country, rather it is working for the interests of the member nations.
During the annual news conference, Putin called External Affairs...
IIT Bombay has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tohoku University, Japan, to launch the IIT Bombay-Tohoku University Joint Academic & Research Programme. The initiative aims to introduce collaborative Master's and PhD programmes, offering students dual mentorship, access to state-of-the-art resources, and exposure to the academic systems of...
Xizang , December 21: A prominent Tibetan rights activist, Tsering Tso, was detained for two weeks in Qinghai province from November 29 to December 13 on charges of "spreading false information" and "causing trouble" via social media, as reported by Radio Free Asia.
The 39-year-old has long been outspoken against...
The recent meeting between National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing was an important diplomatic step forward. The two officials met as Special Representatives (SR) of the two countries. They have met periodically in the last two decades to address bilateral issues, with...
India and Japan have resolved design differences regarding the upcoming high-speed Bullet Train along the Mumbai - Ahmedabad route, senior officials told.
The design changes are expected to be “formally approved soon”.
The redesigning will allow these high speed trains in India to have better load bearing capacities - that include...
Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain called for transforming the Bay of Bengal into a hub of collaboration and sustainable development, while Japan's Ambassador to Bangladesh, Iwama Kiminori stressed the need for mutual trust between Dhaka and Delhi to unlock the region's connectivity potential.
Addressing the inaugural session of an international...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) is printing new notes changing the existing design with the inclusion of features of the July uprising.
According to the central bank, the banknotes of Tk20, 100, 500, and 1000 are being printed as per instruction of the interim government.
The new notes will not include image of...
It was a breakthrough year in India-China ties after a near freeze in their ties for over four years – the longest since the 1962 war – with an agreement to end the eastern Ladakh military standoff.
After “amassing of a large number of troops by China along the Line...
