Washington , March 6, (ANI): China's Covid-related lockdowns in 2022 crippled the flow of important pharmaceutical products around the world. The events are prompting a reconsideration of the structure of international supply networks, along with geopolitical competitiveness and macroeconomic pressures. India may become a destination in the US's new "friend-shoring" policy for...
Islamabad , March 6: Pakistan's economic troubles are intertwined with its inconsistent treatment of terrorists, writes Husain Haqqani, a senior fellow and Director for South and Central Asia at the Hudson Institute, in Foreign Policy.
For decades, Pakistan has allowed some terrorist groups to operate freely while cracking down on...
New York , March 6: The UN Member states have finally agreed to a legally-binding "high seas treaty" to protect marine life in international waters, a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet, according to the United Nation news.
After the UN passed this agreement, the UN...
Islamabad , March 6: Pakistan is seeking confirmation from Saudi Arabia for securing additional deposits of USD 2 billion and a USD 950 million loan programme from the World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for the signing of a Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) within...
Colombo , March 6: The toxic acids evaporated from the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant may pose a threat to the Sri Maha Bodhi tree, the oldest living tree of the world with a written history, reported Ilankai Tamil Sangam (Sangam.org), an association of Tamils of Sri Lanka in the US.
The Lakvijaya Power...
Washington , March 6: US Senator Mark Warner on Sunday (local time) said that America would be introducing bipartisan legislation this week aimed at letting the government "ban or prohibit" foreign technology products such as Chinese-owned TikTok.
Warner said that he and Senator John Thune will introduce the bill, adding, "I've got...
Beijing , March 6: China is slowly becoming a suffocating police state like the former Soviet Union as President Xi Jinping wanted the security apparatus under his direct grip, Nikkei Asia reported citing sources.
The sources have expressed concern over the possibility of creating a new police and state security organization, which would be placed under...
TALLINN: Estonians go to the polls on Sunday as one of Europe’s most staunchly pro-Kyiv governments faces a challenge from a far-right party seeking to capitalise on anger at rising living costs and which would shut out further Ukrainian refugees.
If, as opinion polls predict, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas’ liberal...
London, Mar 5: Stepping up his attack on the BJP government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has alleged that the structures of Indian democracy are under “brutal attack” and there is a full-scale assault on the institutions of the country.
The Opposition leader, who is in London as part of a UK tour,...
Washington, Mar 5: Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley has hit out at two former US presidents from her party — George W Bush and Donald Trump — for massive spending and adding USD 10 trillion to America’s national debt.
She also slammed President Joe Biden, a Democrat, for his record-breaking...
