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US rules out adding India or Japan to security alliance AUKUS

The trilateral security alliance will allow the US and the UK to provide Australia with the technology to develop nuclear-powered submarines for the first time.

PM Modi calls for mutual recognition of vaccine certificates for easier international travel

At the Global Covid Summit hosted by US President Biden, Modi also talked about the Co-WIN app and said over 200 million Indians are now fully vaccinated.

Device used to send threat to New Zealand cricket team belonged to India, claims Pakistan

Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhry alleged that a fake ID was used & the threat was sent from Maharashtra, adding the device had 13 other IDs, nearly all of which were Indian names.

China leveraging Afghanistan to puncture Central Asian mountains, link with Iran, says ex-envoy

In webinar on ‘China's Position on Afghanistan’, hosted by the Institute of China Studies. experts speculate on China's reasons for embracing the Taliban & any reservations it may harbour.

PM Modi leaves for 3-day trip to USA, says visit opportunity to strengthen strategic ties

PM Modi will also participate in the Covid global summit being hosted by President Biden, apart from attending the first in-person Quad Leaders' Summit to be held on 24 September.

Important to respect UNSC resolutions on Cyprus, Jaishankar says

Jaishankar met with his Cyprus counterpart Nikos Christodoulides Wednesday. His statement came hours after Turkish President Erdogan made a reference to Kashmir in his UNGA address.

Taliban seek UNGA participation, write to UN chief nominating their spokesman as Afghan envoy

The nomination sets up a confrontation between the Taliban and Afghanistan's fallen government envoy, Gram Isakuzai, who has held his post so far.

SAARC foreign ministers’ meet cancelled after Pakistan insists on Taliban’s participation

The new regime in Kabul is still not recognised by the world and its top cabinet ministers are blacklisted by the UN.

Jaishankar discusses Afghanistan situation & Indo-Pacific with global counterparts at UNGA

Over the week, Jaishankar will meet his counterparts from several member states & participate in the G-20 meeting that will focus on Afghanistan and the G-4 Foreign Ministers meeting.

‘No link’ between Quad, Malabar exercise & AUKUS, foreign secy says ahead of Modi’s US visit 

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla says new trilateral security alliance between US, UK and Australia is ‘neither relevant’ to Quad, nor will it impact its functioning.

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Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?