China calls for lifting economic sanctions on Afghanistan & release of its forex reserves
Addressing the G20 Foreign Ministers virtually, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also demanded to rush the humanitarian assistance to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan without any delay.
India has highest stakes in resolving refugees’ repatriation from Myanmar: Tirumurti at UN
The Indian envoy said it's important to recognise the humanitarian burden that Bangladesh continues to bear & support its effort to ensure the well-being of the displaced persons.
Why Lithuania is urging its citizens to throw away their Chinese Xiaomi & Huawei phones
A report by Lithuania's defence ministry noted that a censorship feature in Xiaomi's Mi 10T can be switched on remotely while a security flaw was flagged in a Huawei phone.
‘What about my future?’ — Afghan students on Indian grant caught between Taliban & visa rules
For the 2021-22 academic session, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has granted scholarships to 650 Afghan students.
Issues with India’s vaccine certification, not Covishield: British High Commissioner
Despite the inclusion of Covishield, Indian travellers are not exempt from the quarantine rules under the UK’s new international travel norms.
Taliban includes more men, no women in Afghanistan govt — this is who they are
While the Taliban government now includes a few names from the ethnic minority communities, Tuesday's appointments failed to add any women in the cabinet.
Taliban’s pick for Kabul University chancellor had called for killing ‘spy journalists’
Appointment of Mohammad Ashraf Ghairat as Kabul University chancellor sparks furore on social media, with questions being raised about his qualifications.
Covid-19 pandemic: Australia tightens security amidst protests & Welsh ambulance crew struggles
ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.
Sri Lanka seeks $100 million loan from IMF to procure 14 million Pfizer vaccines
Sri Lankan minister for pharmaceuticals Channa Jayasumana told Parliament Tuesday that the government had vaccinated over 50% of the island nation's 21 million population.
Biden to nominate Indian-American management consultant Ashish Vazirani to US defence dept
Vazirani is currently the Principal of A2O Strategies, LLC. He also served on active duty in the United States Navy as a Submarine Officer from 1986 to 1993, the White House said.
If anybody can lead EU after Angela Merkel, it’s Super Mario
What gives Italian PM Mario Draghi so much authority is in part his technocratic and diplomatic manner. But it’s also his prior career as an economist.
Tamil Nadu firm bags Boeing contract to manufacture, supply aviation components
Aerospace Engineers won a long-time contract with the global aerospace giant and deliveries of the parts would begin early next year.
Defence
China sets up new shelters for troops in forward areas near LAC in eastern Ladakh
Sources said the shelters were installed near Tashigong, Manza, Hot Springs and Churup among others, in response to India’s deployment in the region.
Does India matter? Yes, Kamala Harris’s ‘sermon’ to Modi reminds him why
Democracy is the most important of the 3 Ds Modi keeps listing. If that is damaged, India’s most powerful PM in five decades also gets publicly admonished, if gently, by US V-P.