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Topic: Colombia

‘Wholesale attack on democracy underway in India, corruption rampant,’ Rahul says in Colombia

At a session at a university, part of his South America trip, the LoP underscored need for India to focus on manufacturing, noting that China has used its strength to counter US tariffs.

Bogota relents on deportation after President Petro’s tirade against Trump. A look at US-Colombia ties

US President Donald Trump had threatened South American country with sanctions and tariffs amid standoff over repatriation of Colombian nationals living illegally in US.

Who is Simon Bolivar, ‘liberator’ invoked by Colombian president amid diplomatic standoff with Trump

Petro took Bolivar’s name in a scathing response to Trump’s threat of tariffs & sanctions in case Colombia did not accept deportees. Columbia later agreed.

US pauses sanctions, tariffs on Colombia after agreement on acceptance of migrants

The announcement comes after Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro threatened higher tariffs after the latter blocked two US military planes carrying Colombian migrants.

UK condemns violence in Colombia

UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador James Kariuki noted that the ELN and EMBF clash left over 80 dead, and displaced another 18,000 people.

UN Security Council reaffirms support for Colombia peace process

The Council welcomes new leadership, urges implementation of rural reforms.

Singapore’s next PM, South America’s drought crisis & other global news you may have missed

ThePrint’s round-up of world news and topical issues over the last week.

US, Colombia deepen cooperation on migration, security

The US-Colombia High-Level Strategic Dialogue, held at White House, helped advance shared bilateral goals ahead of the upcoming High-Level Dialogue in Bogota, scheduled for May.

Suspects in Ecuador presidential candidate assassination are Colombians, say police

Fernando Villavicencio, a vocal critic of corruption and organized crime, was killed less than two weeks before the election.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.