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US diplomats and Denmark PM are visiting India. But one country is punching above its weight

Behind these visits lie two questions: Who is India’s next foreign secretary and who is the most powerful foreign diplomat?

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen to begin 3-day India visit from 9 October

During the tour, Frederiksen will meet PM Modi, President Kovind and review the implementation of 'Green Strategic Partnership', established between India and Demark last year.

Indonesia’s private vaccine scheme, Denmark-Israel plans hit hurdle & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

India can become a food production hub, hope farmers & govt clinch a deal — Danish envoy

Ambassador Freddy Svane says Uttarakhand glacier burst is a sign that India & Denmark need to work more closely on climate change issues.

Denmark to exhume millions of minks culled over Covid mutation

The govt is trying to a close a chapter that forced a Cabinet minister to resign & ended Denmark’s reputation as a country that had fought off the pandemic more ably than most.

Culled minks with Covid mutation resurface after burial in Denmark, spark infection fears

The Denmark govt clarified that the graves were too shallow and the dead animals were left in places 'where they shouldn’t be.'

Netherlands study says SARS-CoV-2 virus can jump between mink and humans

The findings have raised concerns about mink becoming potential reservoirs of the novel coronavirus and affecting humans in future.

Why Covid explosion in Denmark’s mink is a danger sign for vaccines

If a vaccine or an antibody isn’t 100% effective in eradicating an infection, then even if it prevents disease, it could still allow resistant clones to form.

Denmark shelves plan to cull 17 million minks over Covid fears as govt faces backlash

Danish mink farmers and the center-right opposition bloc characterise government’s plan to kill entire mink population as an overreaction.

Denmark PM faces political resistance after she says govt plans to cull mink population

The planned slaughter generated global interest last week amid concerns that a Covid mutation that started in Danish mink farms might hamper efforts to develop a vaccine.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.