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Monday, November 4, 2024
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Topic: ICJ

In a first, International Court of Justice calls Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory unlawful

In statement on X, Israeli PM Netanyahu said 'the Jewish people are not occupiers in their own land', and 'no absurd opinion in the Hague can deny this historical truth'.

China asks World Court to speak against Israel’s ‘illegal’ occupation of Palestinian territories

The ICJ this week is hearing arguments from over 50 states following UNGA request to issue a non-binding opinion on the legal consequences of the Israeli occupation.

Israel launches another assault on Gaza, US promises to respond to 1st deadly strike on its forces

3 US servicemen were killed and at least 34 wounded in a drone attack by Iran-backed militants in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, says US Central Command.

As world waits for ICJ ruling, Gaza says Israeli strikes killed 20 Palestinians queuing for food aid

International Court of Justice ruling due today on South Africa’s request for emergency measures against Israel in a case accusing it of state-led genocide in the Gaza Strip.

Hope India will support South Africa’s case against Israel at ICJ, says Palestinian ambassador

Adnan Abu Al Haija expressed hope that India plays 'a bigger role in peace process'. Meanwhile, analysts say the case is exposing cracks in international law.

South Africa’s genocide case against Israel is crucial. Future wars need legal sanctions

The Second World War did not bring about a genocide taboo. The last century saw the efflorescence of such massacres.

Mandela-Arafat friendship, lessons from apartheid — why South Africa’s taking Israel to ICJ over Gaza

South Africa has been among the most strident critics of Israel's military operation. It has gone as far as to say that Gaza has turned into a 'concentration camp'. 

Ukraine brands Russia ‘terrorist state’ at top UN court hearing after dam breach

The ICJ began hearing over violation of a UN anti-terrorism treaty by Moscow by funding pro-Russian forces who shot down jetliner over Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers and crew.

‘Come with a plan and not as a plaintiff’ – What Jaishankar told me before ICJ elections

In ‘India vs UK’, former diplomat Syed Akbaruddin writes that India was prompted to enter the ICJ election ring in the wake of the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.

India hints it can take Jadhav case to ICJ again, hits out at Pakistan’s ‘farcical approach’ 

New Delhi has criticised Pakistan for continuing to hold back on granting India ‘unimpeded’ consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, who is on death row in the country. 

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.