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Gambia taking Myanmar to ICJ on Rohingya issue. Why India must be cautious

By allowing The Gambia to serve as the sole litigant, the OIC ensured that individual states don't bear the diplomatic or strategic costs of direct legal confrontation with Myanmar.

ICJ ruling paves way for legal action against historical emitters for failure to meet climate obligations

Though non-binding, the landmark advisory opinion says that nations that have been historically the worst impacted by climate change may be entitled to reparations.

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.

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'. 

‘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. 

Can China be brought before an international court over Covid pandemic? Yes

The court action would require significant international cooperation and willpower to implement. But to avoid another pandemic, it must be done.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.