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Friday, November 21, 2025
TopicInternational aid

Topic: International aid

Taliban use force to divert international aid, collude with UN officials for kickbacks

A report, based on inputs from 90 US, UN officials, claims that Taliban rulers block minority communities from getting international aid & collude with UN officials to seek kickbacks.

‘Climate crisis is real’: International help rolls in for Canada to fight worst-ever wildfires

About 4.3 million hectares have already burned, roughly 15 times the annual average of the past decade, forcing thousands from their homes in Canada.

Afghan economy would contract, inflation will rise if international aid drops 30%, predicts UN

Afghanistan's humanitarian aid plan is only 5% funded for 2023, with $251 million committed out of $4.6 billion requested.

India sends medicine to Afghanistan, Taliban says ‘thank you’, relations ‘very vital’

For the first time since the Taliban takeover, the Indian government has sent humanitarian aid for the Afghan people, consisting of two tons of medicines.

Indians emerge as biggest supporters of international aid in WEF’s global survey

In the survey, 95% Indian respondents supported international aid, which was the highest for any country, followed by 94 % in Indonesia and Pakistan each.

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India is welfare-first, so why would Bihar be different?

Bihar will evolve and eventually prosper. But the nature of the country’s political economy means that the journey for Bihar, and India, is slower than some would like.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refueller

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.