The draft resolution on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, China was rejected in the 47-member Council after 19 members voted against & 11 abstentions, including India,Ukraine among others.
Between 2016 & 2020, number of poor dropped by 15.6 mn in 5 autonomous regions and 3 provinces with large multi-ethnic populations, China said in a 'white paper'.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying hit back at an Australian Bloomberg journalist who raised questions on Beijing's human rights track record.
Chinese officials use Twitter to aggressively defend Beijing in what has become known as 'Wolf Warrior' diplomacy. They have also used it to accuse US of hypocrisy.
The Dept of Commerce has added more than a dozen Chinese companies to its Entity List on human rights violations, which means the companies can't access US-origin technology & commodities.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Thursday asserted that Beijing under President Xi Jinping is testing the world to see if anyone is going to stand up to its threats and bullying.
China is likely to object strongly to the sanctions. However, it's unlikely to have a major impact on those targeted as there’s faint chances of them having financial ties with US.
The first indication of what awaits Pakistan for its blind support to China was the manner in which the EU banned Pakistan International Airlines from landing in Europe.
Mike Pompeo imposed visa ban on Chinese govt leaders & Communist Party officials found involved in abuse of Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs & other minority Muslims.
Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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