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TopicUN 1267 Sanctions Committee

Topic: UN 1267 Sanctions Committee

Amid India’s bid to fix onus for Pahalgam, Pakistan made vice-chair of UNSC counter-terrorism panel

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Islamabad has been appointed to the posts by the UN Security Council. The 1988 Sanctions Committee, which Pakistan is set to chair, looks after UNSC sanctions against Taliban.

’Politically motivated’: India slams China for blocking UNSC bid to list JeM dy chief as terrorist

Nayanima Basu -
India and the US moved a joint proposal at the UNSC Thursday to list Abdul Rauf Asghar, the brother of JeM chief Masood Azhar, as a terrorist.

Newspapers celebrate UN’s blacklisting Azhar, deplore deadly Maoist attack on commandos

Simrin Sirur -
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China to discuss India-Pakistan issue with Islamabad during foreign ministers-level talks

K J M Varma -
Foreign ministry's spokesperson Geng Shuang said China as a neighbour wants to see tensions ease between India and Pakistan.

India says talking to China, have given ‘more than enough’ evidence on Masood Azhar

Nayanima Basu -
India has activated all diplomatic channels with China and there's no need to share anymore evidence on Masood Azhar, says top official.

This is how India can ‘punish’ China for protecting Masood Azhar at UN

Nayanima Basu -
Modi government is said to be under severe pressure on how it should 'punish' China for again foiling a bid to impose sanctions on Masood Azhar.

Responsible UNSC members may pursue other actions, says UN diplomat on Masood Azhar

Lalit K Jha -
A UN Security Council diplomat said China's move to block Azhar's terrorist listing for the fourth time is inconsistent with its own goals of combatting terrorism.

India says ‘Naya Pakistan’ needs to take ‘naya action’ on terror

Nayanima Basu -
A top govt official said Pakistan’s Tuesday crackdown, in which Masood Azhar’s brother and 43 others have been arrested, is ‘old wine in new bottle’.

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Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

MH Mody -
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Bangladesh lost on all fronts under Yunus. A herculean task awaits the new PM

Economy

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

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

Defence

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

National Interest

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

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

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