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Teach children about peace before it’s too late — T20 Cricket World Cup is a good chance

Can we rally support in South Asia and get friends and fans to raise their White Cards for peace even as they root for their favourite teams?

At least 1,417 civilians, among them 121 children, killed in Ukraine, says UN

UN warns that death count could be higher because information has been delayed from several locations due to ongoing hostilities.

War in Ukraine is getting worse. A China-India initiative to bring peace is a good idea

China says abandon Cold War logic, UN asks "to stop war" but the Ukraine-Russia conflict is only growing. What should India be doing?

India dispatches 2,500 MT wheat aid to Afghanistan through Pakistan, on board 50 Afghan trucks

Convoy flagged off at Attari-Wagah border. Part of India’s total 50,000 MT wheat aid, it will be handed over to the UN’s World Food Programme in Jalalabad.

World has moved on from US, EU’s drug monopoly. India and China are changing IP regulations

Even without an IP waiver from the WTO, China and India are leading the challenge to the West’s vaccine monopoly.

Less carbon, more automation—Covid lessons became key agendas for Asia-Pacific at UNESCAP

Poor connectivity in the Asia-Pacific became clear during Covid-19. Before we get back on track, transport needs to change.

New study shows China’s stark influence in 70 global institutions in charts

According to the Centre for Global Development, US shouldn’t be alarmed. But it should see where China is at odds with it.

‘Our house is on fire’ in more ways than one. Climate change, Covid-19 ruining adolescents

There is no end in sight for crises. Adolescents have not been well served, according to the British Medical Journal.

Afghanistan withdrawing from General Debate was its ‘own decision’, UN spokesperson says

Afghanistan's Permanent Representative at UN Ghulam Isaczai was listed to speak Monday on the final day of the UN General Debate but withdrew his participation over the weekend.

Important to respect UNSC resolutions on Cyprus, Jaishankar says

Jaishankar met with his Cyprus counterpart Nikos Christodoulides Wednesday. His statement came hours after Turkish President Erdogan made a reference to Kashmir in his UNGA address.

On Camera

I’ve been driving an EV for 2 years—Indian roads are ready to switch to electric

Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.