Alice Wells, the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for south & central Asia, addressed a wide range of issues at the UNGA Thursday. Here’s a transcript.
Modi's meet with Rouhani comes amid an escalating face-off between Iran and US on Tehran's nuclear programme, and a fortnight after drones attacked Saudi's oil facility.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan has been raising the Kashmir issue on the margins of the UNGA, targeting India for ‘keeping nearly 8 million people under lockdown’.
The Gandhi Solar Park is a first of its kind symbolic Indian effort at the UN that highlights India's willingness to go beyond the talk on climate change and climate action.
The US President was irritable this week at the UN — insulting reporters, denying and then confirming parts of the allegations against him and openly calling for the investigation of Joe Biden and his son.
Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
It’s surprising that the Acting Asst. secretary has chosen to ignore the mention of human rights violations against religious/ ethnic minorities in large parts of Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied areas of Kashmir vis; Shia’s,Pashtuns, Baluchis, Sindhis,Mojahirs and others just because the US needs Pakistans support in Afghanistan . This implies blatant misuse of it’s status as a super power and hypocracy of the highest order.
It does not have to be mediation, conciliation, arbitration. Friendly, well meaning advice, some practical facilitation to get the two sides to respect each other’s sensitivities and core concerns.
It’s surprising that the Acting Asst. secretary has chosen to ignore the mention of human rights violations against religious/ ethnic minorities in large parts of Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied areas of Kashmir vis; Shia’s,Pashtuns, Baluchis, Sindhis,Mojahirs and others just because the US needs Pakistans support in Afghanistan . This implies blatant misuse of it’s status as a super power and hypocracy of the highest order.
It does not have to be mediation, conciliation, arbitration. Friendly, well meaning advice, some practical facilitation to get the two sides to respect each other’s sensitivities and core concerns.