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Monday, June 29, 2026
TopicUnited Nations

Topic: United Nations

How India can fill the human rights deficit in Trump era

PM Modi’s visit to The Hague combines cultural repatriation with cutting-edge tech deals to establish a rules-based global order.

Iran allows Bushehr inspections but blocks checks on enriched uranium stockpile

Iran allowed IAEA inspectors to visit Bushehr nuclear plants but has not disclosed the status of its enriched uranium stockpile, raising concerns over monitoring and safeguards.

Iran war: America’s subpar diplomats are not the only option for world peace

The smash-and-grab culture promoted by superpower leaders does not serve the best interests of their own nations, never mind those of the world.

Karnataka’s Koraga tribe to urban renters—UN report highlights India’s housing inequality

The UN-Habitat World Cities Report 2026 highlights worsening rental affordability in India, with rent rising from 20 per cent of household income in 2010 to 26 per cent in 2023.

India isn’t ready to supplement labour shortages abroad. NITI Aayog flags critical skilling gaps

NITI Aayog working paper says states must build structured overseas mobility systems as ageing economies face labour shortages and India’s demographic window narrows

Why Britain wanted Nehru to take Kashmir issue to UN—Palestine, Zionism & oil

In 'Origins of a Dispute', Prem Shankar Jha revisits the birth of the Kashmir issue and reveals how it continues to shape the subcontinent today.

‘Terror, coercion’: Pakistan under scrutiny as UN flags forced conversion & marriage of minority girls

UN experts highlight ‘systematic discrimination’ against minority women, urge Islamabad to increase marriage age for girls to 18 in all provinces, criminalise forced conversion.

UN team says member state linked Jaish with Red Fort blast, outfit formed women’s wing a month before

The UN counter-terrorism monitoring team’s report said a member country highlighted JeM’s role in terror attacks, but another described the group as 'defunct'.

UN says it could have zero cash by July as Trump’s US withholds dues

The US is traditionally responsible for 22% of the organisation’s budget. It still owes the UN about $1.4 billion in arrears, on top of a $767 million bill for this year’s budget.

Trump suggests Board of Peace could supplant United Nations. ‘Never lived up to its potential’

Trump has invited dozens of world leaders to the board, a key element of his 20-point plan to bring a lasting peace in Gaza.

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How India can fill the human rights deficit in Trump era

PM Modi’s visit to The Hague combines cultural repatriation with cutting-edge tech deals to establish a rules-based global order.

A human firmly in the loop: RBI proposes ‘kill switch’ for AI used by banks & NBFCs

Draft framework released by RBI puts responsibility for AI-driven decisions squarely with the board, holds lenders accountable for the outcomes of every model they use.

IAF seeks minimum 40% indigenous content for 96 Rafale, final batch with 60%

The French government is expected to send in their response to India’s Letter of Request in September, the time by which they are obligated to respond.

Publisher ban on Sacco’s brilliant Muzaffarnagar riot comic is a cynical joke on India’s freedoms

Sacco’s ‘reporting’ is incredibly granular but there are areas where he can be faulted. Don’t let this undermine where his true focus is, in showing how local disputes led to riots.