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Thursday, July 24, 2025
TopicUnited Nations

Topic: United Nations

US & world need a better United Nations in new era of nationalism & geopolitical competition

Bloomberg View -
The UN has become less effective after Trump has backed out of global agreements. Also, there have been repeated allegations of corruption within the UN.

New York Times reporter who had dissed Delhi as unlivable gets it wrong again

Rajgopal Singh -
For the second time in 4 months, The New York Times has issued corrections for stories reported by Gardiner Harris.

India’s poverty rate reduced to half over 10-year period, says UN

Yoshita Singh -
More than 270 million people in India have shed poverty during the period 2005-15.

India calls out Pakistan for restating a failed and rejected approach on Kashmir

Yoshita Singh -
India's reaction came after the Pakistan ambassador raked up the Kashmir issue during UNSC debate on mediation and settlement of disputes.

Former UN chief Kofi Annan, who had both a testy and cordial relationship with India, dies

Soniya Agrawal -
PM Modi calls him 'a conscience keeper of international peace and security'; as UN chief, Annan was critical of India’s nuclear tests in 1998.

Sikkim aiming to become India’s first poverty-free state: CM Chamling

PTI -
In his Independence day speech, Chamling said that in Sikkim there is no animosity among people on the basis of caste and religion.

PM Modi asked to take on the US to ensure TB drugs remain affordable

Himani Chandna -
Modi announced India’s plan to eliminate TB by 2025 four months ago, but American intervention has put spanner in the works.

UN Secretary General to continue supporting Pakistan’s EC amid poll rigging allegations

Yoshita Singh -
Antonio Guterres lauded the people of Pakistan for exercising their democratic rights and wished success to the new government.

Huge drop in HIV infections in India due to sustained efforts: UN

Yoshita Singh -
Report mentions countries decriminalising sex work saw fewer workers contracting HIV.

Not educating girls costs the world $30 trillion, or the GDP of a dozen Indias

Lalit K Jha -
According to the World Bank, on average, women with a secondary education earn almost twice as much as those with none. 
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Opinion

Defence, tech, education—Modi’s visit will boost India-UK ties

Ruchi Ghanashyam -
Given the immediate challenges on India’s borders, cooperation in the defence sector with partners such as the UK has achieved greater importance.

Hyderabad is no longer the better Bengaluru. Our roads are flooding and full of traffic

Saiyaara proves star kids don’t need hype, just a good film and a killer soundtrack

Economy

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Defence

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

Snehesh Alex Philip -
PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

National Interest

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Shekhar Gupta -
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.

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