Congressional India Caucus leadership urges India to allow peaceful demonstration
Washington: The leadership of the powerful Congressional India Caucus has urged the Indian government to ensure that the norms of democracy are maintained and the protesters are allowed to demonstrate peacefully and have access to the Internet, as it discussed the issue of the ongoing farmer’s agitation in the country. Congressman Brad Sherman, Co-Chair of […]
Trump impeachment trial confronts memories of Capitol siege
Washington: The impeachment trial of Donald Trump is more than an effort to convict the former president of inciting an insurrection. It’s a chance for a public accounting and remembrance of the worst attack on the US Capitol in 200 years. In the month since the January 6 siege by a pro-Trump mob, encouraged by […]
US will engage with world once again: Biden
WASHINGTON: Asserting that America and its diplomacy are back, US President Joe Biden on Thursday said his administration will repair the relationship with allies and engage with the world once again. “We will repair our alliances and engage with the world once again, not to meet yesterday’s challenges, but today’s and tomorrow’s. American leadership must […]
China downplays US Prez Biden’s vow to confront it
Beijing: China gave a muted response to US President Joe Biden’s twin policy approach of confrontation with Beijing on challenges it posed and cooperation to further American interests, saying both countries can achieve “big things” together and their common interests far outweigh their differences. In his first foreign policy address, US President Biden on Thursday […]
Norway arrests Syrian teenager on terror suspicion
COPENHAGEN: Norway’s domestic security agency said Friday that a Syrian teenager has been arrested in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, on suspicion of planning an act of terror. The agency, known by its acronym PST, said the suspect, who was arrested Thursday, was a boy aged 16. The Norwegian broadcaster NRK quoted PST head Hans Sverre […]
UK Parliament to consider debate on farmers issue as e-petition attracts thousands of signatures
London: The UK Parliament’s Petitions Committee will consider a Westminster Hall debate in the House of Commons complex on the issue of farmers protests and press freedom in India after an online petition attracted over 110,000 signatures. While the name of Boris Johnson appears in his capacity as a west London Conservative Party member of […]
Steps that would improve efficiency of India’s markets welcome: US
Washington: Recognising that peaceful protests are a hallmark of a thriving democracy, the US has said it welcomes steps that would improve the efficiency of India’s markets and attract greater private sector investment. The State Department, responding to a question on the ongoing farmers’ protests in India, said on Wednesday the US encourages that any […]
Will do everything to mobilise global community to ensure coup fails in Myanmar: UN chief
New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has vowed to mobilise the international community to put enough pressure on Myanmar to ensure that the military coup in the country “fails”, saying it is unfortunate that the Security Council is not yet united in dealing with the crisis. The UN Security Council met on Tuesday to discuss […]
Biden signs executive orders reversing Trump’s hardline immigration policies
Washington: US President Joe Biden has signed three executive orders that he said would lead to a “fair, orderly and humane” legal immigration system and also undo his predecessor Donald Trump’s hardline policies that ripped children from the arms of their families. The review of the existing policies and the subsequent recommendations coming from 60 […]
India falls to 53rd position in EIU’s Democracy Index
New Delhi: India slipped two places to 53rd position in the 2020 Democracy Index’s global ranking, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit, which said the “democratic backsliding” by authorities and “crackdowns” on civil liberties has led to a further decline in the country’s ranking. However, India is ranked higher than most of its neighbouring countries. […]
