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Iran says it will not honour nuclear curbs

Iran has said it will start withdrawing parts of its commitments under its 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Iran has also said that it will resume high level uranium enrichment if the remaining signatories -Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia – did not make commitments to shield its oil and banking sectors in the next 60… Continue reading Iran says it will not honour nuclear curbs

Mueller report: Trump asserts executive privilege

The US President has asserted executive privilege in an effort to shield hidden portions of Robert Mueller incomplete report.It is the first time the current US President has invoked executive privilege to shield information from Congress. Executive privilege is a right claimed by presidents to withhold information about internal executive branch deliberations from other branches… Continue reading Mueller report: Trump asserts executive privilege

India re-elected as ‘observer’ to Arctic Council, research to get big boost in Arctic region

At 11th Arctic Council ministerial meeting held at Rovaniemi in Finland, India has been re-elected as an observer to the Arctic Council. Arctic Council was formally established in 1996 by The Ottawa Declaration.It is an intergovernmental forum for promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction between the Arctic States. The members of the Arctic Council include (a)Canada… Continue reading India re-elected as ‘observer’ to Arctic Council, research to get big boost in Arctic region

Iran should not breach nuclear deal

Europe has warned Iran that it would re-impose sanctions on Iran if it violates parts of the 2015 nuclear deal. This statement came after Iran President is expected to announce that Iran would restart part of its halted nuclear programme in response to the U.S withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal.However,Iran does not plan to… Continue reading Iran should not breach nuclear deal

Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed

Reuters journalists have been freed after more than 500 days.They were charged by Myanmar under the country’s Official Secrets Act for reporting on a massacre of Rohingya civilians. They had also received this year’s Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.Pulitzer award was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American Joseph Pulitzer who had… Continue reading Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed

What is Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system?

Israel has claimed that Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip has fired at least 90 rockets into southern Israel.It said that it’s Iron Dome aerial defence system had intercepted dozens of the incoming rockets and shot many of them. The Iron Dome is a mobile all-weather air defence system developed by Israel to intercept and… Continue reading What is Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system?

Rohingya trafficking: vigil up on Myanmar border

Assam Rifles has increased vigil along the India-Myanmar border and asked the local people to travel with proper identity proof to and from Moreh- a trade town in Manipur. The decision to 9ncrease vigil comes after few cases of trafficking of Rohingya boys and girls detected in Manipur. Further, there have been reports of illegal… Continue reading Rohingya trafficking: vigil up on Myanmar border

New initiative measuring violent deaths worldwide

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute(SIPRI) has launched a new initiative called Global Registry of Violent Deaths(GReVD) to establish the annual number of violent deaths worldwide. SIPRI’s Global Registry of Violent Deaths (GReVD) will count the deaths caused by all forms of violence and display these in an open-source database. This will allow researchers,policymakers and the… Continue reading New initiative measuring violent deaths worldwide

Sushma Swaraj, Shah Mehmood Qureshi to attend SCO meet

The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan will be attending a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Foreign Ministers in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on May 21,2019. This meeting could provide an opportunity for the two countries to explore the possibility of engagement.The official dialogue between India and Pakistan has been at a standstill since… Continue reading Sushma Swaraj, Shah Mehmood Qureshi to attend SCO meet

U.S. to hike tariffs on $200 bn of Chinese goods

United States has announced that it would raise tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25% because trade talks are moving too slowly. The United States and China are currently discussing a trade deal.The deal would end the trade war between both the countries that has been escalating since last year. Trade war is… Continue reading U.S. to hike tariffs on $200 bn of Chinese goods

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