NEW DELHI: India is planning a massive operation to bring home Indian nationals stranded overseas by the Chinese pandemic. The focus of the joint operation to be carried out by the Indian Navy, Air Force and Air India will be the Gulf countries, multiple sources in the government have said. Preparations for the operation are […]Read More
NEW DELHI: With a nationwide lockdown in place to contain the spread of COVID-19, how are authorities ensuring that restrictions ordered by the government are being followed? Ground deployment of personnel is one way but that may not be sufficient. It’s here that the use of technology comes in handy and drones are doubling up […]Read More
The Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi has been hard at work trying to evacuate its citizens stranded by the Indian decision to suspend all international and regional flights, followed by the lockdown. Many Bangladeshis were here for medical treatment and thanks to the high commission’s efforts, many have returned home. A group of 164 Bangladshi […]Read More
In a hush-hush operation about which neither the Indian nor Bangladeshi authorities have confirmed or commented upon, yet another man involved in the killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and practically his entire family 45 years ago, is learnt to be in Bangladesh custody. Risaldar Moslehuddin is alleged to have fired at Sheikh Mujib at his […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The politics surrounding the effectiveness or otherwise of UN agencies like the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the current pandemic broadly reflects superpower rivalries, says Vijay Nambiar, an Indian Foreign Service officer who later served as aide to Ban Ki Moon, former UN secretary general. Nambiar was on StratNews Global’s Talking Point programme […]Read More
It all began in China. And as the South China Morning Post reported, the first novel Coronavirus case was detected in Hubei province on November 17, weeks before China announced that a new virus had emerged. Authorities attempted a cover-up that included a crackdown on doctors who tried to sound the alarm that a SARS-like […]Read More
NEW DELHI: As the Chinese Virus rampages through the globe, most countries are channeling all their resources and time to dealing with the pandemic. Countries like India and reaching out to other nations, shipping essential medicines, equipment, medical help and expertise. People across the globe are taking to the social media to express solidarity and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: In times of a pandemic like COVID-19 when the need is for a coordinated global response, there has been a big vacuum in leadership, especially at the level of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), says former head of the United Nations Development Programme and three-time New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark. Speaking […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Why is he doing it? This is the question Brazilians and indeed the rest of the world is asking as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro once again openly defied lockdown orders, set by his country’s own governors, to hold a mass rally in Sao Paolo on Sunday. All of this comes as the samba […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Some would say the message going out to China from India over the tweaked FDI law is simply this: Wuhan and Mamallapuram (informal summits) are fine but don’t meddle in our economy! Others say it underscores the classic dilemma for a country like India. It is hungry for foreign investment but cannot overlook the impact […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The hanging of Capt. Majed, one of the conspirators in the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975, does not necessarily close the file. Key persons who took part in the assassination are still missing and the Bangladesh government would love to get its hand on them. In this edition of Talking Point, […]Read More
Zoom is doom! Therefore, India’s Cyber Coordination Centre of the Union Home Ministry has warned that the internet platform must not be used for official purposes. Zoom is based in San Jose, California but research by Citizen Lab of the University of Toronto turned up something disquieting. It said Zoom “appears to own three companies […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump dropped a bombshell, cutting off $400 million in funding for the World Health Organisation (WHO), accusing it of mishandling the Coronavirus outbreak by overlooking China’s many missteps. But he hinted it may be only temporary. “I am directing my administration to halt funding while a review is […]Read More
NEW DELHI: In the first part of an exclusive interview, Dr Niteen Wairagkar, global pandemic and new viral diseases expert speaks to Opinion Editor Ashwin Ahmad and explains the processes that need to be gone through before a vaccine for the COVID-19 virus can be made available in the market Q: What are the main questions that […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Nearly 45 years after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated when he was Bangladeshi Prime Minister, one of his convicted assassins, Abdul Majed, who had been given the death penalty but was on the run, was nabbed. He was arrested in Mirpur near Dhaka, according to Bangladeshi authorities. Majed fled Bangladesh in 1996 when […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Lockdowns are costly and the longer the current lockdown lasts, the greater the impact on the GDP. Renowned economist Dr. Arvind Virmani said the government needs to seriously look at alternatives even though the lockdown has helped slow the spread of infection. On Talking Point with StratNews Global, he said the government could continue […]Read More
The Covid-19 pandemic battering the world has also led India to step up its diplomatic outreach not only to signal that it stands in solidarity with other nations but also to ensure that Indian nationals stranded abroad (which includes a large number of students) are taken care of well by their host nations. Possibe collaborations […]Read More
NEW DELHI: They have been doing their bit even before the Chinese virus hit India. Since the beginning of February, pilots and crew of Air India flew into the epicentre of the outbreak—Wuhan in China—to evacuate Indians and even some foreigners who were stranded. The Indian Air Force too pitched in. Later, such operations were carried […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Post-Coronavirus, the government must set aside fiscal discipline and focus on stabilising the lives of thousands of workers in the informal sector. That’s the word from Rajat Kathuria, head of the economic policy think tank ICRIER. In an audio chat with StratNews Global’s Editor-in-Chief Nitin Gokhale and Editor Surya Gangadharan, Kathuria said the lives […]Read More
NEW DELHI: To help developing countries fight the COVID-19 outbreak better, the World Bank has approved a first set of emergency support operations. The first group of projects, amounting to $1.9 billion, will assist 25 countries. India is the biggest beneficiary, with an allocation $1 billion. Pakistan comes a distant second ($200 mn) followed by Sri […]Read More
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