A Rulebook For Mitigating Global Warming


The recently ended Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland has finally come out with a rulebook for implementing the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, ending some two weeks of negotiations fraught with political divisions. The landmark 2015 Paris Agreement aims at limiting global temperature rises to "well below" two…

Bangladesh Gears Up For Polls


Cutting across differences, political parties in Bangladesh converged at the National Memorial in Dhaka to mark the independence day of the country on 16 December. But even as they reaffirmed commitment to upholding freedom, differences especially in the context of the upcoming 30 December elections also became clear. Leader of…

This Week In Parliament


The Winter Session of Indian Parliament started on December 11. The major highlights of the proceedings were making obituary references to stalwarts of Indian politics–former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan paid rich tributes to the departed leaders. In…

US Shames Pak Again


The already strained bilateral ties between Pakistan and the United States of America received yet another jolt as Washington put Islamabad on the US list of countries that violate religious freedom. China and Saudi Arabia are the two other countries put on the list. This was announced by US Secretary…

India-Myanmar Ties Set To Grow


The President of India Mr. Ram Nath Kovind paid a four day visit to Myanmar. The visit assumes significance as Myanmar is a key country in India’s immediate neighbourhood. Also, New Delhi attaches great importance to her bilateral ties with Nay Pyi Taw. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made a…

Successful Launch Of Agni V


The successful test-fire of the nuclear-capable long-range ballistic missile Agni-V (five) from Dr. Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha has immensely strengthened the country’s deterrence capability. Incidentally, this was the seventh trial of the indigenously-developed surface-to-surface missile. The missile is being inducted at a time when India’s neighbourhood is witnessing evolving security threats. India…