- 21 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityPandemic
China Is Preparing For The Next Pandemic, Are We ?
A hypothetical scenario: The year is 2030. It’s been five years since you or your family members have stepped outside your home. It’s too dangerous out there. This pandemic is…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
India supplies next batch of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
On the New Year's Day, today, India supplied the next batch of humanitarian assistance consisting of 500,000 doses of COVID vaccine (COVAXIN) to Afghanistan. The same was handed over to…
The Third India-Central Asia Dialogue: Towards Greater Cooperation
Introduction The Third India-Central Asia Dialogue will take place in New Delhi on 18th-19th December, 2021. Foreign Ministers of all the five Central Asian states viz Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan…
By Ashok Sajjanhar
Omicron rewrites the COVID plan for 2022
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - As the Omicron variant gains momentum in Europe and the United States, scientists are rewriting their expectations for the COVID-19 pandemic next year. Just…
Global finance system partly to blame for inequality – World Bank’s Malpass
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass on Monday said fiscal and monetary policies were operating in "uncharted territory" since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic…
COVID-19 curbs China’s power in Indo-Pacific, risks of war ‘significant’ – report
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic has weakened China's power in the Indo-Pacific, and the region's deepening security uncertainties present a "significant" risk of war, the Lowy Institute said in…
Brazil’s Rio cancels New Year celebration as pandemic continues
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The mayor of Rio de Janeiro canceled New Year's Eve celebrations after Brazil confirmed the first known cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant in Latin America’s biggest…
Centre reviews Public Health Preparedness with States/UTs in view of new COVID19 Variant (OMICRON) reported by WHO
Union Health Secretary, Shri Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high-level meeting with States/UTs to review COVID-19 public health response measures and preparedness amid reports of Omicron variant of COVID19 across various…
Omicron poses very high global risk, world must prepare -WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) -The heavily mutated Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread internationally and poses a very high risk of infection surges that could have "severe consequences"…
Merkel, EU back WHO launching negotiations on pandemic pact as Omicron spreads
GENEVA (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday the World Health Organisation required reliable financing with higher donations from member states, and she backed it launching negotiations for…
UK, Germany and Italy detect Omicron variant cases, Israel closes borders
By Costas Pitas, Madeline Chambers and Toby Sterling LONDON/BERLIN/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Britain, Germany and Italy detected cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday and British Prime Minister Boris…
NCC celebrating 73rd anniversary of its raising
Key Highlights NCC through Exercise-Yogdan effectively executed the assigned mission on COVID-19 Pandemic management Cadets & Associate NCC Officers led by example in activities such as ‘Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat’,…
