By M. Niba * LUCKNOW, India (IDN) – Private sector is playing a very important role to secure the UN Sustainable Development Goals. There is an inherent link between the SDGs and PPPs. The business enterprises contribute toward the development process not only through their competitive advantages but also via increased access to capital and […]
Media Outlets Focusing on Perspectives of Peace and Security in South Asia
News briefs compiled by Suresh Jaura* TORONTO | NEW DELHI (IDN) – The focus of media outlets on South Asia in the month of July has been on the perspectives of peace and human security in a region marked by skirmishes between India and the emerging global power China as well as nuclear rivals India […]
South Asia Virtual Regional Summit to Focus on Empowering Decisions for a Sustainable Future
By Reinhard Jacobsen AMSTERDAM | NEW DELHI (IDN) – How can the rebuild after the COVID-19 pandemic be approached in a way that alleviates the growing economic, societal and environmental pressures in South Asian countries? Seeking solutions in support of this aim is a key focus of the GRI South Asia Virtual Regional Summit, which […]
India’s Ties with South Asian Neighbours Strained
News briefs compiled by Suresh Jaura* TORONTO | NEW DELHI (IDN) – Though India became a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council on June 17, with undisputed support from all countries in the 55-member Asia-Pacific Group for a two-year term in 2021-22, the country’s relations with its South Asian neighbours are strained and […]
Tensions Dominate India’s Ties with Pakistan, Nepal & Sri Lanka
News briefs compiled by Suresh Jaura* TORONTO | NEW DELHI (IDN) – Environmental degradation and climate change, US report on religious freedom, sex scandal, Covid-19, and cyber harassment in Pakistan are some issues the Indian news media has been highlighting in the first two weeks of June. These and many more are linked to India. […]
Supreme Court Against India’s Name Change to ‘Bharat’
Important Rulings on Migrant Workers and the Coronavirus Dead News briefs compiled by Suresh Jaura* TORONTO | NEW DELHI (IDN) – Indian news media have been reporting on a wide range of events and ongoing developments, including on the economy becoming “self-reliant” – an age-old but not yet achieved objective – without having an alternative […]
The Volatile Triangular Situation in South Asia
News briefs compiled by Suresh Jaura* TORONTO | NEW DELHI (IDN) – These news briefs deal with: the unstable situation in Afghanistan; Pakistan’s continued support for the Taliban; the deployment of military tracking technology to hunt COVID-19 patients; continued India-Pak tension on the alleged role of Islamabad in terror attacks in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir; […]