North Korea has used measures against COVID-19 that led to greater repression, Human Rights Watch said in a new report. ( read original story ...)
James Carafano: North Korea could spell trouble for Biden — here’s what he needs to do
North Korea has been relatively quiet until recently, but that looks like it is changing. Keeping the Hermit Kingdom from becoming President-elect Joe Biden’s first crisis could well require learning ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea staged nighttime military parade, reports say
South Korean military sources said North Korean activity was being "watched closely" and monitored for a parade that may have been in rehearsal earlier this m ... ( read original story ...)
Border talks with Nepal only under appropriate mechanism: India
Ahead of the foreign minister-level Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) on Friday, India ruled out any substantive dialogue with Nepal on the Kalapani border dispute saying there was a separate mechanism ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal foreign minister to co-chair India-Nepal Joint Commission on Jan 15: MEA
MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava informed that Foreign Minister of Nepal is in India to co-chair 6th session of the India- Nepal Joint Commission meeting on Jan 15. “The Foreign Minister of Nepal is ... ( read original story ...)
Border Issue with Nepal Is Not Part of Joint Commission Meeting: India
Nepal foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali arrived in New Delhi on Thursday to hold delegation-level discussion with external affairs minister S. Jaishankar. ( read original story ...)
Delhi’s balancing act with Nepal | HT Editorial
This is positive and will earn India goodwill among Nepali citizens at large and reflect Delhi’s capacity to be a provider of public goods. But even as the State-to-State relationship is on track, it ... ( read original story ...)
Joint commission meet with Nepal not right forum for taking up border row: India
Nepal’s foreign ministry, while announcing the visit on Tuesday, said in a statement that the joint commission will discuss the gamut of bilateral relations, including the boundary issue, Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
UN predicts ‘famine not seen in 40 years’ due to Pompeo’s Yemen policy
Mike Pompeo’s designation of Houthis as foreign terror group will block food and other aid, senior humanitarian says ... ( read original story ...)
Top U.N. Officials Urge U.S. to Revoke Blacklisting of Yemen’s Houthis, Warn of Famine
Three top United Nations officials all called on the United States on Thursday to revoke its decision to designate Yemen's Houthis a foreign terrorist organization, warning it would push the country ... ( read original story ...)