Harsh Vardhan Shringla on his part conveyed India’s interest in deepening economic linkages, promoting connectivity, expanding the development partnership and strengthening people-to-people contacts, ... ( read original story ...)
First Priority For COVID-19 Vaccine Will be Given to India’s Closest Neighbours, Says Foreign Secretary Shringla in Nepal
Kathmandu: During his two-day visit to Kathmandu, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Thursday asserted that the first priority for distribution of COVID-19 vaccine would be for India's closes ... ( read original story ...)
India, Nepal not an exception to adverse impact of COVID-19: Harsh Vardhan Shringla
KATHMANDU: The COVID-19 pandemic has been a major disruption in the international system and India and Nepal have not been an exception to its adverse impact, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla ... ( read original story ...)
India, Nepal discuss boundary issue as foreign secretary Shringla meets top leadership in Kathmandu
Shringla met Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali and foreign secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal on the first day of his two-day visit aimed at putting the relationship on an ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan Signs Deal With Maltese Firm To Grow Medical Cannabis
Uzbekistan has signed a deal with a Maltese company, Melabis, to grow and produce medical cannabis in the Central Asian country. ( read original story ...)
Loujain al-Hathloul, Saudi women’s rights campaigner, has case transferred to terror court
Hathloul, Saudi women's rights campaigner, has case transferred to terror court "They're criminalizing activism," sister Lina al-Hathloul's said. "It's extremely stressful to never know what your own ... ( read original story ...)
Veterans Month 2020: Reflecting on Afghanistan
Despite what the skeptics say, there are signs of improvement in Afghanistan, say the authors of this commentary. ( read original story ...)
U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria celebrate Thanksgiving under the shadow of COVID-19
For many U.S. service members deployed in the Middle East, there'll be no festive Thanksgiving lunch on Thursday. Instead, they're practicing strict social distancing, and stuck with take-out meals. ( read original story ...)
South Korea reports its biggest one-day jump in cases in eight months.
South Korea reported more than 800 daily cases in late February, when a mass infection clustered around a church in the southeastern city of Daegu set off a first wave. The second wave hit the country ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: 60 new army recruits infected in South Korea
South Korea says 60 new army recruits at a boot camp have tested positive for the coronavirus in the military’s largest outbreak. The Defense Ministry ... ( read original story ...)