The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
Sometimes major events completely disconnected may be data points for the plans of the different powers around the world. The challenge is to discern what purpose they serve? More critically, what are we moving towards?
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
The UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for South Sudan, David Shearer in an exclusive interview with SNI Associate Editor, Amitabh P Revi and Video Journalist Prateek Suri in Juba. The Head of the UNMISS (United Nations Mission in South Sudan) speaks about how much India has contributed and sacrificed in peacekeeping and civilian outreach, why India is an example to over 60 tribes in the peace process, what is needed to keep the fragile deal going and how to handle human rights abuses and accountability while working to end conflict.
Mr. Shearer also talks about the UN mandate renewal in March, 2019, the challenges faced because of accusations from warring parties, restriction on freedom of movement and resource and personnel mobilization.
David Shearer has been at the helm of UNMISS since January 2017. He was a Member of Parliament in New Zealand before that. He has served as the UN Secretary General’s Deputy Special Representative in UNAMI (United Nations Mission for Iraq). He has also held senior UN positions dealing with the Afghanistan and Lebanon. #UN #SouthSudan #India
Attack by Hamas took a lot to accomplish. The sudden Chinese bonhomie with Syria and the bringing together of Arab - Sunni and Shia countries and actors by Xi Jinping's regime raises some questions .
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