Nagorno-Karabakh refers to Armenian Artsakh, a region of southwestern Azerbaijan. It refers to an autonomous oblast (province) of the former Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (S.S.R.). The Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh later became a self-declared country but its independence was not internationally recognized. Nagorno-Karabakh. The old autonomous region occupied an area of about 1,700 square miles (4,400 square km), while the forces of the self-proclaimed Republic […]
Ukraine was part of erstwhile Soviet Union which collapsed in 1989. Ukraine gained its independence in 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Following its independence, Ukraine declared itself a neutral state; it formed a limited military partnership with Russia and other CIS countries while also establishing a partnership with NATO in 1994. Neutral […]
Sudan is a resource rich country in Africa. Its capital is Khartoum. The country is on boil since 2018 protest against price rise and austerity measures by the government to avoid collapse of the economy and cutting of bread and fuel subsidies. The economic problems brought Sudanese from all walks of life to the streets, […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India on December 6. Although the visit was short, he met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed various issues of bilateral interest including the ongoing delivery of the S-400 missile defence systems. Putin’s visit is seen as an effort to repair the damage done to the relationship over the […]
At a time when modern democracy is facing multifaceted challenges globally it was a timely call from the United States to organize the Summit for Democracy. The Summit for Democracy was a virtual summit hosted by the United States “to renew democracy at home and confront autocracies abroad” on December 9–10, 2021. Leaders of more […]
What is COP26? COP26 refers to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. It was the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference. The COP2 was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. The president of the conference was UK cabinet minister Alok Sharma. Delayed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the […]
India’s Harnaaz Sandhu, a Chandigarh based girl who represented India at the 70th Miss Universe 2021, held in Eilat, Israel has won Miss Universe 2021 title. She was crowned Miss Universe 2021 as she beat Paraguay’s Nadia Ferreira and South Africa’s Lalela Mswane. It is an occasion to celebrate because before Harnaaz, only two Indians […]
The World Inequality Report 2022 has described India as a “poor and very unequal country with affluent elite.” According to the report the top 10% of Indian population holds 57% of the total national income. Throwing further insight into prevailing inequality in India, the report highlights that while top 1% of Indian population held more […]
After more than a year, farmer unions have finally decided to call off their protests with the three controversial farm laws being repealed. In the end nobody is wiser as to why the laws were introduced and why they were withdrawn as the government has refused to discuss it in Parliament. But in the process, […]
