India rejects USCIRF criticism of patients’ segregation
India has dismissed criticisms of a US agency expressing concern over media reports about the alleged segregation of patients in a Gujarat hospital based on religious lines and asked it to stop “adding religious color” to the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.“As if its peremptory commentary on religious freedom in India is not enough, […]
India has a key role in refashioning post-corona world order: Amar Sinha
The coronavirus pandemic has sparked an unprecedented global crisis and exposed the fragility of international institutions mandated with addressing and mitigating the human tragedy of this magnitude. The death toll is rising every minute even as the world frantically searches for a vaccine that can deliver humanity from this curse. The pandemic is also poised […]
Trump’s move to halt WHO funding prompts global condemnation
US President Donald Trump’s decision to stop funding to the World Health Organization has prompted global condemnation with many governments, including China, calling it a rash response that could seriously imperil the fight against COVID-19.Trump on April 15 officially announced to halt funding to the UN body accusing it of depending on unreliable Chinese data […]