UN chief’s message to Taliban: Reverse ban on girls’ education
On the International Day of Education, there is a strong message from United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to the Taliban. In a stern public notice, the UN chief on January 24 called on the Taliban in Afghanistan to reverse the ban on girls’ access to secondary and higher education. Calling education a fundamental right, Mr […]
Beyond Border: Water can be the next weapon in India-China conflict
The 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives, Yarlung Zangbo River hydropower project in Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region has triggered an alarm in India and other downstream countries. The super hydropower dam will boost china’s clean energy requirement as well as the country’s water supply. But such projects […]
Beyond Border: Water can be the next weapon in India-China conflict
While India-China attention border clashes continue to dominate headlines, a potential conflict is brewing around a dam being built on the Brahmaputra river which originates in Tibet. Transboundary hydro politics, according to experts, can open another front of conflict between the two Asian powers. The 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) for National Economic and Social Development […]