The Taliban-ruled Afghanistan government has banned the broadcast of the hugely popular Indian Premier League (IPL) in the country allegedly over the presence of “female audience and spectators” in stadiums.
Tag: Global Diplomacy
India, Japan hold first high-level policy dialogue
India and Japan held their inaugural high-level policy dialogue and discussed issues on air pollution, sustainable technologies, transports, climate change, marine litter, fluorocarbons, COP 26, among others.
India, US 2+2 dialogue to be held in November: Shringla
The fourth annual 2+2 ministerial dialogue between India and the US will take place in November this year in Washington, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said.
Four-nation Malabar exercise kicks off
The high-voltage Malabar exercise featuring the navies of India, US, Japan and Australia began off the Guam coast yesterday amid concerns about China’s growing military muscle-flexing in the Indo-Pacific region.
Dozens of civilians, 12 US troops killed in attacks outside Kabul airport: Reports
At least 15 people, including three US military personnel, were reported injured and an unknown number of casualties in a bomb blast outside the Kabul airport today, reports suggest.
Beijing continues to coerce and intimidate in South China Sea claims: US Vice-President Kamala Harris
Amidst her weeklong visit to Southeast Asia, US Vice President Kamala Harris today accused Beijing of coercion and intimidation to back unlawful claims in the South China Sea.
Four Indian teachers stranded in Afghanistan seeking evacuation
Four Indian teachers reportedly stranded in war-ravaged Afghanistan are desperately requesting the Indian government for immediate evacuation. Two days after Kabul fell to the Taliban, India on Tuesday completed the evacuation of all its diplomats and other staff members from the Afghan capital.
US, India, Canada pull citizens, embassy staff out of Afghanistan
US, India and Canada are among the nations pulling out their citizens and embassy personnel from Afghanistan as Taliban entered the capital city of Kabul.
Indian tricolour unfurled around the world to mark Independence Day
India celebrated its 75th Independence Day today, marking freedom from British colonial rule with celebrations and events around the globe.
Biden names Indian-American Muslim Rashad Hussain as Ambassador for Religious Freedom
President Joe Biden has nominated Rashad Hussain, an Indian-American lawyer and diplomat, as ambassador-at-large to lead the state department’s international religious freedom office, which, among other things, publishes an annual report on the state of religious freedom around the world.
