Arul Louis

Arul Louis

About Arul Louis

The author a New York-based journalist, is a non-resident Senior Fellow of the Society for Policy Studies

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Grains exports from Ukraine to resume - one small win for UN, a big relief for food-insecure nations

“As we speak, more than 560,000 metric tonnes of grain and other food produced by Ukrainian farmers is making its way to markets around the world”, Guterres said

India deplores Chinese action in shielding Pakistani terrorist from sanctions

This was the second time in two months that China has moved to protect a Pakistani terrorist from sanctions.  It vetoed a proposal in June to sanction Lashkar-e-Tayyiba leader Abdul Rehman Makki

Argentine appointed head of UN Kashmir observer group that India does not recognize

While India allows UNMOGIP to operate in the country in accordance with the Security Council mandate, it maintains that the operation is redundant

‘Anti-Shia hatred’ may be behind serial killings of Muslims in US

The nationality of Syed has not been disclosed by officials, but the possibility of anti-Shia killings in the US could indicate that the religious turmoil in Pakistan and Afghanistan where Sunni terrorist groups target Shias has reached the US

Ruchira Kamboj is India's first woman permanent representative at the United Nations

As the Indian envoy, she will have to deal with the intense pressure the country is facing from all sides over its independent stand on Ukraine, neither backing Russia nor unequivocally condemning it, and having to frequently reiterate the position in speeches and votes at the UN.

Two Indian peacekeepers killed in UN operation in DR Congo in Africa

There are 139 police and 1,888 military personnel from India in the DRC mission known by the French initials MONUSCO for UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DRC

Modi not scheduled to be at UNGA this year; Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan leaders among those listed to speak

In a sign of the world emerging from the grip of the Covid-19 pandemic, all the speeches will be in person at this year’s session that begins on September 20, Paulina Kubiak, the spokesperson for Assembly President Abdulla Shahid, said on Wednesday

With rising global food costs, first I2U2 projects to tackle food insecurity in South Asia and Middle East

The I2U2 will work in six areas – water, energy, transport, space, health, and food security – combining the expertise and the resources of the four nations, Modi said

India, Israel, US, UAE launch Middle East Quad I2U2

The I2U2 is an attempt to replicate in a different environment the Indo-Pacific Quad of India, the US, Japan and Australia, the goal of which is developing a bulwark of democracies against China

Pakistan minister warns India of ‘potentially catastrophic consequences’ from Kashmir tensions, even while admitting to ‘brink’ of Sri Lanka-like scenario in own country

The government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken some tough measures and “saved Pakistan from Sri Lanka-like situation where almost we were at the brink of that scenario”