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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Trump says he'd be surprised if Modi didn't allow hydroxychloroquine export

While India has lifted its ban on exports of hydroxychloroquine to the United States, President Donald Trump has said that he would be surprised if Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not allow it

Trump calls Modi for drug, Modi says both countries will fight pandemic in 'full strength'

US President Donald Trump has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for hydroxychloroquine and the Indian leader has agreed to bring the "full strength" of India-US partnership to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Hydroxychloroquine is in short supply in the US after Trump promoted it as a preventive and a therapy for COVID-19

China profits from the pandemic it sparked

In what is being called the "cruelest irony" China, that blasted the world with one million coronavirus cases, now stands to gain from the fallout, exporting equipment and supplies needed to fight the pandemic, according to a US leader

UN Human rights chief criticises India's quarantine measures

While India is fighting to stop the spread of Covid-19, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michele Bachelet, on Thursday criticised the quarantine measures put in place in the country, saying they stigmatise people

Covid-19: India, Pakistan among nations to get emergency funding from World Bank

The World Bank has announced that India is to receive $1 billion in emergency financing to fight the Covid-19 pandemic

US starts airlift of citizens from Bangladesh, coordinating with India

The US government has begun airlifting its citizens stuck in Bangladesh because of coronavirus pandemic and is coordinating with India to arrange flights from there for its nationals, according to a State Department official

Asylum rights of Sikhs, Hindus fleeing Afghanistan attacks 'must be respected'

Asylum rights must be respected for Sikhs and Hindus who may be fleeing religious persecution in Afghanistan where a gurdwara was bombed this week killing at least 25 people, according to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric

UN welcomes India's pandemic control measures

The world organisation welcomes India's efforts to fight the coronavirus epidemic and is ready to serve those hardest hit, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday

Guterres calls for multi-trillion-dollar 'war-time' plan

Ahead of a virtual meeting of the leaders of the G20, UN General-Secretary Antonio Guterres has appealed to them to adopt a multi-trillion-dollar "war-time" plan to fight the coronavirus pandemic

UN chief calls for stopping capital punishment

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for putting an end to  capital punishment after he received news of four simultaneous hangings in India