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Trump's aid cuts boost China's importance in South-East Asia, Lowy finds
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 20, 2025
China is expected to fill a gap in aid funding to South-East Asia as the Trump administration dismantles United States development programs worldwide. The Lowy Institute's latest South-East Asia aid map warns some of the region's poorest...
Nearly 3 billion people globally lack adequate housing, UN warns
Greater Kashmir
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July 23, 2025
New Delhi, July 23: The United Nations has issued a warning as well as an appeal to the global community: invest urgently in safe, affordable housing or risk undermining both peace and sustainable development. Nearly 3 billion people, more than...
NSO flays KIA’s ‘aggression,’ demands release of captured Naga personnel
The Morung Express
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Lahe, July 22 (MExN): The Naga Students’ Organisation (NSO) has strongly condemned what it termed as “escalating aggression” by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) towards the Nagas. According to the NSO, the latest and most alarming incident of...
Vishwaguru cannot be a bystander in West Asia
Frontline - The Hindu
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July 23, 2025
It is a high-stakes game for India in West Asia given that it has over 90 lakh citizens living and working in the region. These workers, most of them blue-collar, remit an estimated $30 billion to the country annually. Three West Asian countries,...
Third-Country Deportations in Legal Limbo Under Trump
The Cipher Brief
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July 22, 2025
OPINION — “Government has assured emaSwati [the Swazi people] that the arrival [in southern Africa Wednesday in Eswatini, formerly Swaziland] of five third-country deportees from the United States of America poses no security threat to the Nation....
Crisis to calling: A son returns with hopes to rebuild family agency
WIT
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July 22, 2025
“Talk about timing,” said Allan, who had spent six years studying business/management and working in the UK before deciding to join Nice Fare Travel, the retail agency his parents founded in 2004. “My parents asked me to help with a presentation...
Ashes or Awakening? India at the Crossroads of World War III
Nagaland Post
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July 22, 2025
Introduction: Between Karma and Catastrophe. If World War III were to erupt, India would find itself not merely at a political juncture, but at a civilizational crossroads. This is a land where the Mahabharata warned of fratricidal war and where...
Transitional Problems During the Revolution
MoeMaKa
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July 17, 2025
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 16 Viewpoint (Moemaka, July 17, 2025) Transitional Problems During the Revolution After the military coup in February 2021, a mass uprising emerged under the banner of resisting the coup and establishing a federal...
Rush Hour: Assam constable’s son held as suspected Bangladeshi, blasts acquittal challenged and more
Scroll.in
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July 22, 2025
We’re building a brand-new studio to bring you bold ground reports, sharp interviews, hard-hitting podcasts, explainers and more. Support Scroll’s studio fund today. The Maharashtra government moved the Supreme Court challenging a Bombay High...
Indian Passport Ranking 2025: India Jumps 8 Spots To Rank 77th in Henley Passport Index, Indians Now Get Visa-Free Entry to 59 Countries; Check List of Top 10 Strongest Passports
Latestly
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July 23, 2025
Mumbai, July 23: The Indian passport has improved its ranking significantly in the Henley Passport Index 2025, jumping eight positions to secure the 77th spot globally. This is the biggest single-year jump for Indian passport holders, who can now...
5 militants killed as rival Kuki-Chin insurgent groups clash in Manipur
India Today
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July 22, 2025
At least five militants were killed on Tuesday morning in a violent clash between two rival Kuki-Chin insurgent groups deep inside the forests of Deiveijang village in Manipur's Noney district. Police sources confirmed to India Today that the...
Is the Naga Political Movement Dying from Within or Being Strangled from Without?
The Morung Express
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Pamreihor Khashimwo Introduction On a damp July 25th, 1997, the Nagas witnessed a historic ceasefire between the Indian government and the NSCN-IM, ending decades of armed conflict. In its aftermath, the Naga movement gained significant strength,...
The system forgot to be reliable
New Age Bangladesh
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An injured student is taken to National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, where dozens of injured students are being treated. | Focus Bangla The crash of the F-7 aircraft over Dia Bari is not merely a tragic accident; it is the tragic symptom...
Indonesia uncovers maritime drug route in Southeast Asia
Inquirer
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July 22, 2025
JAKARTA – Indonesia is on track to record the largest seizure of drugs by the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) in six years, said the agency’s chief, with confiscation of methamphetamine reaching 3.41 tonnes – with a street value of $590 million –...
13 Examples of Multilateral Organisations
Human Rights Careers
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July 22, 2025
A multilateral organisation is an entity created by three or more countries to address issues of mutual interest that require collective action. These organisations typically operate on a global or regional scale and focus on areas such as...
Maldives seeks India aid to curb drug-terror link
The Economic Times
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July 22, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day Maldives visit starting Friday will be marked by the strengthening of bilateral security partnership to counter illicit drug trade in the Indian Ocean Region that is fuelling Pakistan-sponsored cross-border...
Heidi Kühn’s Azerbaijan Demining Efforts Advocacy
News Blaze
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July 22, 2025
Restoring lands and saving people’s lives – demining minefield after minefield. The greatest challenge Azerbaijan has been facing in order to restore normal life in the Nagorno-Karabakh liberated area is demining.* * Demining, the process of...
Bangladesh sees small glimmers of economic hope a year after longtime autocrat ousted in people’s revolt
The Conversation
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July 22, 2025
By the time a student-led protest movement erupted into a full-scale revolution in Bangladesh in July 2024, the country’s economy was already in free fall. Years of rampant corruption, mismanagement and dwindling opportunities for young people –...
Cornered by design, say Seemanchal Muslims as Bihar SIR unsettles lives | Ground report
The Federal
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July 20, 2025
Ahead of the Bihar assembly elections scheduled for October-November 2025, reports have surfaced that a large number of 'infiltrators' from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar form part of the voter list. The reports, widely contended to be untrue, have...
Indian passport sees highest climb on global index. 59 countries now visa-free
India Today
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July 22, 2025
The strength of the Indian passport dropped five spots last year. But this year, it has made the largest jump by climbing eight places - from 85th to 77th - according to the Henley Passport Index 2025 that was unveiled on July 22. The report ranks...