Author: Anuska Bagchi
A prep call meeting for all EAMs of the QUAD Nations is about to be held on the 1st of July in Washington DC. The QUAD or the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is a strategic partnership between four countries— India, US, Japan, and Australia. The QUAD aims to promote a free and open Indo- Pacific region and curb China’s growing influence.
Ending the 12 day intense conflict between Iran & Israel, a shaky ceasefire was brokered through diplomatic efforts involving Trump’s team, consisting of Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
India and Pakistan have extended their mutual airspace bans for each other’s airlines until July. The closure was imposed following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. The airspace bans are a defining part of the broader diplomatic standoff.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee met Bangladesh High Commissioner M Riaz Hamidullah at the state secretariat Nabanna for the first time in 9 years. The courtesy meeting was held to discuss motives behind incidents like the vandalism of a site linked to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in Bangladesh.
The fight over Sun TV Network’s ₹24000 crore empire has pushed to the spotlight a bitter family feud that is now threatening the reputation of Tamil Nadu’s most prominent political party— DMK. .
After days of posturing on social media, the United States has finally joined Israel in it’s fight against Iran.
The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency open briefing followed by closed consultations to address the ongoing Iran Israel conflict. Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites and Iran’s retaliatory missile attacks has entered it’s 8th day with no de-escalation in sight.
The Calcutta High Court has MGNREGA scheme in West Bengal from the 1st of August, finally ending the three year suspension.
Prompted by a series of devastating fire incidents, Minister of State Fire and Emergency services, Sujit Bose announced plans of expanding and modernising the state’s fire stations. Defending his department’s response to the Khidderpore fire that destroyed over 1,300 shops, Bose unveiled the initiative.
Amid rising tensions due to Israel Iran war, India has launched Operation Sidhu, to evacuate Indian Nationals in Iran to safety.