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Ramaphosa mourns the passing of former Indian prime minister

President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his heartfelt condolences to India following the passing of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Singh will be fondly remembered by South Africans for his support of the country's struggle for freedom. Ramaphosa emphasized that not only has India lost a great leader, but the entire developing world has also lost a true statesman who consistently advocated for the Global South on the international stage. He noted […]

28 December 2024

International

Why Turkey wants to join Brics

Turkey has made a strategic move to join the Brics economic bloc earlier this year, three Turkish officials with knowledge of the matter told Middle East Eye. Brics, an acronym for its early members - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - is seen likely by some commentators to dominate the global economy in the coming decades. Often seen as an alternative to the G7, which is led primarily […]

8 June 2024

International

Train collision in India death toll nears 300, another 850 injured

The death toll from the collision of two Indian passenger trains in Odisha state has surged to 288 and more than 850 are injured, a state government official told AFP on Saturday, making the rail accident the country's deadliest in more than two decades. Sudhanshu Sarangi, director general of Odisha Fire Services, also said that "rescue work is still going on" and there were "a lot of serious injuries", according […]

3 June 2023

International

India slammed in new US report on religious freedom

India was spotlighted for explicitly targeting religious minorities in the US State Department’s newly released 2022 Religious Freedom Report, joining a list of countries that includes Russia, China and Iran for its treatment of religious minorities. The report details a range of concerns about religious freedom in India. Among them is the continued prohibition against religious conversion in multiple Indian states, attacks against religious minorities, and systemic discrimination directed against Muslims - including […]

18 May 2023

International

India, Israel and the ‘greenwashing’ project taking shape in Kashmir

INTERNATIONAL India's decision to invite Israeli officials to the disputed Kashmir region has triggered alarm among local residents and experts, with New Delhi accused of attempting to replace the indigenous culture and geography with a reimagined environment. Earlier this month, Israeli diplomats travelled to Indian-controlled Kashmir to explore joint agriculture collaborations with the Indian government. Yair Eshel, the agricultural attache at the Israeli embassy in Delhi, visited farms and farmers in […]

1 December 2022

International

World Cup 2022: Football fever grips Asian and African expats

INTERNATIONAL It was a hot night in the Eritrean capital Asmara. The sun had set, but the air was still warm. Cafes, restaurants and cinemas were teeming with people, but instead of the raucous atmosphere that had defined most World Cup matches until this point, there was a hushed silence. The tension was palpable. Eritreans had been waiting for a night like this for decades. Seconds felt like hours and minutes like days. […]

20 November 2022

International

Death toll from bridge collapse in India’s Gujarat rises to 132

The death toll from the collapse of a colonial-era suspension bridge in India’s western Gujarat state has risen to 132, according to officials, as rescue workers worked through the night, combing the Machhu River for survivors. Harsh Sanghavi, Gujarat’s home minister, told reporters that the death toll rose from 68 on Sunday to 132 early on Monday as search operations continued. Gujarat’s Information Department said about 177 people had now […]

31 October 2022

International

India’s Modi government approved release of Bilkis Bano’s rapists

INTERNATIONAL The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the August release of 11 men convicted and sentenced to life in prison for gang-raping a Muslim woman and murdering members of her family during the 2002 Gujarat religious riots, according to court documents. The approval letter from India’s home ministry, headed by Modi’s close aide Amit Shah, was uploaded on social media by legal site The Leaflet. The release of […]

19 October 2022

International

Riots break out in Leicester amid tensions between Muslims and Hindus

INTERNATIONAL It's late afternoon, and silence has replaced the hustle and bustle in the restaurants and clothes shops on Leicester's celebrated Golden Mile along Belgrave Road. Premises that would typically be full of customers riffling through saris and buying Indian desserts are now nearly empty, with old Diwali signs and portraits of the late Queen Elizabeth II fading on shop windows. Outside, roads normally congested with traffic are almost deserted. […]

24 September 2022

India

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