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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - November 2016

Nov 2016

Nov 07, 2022

Amit Dasgupta Appointed as a Member in the Order of Australia

Amit Dasgupta was appointed as an Honorary Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service to the Australia-India bilateral relationship.
Dasgupta is a tireless promoter of Australia-India relations, challenging the nations' governments and people to realise the underlying potential of a stronger bilateral relationship.
As Consul-General of India to Australia from 2009 to 2012, Dasgupta was a staunch advocate for the principles of multiculturalism, which underpins contemporary Australia.
Dasgupta was instrumental in establishing the Australia-India Youth Dialogue. Now in its second decade, the Dialogue is a permanent fixture of the bilateral relationship and fosters connections between Australian and Indian young people.
There are a number of different Australian Honours Awards which are awarded for different reasons. The main Australian honour is the Order of Australia which confers the highest recognition for outstanding achievement and service.

World's Longest Passenger Train

The world's longest passenger train was operationalised in Switzerland during the 175th anniversary of Swiss Railways.
The passenger train is 1.9 km-long, having 100 coaches. It travelled 15.5 miles from the Albula Tunnel in Preda to the Landwasser Viaduct, at the outskirts of Filisur. The journey ended at Bergün. It travelled via the famous Albula-Bernina route – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. During the journey, the trained travelled via 22 tunnels and 48 bridges.
The train was operated by 7 train drivers and 21 technicians. It took nearly 8 months to prepare for this historic journey.
The previous record of the longest passenger train journey was set by National Belgian Railway Company in 1991.

Nov 06, 2022

UN General Assembly Votes Overwhelmingly to Condemn US Embargo of Cuba

The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn the American economic embargo of Cuba for the 30th year, with the Biden administration continuing former President Donald Trump's opposition and refusing to return to the Obama administration's 2016 abstention.
The vote in the 193-member General Assembly was 185 countries supporting the condemnation, the United States and Israel opposing it, and Brazil and Ukraine abstaining.

Nov 05, 2022

India has Cheapest Manufacturing Cost Globally, Bags 31st Position

India was ranked as the nation with the cheapest manufacturing cost ahead of China and Vietnam, according to a report.
According to the US News and World Report, out of 85 nations, India bagged the 31st position in the overall Best Countries ranking.
India featured at the 37th spot in the 'Open for Business' category.
The report evaluated 85 countries across 73 attributes. Attributes were grouped into 10 sub-categories, including adventure, agility, entrepreneurship, open for business, social purpose and quality of life.
In the overall Best Countries ranking, Switzerland has topped the chart, followed by Germany, Canada, US and Sweden.

Nov 04, 2022

Benjamin Netanyahu Makes a Comeback

Israel's caretaker Prime Minster Yair Lapid congratulated his rival Benjamin Netanyahu on his "victory", conceding defeat two days after the country went to the polls. Lapid's concession sets the former premier up to form what may be the most right-wing government in Israeli history.
With up to 99 percent of ballots counted, according to the Central Elections Committee, the results put the veteran hawk's right-wing bloc solidly ahead in the country's fifth election in four years.
Lapid updated opposition leader Netanyahu that he has instructed his entire office to prepare an organised transition of power.
Mr. Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party won 32 seats and his right-wing religious and nationalist bloc in total won 64 in the 120-seat parliament, or Knesset, according to Israel's Central Elections Committee.

Nov 03, 2022

Ghana Assumes Presidency of UN Security Council

West African country, Ghana assumed the rotating monthly Presidency of the United Nations Security Council. During the month of November 2022, Ghana shall preside over the meetings of the Council (adoptions, debates and consultations) and, under its authority, shall represent the Security Council in its capacity as an organ of the United Nations.
In its capacity as President of the UN Security Council, Ghana is focusing on enhancing Global Peace and Security for Sustainable and Inclusive Development, particularly on the continent of Africa.
This will be by fully addressing underlying causes and drivers of conflict linked to the growing youth bulge, poverty, climate change and the absence of resilient institutions.
Ghana rejoined the UN Security Council on January 1, 2022. It is the third time Ghana is holding a nonpermanent seat on the Council.
Ghana was first given the opportunity to serve on the council from 1962 to 1963, and was back for the period of January 2006 – December 2007.

For First Time One of North Korea's 23 Ballistic Missiles Lands off South's Coast

North Korea fired at least 23 missiles into the sea in a single day, including one that landed less than 60 km (40 miles) off South Korea's coast, which the South's President Yoon Suk-yeol described as "territorial encroachment".
It was the first time a ballistic missile had landed near the South's waters since the peninsula was divided in 1945, and the most missiles fired by the North in a single day. South Korea issued rare air raid warnings and launched its own missiles in response.
President Yoon Suk-yeol noted North Korea's provocation today was an effective act of territorial encroachment by a missile intruding the Northern Limit Line (NLL), a disputed inter-Korean maritime border, for the first time since (the two Koreas') division.

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