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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - November 2017

Nov 2017

Aug 21, 2023

WHO South-East Asia Region Commits to Enhancing Efforts to End Tuberculosis, Adopts Gandhinagar D...

The WHO South-East Asia Region, which bears a disproportionate burden of nearly half of the global TB cases and deaths committed to further accelerate efforts to end tuberculosis by 2030 with its member countries adopting the Gandhinagar Declaration. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director WHO South-East Asia, said in her address to a ministerial meeting on "Sustain, Accelerate, and Innovate to end TB in the South-East Asia Region".
The Gandhinagar Declaration was adopted at the end of the two-day meeting held to follow-up on the progress made to end TB, a flagship priority in the region, and in the run-up to the UN High Level Meeting on TB on September 22 in New York.
The declaration calls for establishing high-level multi-sectoral commission reporting to the highest political level in each country for synergy of efforts among various stakeholders, and to monitor progress towards ending TB and other priority diseases. The WHO regional director said, adding that during the COVID-19 pandemic, TB infrastructure was rapidly deployed for infection diagnosis and containment.
The declaration calls for ensuring appropriate adoption and use of science and technology for equitable and human rights-based TB services that are accessible to all, irrespective of any social, cultural, or demographic divide, through an integrated, primary health care approach.

Aug 20, 2023

US Approves F-16 Fighter Jets for Transfer to Ukraine from Denmark and Netherlands

The US has granted approval for F-16 fighter jets to be sent to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands.
These jets are intended to bolster Ukraine's defense against Russian forces, and the deployment will take place following the completion of pilot training.
Ukraine has been proactively pursuing US-made F-16 fighter jets to bolster its capacity in responding to Russia's aerial supremacy.
Washington officially guaranteed Denmark and the Netherlands that it will accelerate the process of approving requisite third-party transfer requests for F-16s destined for Ukraine.

Aug 18, 2023

India, Trinidad & Tobago Sign MoU for Sharing India Stack Collaboration

India and Trinidad and Tobago signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on sharing India Stack — a collection of open APIs and digital public goods that aim to facilitate identity, data, and payment services on a large scale, the Ministry of Electronics and IT informed.
As per the statement, both sides agreed to cooperate in the areas of digital transformation by means of capacity building, training programmes, exchange of best practices, exchange of public officials and experts, development of pilot or demo solutions, among others.
This collaboration comes after Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT, met with Trinidad and Tobago's Minister of Digital Transformation, Senator Hassel Bacchus.

Aug 16, 2023

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin Acquitted of Four Graft Charges

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was acquitted by the High Court of four corruption charges, just days after his opposition bloc expanded its influence in local elections.
Muhyiddin said that the High Court ruled in favour of his application to overturn four charges of abusing his power to obtain 232.5 million ringgit ($50 million) in bribes for his Bersatu party.
He was charged in March 2023 and still faces three charges of money laundering involving 200 million ringgit ($43 million).

Morocco Enters Race to Join BRICS, Officially Submits Application

Morocco officially submitted its bid to join the BRICS grouping, or Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. This came ahead of next week's much-anticipated summit in South Africa.
With this, the Kingdom of Morocco joins other nations like Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Egypt, which are also vying for a spot in the economic alliance.
Previously, in July 2023, Algeria applied for a spot in the bloc and also submitted a request to become a shareholder member of the BRICS Bank. The North African nation, as per a Reuters report, seeks to join the economic alliance to open up new economic opportunities.

Aug 14, 2023

Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar Elected as Pakistan's Caretaker Prime Minister

Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was picked as Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister to govern the cash-strapped country and oversee general elections later this year.
Outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Leader of the Opposition Raja Riaz finalised his name after two rounds of deliberations over the matter.
Kakar, a lawmaker belonging to the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), will lead a caretaker government until a new election later this year.
Prime Minister Sharif recommended the dissolution of the National Assembly on August 9, three days before the mandated term, therefore, according to the Constitution, the next general elections will be held in 90 days.

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