Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres warned that India’s monsoon is already running well “below average,” with forecasts indicating worsening conditions across a subcontinent where more than a billion …
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UWA Hosts Roundtable on Transforming Higher Education, Building Global Pathways from India
by Pooja Bhardwaj 3 minutes readThe University of Western Australia’s Global Engagement Office and UWA Public Policy Institute hosted a roundtable discussion on Indian higher education policy at Winthrop Hall on July 31, 2026, bringing …
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Exclusive: High Commissioner Nagesh Singh on India-Australia Relations and Diaspora
by Pooja Bhardwaj 6 minutes readDuring his first visit to Western Australia as High Commissioner of India to Australia on July 31, 2026, Nagesh Singh spoke exclusively with South Asian Herald in Perth about the remarkable pace …
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Pakistan Says US-Iran Negotiations Ongoing Despite Renewed Military Hostilities
by UNIby UNI 2 minutes readPakistan has said that negotiations between Iran and the US were continuing despite a renewed escalation in hostilities, as CENTCOM confirmed launching another wave of airstrikes on Iranian targets following …
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Arctic Is Now a Geopolitical Battlefield, Parliament Panel Tells India
by R. Suryamurthy 3 minutes readIndia’s approach to the Arctic and Antarctic can no longer be confined to scientific research as climate change, geopolitical rivalry and the race for critical resources rapidly transform the polar …
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India is fast running out of time to renew the landmark 1996 Ganga Water Treaty with Bangladesh, with less than a year left before the agreement expires and no formal …
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Opinion: Seeking a Friendly Shoulder, Two Leaders Visit Washington
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 6 minutes readLeaders come to Washington for different reasons. Some to renew friendships; a few of them for a political lift back home; and others still to implore the United States to …
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India Raises Safety Concerns for 10 Million Gulf Indians at UN Security Council
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readIndia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, has said that the safety and well-being of the nearly 10 million Indians living and working in the Gulf region …
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India Calls for Clearer UNSC Dispute Resolution Framework
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 6 minutes readIndia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, said the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has a broad “repertoire” of “tools and mechanisms” to fulfill its responsibilities for …
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India Urges Transparent Natural Resource Governance at UNSC Open Debate
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readPermanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, has emphasized that India recognizes the “illicit exploitation” and “trafficking” of natural resources can, in certain situations, contribute to …