INTERNATIONAL LAW

US expresses concern over China's recently enacted Coast Guard law

Language in that law, including text allowing the coast guard to destroy other countries' economic structures and to use force in defending...

Turkey hires law firm to lobby Biden over F-35 jets: Report

Turkey was kicked out of the F-35 fighter jet programme in 2019 as punishment for its decision to acquire the advanced Russian hardware aft...

Heightened vigil at LoC pushed terror groups to dig tunnels to infiltrate, Indian Army tells envoys

The envoys, including those from member states of the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), arrived in the...

Unified approach necessary to deter China from using new Coast Guard Law in South China Sea

China’s new coast guard law went into effect on February 1. It allows the Chinese coast guard to fire upon vessels around the Senkaku Islan...

Indian democracy doesn't need foreign certificate: BJP on global celebrities' support to farmer protest

Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters, party spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said it is democratic to protest but it is wrong fo...

Law has to be given effect to: CBDT chairman on Cairn, Vodafone international arbitration cases

"We have already taken a decision in the case of Vodafone to go in for a further appeal. So far as Cairn is concerned, we are examining the...

China passes law to give coastguard power to fire on foreign vessels, demolish structures in disputed waters

Chinese coastguard ships have played a leading role in asserting China's maritime claims, including in fishing disputes off Indonesia's Nat...

Chinese military personnel to get 'bumper' pay hike: Media report

The "bumper" 40 per cent increase followed a number of sweeping reforms intended to transform the "bloated People's Liberation Army (PLA), ...

First-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons enters into force

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is now part of international law, culminating a decades-long campaign aimed at preventing ...

View: America’s Tibet law should spur India to reclaim lost leverage on China

Today, China is claiming Indian areas on the basis not of any Han Chinese connection to them but alleged Tibetan ecclesial or tutelary link...

Betting on farm laws: Why Coromandel International is the stock pick of the week

Coromandel has been doing well ever since the Covid induced disturbances started easing. With the new agricultural reforms, the company is ...

Bipartisan Congressional provision condemning China's military aggression towards India becomes law in US

The US House of Representatives and the Senate on December 15 passed the $740 billion NDAA, which included key components of Indian-America...

View: China’s disregard for International Law a problem for India

There can be no status quo ante in the overall India-China relationship even if the current standoff in Ladakh is resolved peacefully. Chin...

UN reforms and rule of law to be India’s focus: Tirumurti

India will sit in the 15-nation United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2021-22 term as a non-permanent member - the eighth time tha...

Indo-Tibetan Border Police seeks continuation of role in internal security duties

The force has put across this point recently before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs and the home ministry in the wake ...

'Quad' senior officials discuss efforts to ensure peace, stability in Indo-Pacific

The virtual meeting took place in the midst of growing global concern over China's expansionist behaviour in the Indo-Pacific region. The Q...

Presence of ISIS, Al Qaeda in parts of Yemen needs to be addressed: India

India has said the presence of terrorist elements like ISIS and Al Qaeda in parts of Yemen and their continued attacks on civilian populati...