Arul Louis

Arul Louis

About Arul Louis

The author a New York-based journalist, is a non-resident Senior Fellow of the Society for Policy Studies

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Afghanistan must not be allowed to collapse: Guterres appeals for Afghan aid for its people

Asserting that the Afghan people should not “suffer collective punishment” for the actions of the Taliban, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Monday to the international community to come to the aid of the nation

Bangladeshi American convicted on charges of trying to aid Taliban in 2019

Bangladeshi American Delowar Mohammed Hossain, who was stopped by US law enforcement as he was about to fly out to join the Taliban, has been convicted on charges of trying to help the terrorist organisation that now controls Afghanistan

India, US defence cooperation steadily expands - with China in mind

An India-US strategic defence coordination panel has discussed increasing cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region with “like-minded partners” as security ties between the two countries steadily expand, no doubt with China - the unstated adversary - in mind

US thanks India for resuming Covid vaccination exports; assures national security

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has thanked for resuming COVID-19 vaccine exports when she met with India's Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla in New Delhi on Wednesday

UN seeking wheat from India for food-starved Afghanistan

The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) is in talks with India for wheat donation to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan that is facing a food crisis, according to the WFP official in that country

India asks UN panel to condemn Pakistan for disrupting disarmament efforts

India has called on the UN committee dealing with disarmament to condemn Pakistan for its “nefarious and vicious” attempts to disrupt its work

Indian American Pramila Jayapal emerges as a powerful Congressional leader, forcing Biden leftward

Indian American Pramila Jayapal, the leader of the progressive faction of the Democratic Party, has emerged as a powerful force in US politics pushing President Joe Biden leftward after holding his signature multi-trillion-dollar programmes hostage

UNSC reforms: UNGA President Abdulla Shahid to appoint reform negotiation heads soon

Abdulla Shahid, the Maldivian president of the UN General Assembly, has said he will appoint the leaders of the negotiating process for Security Council reforms before the Assembly debate next month on the topic to begin work early on the process

India’s top general discusses multilateral defence cooperation with US Defense Secretary

India’s Chief of Defense Staff, General Bipin Rawat, in what is being termed as a “historic meeting” with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, discussed expanding multilateral cooperation with regional partners, according to Defence Department Spokesperson John Kirby

No White House call for Pakistan PM Imran Khan anytime soon

US President Joe Biden has no immediate plans to call Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has blamed the US for the Afghanistan mess and its fallout in his country, according to Biden's Spokesperson Jen Psaki