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What is Geneva Convention of 1949? What does it say about PoWs?

What is Geneva Convention of 1949? What does it say about PoWs? SNS Web © Provided by The Statesman What is Geneva Convention of 1949? What does it say about PoWs? India has lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over the “unprovoked act of aggression”, including violation of the Indian airspace by Pakistan Air Force and targeting of Indian military posts. The Union Ministry of External Affairs said India also strongly objected to the “vulgar display of an injured personnel of the Indian Air Force” by Pakistan in violation of all norms of the International Humanitarian Law and the Geneva Convention. The Geneva Convention is invoked when there is an international armed conflict. It’s a group of laws that seek to protect and ensure humane treatment of wounded or captured military personnel, medical personnel and non-military civilians during a war.

What to do with Iran?

The Iran nuclear deal of 2015 restricted Iran’s time period to build a nuclear bomb, called the breakout period, to 10 years. This Donald Trump felt was too little and therefore walked out of the deal. Analysts now believe that since Trump walked out, Iran has already produced fissile material sufficient for two bombs. Any new deal will have to suss out these bombs and neutralize them.

What a Biden White House might mean for India

What a Biden White House might mean for India © Provided by The Statesman What a Biden White House might mean for India Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States of America in a fortnight, and scholars and practitioners seem to be divided on how his presidency would impact India and its foreign policy conduct. India-US relations have been accelerating since the late 1990s, primary reasons being similar democratic values and concerns about China and terrorism. This relationship expanded during the tenures of Barack Obama and Donald Trump, when India and the US deepened their Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) partnerships, 2+2 dialogues and also signed COMCASA, LEMOA and BECA agreements, serving security interests of both the countries.

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