Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], November 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): Oakridge International School, Bangalore had just concluded its 7th edition of Bangalore JMUN on the 28th and 29th of October. This year was exceptional due to the big turnout of 200+ students from 10 different schools throughout the city, as well as the fact that it was physically held on the school campus for the first time after being virtual for the previous two years. JMUN stands out from any other debating conference in today's time as it targets the youngest students from Grades 6 to 9 who are entering the world of diplomacy and debate. This year the conference consisted of WHO, UNHRC, and ECOSOC which were beginner committees, DISEC an intermediate committee, and UNSC the advanced committee. JMUN gives these students a platform to inculcate 21st-century skills and align with the school vision to create compassionate future-ready individuals who can positively influence the world. The event witnessed some excellent ar
is making an indo pacific tilt in our integrated review of our national defence and security strategy. that is the right thing to do, given the huge portion of the world economy that is, the growth of the world economy that can be found in this area. and india and the uk both share anxieties about autocracies around the world. we are both democracies. and we want to stick together. you talk warmly about| india being the world s largest democracy but it is - an increasingly authoritarian one. plenty of concern here about press freedom, | protection of minorities, bulldozers, you know, i we are in a bulldozer factory, being used i to destroy the homes of muslims in several states. are you going to raise - these issues when you see modi? we always raise the difficult issues, of course we do. but the fact is that india is a country of 1.35 billion people and it is democratic. it is the world s largest democracy and an astonishing creation.
The actual enemy is poverty, discrimination and inequality, Malala Yousafzai said. (File)
New Delhi:
The old philosophy of having borders and divisions doesn t work anymore and the people in India and Pakistan want to live in peace, Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai said on Sunday, stressing that it is her dream to see the two countries become good friends .
She also said that minorities need protection in every country, be it Pakistan or India, adding that the issue is not related to religion but to the exploitation of power and must be taken seriously.
Ms Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist for girls education who miraculously survived a bullet to the head from the Taliban in October 2012, said the news of internet shutdown and arrests of activists protesting peacefully in India is worrying and expressed hope that the government will make sure that people are heard.
support for the afghan constitution, protection of minorities, its protection of women and we think that a failure to provide that protection, not only will make reconciliation impossible to achieve, but also, would make afghan afghanistan s long-term development impossible to achieve. you know? the single best indicator or one of the single best indicators of a country s prosperity around the world is how does it treat its women? does it educate that half of the population? does it give them opportunity? when it does, you unleash the power of everyone, not just some. and i think there was great wisdom in afghanistan ratifying a constitution that recognized