West Bengal Assembly passes resolution against Centre’s move to expand BSF jurisdiction

The West Bengal Assembly has passed a resolution against the central government’s move to expand BSF’s jurisdiction to 50km from the International Border in the state. In October of this year, the central government amended the Border Security Force (BSF) Act to authorize the force to undertake seizure and…

Under India’s Presidency, UN Security Council’s Resolution on Afghanistan

United Nations:  The UN Security Council, under India’s Presidency, adopted a strong resolution demanding that territory of Afghanistan not be used to threaten any country or shelter terrorists and that it expects the Taliban will adhere to commitments made by it regarding the safe and orderly departure from…