NEW DELHI—New Delhi imposed a weeklong lockdown on April 19 to prevent the collapse of the Indian capital’s health system, which authorities said had been pushed to its limit amid an explosive surge in coronavirus cases. In scenes familiar from surges elsewhere, ambulances catapulted from one hospital to another, trying to find an empty bed…
UK Prime Minister Johnson Cancels India Visit Amid CCP Virus Surge
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cancelled his planned trip to India, due to concerns over the ongoing CCP virus surge in that country. “In the light of the current coronavirus situation, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not be able to travel to India next week,” the Indian and UK governments said in a joint…
India’s Anti-Religious Freedom Laws
Commentary Three state governments in India have recently passed new “freedom of religion” laws, also known as anti-conversion laws. The new laws are an attempt to suppress the alleged “love jihad”—an attempt by Muslim men to marry Hindu women with the intention of converting their wives to Islam. Historically, India’s anti-conversion laws differ slightly by…
UK Reports 77 Cases of New Indian COVID-19 Variant
UK health authorities have identified 77 cases of a new CCP virus variant first identified in India, which has two mutations that may contribute to increased transmissibility and resistance to vaccines. In its latest update issued on Thursday, Public Health England (PHE) said the new mutant virus, known as B.1.617, has been designated a “Variant…
World at Risk of Greater Polarisation: Australian Prime Minister
April 16, 2021
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The world is at greater risk of polarisation, and like-minded, democratic nations needed to work together to carry the “aspirations of the future” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said. In a recorded speech to the Raisina Dialogue in India, the prime minister said Australia was “not blind” to the realities of the state of…
India’s Biggest Cities Shut Down as New COVID-19 Cases Hit 200,000
NEW DELHI—India’s two largest cities imposed stringent restrictions on movement and one planned to use hotels and banquet halls to treat COVID-19 patients as new infections in the country shot past 200,000 Thursday amid a devastating surge that is straining a fragile health system. The soaring cases and deaths come just months after India thought…
India’s Record COVID-19 Surge Continues
India reported a record 126,789 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday as several states struggled to contain a second surge in infections. Daily infections surpassed 100,000 for the first time on Monday and have now exceeded that mark three times, the biggest daily rises in the world. The spike, much faster than last year’s first wave,…
How Kashmir Fits in Turkey’s Agenda for a Global Caliphate
News Analysis NEW DELHI—Turkey seeks to gain credibility in its bid for a global caliphate by championing the Muslim cause in Kashmir, a region divided between India and Pakistan. Behind Turkey’s recent Islamist foreign policy is a history saddled between the first world war that saw the rise of a secular, westernized Turkey and the…
India’s Daily Virus Cases Breach 100,000; Mutants, Behavior Blamed
NEW DELHI—India reported a record rise in COVID-19 infections on Monday, becoming the second country after the United States to post more than 100,000 new cases in a day, as politicians stage massive election rallies raising fears of further spreading the virus. Hospitals in the worst affected state, Maharashtra, are being overrun by patients. India’s…
India Reports 6-Month High of COVID-19 Daily Infections Amid New Curbs
BENGALURU—India reported 81,466 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, the highest daily number in six months, as several states were hit by a second wave of the coronavirus. Health ministry data showed the total number of cases surged to 12.3 million. The number of those dead rose by 469 to 163,396. Vaccination drives have been intensified…
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