James is an analyst on the Current Developments Team, where he specialises in European and Indian politics. He is a regularly contributor to the Daily Brief
1,500 Indian farm union representatives will convene today to discuss the future of their resistance to recent agricultural laws. Prime
READ MORESonia Gandhi, the interim leader of the Indian National Congress (INC), will meet with fellow opposition party heads to discuss
READ MOREItaly’s COVID-19 “green pass” system—requiring Italians to present proof of vaccination to access facilities including theatres, stadiums, museums, gyms, and
READ MOREThe Australian city of Sydney will today extend its municipal lockdown for an additional month after a surge in new
READ MOREThe UK’s Parliament will enter its summer recess today. This spring, the socially distanced chamber discussed various bills expanding police
READ MORELeaders from the 21 member states of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) will convene virtually to discuss the region’s
READ MOREEgyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is set to visit Sudan today to discuss military cooperation between Cairo and Khartoum. The
READ MOREThe EU will be able to impose new sanctions on Russia over the three-year imprisonment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny
READ MOREDemonstrators in Kyiv will again take to the streets today following the conviction of far-right activist Steriy Sternenko. Sternenko was
READ MOREA bulk delivery of China’s Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Malaysia today. Malaysia, which has seen a recent
READ MOREThe Biden administration was set to release its budget plan for the 2022 fiscal year today, but the decision has
READ MOREIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Policy Commission of the National Institution for Transforming India
READ MOREThe British Overseas Territory of Turks and Caicos will hold a general election today. Candidates will vie for ten constituency
READ MORERepresentatives of the G5 Sahel countries—Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger—and France will begin a two-day summit today in
READ MOREThe Indian government will begin administering the second round of COVID-19 vaccinations to healthcare workers today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
READ MOREIndian farmers will stage a three-hour, nationwide “chakka jam” today on major roadways in their ongoing protest against three new
READ MOREThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will set its repurchase rate today for the next two months. The decision arrives
READ MOREThe Indian government is set to announce the qualified bidders for the privatisation of Air India (AI) today. The government
READ MORESugar farmers in the Indian state of Bihar will stage a protest today pressing the government to raise the minimum
READ MOREThe UK’s Office of National Statistics will today announce the number of Britons who claimed unemployment benefits for the month
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