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  The official Vietnam News Agency reported that Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong has been elected to be the General Secretary of Vietnam’s Central Committee of the Communist Party. The Chief of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, the 76 years old Nguyen Phu Trong, has been re-elected for a rare third five years term. With this, the chief has cemented his position as one of the longest-serving leaders of the country for decades. Nguyen Phu Trong who had emerged on top in the power struggle at the last Congress in the year 2016 and has led a crackdown on corruption in the last five years, has also been granted an exception to party rules, according to which, people above the age of 65 must be retired. The official Vietnam News Agency- VNA reported on January 31, 2021, that Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong has been elected to be the General Secretary of Vietnam’s Central Committee of the Communist Party. Re-election of Trong as party general: The re-election of Nguyen Phu Trong as the party gener...

  The New START Nuclear Arms Control Treaty was set to expire on February 5, 2021, as the Trump administration had refused to approve the extension.  The United States has extended the  New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) nuclear arms control treaty  with Russia for another five years. This was announced by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who said that it made the world safer as unconstrained nuclear competition would endanger us all. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made the announcement just one day before the treaty was set to expire. He said in a statement that President Biden has pledged to keep the American people safe from nuclear threats by restoring US leadership on arms control and nonproliferation.  Blinken added saying that the United States is committed to effective arms control that enhances stability, transparency and predictability while reducing the risks of costly, dangerous arms races. When was the New START Nuclear Treaty sched...

  The UN agency for children has informed that it will have access to up to 1.1 billion doses of vaccines for around 100 countries. The UNICEF and Serum Institute of India has entered into a long-term supply agreement for Novavax and AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines. The UN agency for children has informed that it will have access to up to 1.1 billion doses of vaccines for around 100 countries. India is one of the biggest drugmakers in the world and an increasing number of nations have already approached the authorities for procuring the Coronavirus vaccines. Covishield of Oxford-AstraZeneca is being manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and Novavax is produced by US-based Novavax Inc. The Executive Director of the United Nations International Children Education Fund, Henrietta Fore announced the conclusion of a long-term supply agreement with India’s Serum Institute for Coronavirus vaccines, to access the two vaccine products through technology transfer from NOVAVAX and AstraZen...

  During the meeting between India and Bahrain, both nations underscored the significance of renewable energy to meet the climate change goals. India and the Kingdom of Bahrain held the first Joint Working Group Meeting virtually in the field of Renewable Energy on February 4, 2021. During the meeting, the Bahrain delegation was led by the President of Sustainable Energy Authority Dr. Abdul Hussain Bin Ali Mirza while the delegation from India was led by the Joint Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy Mr. Dinesh Dayanand Jagdale and the Ambassador of India to Bahrain Piyush Srivastava also participated in the meeting. The meeting between both the nations took place in a virtual format in a friendly and cordial atmosphere. During the meet, the ministers of both nations also agreed to hold the next round of JWG meetings at mutually convenient dates, which will be further decided through diplomatic channels. JWG meeting between India and Bahrain: Key Highlights • ...