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India Strongly Rejects UN Panel's Observations on Racial Discrimination India has issued a firm diplomatic pushback against the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD) . Characterizing specific observations in the panel's periodic review as "politically motivated" and "highly malicious," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that India rejects these references "with all the contempt that it deserves". Background of the Review The Context: The UN CERD panel conducted India’s 11th periodic review under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) in Geneva. UN Panel Allegations: The committee raised concerns over alleged "large-scale violations" by law enforcement, hate speech, and issues affecting ethnic minorities, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and non-citizens. India’s Counter-Position Exceeding Mandate: New Delhi stressed th...

  Opinion | The Mecca Pact Myth: Why India Needs Strategic Realism, Not Panic By Strategic Desk | The RSS English World News  The recent unveiling of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement—a tripartite pact signed between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan featuring a collective defense clause—has triggered sharp debate across South Asian foreign policy circles. Positioned by Islamabad’s diplomats as a game-changing security shield, the arrangement has led many to question whether New Delhi faces a newly emboldened Islamic bloc on its western flank. In the event of a renewed escalation between India and Pakistan, would Riyadh and Ankara actually intervene militarily? And should Indian policymakers be rushing to construct emergency countermeasures? The short answer is no: India should not panic. However, dismissing the alliance as mere diplomatic theatre would be an equally dangerous oversight. India must view this tripartite arrangement through the lens of cold geopolitical...