Proposed visit of Iranian Defense Minister to India, possibility of expanding defense partnership

PNP DeskApril 25, 2023September 12, 202403 mins

Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Gharai, file photo Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Gharai will participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Defense Ministers’ Meeting held in India this week. Here, he will have a separate meeting with his Indian counterpart, Rajnath Singh, whose agenda includes enhancing the security and defense partnership…

LDC5: Proposed online university sparks hope of bridging education gap in least developed countries

PNP DeskMarch 8, 2023September 10, 2024010 mins

Notwithstanding progress in increasing enrolment rates for primary education, 16.2 per cent of children of primary school age were out of school in least developed countries (LDCs) in 2019 and almost half of children out of school worldwide are in those same countries, with girls, children with disabilities and other children in vulnerable situations disproportionately…