In a significant diplomatic engagement, India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM) met with Wang Yi, Member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Political Bureau and Foreign Minister, on July 4, 2024. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the SCO Council of Heads of State Meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan.

SCO Summit 2024: India & China agree to work on border issues

After 3 years, US has lifted Covid-19 restrictions, known as Title 42. The curbs allowed border agents to quickly expel many migrants caught crossing the border back to Mexico. Immigration processing has reverted to a pre-existing system, known as Title 8, but with new, much more stringent rules. Now, anyone who illegally enters US can be expelled, facing a lengthy ban on coming back; and possible criminal charges. At the frontier, some made last-minute attempts to beat the deadline, fording the Rio Grande river, hoping they might be released after turning themselves into border patrol.

US immigration rule expires at Southern border; Migrants stare at uncertain future | Details

The inspector-general of the US Federal Health and Human Services department, released a report on Thursday. It said the department often failed to perform required background checks on workers at emergency holding centers for migrant children who crossed the US-Mexico border in 2021. The I-G's report says, 200 workers did not have background checks for child abuse or neglect. Officials also found that 174 workers did not have FBI background checks. Further, checks against the justice department's sex offender registry were not performed on 42 workers. The report comes ahead of the expiration of title 42 on may 11.

Report: No background checks on 200 workers for child abuse

At least six Pakistani civilians and one Talibani soldier were killed in fresh clashes between the Taliban and the Pakistan Army in the town of Spin Boldak, located on the common border.

Hamid Almashriqi, Strategic and International Affairs Expert reacts on Pakistan-Taliban border clash

Nepal and China on Thursday agreed to carry out a joint inspection of the border through mutual consultation. Lok Bahadur Thapa, Head of North East Asia Division, Nepal Foreign Ministry, and Hong Liang, Director General of the Department of Border and Ocean Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry leading delegations held a virtual consultation meeting on border affairs.

Nepal, China to initiate bilateral mechanisms to solve border issues

After the violent clash between India and China at the Line of Actual Control, “Boycott China” became India’s mass movement against Chinese goods. The government has fallen in line with the citizen’s sentiments by slowly attempting to corner out Chinese goods.

Taking cue from public, Indian government begins mission boycott China

The official spokesman said that during the camp the Chief Minister listened to scores of deputations and hundreds of people from difficult and hilly areas who apprised her of their developmental needs and sought their redressal

Mehbooba Mufti hailed for addressing border issues

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