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India has now surpassed Japan to become the third-largest power on the continent, according to the Asia Power Index. This shift in dynamics reflects India's “increasing geopolitical stature, dynamic growth, youthful population, and expanding economy”, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said.
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Canada, Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands on 25 September 2024, decided to take Taliban to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over gender discrimination, marking the first time the court in The Hague has been used for such a case.
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India is now formally a part of the Minerals Security Finance Network, a US-led initiative aiming to strengthen cooperation among members to secure supply chains for critical minerals. The announcement, made by the US State Department on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, involved a pact entered by 14 countries and the European Union.
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The three new criminal laws – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam – were all rolled. There was considerable apprehension that there would be confusion at the police station level in the registration of cases. And with the Indian Penal Code and BNS running simultaneously for the next one or two decades, the investigators, prosecutors and even the judiciary would face problems.
