Armed Conflicts
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40 rockets fired in 20 seconds: All about RM-70 weapon system which Cambodia used to attack Thailand
Explainers | Jul 25, 2025, 05:18 PM ISTOn July 24, Cambodia launched a rocket attack on Thailand using the RM-70 multiple-launch rocket system, escalating a long-standing border dispute near the Preah Vihear and Ta Muen Thom temples. The conflict, rooted in a 1907 French border demarcation, has now turned into open warfare.
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India removed from UNGA report on children and armed conflict for the first time since 2010
World | Jun 29, 2023, 03:41 PM ISTIndia was mentioned in the UNGA report for over a decade, along with countries like Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and the Philippines, since 2010 for alleged recruitment and use of boys by armed groups in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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UN Security Council adopts resolution on protection of education in armed conflict
India | Oct 30, 2021, 07:55 AM ISTIt also condemns attacks against schools and hospitals as well as denial of humanitarian access by parties to armed conflict and all other violations of international law.
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China wants efforts to seek political solutions to armed conflicts
World | Sep 28, 2014, 07:20 AM ISTUnited Nations: China on Saturday called on the international community to seek political solutions to incessant conflicts across the world.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the call in his speech to the UN General Assembly