Washington, April 23 (IANS) Former Rajya Sabha member Priyanka Chaturvedi on Thursday raised concerns over US-India trade negotiations and pushed for greater political representation for women. Speaking at the Hudson Institute’s “New India Conference”, Chaturvedi criticised the manner in which tariff discussions have been handled, particularly in the context of recent US measures.“We were negotiating on a tariff, which was imposed on us… and came to 18 per cent,” Chaturvedi said, ref…
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London, April 15 (IANS) Women’s representation in Pakistan’s police forces remains abysmally low accounting for less than three per cent of the total workforce. The lack of representation has contributed to “underreporting of violence against women, improper investigation in gender crimes, legal noncompliance, miscarriage of justice and growing mistrust and reluctance towards police”, a report has highlighted.Pakistan was ranked 145th out of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2024 publ…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker, Meira Kumar, was among prominent women leaders and activists present in the front row at the Nari Shakti Vandan Sammelan, expressing her support for greater representation of women in legislative bodies. Her support came at a time when Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson and Rajya Sabha member Sonia Gandhi made a scathing critique of the timing of the Bill … calling it “underhand tactic.”In her article, Sonia …
Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) Women’s presence in Pakistan’s Parliament remains quota driven. Presently, only woman has been elected on general seat while they have become members of Parliament through reserved seats, with the leadership positions, from Chairman to Opposition leader, remain dominated by men, demonstrating failure of political parties, a report said. A new report by the Free and Fair Election Network has revealed that female Senators accounted for 20 per cent of the Senate’s agenda …