Calling for unity in the Global South to tackle challenges such as health, food and energy security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday
| | | Calling for unity in the Global South to tackle challenges such as health, food and energy security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday proposed the creation of a “Global Development Compact” based on priorities set by developing countries. | THE DAILY QUIZ They’re less than 5 mm in length. They were first found on a British beach in 2004. They’ve been found in human semen, human blood and human breast milk. Now they’ve been found in all the salt and sugar produced in India. Fibres, pellets, films and fragments. What is it? a. Mercury
b. Sand
c. Microplastics
d. Cocaine TAKE THE FULL QUIZ | | THE BIG STORY Modi calls for unity among Global South India will share its capabilities with the Global South to promote trade and advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Modi said while addressing the third Voice of Global South Summit. He announced an initial contribution of $25 million to the Social Impact Fund, set up to accelerate the use of India’s digital public infrastructure (DPI) in emerging economies. After listening to suggestions at the inaugural session of the virtual summit that featured heads of state and government, Modi proposed the Global Development Compact, to be based on India’s own development and experiences in development partnerships with other countries. It will also focus on development priorities set by countries in the Global South. Read more. | | THE BIG QUESTION Can Tahawwur Rana be extradited to India? Key 26/11 plotter Rana a step closer to extradition Tahawwur Rana, wanted for his involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, can be extradited to India, a US court held that as it rejected the Pakistani-origin Canadian national’s plea against his extradition, a significant step in the quest for justice for the deadly 2008 strikes. Indian authorities have accused Rana of helping co-conspirator David Coleman Headley carry out reconnaissance of targets in Mumbai and providing logistical support to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in orchestrating the attacks, which killed 166 people, including 24 foreign nationals — five of them Americans. He was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2009 for being part of conspiracies to commit terrorist acts outside the US, including in Mumbai and Copenhagen. “Under the limited scope of habeas review of an extradition order, the panel held that Rana’s alleged offence fell within the terms of the extradition treaty between the United States and India,” the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held on Friday (India time). Read more. | STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED | | | | PHOTO OF THE DAY | | Were you forwarded this email? Did you stumble upon it online? Sign up here. | | Written and edited by Koel Banerjee. Produced by Md Shad Hasnain. | | | | | | | Get the Hindustan Times app and read premium stories | | | | | | View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Contact us You received this email because you signed up for HT Newsletters or because it is included in your subscription. Copyright © HT Digital Streams. All Rights Reserved | | | | |  | |
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