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Mexico Most Fatal Country for Journalists in 2020
By KELIN DILLON Though Jan. 4 was National Journalist’s Day in Mexico, there was very little to celebrate for most reporters. At least eight journalists were killed in Mexico during 2020, according to Reporters Without Borders, making it the most deadly country in the world for news reporters. Mexico’s high number of journalist fatalities was followed in number by Iraq,
Read moreMexico Joins UN Security Council for Fifth Term
XINHUA Mexico — along with India, Ireland, Kenya and Norway — once again assumed responsibilities as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council on Monday, Jan. 4. The five nations’ two-year terms officially began on Jan. 1, but Monday was the first working day of the council for 2021 after the Christmas and New Year break. A flag
Read moreRecord Deaths Suggest Major Covid-19 Undercount
By KYLIE MADRY An almost 40 percent increase in deaths from a typical year suggests that Mexico’s official covid-19 count is much lower than the actual death toll. Mexico published its “excess death” statistics late Sunday, Oct. 25, with 193,170 more deaths through September than in an average year. Officially, 88,924 people in Mexico have died of covid-19, about half
Read moreIndian Envoy Marks 70th Annivesary of Nation
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The strong and ever-growing bilateral relationship between India and Mexico was the focus of Indian Ambassador to Mexico Manpreet Vohra’s Republic Day speech during the diplomatic reception he and his wife Naseem Vohra offered at their residence on Monday, Jan. 27. “India and Mexico enjoy a close and friendly relationship, as well as a privileged association since
Read moreA Spud with a Bindi
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Papa Guapa, Mexico City’s multifaceted baked potato eatery, has turned a sharp left corner and headed out for a passage to India with its new Eastern-focused, vegan-friendly menu. The star of the new meat-and-dairy-free bill of fare is the Paparya Rai, a baked tater drenched in curried lentils, tapioca, peanuts, tofu and chillies. Named in honor of
Read moreIndia-Mexico Business Chamber Opens
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS As part of an ongoing bilateral effort to promote greater two-way trade and investment, the India-Mexico Business Chamber (IMBC) was launched on Thursday, May 2. The event, which was attended by Mexican Economy Secretary Graciela Márquez Colin and Energy Secretary Rocío Nahle García, as well as Indian Ambassador to Mexico Muktesh K. Pardeshi, was officially inaugurated by
Read morePakistani Envoy Underscores Nation’s Commitment to Peace
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS With geopolitical tensions still high between Pakistan and its southern neighbor India, Islamabad’s ambassador to Mexico, Tasawar Khan, made a point of talking about his government’s unflinching commitment to peaceful coexistence with other nations and the use of diplomacy rather than aggression in resolving international conflicts when he offered his official national day speech at his embassy
Read moreNAFTA to USMCA: A Southern Partnership Perspective
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
Read moreIndia Is Now Mexico’s Eighth-Largest Trade Partner
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS India is now Mexico’s eighth-largest trade partner, with a combined commercial exchange of more than $10 billion in 2018, according to that country’s diplomatic envoy to Mexico. “Last year marked a significant growth in both our trade and investment ties with Mexico,” said Indian Ambassador to Mexico Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi during his official welcome speech at his
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