International Relations in India & Beyond
On 7th December 2022, former President of Peru, Pedro Castillo was impeached by the Peruvian Congress and former Vice-President, Dina Boluarte was sworn in. This led to a political crisis in the Andean nation...
Peru is currently experiencing widespread political unrest following the ousting of former president Pedro Castillo and the subsequent swearing in of Vice President Dina Boluarte. Protests have erupted across the country, with protesters demanding Boluarte’s resignation and early elections. The events have been driven by the anger and frustration of Peruvians who feel neglected by their political institutions and are united in their rejection of the widely unpopular congress. The situation in Peru highlights the country’s broken political system and the growing divide between the powerful capital, Lima, and the rest of the country.
Peru’s opposition-dominated congress on Monday voted in favor of a motion to debate whether or not to impeach leftist President Pedro Castillo. It is already the second time Castillo, a former rural school teacher,...
Peru’s attorney general opened a preliminary investigation against leftist president Pedro Castillo on Monday on allegations of collusion and influence peddling in cases related to government public works contracts. The prosecutor announced the probe...
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo gained breathing room on Tuesday after Congress voted against a motion to impeach him amid protests in capital city Lima both for and against the under-fire leftist leader. Peruvian lawmakers...
Peru on Monday almost tripled its official COVID-19 death toll to 180,764, following a government review, making it the country with the worst death rate per capita, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Peru...
Leftist Shining Path militants killed at least 16 people, including two children, in a remote region of Peru known for coca production and burned some of the bodies beyond recognition, the military said on...
Ambassador of Peru to India talks about the relations between India and Peru, the two areas of the world that have been separated by history, but are today coming together not only for mutual...
“Peru is one of the most vulnerable countries,” Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra Cornejo said. “Our great biodiversity is the principal natural capital on which we rely and thus climate change and extreme climatic events...
However, these are not the last of the Venezuelans’ problems; the nations to whom the refugees sought to escape to are closing their doors on their faces – literally. Sunday saw Ecuador closing border crossings with Colombia to people who don’t have passports. This was seen as a certain way to reduce the bulk of refugees from entering other countries as passports are fairly difficult to obtain amidst the economic and political chaos.
