India’s counter-response to terrorism “emanating” from Pakistan and to “aggressive” cross-border skirmishes with China, according to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, showed that the country will not be “coerced” by anyone. The minister said that the Indian Air Force’s airstrikes on Balakot in 2019 in response to the Pulwama terror …
Read More »Indonesia sends a warship to monitor the Chinese coast guard vessel.
On Saturday, the country’s naval chief said that Indonesia sent a warship to its North Natuna Sea to watch over a Chinese coast guard vessel operating in a resource-rich maritime region that both nations claim as their own. The ship, CCG 5901, has been sailing in the Natuna Sea since …
Read More »Taliban’s entry into Afghanistan harms Indian business endeavors.
The Taliban invasion of Afghanistan put Indian companies’ infrastructure projects in jeopardy. Still, even worse, the Afghanistan International Bank is trying to covertly cash bank guarantees even though it has invoked force majeure clauses and isn’t fully paid for the work already completed. This was disclosed in a petition KEC …
Read More »Japan PM Kishida signs new security agreements with G7 allies with an eye on China.
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is bringing back more than souvenirs from his whirlwind diplomatic tour, including space defense, US troop deployments, and a “hugely significant” deal with Britain. In meetings with Group of Seven allies in Europe and North America this week, the Japanese leader has focused heavily on …
Read More »Indian submarine sent for extensive maintenance is trapped in sanctions-hit Russia.
After a protracted major refit in Russia, which has been subject to significant sanctions and embargoes by the US-led western countries since it invaded Ukraine in February last year, India is having “some problems” transporting one of its diesel-electric submarines home. But the $5.43 billion (Rs 40,000 crore) contract signed …
Read More »India extends an “early date” invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Israel’s newly elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and extended an invitation for him to visit India “shortly.” The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a statement in which it said that the prime minister “conveyed his warm congratulations to H.E. Mr. Netanyahu …
Read More »Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is discharged from a Florida hospital.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was released from the hospital and arrived at a residence in Orlando, Florida. Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Florida on Sunday due to abdominal pain. On Monday, he tweeted a photo of himself from a hospital bed as several US lawmakers called for …
Read More »Here is the strategy Saudi Arabia will use to increase investment in Pakistan.
The Saudi Fund for Development will study the possibility of raising the current $3 billion deposit to $5 billion in Pakistan’s central bank. To provide additional relief to Pakistan’s economy, which is reeling from deadly floods, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has directed an investigation to increase the …
Read More »An ally of Vladimir Putin claims the West is attempting to split Russia.
Russia-Ukraine War: “In the face of emerging military threats, it is important for us to have such armed forces and special services so that Russia’s adversaries would not even think they could fight us,” Patrushev said. Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of the Russian Security Council and a close ally of …
Read More »What Justice BV Nagarathna said in his dissenting opinion on the Supreme Court’s demonetization decision
Justice BV Nagarathna expressed her disagreement today after a Supreme Court Constitution bench upheld the Narendra Modi-led Centre’s decision to implement demonetization with a 4:1 majority. She referred to the Centre’s November 8, 2016, notification as “unlawful” and agreed with the petitioners who were contesting it that, following section 26 of …
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