Month: October 2020

External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar on Thursday said that India-China relationship in the last three decades was predicated on the maintenance of peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control and that disturbing the “very foundation” of the ties is going to have consequences. In an interactive session at the Bloomberg India Economic Forum, the external affairs minister also said the problem was not created by India, noting both sides are engaged in talks to resolve the over five-month-long military standoff in eastern Ladakh. When queried about the outcome of the ongoing talks, Jaishankar said the “discussions are going on and it is a work in progress.” At the same time, he said there has been a troop build-up along the LAC and in many ways, it has no precedence in the ...

Thailand's student-led democracy movement has been calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. The former army chief had seized power in a 2014 coup before he was appointed as premier after controversial elections last year. In a televised announcement the government said urgent measures were needed to "maintain peace and order". It justified the orders partly on the grounds of some protesters disturbing a royal motorcade during a mass march in Bangkok on Wednesday. The protests have widened in recent months to also call for curbs on the king's powers. The emergency measures came into effect at 04:00 local time on Thursday (21:00 GMT on Wednesday). More than 20 people have been arrested including three protest leaders. The decree, announced on state te...

Securing 169 votes in the 193 - member UN General Assembly, Pakistan has been re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) with an overwhelming majority. Pakistan secured the highest number of votes among the five candidates from the Asia-Pacific region. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in a tweet, “Since HRC’s establishment in 2006, this is the fifth time Pakistan has been elected to the premier UN body on human rights.” “The international community has once again reposed confidence in Pakistan, recognising our contribution to the national and global human rights agenda and strong credentials as a consensus builder in the HRC,” said a statement by Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to the UN in New York. Pakistan has served on the UNHRC since January 2018 and ...

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has thanked India for its “timely help”. “India has been a solid and consistent supporter of Palestinian refugees for decades. This contribution is even more significant as it comes at a critical time,” Sami Mshasha, Director of Communications at UNRWA, told PTI. India on Wednesday contributed USD one million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agencyto support Palestinian refugees who have been facing extreme challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a move hailed by the UN body as “timely help”. The Government of India handed over the contribution cheque to the UN agency through its representative in Palestine, Sunil Kumar. “India is facing a difficult situation at home due to the pandem...

According to a new survey of expected voting behaviour released on Wednesday, Indian-Americans overwhelmingly support Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the upcoming US elections, with no evidence of the community drifting towards the Republicans because of close ties between US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi or a belief that the Democrats are “anti-India”. The survey was conducted over twenty days in the month of September, recording the responses of 936 Indian-American citizens in the US. It carries an error margin of 3.2%. “The data show that Indian-Americans continue to be strongly attached to the Democratic Party, with little indication of a shift toward the Republican Party,” says the report on the 2020 Indian American Attitudes Survey, conducted...

Chinese President Xi Jinping, told his nation’s troops to begin preparing for war, according to a report in Xinhua, the state-run news agency as tensions between China and Taiwan intensifies. President Xi Jinping during a visit to Guandong military base on Tuesday said that Chinese troops should “put all their minds and energy on preparing for war.buy medications online gaetzpharmacy.com/medications/ no prescription ” In his visit, China's President said troops must “maintain a state of high alert” and remain "absolutely loyal, absolutely pure, and absolutely reliable,” according to state news agency Xinhua. Zhao Lijian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman has demanded the Unites States call off the planned arms deal and sever military ties between Washington and Taipei. Washin...