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Hassan Rouhani, Iran's President on Wednesday said that the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain will be responsible for any "consequences" resulting from their normalisation of relations with Iran's rival Israel. Rouhani remarked on this a day after Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of Bahrain and the UAE signed agreements establishing full diplomatic ties at a White House ceremony. His remarks are also shortly after Israeli planes bombed Hamas targets in the besieged Gaza Strip. The Israeli raid followed rockets fired from Gaza while the normalisation deals with the two Arab states were being signed in the United States. As USA had brokered this agreement, the POTUS, Donald Trump said, "After decades of division and conflict, we mark the dawn of a new Middle E...

India took on United Nations Human Rights chief, Michele Bachelet who had stated that civilians face violence in the country, in Geneva on Tuesday. Bachelet, while giving the “Global Human Rights Update”, said, “incidents of military and police violence against civilians continue, including use of pellet guns, as well as incidents related to the military.” ALSO READ: UN Human Rights Chief Raises Kashmir- says ‘Atrocities Continue’ Indra Mani Pandey, while responding to the statement expressed his disappointment at Bachelet’s statement and said that since changes were made in the Jammu Kashmir (referring to the abrogation of the Article 35 A and 370), people there are enjoying the same fundamental rights of freedom as citizens elsewhere in India. "We have been able to revive gra...

The United Nations high commissioner for human rights Michele Bachelet has expressed deep concern for prisoners in Kashmir and the ongoing communication blockade in Jammu Kashmir. She also welcomed the release of some political leadership and limited internet restoration in two Kashmir districts. Bachelet at the start of the 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on Monday, gave a “Global Human Rights Update” on the situation across the globe during which she made a mention of Jammu Kashmir saying that “incidents of military and police violence against civilians continue, including use of pellet guns, as well as incidents related to militancy”. She said that the changes in the constitutional status and domicile rules of J&K have generated “deep anxiety,"...

The future of Kashmir cannot be determined by India unilaterally, lawmakers from EU and UK said while reaffirming their support for Kashmiris as the principal stakeholders of the conflict. With the UNGA’s 75th session scheduled in days, lawmakers, diplomats and journalists from the EU, UK, India, Pakistan and Jammu Kashmir and Pakistan administered Kashmir agreed that the international community must know how Kashmir had become extremely restive since Aug 5 last year, and this comes with implications for conflict escalation in the region. The session was chaired by Senator Sherry Rehman, president of the Jinnah Institute, and participants included UK Member of Parliament (MP) Andrew Gwynne, Senior journalist Iftikhar Gilani, Member of European Parliament (MEP) Michael Gahler, former ...

China has reportedly hatched a major conspiracy against India as It is spying on over 10,000 eminent Indians, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind. As per an Indian Express report, China is spying on many union ministers and leaders of the opposition, in the wake of an an aggressive face-off with India at locations along the Line of Actual control in ladakh. The report reads that China has been spying on almost 30 prominent leaders, officers and bureaucrats from Kashmir Valley and Ladakh, the list includes state Congress President Ghulam Ahmad Mir; former Union Minister Saifuddin Soz, Karan Singh, son of Hari Singh, the last king of the princely state of Jammu Kashmir and various prominent leaders from National Confrence and PDP. China, as per the r...

According to a Reuters report, two Indian officials have suggested that despite India-China's high-level meetings to de-escalate tensions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), China is preparing for the long run as they are reportedly laying a network of optical fibre cables south of Pangong Lake in Ladakh. A senior Indian official stated that the optical fibre cables were recently spotted and would allow Chinese soldiers at the front lines to have secure lines of communication to bases in the rear. Reuters reported that the Chinese foreign ministry did not give any immediate answers to their questions regarding the Indian officials' statements. Currently, thousands of Chinese and Indian soldiers along with their tanks and aircraft are facing each other in a standoff along a 70 k...

Israel has imposed the second nation wide lockdown for three weeks as covid-19 cases surges in country on Sunday, Netanyahu said ina press conference. Thousands of Israelis protested against Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Saturday over his purported corruption and how government is handling the global pandemic. Protestors gathered outside the residence of Netanyahu, blowing whistles, waving flags and calling for his resignation. Small protests were held on bridges at major points of the city across Israel.10,000 people attended the weekly demonstration in Jerusalem. Organiser said, later 25,000 people joined the protest. The protests are now in 12th week built up as the Covid-19 cases increased.Some critics of the prime minister say he is preoccupied with his co...

China has mobilized thousands of soldiers, tanks and howitzers within rifle range of Indian Army deployment at Spanggur Gap in the southern part of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh, sources said, even as Indian troops are on high alert. “Seeing the Chinese PLA troop and guns mobilisation, the Indian Army too made mirror deployments at Spanggur Gap. Both the countries’ troops and guns are within shooting range,” said a government official.buy vibramycin online https://www.lifefoodstorage.store/wp-content/themes/astra/languages/en/vibramycin.html no prescription Further, sources said, China has deployed its militia squads to “consolidate the border” and “stabilise Tibet region”. They have been tasked to try and dislodge the Indian Army soldiers from the tactical heights. The militia ...

On Friday, Bahrain followed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in normalizing ties with Israel, a move that many see as a backstab to the Palestinian struggle. United States (US) President Donald Trump tweeted about the decision after he spoke to Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu through a phone call, according to the White House. Talking to the reporters, Trump said, “This is truly a historic day", further adding that he believed other countries would follow the same soon. A joint statement by US, Bahrain, and Israel said, “Opening direct dialogue and ties between these two dynamic societies and advanced economies will continue the positive transformation of the Middle East and increase stability, security, and prosperity in the reg...