Tag Archives: Pakistan

Rising Bharat International News Feed: October 19th 2020

  • Relation with US
  1. India Buys Winter Gear From US On “Urgent Basis” Amid China Row: Report

(NDTV, 19 October 2020) News Link

  • India Buys Winter Gear From US On “Urgent Basis” Amid China Row: Report

(NDTV, 19 October 2020) News Link

  •  India, US expected to sign BECA deal during 2+2 dialogue this month-end

(Times of India, 19 October 2020) News Link

  1. India-UK Air Bubble Arrangement Sees Weekly Direct Flight Between Goa And London

(Republic World,19 October 2020) News Link

  • European countries
  1. French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain: France supports India’s strategic autonomy

 (Tribune India, 19 October 2020) News Link

  1. Australia to join Malabar naval exercise with India, US and Japan

(daijiworld, 19 October 2020) News Link

  1. Snubbing Technique Unit From Canada To Control Assam’s Baghjan Blowout: Oil India

(NDTV, 19 October 2020) News Link

  • Financing India: India and Canada relation to touch 100 billion CAD

(Free Press Journel, 19 October 2020) News Link

  • Relation with Bangladesh
  1. NIA chargesheets 12 for trafficking women from Bangladesh

(Mumbai Mirror, 19 October 2020) News Link

  • Relation with Bhutan
  1. Illegal liquor godowns busted near Indo-Bhutan border

(thenortheasttoday, 19 October 2020) News Link

  • Relation with Shri Lanka
  1. India and Sri Lanka begin their annual exercise SLINEX today

(DD News, 19 October 2020) News Link

  1. Indians stranded in Pakistan due to COVID-19 return to India via Wagah-Attari border

(Times Now News, 19 October 2020) News Link

  • Pakistan invites Indian Sikhs for Guru Nanak’s 551st birth anniversary

(Times of India, 19 October 2020) News Link

  • Pakistan readies plan to sabotage J&K telecom blackout with new mobile towers (Hindustan Times, 19 October 2020) News Link
  • Revealed: Pakistan Army’s new conspiracy to unleash terror in Jammu and Kashmir

(Zee News, 19 October 2020) News Link

  • Pakistan Army emotionally blackmails its population with its own idea of India

(The Print, 19 October 2020) News Link

Rising Bharat International News Feed: October 18th 2020

  • Relation with African countries
    • Rise of Africa is in India’s strategic interest: EAM S Jaishankar

Key Points:

  1. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that facilitating, contributing and partnering the rise of Africa is in our strategic interest. “If Africa becomes one of the poles of global politics, it is better for us,” he said.

(Economic Times, 18 October 2020) News Link

  1. Vaccine nationalism: WHO backs India, South Africa’s proposal to ease patent rules

(Hindustan Times, 18 October 2020) News Link

  • Relation with Shri Lanka
  • Indian and Sri Lankan navies to carry out 3-day military drill beginning Monday

Key points:

  1. The Indian Navy will deploy anti-submarine warfare corvettes INS Kamorta and INS Kiltan
  2. The Sri Lanka Navy will be represented by offshore patrol vessel Sayura and training ship Gajabahu
  3. The navies of India and Sri Lanka will conduct a three-day military exercise off Trincomalee beginning Monday, in a show of growing congruence in their strategic interests and operational convergence in the region, officials said.
  4. The eighth edition of the annual SLINEX exercise will feature a series of complex drills including surface and anti-air weapon firings and cross deck flying operations with an aim to further fine-tune the “high degree” of inter-operability between the two navies, they said.
  5. The Indian Navy will deploy anti-submarine warfare corvettes INS Kamorta and INS Kiltan as well as a sizeable number of advanced light helicopters, Chetak helicopter and Dornier maritime patrol aircraft in the exercise, the officials said.
  6. “SLINEX series of exercise exemplifies the deep engagement between India and Sri Lanka which has strengthened mutual cooperation in the maritime domain,” an Indian Navy spokesperson said.

(Live Mint, 18 October 2020) News Link

  1. India scrambles to buy winter gear from US amid row with China

Key points:

  1. India until now sourced high-altitude kits for its defense forces mainly from Europe or China
    1. The rush to acquire the gear shows the situation will extend into the winter

(Live Mint, 18 October 2020) News Link

  1. चीन ने भारतीय सीमा के पास दागीं मिसाइलें, रॉकेट की बारिश से थर्राए पहाड़

Key points:

  1. चीन की सेना पीएलए ने भारतीय लद्दाख के पास में 4700 मीटर की ऊंचाई पर जोरदार युद्धाभ्‍यास क‍िया है।
  2. चीन के सरकारी अखबार का दावा है क‍ि इस अभ्‍यास के दौरान 90 फीसदी नए हथियारों का इस्‍तेमाल क‍िया गया।

(नवभारतटाइम्स, 18 October 2020) News Link

    • India-China prepare for 8th round of military commanders’ talks next week

Key points:

  1. According to senior officials, India and China are not impatient over a resolution on the friction points but have decided to keep the dialogue channels open at both military commander and diplomatic levels.

(Hindustan Times, 18 October 2020) News Link

  1. Need to restore peace along LAC: S Jaishankar

Key points:

  1. India and China were developing cooperation in areas such as trade, tourism and societal activity since the late 1980s because of peace and tranquillity in the border areas and this year’s border standoff has “deeply disturbed” the situation, he said during an online conversation with former ambassador Gautam Bambawale for the Pune International Centre.

(Hindustan Times, 18 October 2020) News Link

  1. Pakistan violates ceasefire along international border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua

Key points:

  1. Pakistani Rangers opened fire at forward posts and villages along the international border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir
    1. firing in the Pansar-Manyari area of Hiranagar sector around 9.45pm on Saturday, The cross-border firing between the two sides continued till 5.10am

(Latest LY, 18 October 2020) News Link

Rising Bharat International News Feed: October 17th 2020

  1. Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar to visit Russia to hold talks on various ongoing projects

(Times Now News, 17 October, 2020) News Link

  • Covid-19 vaccine: Sputnik V to undergo trial in India, Dr Reddy’s gets DCGI approval

(Hindustan Times, 17 October, 2020) News Link

  • Relation with Bhutan
  1. Bhutan Foreign Minister Extends Greetings To Indians On Navratri

(Business World, 17 October 2020) News Link

  • Looking for common ground on the borderline

(Tribune India, 17 October 2020) News Link

  • India allows market access for 5 Bhutanese agriculture products to boost bilateral trade

(DNA India, 17 October 2020) News Link

  • Global Hunger Index
    • India Ranks 94 Among 107 Countries in Global Hunger Index 2020

(The Wire, 17 October 2020) News Link

  1. Presence of Chinese troops with weapons at LAC a critical security challenge: Jaishankar

(Times of India, 17 October 2020) News Link

  • China insists Indians vacate Chushul heights, India says clear Pangong north

(Indian Express, 17 October 2020) News Link

  1. Pakistan still harbouring terrorism, difficult to have normal ties, says Jaishankar

(India Today, 17 October 2020) News Link

  • Pakistan law mantri attends virtual meet hosted by India

(Times of India, 17 October 2020) News Link

  • India asks Pakistan court for return of its 4 convicts

(Times of India, 17 October 2020) News Link

  • Army restores grave of Pakistan officer

(Times of India, 17 October 2020) News Link

  1. Clusters that could turn into Covid-19 hotspots need to be identified: Sowmya Swaminathan

(Deccan Herald, 17 October 2020) News Link

Rising Bharat International News Feed: October 14th 2020

  • Relation with US
  1. US watchdog probes Jockey’s India partner over rights abuse allegations

(Business Standard, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • Indian biopharma co ties up with US firm for Covid-19 vaccine

(Time of India, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • India and US explore pacts on technology; soft power; defence for 2+2 meet

(Economic Times, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • US body on AI calls for creating India-US strategic tech alliance

(Financial Express, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • India-US economic ties await a new dawn

(Tribune India, 14 October 2020) News Link

  1. Chinese banks are chasing Anil Ambani through the UK courts

(FT,14 October 2020) News Link

  • UK-India based team highlight new areas at risk of drinking water arsenic exposure in India

(Manchaster,14 October 2020) News Link

  • India joins UK in drive against encrypted social media messages

(The Hindu,14 October 2020) News Link

  • European countries
  1. France appoints first envoy for Indo-Pacific, to focus on cooperation with India

 (Hindustan Times, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • India and France re-elected as president and co- president of ISA

 (Live Mint, 14 October 2020) News Link

  1. India provides $1 million for palestinian refugees

(The Hindu, 14 October 2020) News Link

  1. MoU between India and Australia to promote cooperation in sustainable groundwater management

(Times Now News, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • Relation with South American countries
  1. India’s August coking coal imports rebound from July

(argusmedia, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • Relation with Bangladesh
  1. Centre Hits Back At Rahul Gandhi After “Bangladesh Set To Overtake” Jibe

(NDTV, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • India to Bangladesh: Train flagged off carrying tractors from Nagpur

(Times Of India, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • India set to be overtaken by Bangladesh in per capita GDP growth: IMF

(India Today, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • Relation with Bhutan
  1. Bhutan potato exports to Jaigaon, India, have come to a halt

(Fresh Plaza, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • Bangladesh, Bhutan may beat India on economic front; worst GDP contraction threat looms

(Financial Express, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • Relation with Japan
  1. Japan, India set to resume launch activities in November

(Space News, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • Relation with Maldives
  1. Indian High Commission hosts ‘India-Maldives Travel Connect’

(Edition, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • Relation with South Korea
    • Seoul seeks closer defence ties with India

(Tribune India, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • Defence activities by Nepal against Bharat
  • अब पैंतरेबाजी से भारत पर दबाव बनाना चाहता है नेपाल, 6 माह में भारतीय सीमा पर 85 BOP खोली, चीन पर नरमी बरकरार

(Live Hindustan, 14 October 2020) News Link

  1. Army chief to visit Nepal next month amidst chill in bilateral ties

(Times Of India, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • Statement by China about Bharat
  1. अमेरिकाभारत से तनाव, चीनी राष्ट्रपति शी जिनपिंग बोलेजंग के लिए तैयार रहे सेना

(Navbharat Times, 14 October 2020) News Link.

  • India’s border infra root cause of tension: China

(Times of India, 14 October 2020) News Link.

  1. Shyam Saran: ‘China wants everyone to accept that this is an Asian order dominated by China’

(Indian Express, 14 October 2020) News Link

    • India-China LAC talks ‘positive and constructive’

 (deccanchronicle, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • Relation with Pakistan
  1. India conspiring to create unrest in Pakistan

(Nation, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • Around 215-250 Terrorists Are Ready to Infiltrate Along Pakistan Border: Indian Army

(India, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • PPP leader says Pak generals never accepted Constitution, asks govt to improve relations with India

(Hindustan Times, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • Indian Army foils suspected BAT action of Pakistan Army along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara

(Zee News, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • 9.4-kg heroin seized from India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Ferozepur

(Tribune India, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • Pakistan official claims India expressed desire to talk to us, but no confirmation from Delhi

(The Print, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • Indian Army confirms 250 terrorists waiting to infiltrate along Pakistan border

(DNA India, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • India has sent feelers for talks: Pakistan

(Dawn, 14 October 2020) News Link

  • India roasts Imran Khan adviser’s claim of New Delhi’s outreach to Pak

(Hindustan Times, 14 October 2020) News Link

Rising Bharat International News Feed: October 12th 2020

  1. World War 3 fears EXPLODE – Pakistan warns India is planning attack with new fighter jets

Key points:

  1. PAKISTAN has said India is planning a military operation just a few weeks after New Delhi introduced new fighter jets into its Air Force.
  2. Mr Khan said that Indian forces will come within 5 kilometres to prove their dominance in the air.
  3. He added that India will attempt to inflect “conflict beyond Kashmir and at international border”.
  4. The Air Marshal said: “I would imagine India offensive in 18-24 months. (Express, 12 October 2020) News Link
  • Pakistan ‘influencer’ Zaka Begs: ‘We’ll Be Ruined If India Gets Us FATF Black-listed’

Key points:

  1. Waqar Zaka has posted several tweets and videos in last one week, appealing to people and Pakistani celebrities to post tweets under hashtag #FATFWhiteListPakistan. The ‘influencer’ has over 3.25 lakh followers on Twitter including several Pakistani political leaders and Chinese diplomat Lijian Zhao. According to ANI, in one of the videos that he posted on Saturday, Zaka said that Pakistan would be doomed if it gets blacklisted.
  2. “Please keep the issue of TikTok ban aside, we need to focus on this issue and it will benefit Pakistan. The Indian government is trying hard to make sure Pakistan gets blacklisted. We will be ruined. Keep all the work aside for 10 days and start tweeting. Ask the elders and others to pray for Pakistan and make announcements regarding it. Prayers can save us if we are getting blacklisted,” Zaka said in one of the videos.

(Republic World, 12 October 2020) News Link

  • Pakistan, China ‘creating border dispute under a mission’: Rajnath Singh

Key points:

  1. “You are well aware of the conditions created on our northern and eastern borders. First, it was Pakistan, and now also by China, as if a border dispute is being created under a mission. We have a border of about 7,000 kilometres (km) with these countries, where tension prevails on a daily basis,” Singh said, while virtually inaugurating a raft of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) projects to provide connectivity to forward areas.
  2. “Given the symbiotic relationship between China and Pakistan, a collusive threat to India cannot be ruled out. The question is when it is viable for them to initiate a conflict against India,” said Lieutenant General BS Jaswal (retired), a former Northern Army commander

(Hindustan Times, 12 October 2020) News Link

  • राफेल से जल् हमला कर सकता है भारत, घबराए पाकिस्तानी एयरफोर्स चीफ ने दी चेतावनी

Key points:

  1. पाकिस्‍तान के एयरफोर्स चीफ ने चेतावनी दी है कि भारत पाक पर हमले की साजिश रच रहा
  2. उन्‍होंने कहा कि अगले कुछ महीने के अंदर राफेल जेट से भारत पाक पर हमले कर सकता है
  3. पाकिस्‍तानी एयर फोर्स चीफ ने दावा किया कि भारत आक्रामक सैन्‍य कार्रवाई की योजना बना रहा (Navbahrat Times, 12 October 2020) News Link
  1. Pakistan, China ‘creating border dispute under a mission’: Rajnath Singh

Key points:

  1. “You are well aware of the conditions created on our northern and eastern borders. First, it was Pakistan, and now also by China, as if a border dispute is being created under a mission. We have a border of about 7,000 kilometres (km) with these countries, where tension prevails on a daily basis,” Singh said, while virtually inaugurating a raft of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) projects to provide connectivity to forward areas.
  2. “Given the symbiotic relationship between China and Pakistan, a collusive threat to India cannot be ruled out. The question is when it is viable for them to initiate a conflict against India,” said Lieutenant General BS Jaswal (retired), a former Northern Army commander

(Hindustan Times, 12 October 2020) News Link

    • भारत और चीन के बीच चुशूल में सैन्य स्तर की 7वीं बातचीत जारी, पूर्वी लद्दाख में टकराव वाली जगहों से सेना हटाने पर चर्चा

 (Dainik Bhaskar, 12 October 2020) News Link

  1. डॉ. द्वारकानाथ कोटनिस को 110वें जन्मदिन पर याद किया गया, उन्होंने दूसरे वर्ल्ड वार में चीन की मदद की थी, कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी में शामिल भी हुए थे

(Dainik Bhaskar, 12 October 2020) News Link

  1. MIDDLE EASTIndia, Israel & UAE – The New ‘Trilateral Block’ On Way – Israeli Envoy

(Eurasian Times, 12 October 2020) News Link

  • 28 दिन पहले अगवा किए गए मजदूरों को छुड़ाया गया, किडनैपर्स ने यकीन दिलाने के लिए कंपनी को इनकी फोटो दिखाई थी

(Dainik Bhaskar, 12 October 2020) News Link

  1. New Zealand-India to drive innovation in education

(Financial Express, 12 October 2020) News Link

  • Relation with African countries
    • RBI’s stand on FDI from Mauritius to slow down PE inflows in NBFCs

(Business Standard, 12 October 2020) News Link

  • Relation with Maldives
  • India To Build Cancer Hospital, 22,000 Capacity Cricket Stadium In Maldives

(Economic Times, 12 October 2020) News Link