At the height of 5,800 meters on Finger 4 mountain spur, a winter endurance test will be conducted this winter with the Indian Army and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) facing each other with the first short snowfall. which has already fallen into the Karakoram and Kailash ranges. in …
Read More »The reform in need of the UN time, says PM Modi; questions the global body’s response to Covid-19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed frustration at the pace of United Nations reform and its response to challenges such as terrorism and the Covid-19 pandemic, and questioned how long India would be kept away from a seat in the high table of the world body. In a pre-recorded …
Read More »India needs to learn a thing or two from China to improve economic reforms
If India only reforms when under pressure, then now should be a time for big changes: gross domestic product contracted nearly 24% in the second quarter, more than any other major economy; tens of millions have lost jobs in the formal and informal sectors; and the country adds more than …
Read More »China attacks the United States at the UN for criticism of Covid-19
China lashed out at the United States at a high-level UN meeting. United Nations, United States: China lashed out at the United States at a high-level UN meeting on Thursday for its criticism of the coronavirus, with its envoy declaring: “Enough is enough!” Two days after President Donald Trump used …
Read More »China demolished around 16,000 mosques in recent years: Report
Chinese authorities have demolished thousands of mosques in Xinjiang, an Australian think tank said on Friday, in the latest report on widespread human rights abuses in the troubled region. Human rights groups say more than a million Uighurs and other, mostly Muslim, Turkish-speaking people have been imprisoned in camps across …
Read More »Coronavirus found in packages from seafood importers in China
China has stepped up controls on frozen food imports amid the pandemic. Beijing: Health authorities in eastern China’s Qingdao city found coronavirus contamination in some packages stored by a seafood importer after two of its handlers tested positive for the virus but showed no symptoms. China has tightened controls on …
Read More »In the talks, China admits that it lost 5 soldiers in Galwan Clash. Multiply it by 3, say government sources
At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in the clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh. (Representative image) China had been trying to escalate matters in the Royal Line of Control since just after the Doklam crisis of 2017, sending huge patrols of 50 to 100 soldiers. …
Read More »India stresses stability on the ground ahead of new round of talks with China
India and China are poised for another round of diplomatic and military talks to try to push the disengagement process along the Line of Royal Control (LAC), with New Delhi pushing on Thursday for stability at sticking points in the Ladakh sector. A meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation …
Read More »China Says ‘Package Solution’ Needed For UNSC Expansion Due To Huge Divisions
By: PTI | Beijing | Updated: September 24, 2020 4:29:48 pm China, part of the UNSC’s five permanent (P5) veto power, has been hampering India’s efforts to become a UNSC member. (AP) China, which has been blocking India’s entry into the UN Security Council, said on Thursday there were “huge …
Read More »WHO Board to Receive First Covid Panel Update Oct 5-6, Report Next Year
The independent panel on Covid-19 announced by the director general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in July, will present its first update to the executive board of the world body at its meeting on October 5-6. The panel was established at the World Health Assembly in the …
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