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Pakistan has not fulfilled obligations related to ICJ judgment in Kulbhushan Jadhav case: India
30Sep mmBy Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia, USA

Pakistan has not fulfilled obligations related to ICJ judgment in Kulbhushan Jadhav case: India

Pakistan has not been able to fulfil its obligations on implementation of International Court of Justice (ICJ) judgment in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Anurag Srivastava told reporters.Srivastava also said that Pakistan has not addressed the appointment of an Indian lawyer or a Queen’s counsel to ensure a free and fair trial for Jadhav.“The Government of Pakistan has not been able to fulfil its obligations on implementation of the ICJ judgment in letter and spirit. It has not yet addressed the core issues, which includes the provision of all documents related to the case, providing unconditional and unimpeded consular access to Kulbhusan Jadhav and appointment of an Indian lawyer or a Queen’s counsel to ensure free and fair trial,” he s...
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China’s ally Pakistan secretly developing trade ties with Taiwan
29Sep mmBy Michael SmithNo Comments
China, Market, USA

China’s ally Pakistan secretly developing trade ties with Taiwan

Pakistan, a close ally of China, is secretly developing trade ties with Taiwan, which showcases its duplicity.In a recent meeting, Sidrah Haque, trade and investment attache at the Embassy of Pakistan in Cairo met with Michael Yeh, the director of Taiwan Trade Centre in Cairo to discuss the trade ties.She tweeted about the meeting along with a picture with Michael Yeh, but later deleted it fearing condemnation by Beijing."Met Mr. Michael Yeh, a veteran commercial officer from Taiwan Trade Center. We spoke of Pakistan-Taiwan trade ties, our shared commercial experience in Cairo and major products of interest in the local market. Always feels good to connect with other trade wings and compare notes!” Sidrah Haque said in her tweet.China has no control over Taiwan but claims it as part of its...
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Nepal exports electricity worth a billion Nepali rupees to India in last fiscal
26Sep mmBy Joe RodriguezNo Comments
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Nepal exports electricity worth a billion Nepali rupees to India in last fiscal

A report published by the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has said that Nepal has exported electricity worth one billion Nepali rupees to India in the last fiscal year, 2019-20.“In 2076-77 (2019-20) fiscal year, Nepal was able to export electricity worth 95 crores 70 lakhs Nepali rupees to India as per a power deal signed by the two countries. Earlier, the Himalayan nation had set a target of selling nine crore units of electricity while it was able to send 10 crores and 70 lakh units last year”, the NEA report said.Prabal Adhikari, spokesperson at NEA, said: "Nepal exported a total of two crores and 96 lakh units of electricity to India between mid-September and November, which was the highest flow of electricity during the fiscal year of 2076-77. The least was recorded between mid-Apri...
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How China’s top-notch mass surveillance system threatens global freedoms
26Sep mmBy Mike TrudellNo Comments
China, Market, USA, World

How China’s top-notch mass surveillance system threatens global freedoms

Going by the records of Beijing Public Safety Bureau, every step, every action is monitored by state-of-the-art surveillance cameras. Facial recognition algorithms filed away in a secret database could land you in legal trouble for something you did near your front door. A semi-political post made in a private chat could lead to the loss of your job.Yet it is only the beginning of the rise of technologically-advanced China and its dystopian dreams. It might be a deterrent to crime, as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership says, but it also means a substantial loss of privacy and free expression."The Chinese Communist Party is committed to the production and use of technology that controls and surveils its population," Chairman Robin Cleveland and Vice Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew of...
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Cross-border petroleum pipeline helps Nepal save freight charges
19Sep mmBy Michael SmithNo Comments
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Cross-border petroleum pipeline helps Nepal save freight charges

Nepal is saving 2 billion rupees annually in freight charges after the first cross-border petroleum pipeline of South Asia became operational in September 2019.Nepal earlier has been spending 2 billion rupees as freight expenses to bring the petrol from Patna in India. "Not only the freight charges, it also has helped in avoiding the vagaries of transportation by tanker trucks," said Surendra Kumar Paudel, Managing Director of Nepal Oil Corporation.It takes at least 14 hours to transport oil from Patna in India to Amlekhganj. Indian Oil Corporation has been the sole supplier of fuel to Nepal Oil Corporation since 1974.In February this year, a team from the Indian Oil Corporation, which built Amlekhganj pipeline, conducted a survey for pipeline connecting Nepal Oil Corporation's depot at Ch...
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‘Flipkart opens avenues for Nepali sellers as well as consumers’
12Sep mmBy Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia, Market, USA

‘Flipkart opens avenues for Nepali sellers as well as consumers’

Founder and CEO of Sastodeal, a leading e-commerce company in Nepal, feels that the partnership of her company with e-commerce giants Flipkart and Myntra of India has further strengthened friendship between the two nations.After signing the deal, Amun Thapa said the opportunity would be beneficial for consumers in both India and Nepal."Sastodeal's strategic partnership with Flipkart is a big step towards strengthening the Nepal-India relationship. We hope millions of Nepalese consumers and millions of Indian vendors benefit from this partnership," Thapa said.Under the partnership, cross-border e-trade opportunities for local Indian MSMEs will open up and Sastodeal will host over 5,000 product verticals from Flipkart marketplace sellers operating across the categories of babycare and kids, ...
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It’s time for western universities to cut their ties to China
11Sep mmBy Brian ThompsonNo Comments
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It’s time for western universities to cut their ties to China

Western universities now need to close their Confucius Institutes and end their academic cooperation with China. Following the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, one of the ways China sought to rebuild its image abroad was by systematically forging partnerships with Western universities. At first, these partnerships mainly focused on research collaboration. Later, they grew to include the Confucius Institutes for language education and the establishment of Western universities’ branch campuses in China.At a time when China was undemocratic but liberalizing, such engagement seemed like a sensible strategy. There have always been uneasy moments in Western universities’ relationships with China, whether prompted by tensions over hosting the Dalai Lama or controversies over university self-censor...
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Imported seed varieties to soar tomato production in India’s Kashmir
9Sep mmBy Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia, USA

Imported seed varieties to soar tomato production in India’s Kashmir

With an aim to boost the production of tomatoes in the Kashmir valley, scientists of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology (SKUAST) have imported seeds from different countries."Currently, 122 varieties of tomatoes brought from the USA, Germany Poland, Peru, Bulgaria and different states of India also are available in the high-tech Polly houses of the university where scientists are doing different experiments in the shape of exchange the plasma for better results," said Dr Rizwan Rashid, Assistant Professor-cum scientist at SKUAST.Rashid said that these tomato plants are different from the local varieties and are growing fast with a large number of other crops. He further said that they get funding from the Centre's Indian Council of Agricultural Research and...
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As uncertainty threatens US growth, Fed seeks more firepower
6Sep By Desk TeamNo Comments
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As uncertainty threatens US growth, Fed seeks more firepower

related media assets (image or videos) available. Click to see the gallery. 2 related media assets (image or videos) available. Click to see the gallery. A year ago, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned fellow central bankers of the significant risks posed by trade policy uncertainty, and the lack of precedents for monetary policy in the face of those unknowns. REUTERS: A year ago, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned fellow central bankers of the significant risks posed by trade policy uncertainty, and the lack of precedents for monetary policy in the face of those unknowns. As Powell this week prepares to address the Fed's annual central bankers' conference - usually held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, but being conducted virtually this year because of the ongoing COVID-19 pan...
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UK economy slumps 20% in Q2 due to COVID-19, unemployment fears mount
5Sep By Desk TeamNo Comments
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UK economy slumps 20% in Q2 due to COVID-19, unemployment fears mount

LONDON: Britain's economy shrank by a record 20.4 per cent between April and June when the coronavirus lockdown was tightest, official figures published on Wednesday (Aug 12) showed. It was the largest contraction reported by any major economy so far, and a wave of job losses is set to hit later in 2020. Official figures also showed the world's sixth-biggest economy entered a recession as it shrank for a second quarter in a row. There were signs of a recovery in the month of June when output grew by 8.7 per cent from May, the Office for National Statistics said, just above economists' average expectation in a Reuters poll for an 8 per cent rise. Some analysts, however, said this likely reflected a catch-up in activity suppressed during lockdown. The scale of the hit to gross...
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