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France, India, Australia hold first trilateral dialogue with focus on Indo-Pacific Region
4Oct By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

France, India, Australia hold first trilateral dialogue with focus on Indo-Pacific Region

India, Australia and France recently held talks for the first time under a trilateral framework with focus on enhancing cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.The virtual meeting was co-chaired by François Delattre, Secretary General - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Foreign Secretary - Ministry of External Affairs of India, and Frances Adamson, Secretary - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia.“The focus of the dialogue was on enhancing cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Region,” the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement.According to the official statement released by the Ministry, the outcome-oriented meeting was held with an objective of building on the strong bilateral relations that the three countries share with each other and s...
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Pakistan has not fulfilled obligations related to ICJ judgment in Kulbhushan Jadhav case: India
30Sep By 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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India wants normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan: MEA
30Sep By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

India wants normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan: MEA

India wishes for normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan but Islamabad has to create a conducive atmosphere by taking credible, verifiable and irreversible action against terrorism, said V Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs.Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on India's present foreign policy towards Pakistan, Muraleedharan said, "India wishes for normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan but Islamabad has to create a conducive atmosphere, including by taking credible, verifiable and irreversible action to not allow any territory under its control to be used for cross-border terrorism against India in any manner."Speaking on steps being taken by India to counter Pakistan on terrorism, the Minister said, "As a result of Government's persistent efforts, there is ...
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Facebook removes several Pakistani accounts over ‘coordinated inauthentic behaviour’
30Sep By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

Facebook removes several Pakistani accounts over ‘coordinated inauthentic behaviour’

Social media giant Facebook removed 453 accounts, 103 Pages, 78 Groups and 107 Instagram accounts operated from Pakistan for 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour' and focused on 'Pakistan and India'.In its statement, Facebook said, "We are making progress rooting out this abuse, but as we’ve said before, it’s an ongoing effort. We’re committed to continually improving to stay ahead.""That means building better technology, hiring more people and working closely with law enforcement, security experts and other companies," it said.According to the report, the people behind this network relied on fake accounts, some claiming to be based in India to post content and manage a handful of Indian military fan Pages and Groups."The vast majority of the accounts, Pages and Groups engaged in coordinated...
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New document reveals ISI’s links to Hizbul Chief ahead of Pakistan’s FATF review
30Sep By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

New document reveals ISI’s links to Hizbul Chief ahead of Pakistan’s FATF review

In October, Pakistan will be thoroughly reviewed in implementation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Action Plan and mounting evidence is coming to light of Islamabad’s continuing financial support to terrorism.A new document accessed by security agencies confirms links of a terror proxy with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which is likely to further muddy the waters as Pakistan’s Grey Listing is taken up at the FATF plenary session.One of the important terrorist groups that have been used by Pakistan to foment terrorism in India is Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), headed by Mohammad Yusuf Shah, also known as Syed Salahuddin. He is also the head of the United Jihad Council (UJC), an umbrella organisation of terror outfits such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM...
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Indian High Commissioner meets Bangladesh Commerce Minister, discusses ways to boost trade relations
30Sep By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

Indian High Commissioner meets Bangladesh Commerce Minister, discusses ways to boost trade relations

High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, Riva Ganguly Das met Commerce Minister of Bangladesh, Tipu Munshi and discussed ways to boost trade relations between the two countries."HC Smt. Riva Ganguly Das (@rivagdas) met H.E. Mr. Tipu Munshi, MP, Hon'ble Minister of Commerce on 03 Sep 2020 to discuss meaures to boost #IndiaBangladesh trade relations," Indian High Commission said in a tweet.The Daukandi (Bangladesh) - Sonamura (Tripura) Inland Waterway Protocol route was operationalised on September 3 marking a milestone in India-Bangladesh relations."Bangladeshi vessel, MB Premier carrying cement started from Daukandi on September 3, 2020, and will reach Sonamura on September 5, 2020, traversing 93 km along the river Gumti. This would be the first-ever export consignment from Bangladesh to ...
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J&K villagers cultivate lemongrass to drive away monkeys, utilise barren land
26Sep By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

J&K villagers cultivate lemongrass to drive away monkeys, utilise barren land

Residents of Sirha village in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district who are used to grow maize, rice and wheat but often suffered losses due to the monkey menace, are cultivating lemongrass to utilise barren land and drive away monkeys.Set up under the centrally sponsored scheme 'Aroma Mission’, the initiative titled ‘Lemongrass Cultivation to Counter Monkey Menace’ was started under the flagship ‘Back to Village’ programme. Four to five farmers from village Sirha shifted to lemongrass cultivation."Earlier we had to go to Jammu for oil distillation and sale purposes but now as the machine has been set up here in this village, it saves the additional expenses. It adds to our profit. In one year, income goes up to Rs 60,000", said Tilakraj, 67, a farmer.However, now the farmers have demanded tw...
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New water filtration plants a boon in J&K’s Bumzoo
26Sep By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

New water filtration plants a boon in J&K’s Bumzoo

The initiatives introduced by the Indian government in the Bumzoo area of union territory Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district resulted in a new water filtration plant which comes equipped with the latest purification technology and provides clean drinking water to over 2 lakh people in the district.The new plant is capable of supplying over 4.5 million gallons (37.85 lakh litres) of filtered water to people of the district, according to Muhammad Hanif, executive engineer of the PH division."The new filter takes the raw water through a lot of processes. Ferric alum is added first, after which the clariflocculation process is carried out. The settled water is then taken through the rapid sand filtration plant. There it is filtered at the rate of roughly 4.8 cubic metre per hour. Finally, t...
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Nepal exports electricity worth a billion Nepali rupees to India in last fiscal
26Sep By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia, USA

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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## Union Secretary clears 58 cases with investment of Rs 224.26 crore ##
24Sep By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

## Union Secretary clears 58 cases with investment of Rs 224.26 crore ##

In a meeting of Empowered Committee (EC), Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra, Union Secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (Ministry of Commerce and Industry), cleared 58 cases for consideration of registration of manufacturing and service sector Units under Industrial Development Scheme-2017.The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary Industries & Commerce, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi; Director Industries & Commerce, Jammu Anoo Malhotra; and Director Industries & Commerce, Kashmir Mehmood Shah through video conferencing from Jammu and Srinagar respectively.During the meeting, 36 cases from Jammu division and 25 cases from Kashmir division were placed before the Empowered Committee for consideration of registration under IDS-2017, of which, 35 cases from J...
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