Tag: India

Indian govt’s scheme helping youth in business, generating employment in J&K’s Pulwama
12Feb By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

Indian govt’s scheme helping youth in business, generating employment in J&K’s Pulwama

The youth of Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir now have plenty of opportunities to create employment opportunities for the people of the Valley with the help of the Indian government’s Prime Minister's Employment Guarantee Program (PMEGP).A prime example of the benefit of the scheme is young entrepreneur Muhammad Asgar Bhat from Wahibugh from the district of South Kashmir who has started a unit of shoe, slippers or Chappal making under the Centre sponsored scheme."PMEGP gave me Rs 25 lakh loan to start my business and I have completed five to six months. Over 20 people work in this unit. I appeal to the people who are unemployed to take benefit of the scheme like me," said Bhat, the owner of the Shoe/Slipper manufacturing unit.Bhat further said that he was grateful to the Centre's sche...
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US calls India important partner in Indo-Pacific, welcomes emergence as leading global power
11Feb By Mike TrudellNo Comments
China, World

US calls India important partner in Indo-Pacific, welcomes emergence as leading global power

India is one of the most important partners in the Indo-Pacific region to us. We welcome India’s emergence as a leading global power and its role as a net security provider in the region, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday.He also welcomed India’s tenure at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member, adding that the US remains India’s largest trading partner, with total bilateral trade increasing to USD 146 billion in 2019.“We cooperate on a wide range of diplomatic and security issues, including defense, non-proliferation, regional cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, counter-terrorism, peacekeeping, environment, health, education, technology, agriculture, space and oceans and that list is not exhaustive,” he added.The State Department spokesp...
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Indian govt asks Twitter to remove 1,178 Pak-Khalistani handles over provocative content on farmers’ protest
9Feb By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

Indian govt asks Twitter to remove 1,178 Pak-Khalistani handles over provocative content on farmers’ protest

Amid the ongoing farmers' protest in India, the Central government has directed Twitter to remove 1,178 Pakistani-Khalistani accounts spreading misinformation and provocative content on farmers agitation, according to sources.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday had said that there was a reason why the MEA reacted to the remarks of some celebrities in relation to protest by farmer unions and noted that they spoke "on matters on which they obviously didn't know very much".Jaishankar said that the 'toolkit' case, which is being probed by police, has revealed a lot."I think it has revealed a lot. We have to wait and see what comes out. You can see there was a reason why the foreign ministry reacted to the statements which some celebrities gave out on matters on which they obviou...
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Peace in Kashmir possible if Pak’s terrorist activities are curtailed: Experts
9Feb By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

Peace in Kashmir possible if Pak’s terrorist activities are curtailed: Experts

In a webinar held on the 37th anniversary of diplomat Ravindra Mhatre’s killing and India’s fight against international terrorism, a panel of experts unanimously said that peace in Kashmir was a possibility only if Pakistan's actions were curtailed and if the international community played a proactive role in the process.Participating in the webinar, senior journalist Akhlaq Ahmed Usmani remarked that Pakistan sponsored-terrorism had hampered the peace situation in Kashmir Valley.Usmani asserted that such actions were strictly un-Islamic and had to be discussed by the international community to fix accountability on the sponsors.Shujaat Ali Qadri, President, Muslim Students Organisation (MSO), equated the killing of the diplomat as an "act of war against India" and highlighted the restrain...
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Quad countries working to arrange first meeting amid China’s growing influence
7Feb By Mike TrudellNo Comments
Asia, China, World

Quad countries working to arrange first meeting amid China’s growing influence

Amid China’s growing influence, members of the Quad countries - the US, India, Japan and Australia - are working to arrange the first meeting of their leaders, according to media reports.This comes as the US President Joe Biden’s new administration has expressed its eagerness to build on renewed attention to the grouping of the four major Indo-Pacific democracies. National security adviser Jake Sullivan even called it “a foundation upon which to build substantial American policy in the Indo-Pacific”.According to a source, the US has already proposed to other countries the idea of holding an online meeting of the Quad leaders.During the envisioned meeting, the Quad members are expected to discuss cooperation for the realisation of a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” amid concerns over China’s ma...
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India a major player in the Indian Ocean Region: Madagascar Defence Minister
5Feb By Mike TrudellNo Comments
Asia, World

India a major player in the Indian Ocean Region: Madagascar Defence Minister

India is a major player in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and the neighbouring countries rely on India to play its part in ensuring peace and prosperity in that region, said Madagascar Minister of Defence, General Richard Rakotonirina on Thursday.He was speaking at the IOR Defence Minister’s Conclave on the sidelines of Aero India 2021, Asia’s largest Aero show held at Bengaluru.At the Conclave, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that India was ready to supply various types of missile systems, Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and other weapons systems including missiles, helicopters, tanks and artillery guns to friendly foreign countries in the IOR.He also pointed out that India’s approach and vision to tackle the global challenge in IOR is highlighted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s d...
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India supplies mobile harbor cranes to Iran for development of Chabahar port
31Jan By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

India supplies mobile harbor cranes to Iran for development of Chabahar port

The first tranche of equipment consisting of two 140-ton mobile harbor cranes was shipped by India on Sunday for the development of phase 1 of Shahid Beheshti Port in Iran’s Chabahar.“J P Singh, JS(PAI) MEA India handed over two 140-ton mobile harbor cranes, the first shipment of equipment being supplied by India, for the development of phase-I of Shahid Beheshti port in Chabahar,” India in Iran wrote in a tweet.According to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, India had supplied a consignment of two mobile harbor cranes to Iran’s Chabahar port with a total contract value of over USD 25 million, under a contract agreement for the supply of six MHCs.The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of India signed the bilateral contract on May 23 2016 with a total value of USD 85 mil...
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India aims to tackle terrorism, climate change with US under Biden’s administration: MEA
29Jan By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

India aims to tackle terrorism, climate change with US under Biden’s administration: MEA

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said that the country will closely work with the United States on combating the scourge of terrorism, maritime security, cybersecurity, and peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region under President Joe Biden’s administration.At a press briefing, MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that India-US will continue to remain engaged at all levels to further strengthen the India-US comprehensive global strategic partnership.“PM had congratulated then-President-elect Biden on his election on November 8. They had a telephone call on November 17 where both leaders exchanged views on working together on shared priorities and global challenges,” said Srivastava.Srivastava recalled how Prime Minister Modi held a telephone conversation wi...
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India sends 6 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Sri Lanka, Bahrain
29Jan By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

India sends 6 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Sri Lanka, Bahrain

Under the “Vaccine Maitri” initiative, India on Thursday sent six lakh doses of its coronavirus vaccine, ‘Covishield’, to Sri Lanka and Bahrain.After receiving the vaccines, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa tweeted: “Received 500,000 COVID-19 vaccines provided by people of India at BIA today (28). Thank you! PM Shri Narendra Modi and people of India for the generosity shown towards People of Sri Lanka at this time in need.”This comes days after Sri Lanka’s drug regulatory body — National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA)–gave a go-ahead to Oxford Astrazeneca’s vaccine.Bahrain has received 1 lakh Covishield vaccine developed by the Serum Institute of India (SII) as a gift from India.“Bahrain receives Made-in-India vaccines. A testimony to our long-standing fraternal ties,” tweete...
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Indian BSF unfurls 131-feet-high tricolour at India-Pak border in Jammu
27Jan By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

Indian BSF unfurls 131-feet-high tricolour at India-Pak border in Jammu

On India’s 72nd Republic Day on Tuesday, the Border Security Force (BSF) unfurled a 131-feet-high tricolour along the India-Pakistan border in Jammu district of Indian union territory of Jammu and KashmirInspector General of BSF, Jammu frontier, NS Jamwal hoisted one of the largest national flags along the International Border (IB) at Octroi border outpost (BoP) in the RS Pura belt, the Public Relation Officer (PRO) of BSF Jammu said.“The flag measuring 30×20 feet is the tallest in the Jammu region, flying at a 131-feet-high pole,” BSF officials said.“The IG BSF, before hoisting the tricolour at Octroi, unfurled the national flag at the BSF headquarters in Jammu,” PRO said in a release.“The hoisting of the flag at Octroi was possible because of the sponsorship of the Lupin Foundation, the ...
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