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ATTACKING HINDUISM IN HINDUTVA’S NAME

24 Aug 2021 04:41 AM IST

Why an event like ‘Dismantling Global Hindutva’, co-sponsored by over 40 US universities led by Columbia, Princeton, Berkeley and Harvard, invariably targets Hinduism, of course in the name of Hindutva, which is nothing but an excuse.

AFGHAN TALIBAN FORMS COMMISSION TO LOOK INTO TTP’S ANTI-PAK ACTS

23 Aug 2021 01:31 AM IST

ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan Taliban have set up a three-member commission to look into Islamabad’s complaints that the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), commonly known as the Pakistani Taliban, is using Afghan soil to plot cross-border terrorist attacks, a media report said. “TTP leaders are being warned (by the Afghan Taliban Commission) to

SWEDISH PM STEFAN LOFVEN TO RESIGN IN NOVEMBER

23 Aug 2021 01:30 AM IST

STOCKHOLM: Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven of the Social Democrats party, on Sunday, announced that he will step down as party leader in November. A year ahead of Sweden’s next election, Lofven announced his resignation at his annual summer speech, held in Akersberga near Stockholm, reported a Swedish local daily.

AFGHAN SPECIAL CELL ESTABLISHED BY MEA RECEIVES 2,000 CALLS, 6,000 QUERIES; REPLIED 1,200 MAILS

23 Aug 2021 01:28 AM IST

NEW DELHI: The Afghan special cell established by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) received more than 2000 calls in five days, it answered around 6000 queries over WhatsApp and have replied to over 1200 emails, sources informed. MEA has set up a special Afghanistan cell to coordinate repatriation and

CHINA POSITIONING ITSELF AS INTERNATIONAL PARTNER TO TALIBAN IN TEMPTATION OF RARE EARTH MATERIALS IN AFGHANISTAN

23 Aug 2021 01:26 AM IST

China is clearly positioning itself to be a major international partner to the Taliban after the fall of Kabul as it is eyeing Afghanistan’s $1-2 trillion worth of rare Earth materials— most notably lithium. James Stavridis — 16th Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, wrote in Nikkei Asia said that China

JOE BIDEN MEETS NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM TO DISCUSS AFGHAN SITUATION; TRUMP, POMPEO SLAM HIM FOR FAILURE

23 Aug 2021 01:25 AM IST

The White House, on Sunday informed that President Joe Biden has met his national security team to discuss the security situation in Afghanistan. The meeting also discussed counterterrorism operations, evacuation efforts, and intensive diplomatic efforts to finalise agreements with additional third-party country transit hubs. “This morning, the President met with

Afghan envoy appreciates words of sympathy, support messages from India

23 Aug 2021 01:23 AM IST

After the Taliban takeover, Afghanistan Ambassador to India, Farid Mamundzay, on Sunday, appreciated the kind words of sympathy and support messages from all Indian friends and the diplomatic missions in New Delhi over the suffering of Afghans in the past few weeks. “I appreciate the kind words of sympathy and

TALIBAN IDEOLOGY HAS NEITHER REFORMED NOR CHANGED: CENTRE OF POLITICAL AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS

23 Aug 2021 01:22 AM IST

Taliban ideology has neither reformed nor changed in any form, said Fabien Baussart, the President of Centre of Political and Foreign Affairs (CPFA), highlighting the recent incidents of targeted murders, assassinations and punishments meted out to women in Afghanistan. In an opinion piece in Times of Israel, Baussart writes Afghanistan

MEA URGES INDIANS IN AFGHANISTAN REQUIRING ASSISTANCE TO CONTACT ‘SPECIAL AFGHANISTAN CELL’

21 Aug 2021 02:10 AM IST

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), on Thursday, urged Indian nationals who need assistance in Afghanistan to contact Special Afghanistan Cell that has been set up by the Indian government to coordinate repatriation and other requests from the war-ravaged country. In a series of tweets, spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated, “We

CHINA INTENDS TO INCREASE ITS POLITICAL INFLUENCE IN AFGHANISTAN: DISSIDENT

21 Aug 2021 01:57 AM IST

According to a Chinese dissident Jianli Yang, China intends to increase its political influence in Afghanistan and it will gradually satisfy the Taliban wishes while ensuring that its own interests are guaranteed and its concerns addressed. In an opinion piece in The Diplomat, Jianli, founder and president of Citizen Power

Ismail Sabri Yaakob appointed new Prime Minister of Malaysia

21 Aug 2021 01:56 AM IST

Former Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Malaysia on Friday. Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah appointed Ismail Sabri as the new Prime Minister of the country, the national palace said, as per Xinhua report. He will succeed Muhyiddin Yassin, who

Turkey won’t become Europe’s refugee warhouse: Erdogan

21 Aug 2021 01:54 AM IST

ANKARA: While calling on other European countries to take responsibility for Afghans fleeing the Taliban, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Ankara has no obligation to be a “Europe refugee warehouse”. Erdogan’s remarks come as desperate Afghans attempt to leave the Taliban-led country. Thousands have flocked to Kabul airport