Earlier on Monday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced that an agreement has been reached regarding patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the India-China border area.
China has traditionally been a land power and, despite its rhetoric of owning the South China Sea “since ancient times”. It has only recently started projecting power in maritime areas beyond its coastline. Indeed, the first People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) circumnavigation of the globe only occurred in 2002.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee staged another peaceful protest on the streets of Hub Chowki against the enforced disappearances of Baloch youths despite a police blockade on Monday.
Dr. Ng Eng Hen, Singapore’s Minister of Defence, has begun his three-day visit to India. As part of his visit, Dr. Hen co-chaired the sixth India-Singapore Defence Ministers’ Dialogue in New Delhi, with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh.
The Russian submarine Ufa has docked at Kochi, India. The Indian Navy warmly welcomed the submarine, accompanied by the rescue tug Alatau, as part of a business call from the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet.
The NDTV World Summit’s second day saw the event titled, “India Matters The Most For Future Of Planet”. Participants in the discussion included Erik Solheim, Former Minister of Climate and the Environment of Norway, Lindy Cameron, British High Commissioner to IndiaShishir Priyadarshi, President, Chintan Research Foundation Harjeet Singh, Global Engagement Director, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
The facility is built at the TATA Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) campus. A total of 56 aircraft are there under the C-295 programme, of which 16 are being delivered directly by Airbus from Spain and the remaining 40 are to be made in India.
Prominent human rights activist and organiser of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, Mahrang Baloch, has expressed grave concerns over her inclusion, along with fellow activists including Sibghatullah Shah Jee, on Pakistan’s 4th Schedule–a government anti-terror watchlist managed by the National Counter Terrorism Authority.
This report came after another interview in September, reported by Financial Times, stated that the “clandestine US Navy commando unit” has been training for missions to help Taiwan if it is invaded by China
Two people died and 36 others were injured when a Rawalpindi-bound bus fell into a ravine in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Upper Kohistan area on Sunday evening, Dawn reported, citing rescue officials.
