From Borders to Banks: The Infinite Spectrum of Pakistan Military’s Profiteering Enterprise

On 12­­ July 2019, when the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) announced a massive award of US $5.976 billion against Pakistan, to be paid to Tethyan Copper Company (TCC), a multinational mining giant; the news sent shock waves through Pakistan. Many wondered how their country had managed to land up in such a perilous situation, with the fine amounting to about two per cent of...

China attempts to shape European media outlets to propagate its narratives

In the wake of its drowning international image due to coronavirus spread, China has been found investing billions every year in European media firms to present its own narrative through tactics like funding paid-for advertorials and sponsored journalistic coverage. During 2008-2018, China made an investment of Euro 2.8 billion focusing on acquisition of shares in European media firms accounting for about 1% of its total European...

U.S. military commander says China pushing territorial claims under cover of coronavirus !

China is using the coronavirus as a cover to push territorial claims in the South China Sea through a surge in naval activity meant to intimidate other countries that claim the waters, the commander of U.S. Forces in Japan said on Friday. There has been a surge of activity by China in the South China Sea with navy ships, coast guard vessels and a naval militia of fishing boats in harassing vessels in waters claimed by Beijing, said...

আন্ত:জাতিক যোগ দিবসে ভারত সরকারের এবারে ভিন্ন উদ্যোগ !

জাতিসংঘের স্বীকৃতিতে প্রতিবছর ২১শে জুন পালিত হয় আন্ত:জাতিক যোগ দিবস। এ দিবসটিতে ভারত প্রতিনিধিত্ব করে থাকে সারা বিশ্বে। ভারতীয় দূতাবাসের সার্বিক ব্যবস্থাপনায় পালিত...

প্রতি মিনিটে একজন ব্রাজিলিয়ান করোনায় মারা যাচ্ছে !

ব্রাজিলে প্রতি মিনিটেই একজন করোনা আক্রান্ত রোগী মারা যাচ্ছেন বলে দাবি করেছে দেশটির সংবাদমাধ্যম ফোলহা ডে এস পাউলো। এমন পরিস্থিতিতে শুক্রবার বিশ্ব স্বাস্থ্য সংস্থার...

China Doesn’t Want a New World Order. It Wants This One !

China is in the midst of a fierce battle to salvage its reputation. Under fire for their part in the pandemic and reproached for their move to assert control over Hong Kong, the country’s officials are in firefighting mode. Their approach has two parts. First, sell the China story — emphasizing its success in the fight against the coronavirus and glossing over its initial errors. Second, attack those who seek to tarnish the...

COVID-19: Europe should give up over-dependence on China !

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and experts believe that the European Union that has been hit hard economically due to Wuhan-originated coronavirus should look for an alternative to China. Speaking at a webinar, many of them opined that India being a diplomatic nation provides a conducive atmosphere for the European investors. The event was organised by the Economic Development Foundation, Istanbul (IKV), a non-governmental...

৪ হাজার কোটি বিনিয়োগ নিয়ে চীন থেকে ভারতে যাচ্ছে অ্যাপল!

মহামারি করোনা ভাইরাস সংকটে বিশ্বজুড়ে ধুঁকছে ব্যবসা-বাণিজ্য। এ পরিস্থিতিতে চীনের ওপর থেকে নির্ভরশীলতা কমাতে চাইছে বহু সংস্থা। সে দেশ থেকে পাততাড়ি গুটিয়ে পড়শি দেশ...

After Kashmir, Mission Kabul is on terror groups Jaish, Lashkar radar

Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, the terrorist groups that have been mostly active in Jammu and Kashmir for years, are rapidly mobilising operatives to radicalise, train and fight in Afghanistan on directions of Rawalpindi GHQ over the last few months, people familiar with the development told Hindustan Times on Thursday The two terror groups are estimated to have 1,000 terror operatives in the war-torn country, most of them...

UN report vindicates our stand on Pakistan sponsored terror: India

Indian on Tuesday said that a UN report on terrorism and Afghanistan has vindicated its long-standing stand that Pakistan remained the epicentre of international terrorism, saying terror entities and individuals continue to enjoy safe havens in that country. Pakistan-based terror groups Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba are engaged in trafficking fighters into Afghanistan who are threatening to derail the peace process in the war-torn...

Coronavirus began 'as an accident' in Chinese lab, says former MI6 boss

A former head of MI6 has said he believes the coronavirus pandemic "started as an accident" when the virus escaped from a laboratory in China.  In an interview with The Telegraph, Sir Richard Dearlove said he had seen an "important" new scientific report suggesting the virus did not emerge naturally but was man-made by Chinese scientists.     The apparent discovery will raise the prospect of...

Pakistani legal expert warns about Diamer-Bhasha dam's impact on climate change

A legal expert in Pakistan has opined that the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha dam may have a severe impact on the climate change. The Pakistani government recently signed a Rs 442 billion contract with a joint venture of China Power and Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) for the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha dam. Meanwhile, warning the impact of the dam on climate change, Fazila Amber, Advocate of High Court Pakistan, wrote in his...

Indonesian President thanks Modi for pharma supplies

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has appreciated India’s efforts in in ensuring continued supplies of pharmaceutical products to his country in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.   In a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, the two leaders discussed issues related to their citizens present in each other’s countries, and agreed that their teams would remain in touch to ensure all possible...

Persecution, forced conversion of Hindu girls on rise in Pakistan !

The minorities in Pakistan, especially Hindus, continue to face persecution in the hands of state and non-state actors as incidents of violence and forced conversions are on the rise. On Monday, two incidents of abduction and forced conversion of Hindu girls were reported from Sindh province. Fifteen-year-old Suntara, daughter of Rai Singh Kohli was abducted by armed men in village Rais Nehal Khan of Mirpur Khas district of...

ভারত সীমান্তে শক্তিশালী অস্ত্র মজুদ করছে চীন

ভারত সীমান্তে শক্তিশালী অস্ত্র মজুদ করছে চীন। তবে বসে নেই ভারতও। উভয় দেশের সেনাবাহিনী পূর্ব লাদাখের সীমান্ত অঞ্চলে ধীরে ধীরে ভারী অস্ত্র নিয়ে আসছে। সীমান্ত এলাকার...

Pak Spy Ring in Mumbai Busted Gathering Info on Defense in Ladakh !

In a joint operation by the Mumbai Police crime branch and Jammu and Kashmir police, a massive spy network from Pakistan was busted in Mumbai, sources from the Mumbai Police told The Quint on Saturday, 30 May. This was an attempt to gather information about the Indian defence in Ladakh, using illegal Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), reported news agency IANS. The transmission of voice and multimedia content over Internet Protocol (IP)...

Pak uses non-state actors to forward its evil designs

The use of non-state actors by Pakistan Army to forward its evil and hegemonic territorial expansionist designs is not a new phenomenon. At its inception in August 1947, it only took two months for the Pakistan army to mobilise a tribal Lashkar led by Pakistan military officers to attack Jammu and Kashmir. The attack was conducted under the false pretext that Hindus in the Valley have begun to massacre Muslims who have risen in revolt...

China's 'nervous' Xi risks new Cold War, last Hong Kong governor says

Chinese President Xi Jinping is so nervous about the position of the Communist Party that he is risking a new Cold War and imperilling Hong Kong’s position as Asia’s pre-eminent financial hub, the last British governor of the territory told Reuters. Chris Patten said Xi’s ‘thuggish’ crackdown in Hong Kong risked triggering an outflow of capital and people from the city which funnels the bulk of foreign...

Trump bans entry of certain groups of Chinese students to US

US President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation banning the entry of Chinese students and researchers having ties with the People’s Liberation Army to dismantle China’s efforts to use graduate students to acquire intellectual property and technology from America. Trump’s announcement came amidst escalating confrontation between the US and China over trade, the origins of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Beijing’s...

ভিয়েতনামে হাজার বছরের পুরনো শিবলিঙ্গ উদ্ধার!

অতীতে যে বিশ্বজুড়ে সনাতন ধর্মের রমরমা ছিল তার প্রমাণ আগেও পাওয়া গিয়েছে। এবার ভিয়েতনামের একটি মন্দিরে খননকার্য চালানোর পর উদ্ধার হল নবম শতাব্দীর একটি শিবলিঙ্গ।...

No end to tense Ladakh standoff in sight as India, China hold ground

There has been no change in the ground situation or lowering of guard by either sides at the four standoff points between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh sector’s Galwan valley and Pangong Tso areas. Both sides are holding firm and it is not possible to indicate at this time when the status quo ante will be restored, people familiar with the development told Hindustan Times on Thursday. Yesterday, the Chinese foreign ministry...

How Pakistan’s anti-India rant in OIC was vetoed by UAE with Saudi support

Maldives initiated move to oppose Pak's rant against India at the recent Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) meet in UN had other backers from within the body signalling India’s growing stature in the Islamic World. ET has learnt that Saudi Arabia and UAE (once traditional Pak allies) backed the stand taken by Maldives signifying expanding ties between Delhi and Riyadh and Abu Dhabi respectively. Oman, India's oldest...

Zakir Naik continues to receive 'dirty money' from Gulf (IANS Exclusive, Ld)

Sources close to developments have revealed that Islamic evangelist and zealot Zakir Naik, one of the most wanted Indian fugitives, who is currently based in Malaysia, continues to be engaged in propagation of radical Islamic activities and collection of funds from his wealthy contacts in the Gulf region to support his activities. In the most recent instance, Naik has allegedly contacted one of his old contacts, Abdullah Ali al Emadi, a...

সোমবার থেকে জরুরী অবস্থা তুলে নিচ্ছে জাপান

টোকিও এবং আশপাশের অঞ্চলে নভেল করোনাভাইরাসের সংক্রমণ কমে আসায় সোমবার থেকে জরুরি অবস্থা পুরোপুরি তুলে দেয়ার পরিকল্পনা করছে জাপান সরকার। জাপান টাইমসের প্রতিবেদনে এমন...

Taliban deputy leader and Haqqani network head Sirajuddin Haqqani found coronavirus COVID-19 positive, admitted in Pakistan hospital

Taliban deputy leader and Haqqani network head Sirajuddin Haqqani has tested coronavirus COVID-19 positive and have been admitted to Pakistan military hospital in Rawalpindi, according to security agencies report on Friday. Sources have also confirmed that Haqqani recently met many Talibani commanders and its believed that virus has infected many Talibani leaders. "Sirajuddin Haqqani, head of the Haqqani network and the deputy leader...

পাকিস্তান হিন্দুদের জন্য মৃত্যুপুরী !

বৈশ্বিক মহামারী করনাভাইরাসের কারণে গোটা বিশ্বের মানুষকেই যখন ঘরে থাকার পরামর্শ দেওয়া হচ্ছে, তখন পাকিস্তানে মানুষের ঘর ভেঙে দিয়ে তাদের শেষ সম্বল টুকু কেড়ে নেওয়া হচ্ছে।...

Indian economist appointed to key World Bank position in South Asia

Abhas Jha, an Indian economist, has been appointed by the World Bank to a key position on climate change and disaster management in South Asia, the global lender said. Jha’s appointment comes at a time when Cyclone Amphan has badly hit West Bengal and Odisha in India and Bangladesh. In his capacity as World Bank’s Practice Manager for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management for South Asia, one of the top priorities of...

সপ্তাহে তিন দিন ছুটির বিধান আসছে নিউজিল্যান্ডে

সপ্তাহের কার্যদিবস হবে চার দিন-এমনটাই চান নিউজিল্যান্ডের প্রধানমন্ত্রী জাসিন্ডা আরডার্ন। মহামারি করোনা পরবর্তী সময়ে পর্যটন খাতকে উৎসাহিত করতেই এমন প্রস্তাব...

চীনের ৮০০ কোম্পানিকে ব্যান করল আমেরিকা ! 

সারা বিশ্ব জুড়ে যে মহামারির কবলে পড়েছে মানবসভ্যতা, আর তার পেছনে যে চীন রয়েছে তা নিঃসন্দেহে বলা যেতে পারে। বিশ্বের সবথেকে শক্তিশালী দেশ আমেরিকাও এর আগে এ বিষয় নিয়ে...

রাস্তায় পড়ে থাকা দুই ব্যাগে মিলল সাড়ে আট কোটি ‘টাকা’ !

দুই ছেলেকে সঙ্গে নিয়ে লকডাউনের মধ্যেই রাস্তায় বেরিয়েছিলেন এক দম্পতি। পথিমধ্যে একটি ব্যাগ পড়ে থাকতে দেখেন তারা। কিন্তু সেটি তারা অতিক্রম করে যান। এরপর একই ধরনের...