Author: Nectar Gan

India set to highlight Pakistan’s inaction in upcoming FATF meet
21Aug By Nectar GanNo Comments

India set to highlight Pakistan’s inaction in upcoming FATF meet

Pakistan, which was already troubled by Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) decision to keep the Islamic nation in the Grey list, is in a bit of a predicament because now, Indian agencies have planned to highlight its inaction in the Pulwama, 26/11 Mumbai attack and Daniel Pearl murder cases when the task force meets for its next plenary in October.“The Pakistani establishment has to prove that it is serious about dismantling the terror-funding infrastructure, which is possible only by ensuring that cases against the key figures and organizations involved in raising funds and masterminding terror attacks attain finality and such elements are punished. Given that no such concrete steps are being taken, we need to flag the issue,” said a government official.A deadline looms over Pakistan an
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Time for China to stop its unsustainable fishing practices: Pompeo
21Aug By Nectar GanNo Comments

Time for China to stop its unsustainable fishing practices: Pompeo

Extending support to Ecuador, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has slammed China for incessantly violating the sovereign rights and jurisdiction of coastal states."It is time for China to stop its unsustainable fishing practices, rule-breaking, and willful environmental degradation of the oceans. We stand with Ecuador and call on Beijing to stop engaging in illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing," Pompeo said in a Twitter post.Pompeo's recent remarks came after Western media reported on 260 China-flagged vessels fishing nearing Ecuador's Galapagos marine reserve, which was seen as causing environmental degradationIn a separate statement, the US Department of State said: "The People's Republic of China subsidizes the world's largest commercial fishing fleet, which routinely violat...
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‘Pakistan’s attempt to reconcile with Bangladesh will fall flat’
12Aug By Nectar GanNo Comments

‘Pakistan’s attempt to reconcile with Bangladesh will fall flat’

The recent telephonic interaction between Pakistan and Bangladesh has worried India over the next course of action Dhaka might take.On July 22, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina wherein they discussed the flood and COVID-19 situations in both countries, Bangla News 24 quoted statements released from the prime minister's office.During the interaction, they also reportedly discussed strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries and boosting regional cooperation through South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Reportedly, Khan also stated his stance on issues with India and hoped for a peaceful resolution.Several believe that improvement of bilateral ties between Islamabad and Dhaka is highly likely to happen given their past h
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India slams Turkey for its Kashmir remark on Article 370 abrogation
12Aug By Nectar GanNo Comments

India slams Turkey for its Kashmir remark on Article 370 abrogation

India has slammed Turkey’s remarks on the abrogation of Article 370 saying that the statement is “factually incorrect, unwarranted” and that Turkey should not interfere in the internal matters of India.The remark by Turkey was made on the first anniversary of the revocation of certain provisions of Article 370 that removed the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.Calling it interference on Ankara's part, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said, "We have seen the statement. It is factually incorrect, unwarranted.""We would urge the government of Turkey to get a proper understanding of matters and refrain from commenting on matters internal to India," he added.The Turkish foreign ministry had criticized India’s decision to revoke Jammu and
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Indo-Bangla bonds rise to new heights
8Aug By Nectar GanNo Comments

Indo-Bangla bonds rise to new heights

By resolving longstanding disputed issues and increasing trade, the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India have reached new heights.According to diplomatic sources, the bilateral relations, under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have risen to their historical best though some pending issues, including the much-talked-about Teesta water sharing, are yet to be resolved.In order to end the 41-year-drought of statelessness to the residents of enclaves, the then prime ministers of Bangladesh and India signed the historic Land Boundary Agreement in 1974. But, the deal was finally inked under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi, who also came to power in 2014 and visited Bangladesh in June 2015.Another longstanding di...
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No contradictions between PM Modi’s remarks and Defence Ministry’s report
8Aug By Nectar GanNo Comments

No contradictions between PM Modi’s remarks and Defence Ministry’s report

There are no contradictions between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks in June and the Defence Ministry's report about the situation along LAC in Eastern Ladakh, top government sources said. The sources said confusion was being created by the parties with vested interests to misrepresent Prime Minister Modi's remarks at the All-Party Meeting on June 19 Such anti-national elements are using the Defence Ministry report for "insidious purpose" and efforts are being made to conflate the MoD report with PM's statement of June 19 "are obviously politically motivated". This report has information about the transgressions by China into Indian territory at different locations in eastern Ladakh. Sources said such attempts by miscreants just bolster the power of the adversaries who are rattl
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Pakistan indulging in activities to deflect attention from support to terror: India
5Aug By Nectar GanNo Comments

Pakistan indulging in activities to deflect attention from support to terror: India

With Pakistan planning to hold protests to mark one year of the scrapping of Article 370 on August 5, India has said that the neighboring country indulges in such activities to divert international attention from its support to cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir."They indulge in activities to deflect international attention from support to cross border terrorism," external affairs ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said at an online media briefing, replying to a question on Pakistan’s planned activities to protest India’s action of scrapping of Article 370 on its first anniversary.August 5 will mark the first anniversary of Indian government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution from Jammu and Kashmir and to bifurcate the state into two union territories – Ja
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As relations with US deteriorate, China seeks to improve relations with Vietnam
30Jul By Nectar GanNo Comments

As relations with US deteriorate, China seeks to improve relations with Vietnam

As relations with the United States continues to worsen every day, China has moved to improve its relations with Vietnam and other South East Asian neighbors.According to media reports, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi sought to placate an increasingly hostile Hanoi in a virtual meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh. This came a day after his deputy, Luo Zhaohui, tried to reassure China's neighbors that it wanted regional peace and stability.Beijing also said it finalized talks for a free-trade pact with Cambodia.China's state run Global Times reported that the 12th meeting of the China-Vietnam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation was held via video link on July 21.Wang was quoted as saying that since the COVID-19 outbreak, China and Vietnam have given full play to...
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Indian government believes deadly skirmish along LAC was part of a larger plan by China
25Jul By Nectar GanNo Comments

Indian government believes deadly skirmish along LAC was part of a larger plan by China

According to a collection of analysis papers that Indian officials say represent their government's assessment of China's behavior, the Indian government believes a deadly skirmish between its military and Chinese troops in contested part of the Himalayas portends a broader campaign by Beijing to envelop the South Asian power with its military and economic influence.The recent clash in the Galwan River Valley, where both sides had inserted military forces in support of their own territorial claims, represents a nefarious and protracted effort by Beijing, says the document.The Indian government links the latest encounter in Ladakh to what it describes as Beijing's sweeping imperialist designs.Its expansionism "eschews direct military action but resorts to coercive diplomacy by penetrating a...
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US Justice Chief assails Chinese ‘economic blitzkrieg’
24Jul By Nectar GanNo Comments

US Justice Chief assails Chinese ‘economic blitzkrieg’

In the latest assault against Beijing, US Attorney General Bill Barr called out China for mounting an "economic blitzkrieg" on global free markets.Barr said China was determined to replace and not just join advanced economic powers.He warned US companies to stop compromising their principles to appease Chinese leaders and regulators."The People's Republic of China is now engaged in an economic blitzkrieg -- an aggressive, orchestrated, whole-of-government, and indeed, whole-of-society campaign to seize the commanding heights of the global economy and to surpass the United States as the world's preeminent superpower," Barr said in a speech in Grand Rapids, Michigan.He accused the Chinese government of a "mercantilist" approach to business and trade, using everything from regulations and cur...
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