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China’s hybrid-war against India could foment unrest in Kashmir: Expert
15Mar By Yusara AskariNo Comments

China’s hybrid-war against India could foment unrest in Kashmir: Expert

India could face another violent civil unrest and massive protests in Jammu and Kashmir if China embarks on another territorial adventure in Ladakh with Pakistan supporting at the Line of Control, according to Abhinav Pandya, founder and CEO of Usanas Foundation, an India-based geopolitical and security affairs think-tank.In an opinion piece, Pandya has said that there is a strong potential for India’s adversaries, i.e., Pakistan, Turkey, and China, to engineer a massive popular resistance movement in Kashmir the near future.“The Kashmir valley has been in turmoil for the last three decades. During this time, it has witnessed a violent anti-India jihadist movement in a social-political milieu that is overwhelmingly radicalized on religious lines and has a strong Pakistani intelligence foot
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Covid-19: China’s plan to show off its vaccine backfires
26Jan By Joanne SerriehNo Comments

Covid-19: China’s plan to show off its vaccine backfires

China wanted to showcase its scientific prowess and deliver a geopolitical win with its coronavirus vaccine. However, that plan is facing severe backlash in some places.Officials in Brazil and Turkey have complained that Chinese companies have been slow to ship the doses and ingredients.A few reports also suggest that China’s vaccines, while considered effective, cannot stop the virus as well as those developed by Pfizer and Moderna, the American drugmakers.In the Philippines, some lawmakers have criticized the government’s decision to buy a vaccine made by a Chinese company, Sinovac.Officials in Malaysia and Singapore, which ordered doses from Sinovac, have had to reassure their citizens that they would approve a vaccine only if it had been proved safe and effective.“Right now, I would no
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Pakistan and Turkey identified by European parliamentarian as serious threat
13Nov By Grace TsoiNo Comments

Pakistan and Turkey identified by European parliamentarian as serious threat

Amid rising terrorist attacks in Europe, French Member of European Parliament (MEP) Nicolas Bay asked the European Union (EU) to “showering” Pakistan and Turkey with subsidies and customs facilitiesFrench MEP Nicolas Bay’s remarks came during the European Parliamentary plenary of November 11, 2020. “MEP Bay’s comments were made in the context of a debate on the ‘fight against terrorism, freedom of expression and education’”, a press statement read.Speaking to the European Commissioner Ylva Johansson responsible for Home Affairs, Bay was critical of the support being given by the European Commission to the countries of concern. “You are showering countries like Pakistan and Turkey with subsidies and customs facilities. We want to sanction them!”, he said.Linking terrorism threats to migrati
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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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In Imran Khan’s 18-point Kashmir plan for Aug 5, outreach to Turkey, Malaysia and China
29Jul By Grace TsoiNo Comments

In Imran Khan’s 18-point Kashmir plan for Aug 5, outreach to Turkey, Malaysia and China

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has roped in his country’s notorious spy agency accused of colluding with terrorist organization - Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) - in his elaborate 18-point plan to commemorate the August 5 anniversary of India scrapping Article 370, sources said.Under the 18-point programme, Imran Khan is scheduled to visit Pakistan occupied Kashmir where he is supposed to address the assembly, a speech that is going to be beamed live. Then, before Khan reaches Muzaffarabad, Pakistan government intends a field trip for foreign journalists to the occupied territory, with the exception of terror training camps funded by the ISI – a behaviour observed in the past.On August 5 last year, India had tabled the law in Rajya Sabha to strip the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kas
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