This is the full transcript of ThePrint Cut The Clutter Episode 1325, published on 10 October 2023, explaining the Israel-Hamas war in 5 questions & India’s stand on the issue.
Israeli airstrikes hit near Gaza City’s Shifa, Al-Quds hospitals, while Palestinian militants clashed with Israeli forces in Khan Younis Sunday, reported local media.
Israel Defence Forces says ‘best soldiers’ operating in Gaza to bring back over 200 hostages. Earlier in the day, IDF dropped leaflets which said Gaza City is now a ‘battlefield’.
Apart from India, UK, Canada & 42 others also abstained from voting. Canada proposed an amendment to the resolution seeking explicit condemnation of Hamas, which India supported.
While several world leaders have tried to dissuade Israel from going in, Benjamin Netanyahu made it clear Wednesday that the government’s special war cabinet had made up its mind.
The Gaza war postponed the meeting between Xi Jinping and Bibi Netanyahu, but it indicates a Chinese thrust towards a bigger role in resolving the Israel-Palestine issue.
At Al-Shifa and Nasser Hospitals, medical supplies have run out. Doctors are on 12-hour plus shifts even as they themselves face psychological stress & trauma, say surgeons.
Former RBI governor says India is now expected to remain the fastest-growing major economy; self-reliance gives India economic resilience and foreign policy autonomy.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, almost every member of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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