In ‘India vs UK’, former diplomat Syed Akbaruddin writes that India was prompted to enter the ICJ election ring in the wake of the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.
New Delhi has criticised Pakistan for continuing to hold back on granting India ‘unimpeded’ consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, who is on death row in the country.
The world court has asked Myanmar govt to exercise control over its military and prevent it from causing further harm to Rohingya Muslims in the country.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi dismissed claims that Myanmar tried to exterminate Rohingya Muslims in 2017, but admitted to the army's use of excessive force.
The ICJ was presenting its report on the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, who Pakistan arrested and sentenced to death on espionage charges, and said remedies were due under the Vienna Convention.
International Court of Justice had in July ordered Pakistan to give consular access to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav. There has been no progress since.
Following the ICJ verdict, Pakistan had informed India it would grant consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav by Friday, a proposal New Delhi said it was considering.
Pakistan is believed to have put "pre-conditions" to give consular access to Jadhav. It has also refused to clarify if it plans to shift case from military court to a civil one.
Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.
Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector.
Not only did S-400 record its longest hit during India-Pakistan 88-hour conflict, ability of the system to shoot and scoot in a short time, which allows it to evade enemy fire, was also proved.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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