After an Afghan national was accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers in Washington, the US State Department issued a cable halting visas for Afghans worldwide.
The US Justice department announced that Michael Schena, 42, was sentences for conspiring to collect and transmit defence information to authorities in China.
At a press conference, the department’s spokesperson, Tammy Bruce, remarked, ‘Some opinions can be wrong, but mine rarely are,’ and added, ‘So many comments speak for themselves.’
According to the US State Department, the trip is scheduled from 8-12 July as a move to reaffirm Washington's commitment to the Indo-Pacific despite Trump's recent tariff threat.
Last week, the leader of the Tibetan government in exile in India, Penpa Tsering, said Tibetans became 'collateral damage' in U.S. foreign aid cuts, and the funding had since been restored.
It also bans US govt employees from travelling to certain areas without permission, including eastern Maharashtra, northern Telangana & western West Bengal due to terrorist threats.
US officials say it is a step in the 'broader' crackdown on transnational immigration networks that undermine US laws & security, meant to 'cut off alien smuggling'.
Some analysts have said the terrorism designations could expose asylum seekers who pay cartels to be smuggled to the possibility of prosecution or being barred from the US.
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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