According to report in The Guardian, cable signed by Marco Rubio directs missions to leverage Elon Musk's platform to counter disinfo from Tehran, Beijing & Moscow.
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.
Paul Kapur once wrote that ‘support for Islamist militants has constituted a central pillar of Pakistan’s grand strategy’. He also served briefly in first Trump administration.
The BJP has also accused Gandhi, the OCCRP & 92-year-old billionaire financier-philanthropist George Soros of singling out the Adani Group & its closeness to the Modi government.
US state dept spokesperson Matthew Miller reiterated need for peace in Ukraine & US’s hope for India to support its efforts. US will continue to engage with India on this, he added.
The senators, including 3 from pivotal Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have written to Antony Blinken, calling out India for ‘increasingly irresponsible efforts to silence critics’.
The Government of India recognises Ladakh as one of the most important living centres of Buddhist culture in the world. We are committed to safeguarding its unique cultural traditions.
Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.
The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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