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Saturday, April 27, 2024
TopicUS State Department

Topic: US State Department

US approves $1.8 billion in arms sales to Taiwan amid tension with China

Tensions between Taiwan and China are rising as Beijing has steadily increased diplomatic & military pressure on Taiwan. The US has sought to push back on the Chinese pressure.

Quad ‘undefined entity’, no plans of expansion, says US Deputy Secretary of State Biegun

Biegun’s remarks, made at a media teleconference, come at a time when the Quad countries are increasingly aligning with each other in their effort to stand up against China.

‘Common sense’ for US to fear detention of Americans in retaliation, top China editor says

The Global Times editor-in-chief was responding to a WSJ report that warned Americans in China could be detained after the US State Department actions against Chinese scholars.

China warns it may detain Americans if US didn’t stop prosecuting Chinese scholars

According to a Wall Street Journal report, China has sent repeated warnings through multiple channels, including the US Embassy.

US report cites cow vigilantism, CAA, Article 370 to note religious ‘discrimination’ in India

In its annual Report on International Religious Freedom, US State Dept says senior officials of Trump administration repeatedly raised these concerns with Indian counterparts.

Blue Dot Network — US answer to China’s Belt & Road Initiative that India’s ‘interested’ in

Blue Dot Network concept was officially launched in November 2019 at Indo-Pacific Business Forum in Thailand. It will be led by the US along with Japan & Australia.

US says no change in its Kashmir policy, calls on India & Pakistan to resolve differences

US said Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan, and its upto the two countries to decide on the pace and scope of talks.

US closely following events in Kashmir, urges ‘all parties’ to maintain peace along LoC

US State Department Spokesperson Ortagus said it was concerned with reports of alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir.

US calls for peace, stability along Line of Control after Modi govt’s move on Article 370

US State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said they are closely following the events in J&K and concerned over reports of human rights violations in the state.

Who’s your daddy? Why a DNA test is not best positioned to answer this

It might not be the right question anyway. A better one is, what does society want a father to be?

On Camera

Instagram reels on stoicism are the new rage — they can battle burnout and bigotry

The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.