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India has strongly dismissed and condemned the “baseless” remarks on Kashmir made by a Pakistani diplomat during a UN Security Council debate on children and armed conflict, calling it another habitual attempt to divert attention from the “grave violations” against children that continue unabated in Pakistan. “Let me respond briefly in the interest of time to remarks, which were obviously politically motivated and unfounded, made by one representative against my country. I categorically dismiss and condemn these baseless remarks with the contempt they deserve,” Ambassador R. Ravindra, Chargé d’Affaires and Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the UN, said Wednesday. […] #Asia Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/06/india-strongly-dismisses-baseless-remarks-on-kashmir-by-pakistan-in-unsc/?feed_id=13053

India has said a report by Canadian legislators alleging interference by New Delhi is politically motivated and influenced by Sikh separatist campaigners. Already chilly bilateral ties cooled further last month when a group of parliamentarians, citing intelligence reports, alleged some elected Canadian officials had been “witting or semi-witting” participants in foreign interference operations. India and China were the main foreign threats to Canada’s democratic institutions, it said. Sanjay Kumar Verma, India’s envoy to Canada, said the report was biased, did not give a fair hearing to India and did not give an opportunity to cross-examine witnesses. “It has been influenced […] #Asia Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/07/indian-interference-claims-by-canada/?feed_id=13035

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be visiting India from June 21, which will be her second trip to the oldest and largest democracy in the world within the gap of just 15 days. Earlier, from June 8-10 she visited India to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  Sheikh Hasina’s forthcoming visit will be the first bilateral held by India under the Modi 3.0 government. According to Hindustan Times, Bangladesh is keen on setting up a bilateral meeting between Hasina and Modi before the former departs for a 3-days official visit to China from July 9-12 as an effort to strike […] #Government #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/06/why-is-sheikh-hasina-paying-a-second-trip-to-india-in-a-month/?feed_id=12751

A web of notorious elements comprising journalists, writers, think-tanks, NGOs, newspapers and media outlets are running cruel propaganda against India with the agenda of destabilizing the country by spreading seeds of hatred within people. One of the prominent platforms in this vicious agenda is Equality Labs, which claims to be a progressive organization “to combat caste discrimination”, was founded by a Dalit techie and activist named Thenmonzhi Soundararajan, born and brought up in the United States. While Equality Labs has been operating since 2016, it was registered only in 2022 as Equality Labs LLC., in Delaware (March 2022, registration number […] #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/06/cia-backed-equality-labs-runs-disinformation-war-against-india/?feed_id=12651

In a recent article, Indian newspaper Swarajya stated – Bangladesh Pm was right; sinister plans are afoot to create a Christian state of ‘Zo’ people in South Asia’. Immediately following statement of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hinting, a “white nation” is conspiring to create a “Christian state” was elaborated by me through a number of articles published in Blitz, The Eurasian Times,  Indian Defence Review   and few more newspapers in the world, where I wrote: Several Western nations, including the United States and Britain are conspiring to create a Cristian state taking parts of Bangladesh, India and Myanmar. With […] #Government #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/06/western-conspiracy-to-break-india-continues-for-decades/?feed_id=12499

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to depart from Dhaka for New Delhi on the afternoon of June 7 to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking his historic third consecutive term. According to the state-owned news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), the Prime Minister’s Office announced that Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka at 4 PM on June 7 and will return home at noon on June 9, following the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Earlier Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended the invitation to Sheikh Hasina during a telephone conversation, which she graciously accepted. […] #Government Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/06/sheikh-hasina-attends-modis-swearing-in-ceremony-bangladesh-india-relations-set-to-reach-newer-height/?feed_id=12383

A new report has exposed Western efforts to interfere in India’s 2024 Lok Sabha Elections (19 April to 1 June), with particular focus put on the Henry Luce Foundation, George Soros’ Open Society Foundation, and the French Indologist and political scientist Christophe Jaffrelot for their roles in peddling a “particular narrative.” In a report titled ‘The Invisible Hands: Foreign Interference in Indian Elections 2024,’ DisInfo Lab  found that the Indian elections experienced massive interference from China and Israel but that “the most significant remains obscure – The Western interference: From EU to the US.” “Unfortunately, as millions of Indians were deciding their future, […] #Asia Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/06/washington-and-brussels-spent-millions-to-interfere-in-indias-2024-lok-sabha-elections/?feed_id=12359

India, the largest and oldest democracy in the world is insane and cruel hostility and vile propaganda run by a section of the Western media. Unfortunately, key-target of those Western media are Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In April, prior to ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Britain’s leading newspaper The Guardian published an editorial titled ‘Fixing a win by outlawing dissent damages democracy’, where it said, “The world’s largest elections begin this weekend in India, amid claims that the race to lead the country has already been won. If Narendra Modi were to secure a […] #Government #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/05/western-media-continues-to-attacks-india-narendra-modi-and-democracy/?feed_id=12079

Anwarul Azim Anar, a three-time MP of the ruling Awami League who reportedly visited West Bengal in India for “medical treatment” was lured to a rented flat in New Town area of Kolkata by using a woman named Shilasti Rahman as bait where he was grisly murdered. According to media reports, the West Bengal CID investigators have arrested the butcher involved in the killing, a Bangladeshi citizen, from Bangoan in North 24 Parganas district. The butcher was staying at the New Town flat for two and a half months before Anar’s killing. “He planned to run away either to Mumbai […] #Investigations Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/05/murdered-bangladesh-mp-had-intimacy-with-tmc-leaders-terrorists-and-smuggling-rings-in-west-bengal/?feed_id=11987

When China recently launched the first of eight Hangor II submarines for Pakistan at the Wuchang Shipbuilding yard in Wuhan, India moved another step forward to enhance its Navy’s anti-submarine warfare capability by conducting a successful test of the Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system. The Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system, designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in India, is a next-generation missile-based lightweight torpedo delivery mechanism. According to a report, the SMART system to launch lightweight torpedoes can target submarines hundreds of kilometres away — far beyond the conventional range of […] #Asia #Government Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/05/india-boosts-anti-submarine-warfare-successfully-tests-supersonic-missile-assisted-release-of-torpedo-system/?feed_id=11923

In the aftermath of Sheikh Hasina’s re-election as Prime Minister for a fourth consecutive term, the political landscape of the nation has seen the sudden appearance of the “India Out” campaign, spearheaded by Al Qaeda connected ultra-Islamist Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), while the party has been also spreading this campaign in a number of Western nations through its leaders, activists and lobbyists, where BNP men are calling for an international boycott of India and Indian products. In Bangladesh, this movement, reminiscent of similar endeavors in the Maldives, seeks to leverage anti-India and anti-Hindu sentiments to challenge the legitimacy of the […] #Asia Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/04/al-qaeda-connected-bangladesh-nationalist-party-joins-international-conspiracy-against-india/?feed_id=11547

In a new threat of war, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that his country “cannot sit idly by” as France, India, and Greece supply weapons to Armenia. However, his justification for issuing a new threat of war is hypocritical since Azerbaijan has invested much more in its military compared to Armenia after turning to Turkey, Pakistan and Israel for weapons. The South Caucasus is clearly becoming a flashpoint for these competing blocs. “We cannot sit idly by while France, India, and Greece arm Armenia against us. They are doing this openly and demonstratively, obviously trying to prove something to us […] #Military #WarZone Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/04/aliyev-says-azerbaijan-cannot-sit/?feed_id=11515

Indian Consul General in Vladivostok Siddarth Gowrav visited the soon-to-be-unveiled Sukhodol coal terminal in Vladivostok as part of efforts to expand maritime cooperation with the Indian ports of Paradip and Jaigarh, which handled the largest quantities of Russian coal in the first quarter of 2024. This announcement comes as the US continues to escalate its smearing of India, this time by alleging that minorities are under threat. “The overall functioning, technological capacities and capabilities of the port were presented along with its latest developments and plans for further expansion, opportunities for India – Russia maritime cooperation were also discussed,” Gowrav […] #Asia Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/04/india-aims-to-boost-russian-coal/?feed_id=11327

Binay Kumar Singh, co-author of the book ‘BBC’s True Lies’ and a spokesman of India’s ruling BJP Party, accused Western media of not only being “out of touch” with realities in India but even “in their own countries too.” The comments by Singh were triggered by an attack on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi by the London-based magazine The Economist ahead of the Lok Sabha (the lower house of India’s bicameral Parliament) elections later this month. The Economist article, published on March 29, claimed that Modi defied the tendency of “elites” and “upper-middle class” to oppose “populist” leaders by maintaining immense […] #Life Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/04/bjp-party-slams-western-media-for-being-out-of-touch-with-india-and-publishing-propaganda/?feed_id=11035

As India stands on the brink of its 18th Lok Sabha elections in 2024, the world’s attention is drawn to the nation’s democratic fortitude amidst increasing international scrutiny. At this important junction, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, former Foreign Secretary of India and Ambassador to USA, in an exclusive interview to Ravi Mishra, Assistant Editor, The Organiser, has offered profound insights into India’s stance on external commentary and its assertive role on the global stage. Harsh Vardhan Shringla said, said, “no one can destabilize India with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the helm”. Addressing recent diplomatic summons of representatives from Germany and the US […] #Government #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/04/no-one-can-destabilise-india-with-pm-modi-at-the-helm-says-indias-senior-diplomat-harsh-vardhan-shringla/?feed_id=10911

Jihad-mongering pro-Caliphate Hefazat-e-Islam (HeI) that denounces women empowerment as well as considers India, Hindus and non-Muslims as “enemies of Islam” is now taking preparations with the target of emerging into a political party. Hefazat was formed in January 2010 in Chittagong district in Bangladesh with Ahmad Shafi as its “Amir” to “safeguard Islam from anti-Islamic policies and secularism”. Its inception was triggered by the 2009 Women Development Policy draft that proposed giving equal inheritance rights to women. Hefazat is composed of Sunni Islamists and their massive madrassa network and supporters. It may be recalled here that in May 2013, Hefazat-e-Islam […] #Government #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/04/jihad-mongering-pro-caliphate-hefazat-e-islam-set-to-emerge-into-political-party-thus-posing-serious-threat-to-security-of-south-asia/?feed_id=10839

Days after Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged India to drop its “Soviet legacy” ties with Moscow, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti, commenting on the alleged involvement of a government official in the assassination plot targeting Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, warned New Delhi not to cross an “unacceptable red line.” Kuleba arrived in India on March 28 for a two-visit as part of his effort to drum up support from Global South countries. After arriving in New Delhi, he told local media that India “is a very important player in the world, and we need India to restore […] #Asia #UkraineWar #WarZone Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/04/kuleba-urges-india-to-end/?feed_id=10675

On March 27, 2024, following comment of US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller who responded to question from Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey, a member of Al Qaeda-connected ultra-Islamist Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), India summoned US diplomat protesting Miller’s comment on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest and freezing of opposition Congress party’s bank accounts. Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey, who succeeded in getting Press Accreditation card at White House and State Department asked Matthew Miller, “What is your response to India’s summoning of the US diplomat over comments regarding the arrest of Delhi’s Chief Minister Kejriwal, and how do you view the recent […] #Asia Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/03/sitting-in-washington-dc-member-of-ultra-islamist-bangladesh-nationalist-party-continues-anti-india-anti-bjp-and-anti-modi-activities/?feed_id=10599

With BRICS members Brazil and India having a lot to benefit from strategic cooperation, ties were strengthened in meetings held this month. This series of recent meetings signals that a new strategic chapter in bilateral relations between Brazil and India has begun. Brazil’s Foreign and Defence Ministries met their Indian counterparts on March 14 and 15 in New Delhi. Then, on March 25, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Defence Minister José Múcio, and Economy Minister Fernando Haddad met with businessman Natarajan Chandrasekaran, president of the administrative board of Tata Sons, an investment holding company that owns India’s largest […] #Asia #SouthAmerica Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/03/brazil-and-india-begin-new-strategic-chapter-in-bilateral-ties/?feed_id=10483

The Pakistan Navy inducted its first research vessel, or spy ship, in an attempt to counter the strengthening of the Indian Navy in the Indian Ocean. This is a demonstration of deepening Pakistani-Chinese relations, which have been important for Beijing’s interests and power projections since the 1950s. INS Dhruv was inducted by the Indian Navy in 2021 and can track nuclear missiles and gather intelligence, which is crucial in modern-day naval warfare. Responding to India’s development, China supplied PNS Rizwan and allowed Pakistan to join a small group of countries that operate such ships, including Russia, India, France, the US, […] #Life Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/03/china-provides-pakistan-with-its-first-spy-ship-in-show-of-bolstered-strategic-alliance/?feed_id=10219