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China adopted increasingly assertive military posture to expand its influence: US Commander

11:57 pm March 9, 2021

Washington : China has adopted an increasingly assertive military posture to exert pressure and expand its influence across the region and the Chinese expansionary territorial ambitions are also on display along its western border, where its troops have been engaged in a standoff with Indian forces, a top American commander told lawmakers on Tuesday. During a Congressional hearing, Admiral Philips Davidson, Commander of the […]

India must prepare for borderless war: Rahul

11:53 am March 9, 2021

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the country must prepare for a borderless war as the past practice of a 2.5-front war has become obsolete. ”Indian forces are designed to fight a 2.5 front war. This is now obsolete. We must prepare for a borderless war,” he wrote on Twitter. ”It’s not about past […]

Report: Blinken offers plan to bolster Afghan peace process

10:56 am March 8, 2021

Washington: Secretary of State Antony Blinken is proposing a series of steps to help jumpstart Afghanistan’s stalled peace process between the government and Taliban, according to a letter from Blinken to Afghanistan’s president Ashra Ghani published Sunday by Afghanistan’s TOLONews. The letter calls for bringing the two sides together for a UN-facilitated conference with foreign ministers and envoys from Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, India and the United States “to discuss a unified approach […]

China legislature to deliberate Hong Kong electoral changes

10:29 pm March 4, 2021

Beijing: China’s ceremonial legislature will deliberate changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system during its annual session, a spokesperson said Thursday, adding to concerns that Beijing intends to shut opposition voices out of the city’s political process entirely. National People’s Congress spokesperson Zhang Yesui said the changes are aimed at ensuring that Hong Kong’s political system […]

2 Americans wanted in Ghosn’s escape in Japanese custody

10:46 pm March 1, 2021

Boston: An American father and son wanted by Japan for aiding former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn escape from the country in a box were handed over to Japanese custody Monday, ending their months-long battle to stay in the US. Michael Taylor and his son, Peter Taylor, failed to convince U.S. officials and courts to block their extradition to Japan, where they will be tried on charges that they smuggled Ghosn out […]