The recent visit of Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia, to India, significantly raised the profile of India- Malaysia relations. India-Malaysia Strategic Relationship Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kuala Lumpur in 2015 and raised the relationship to an “ enhanced strategic cooperation ”. The India- Malaysia relationship is now a “ comprehensive strategic cooperation ” in tune with the India- ASEAN CSP of 2022. This is likely to come from an ASEAN- Plus relationship with added factors which are not with all ASEAN countries. That Malaysia will be president of ASEAN for 2025 has added significance. profitable cooperation is looking…
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In a letter to the trial judge, Juan M. Merchan, the Manhattan quarter attorney’s office argued that the judge is not fairly needed to delay post-trial opinions after Trump asked the US District Court in Manhattan to assume control of the case from the state court where it was tried. The Money case against Trump Manhattan prosecutors are defying Donald Trump’s trouble to defer proceedings in his New York hush plutocrat case, as he seeks to involve a civil court in potentially capsizing his felony conviction. Still, they’ve not yet taken a position on Trump’s request to delay his sentencing,…
Among the victims was a woman, and all those injured were civilians who were taken to the sanitorium for treatment. An exploration is underway, but no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 during the chaotic departure of U.S. and NATO troops after 20 years. Despite initial promises of a more moderate stance, the Taliban gradually reimposed a harsh interpretation of Islamic law, or Shariah, as they did during their previous rule of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. An explosion in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, has killed…
The demands come after nearly 11 months of ongoing conflict and the discovery of six further dead hostages. Israel’s Stubborn Actions Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against growing calls for a ceasefire in Gaza on Monday, despite massive demurrers in Israel and adding pressure from US President Joe Biden. Demurrers and public roar over hostage deaths In his first public address since the demurrers, Netanyahu claimed on maintaining Israeli control over the Philadelphi corridor, a narrow strip along Gaza’s border with Egypt. Israel believes this corridor is used by Hamas to smuggle munitions into Gaza, though Egypt and…
Over 18,000 suspected mpox cases reported in Congo this year. The MPOX Virus The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine alliance, Africa CDC and the World Health Organization, the organizations said in a joint statement on Saturday. Depending on the production capacity of manufacturers, agreements for up to 12 million doses through 2025 can be made, according to the statement. UNICEF, in collaboration with Africa CDC, Gavi, and the World Health Organization( WHO), has issued a critical request to secure mpox vaccines for…
Vice President Kamala Harris in Her First presidential campaign Interview Vice President Kamala Harris has defended shifting down from some of her further liberal positions in her first major TV interview of her presidential crusade, but claimed her “ values have not changed ” indeed as she’s “ seeking agreement ”. Sitting with her handling mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Ms. Harris on Thursday( August 29, 2024) was asked about changes in her programs over the times, specifically her reversals on fracking and permitting illegal border crossings. “I suppose the most important and most significant aspect of my policy perspective…
On the docket were their differing views over the Middle East and Ukraine, Chinese territorial claims from Taiwan to the South China Sea and trade. China-US Talks Top U.S. and Chinese officers will wrap up addresses in Beijing after a third day of meetings on Thursday that were intended to ease stewing pressures between the two superpowers ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. election. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi and their brigades gathered behind unrestricted doors at a lush resort on the outskirts of the Chinese capital. In lengthy meetings on Wednesday, the brace bandied…
The Philippine government slammed China on Monday for “ repeated aggressive, unskillful and illegal ” conduct in the South China Sea after a string of clashes and incidents on air and at ocean over the once week. Philippine – China Rising Issue The Philippines’ public maritime council said Chinese aircraft made unsafe manoeuvres against a mercenary aircraft conducting details over the Scarborough ford and Subi reef. On Sunday, Chinese vessels also “ blocked, rammed and fired water cannons ” against a government fisheries vessel while doing a resupply charge to Filipino fishers in Sabina shoal. These conduct are “ Alarming…
The event, which occurs 40 days after Ashura, marks the end of a mourning period. This time’s passage was muted by the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Mass mobilization in Iraq Millions of Shiite Muslims gathered in Karbala, Iraq, on Saturday for the periodic Arbaeen passage, commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, news agency Associated Press reported. Despite the ongoing conflict in Gaza, over 3 million pilgrims had arrived in Iraq by Friday, with heightened security measures enforced to cover them, AP reported citing Tahseen Al- Khafaji, head of the Iraqi security media cell. Fears of the conflict spreading into a…
This year, some 240 Indian fishermen, along with 35 trawlers, have been arrested for illegal fishing. Illegal Fishing on the India-Sri Lanka Border Earlier on December 6, at least 21 Indian fishermen were similarly arrested with their four trawlers seized in the northeastern waters off Mannar and Kovilan. The fishermen cross the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and step into Sri Lankan waters as the fish catch is abundant on the other side. But their Tamil counterparts in Sri Lanka’s northern region say the bottom trawlers used by Indian fishermen scrap the seabed, bringing ecological destruction. The Ministry of External…