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| Dear Readers, Good Evening!
American statesman John Adams famously said, “There are two ways to conquer and
enslave a country: One is by the sword; the other is by debt.” China, choosing
the second path, has embraced colonial-era practices and rapidly emerged as the
world’s biggest official creditor. Read Brahma Chellaney's piece below.
The CRPF lost 108 personnel to COVID-19, the highest among the central forces
that function under the command of the Union home ministry, according to data
updated on Monday.
Squadron Leader Anil Bhalla (Retd), who as a young Flying Officer flew MiG-21
sorties during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, has died after battling coronavirus, his
family sources said on Tuesday.
Iran's Republican Guards said Tuesday they warned US vessels after Washington
said warning shots were fired near Iranian attack boats, the latest
confrontation between the rivals in the Gulf.
Japanese, US and French troops kicked off their first-ever joint military drill
Tuesday in southwestern Japan, as concerns rise over China's growing
assertiveness in the region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted to parliament draft legislation
that would see the country withdraw from the Open Skies treaty after Washington
quit the key post-Cold War defence accord last year.
The Australian government released a big-spending economic plan for the next
fiscal year on Tuesday that includes hefty investments in defence and national
security as relations with China worsen.
Portugal will send a further 60 troops to Mozambique as part of a new
cooperation agreement aimed at helping the country tackle an Islamic
State-linked insurgency in its north, Portugal's defence minister Joao Cravinho
said.
The Israeli army said in a statement that the chief of staff has called in
troop reinforcements in the country's south as hostilities in Gaza press into a
second day.
The US State Department has approved the potential sale to Canada of 4 AEGIS
Combat Systems made by Lockheed Martin in a deal valued at up to $1.7 billion,
the Pentagon said.
Romania's president told US counterpart Joe Biden on Monday that more NATO
troops are needed on the alliance's eastern flank given Russia actions that are
perceived as threatening by many in the region.
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China threatens Bangladesh, says ties will be hit if it joins Quad
China has bluntly threatened Bangladesh with reprisals if it considered any
sort of participation in the Quad, warning that this will lead to a degrading
of bilateral ties.
The official readout during Wei’s visit had referred to a Chinese assertion
against military alliances in South Asia that would lead to “hegemonism”, which
observers took as a reference to India. Read more
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View: How China is colonising nations through debt
With its international loans surpassing more than 5% of the global GDP, China
has now eclipsed traditional lenders, including the World Bank, International
Monetary Fund, and all the creditor nations of the Organisation for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) combined.
By extending huge loans with strings attached to financially vulnerable states,
it has not only boosted its leverage over them but also ensnared some in
sovereignty-eroding debt traps. Read more
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Gaza militants, children among 24 dead as Israel hits Hamas
Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza early Tuesday, hitting the high-rise
home of a Hamas field commander and two border tunnels dug by militants, as
Hamas and other armed groups fired dozens of rockets toward Israel. The
escalation in the conflict was sparked by weeks of tensions in contested
Jerusalem.
Since sundown Monday when the cross-border attacks began, 24 Palestinians,
including nine children, were killed in Gaza, most by airstrikes. Read more
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'Outright lies', says China on reports that it probed weaponising coronaviruses
in 2015
The US State Department reportedly obtained the "bombshell" documents, which
were written by Chinese military scientists and senior public health officials
in 2015 as part of their own investigation into the origins of COVID-19.
Hua referred to a report published by state-run Global Times, which stated that
what the US State Department referred to is not an internal document of the PLA
but a publicly issued academic book. Read more |
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Iraq’s F-16s grounded after United States contractor pulls maintenance crews
The departure by the U.S. weapons manufacturer from Balad air base, 40 miles
north of Baghdad, highlights the Iraqi government’s inability to rein in the
militias, which are thought to be behind attacks on U.S. interests. It comes a
year after the Iraqi prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, took power pledging to
reduce Iranian influence in the country.
That is casting doubt on Iraq’s ability to fight Islamic State militants
without substantial U.S. help, at a time when al-Kadhimi is under pressure to
negotiate a withdrawal of all U.S. forces. Read more
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Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis: UN experts
Karim Khan told the Security Council the team also concluded war crimes were
committed by the Islamic State group against predominantly Shiite unarmed
cadets and personnel from the Tikrit Air Academy who were captured, tortured
and subjected to mass execution in June 2014.
He said an Islamic State video released in July 2015 showing the killings
"constitutes a direct and public incitement to commit genocide against Shia
Muslims." Read more |
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