Era of Expansionism Has Ended; It Is Time for Development
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# 1 Indian American Weekly: Since 2006 VOL 14 ISSUE 27 ● NEW YORK / DALLAS ● JULY 03 - 09 , 2020 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 www.theindianpanorama.news AMERICA ‘Era of expansionism has ended; it is time UNITED AGAINST for development’: Modi warns China COVID-19 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, July 3 paid a surprise KEEP SAFE visit to Ladakh to assess the border situation. ● Follow CDC guidelines I.S.SALUJA ● Observe Social Distancing ● Wash Hands Frequently LEH / NEW YORK (TIP): :Modi, who reached KEEP AMERICA SAFE Leh in the morning of July 3, had a major strategic session with the army commanders, where the 14 Corps Commander gave a detailed view of the situation since May, how the standoff started and also how it looks like as of today in terms of the estimated strength of the soldiers and their machinery on both the sides. The PM was greeted with slogans of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' and 'Vande Mataram' by the soldiers, who also raised their arms. Modi was also briefed about the evolving situation since May at Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso, Demchok and Hot Springs in the eastern Ladakh by Lt Gen Harinder Singh, who had led the COVID-19 Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi arrived on a surprise visit in Leh on Friday, Worldwide Indian delegation in the three rounds of talks with July 3 to assess the situation on India's border with China. The eastern Ladakh has Update his Chinese counterpart Major General Liu Lin. become a theatre of a prolonged standoff between Chinese and Indian troops. Page 2 contd on Page 32 Photo / Courtesy PTI Randhir Jaiswal to Succeed Sandeep Ambani's JioMeet takes on Zoom Tribute to Davinder Pal Chakravorty as Consul General of MUMBAI (TIP): Singh India's Reliance Jio Page 5 India in New York Platforms, which PRAKASH SWAMY recently concluded a NEW DELHI (TIP): $15.2 billion fundraise Tribute to Ambassador Randhir Kumar run, is ready to enter Reliance Jio Platforms is taking on Zoom with JioMeet, which looks a lot like Zoom Deepakbhai Jaiswal, currently Joint a new business: Video Dave Secretary cum Social Secretary conferencing. On Thursday,July 2 evening, the firm - backed by Page 5 to the President of India Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man - formally launched Ramnath Kovind has been JioMeet, its video-conference service that looks uncannily like named as Consul General of Zoom. Like Zoom and Google Meet, JioMeet offers unlimited Tribute to A 1998 Indian Foreign Service India in New York following the number of free calls in high definition (720p) to users and Saroj Khan officer, Randhir Jaiswal has transfer of Sandeep supports as many as 100 participants on a call. But interestingly, Page 7 been named the Consul General Chakravorty to New Delhi. it appears to not impose a short time limit on a call's duration. of India in New York contd on page 30 contd on Page 30 4th of July Confederate A heat wave forecast for the Celebration of Symbols Independence Removed Photo Feature U.S. has scientists alarmed Page 10-11 Page 22-23 The coming heat is projected to affect huge stretches of the U.S., from eastern New Mexico and Colorado across the Central Plains and into the Northeast. Anupam Kher should be kicked out of BJP for using Guru NEW YORK (TIP): A world more frequent and sustained blast of heat is more intense. Gobind Singh's words to describe Sambit Patra: Bittu expected to bake much of The coming heat is NEW DELHI (TIP): Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu the United States with projected to affect huge on Thursday,July 2. strongly rebuked actor Anupam Kher hotter-than-usual parts of the U.S., from for using the "sacred words of Guru Gobind Singh" to temperatures this eastern New Mexico and describe Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Sambit holiday weekend, and Colorado across the Patra. forecasts suggest that the central Plains and into On Wednesday, Kher tweeted: "????????????????? !:) heat and the humidity the Northeast. @sambitswaraj." Kher's tweet seemed to reference the fact could linger for several weeks. "The first half of July looks to have that Patra was heavily criticized on social media after he Congress MP Ravneet Singh The extreme weather - the first major well-above-normal temperatures, at Bittu on Thursday, July 2, posted a picture of a child sitting on his grandfather- who heat wave of the season - comes as many pretty high probabilities, beginning strongly rebuked actor Anupam was shot dead in Kashmir on Wednesday, July 1-with the states are scrambling to contain the around the Fourth of July or slightly Kher for using the "sacred caption: "PULITZER LOVERS ??" rampant spread of the coronavirus and before," said Jon Gottschalck, chief of words of Guru Gobind Singh" to Bittu called Kher's tweet an attempt resources are already strained. And the Operational Prediction Branch at the describe Bharatiya Janata Party by RSS to dilute the "strong tenets of spokesperson Sambit Patra. while the pandemic presents some National Weather Service's Climate Sikhism." He tweeted: "How dare unique challenges this summer, experts Prediction Center. Some places are @AnupamPKher use sacred words of Guru Gobind Singh ji to say these extreme events will continue to already sweltering under record describe the spokesperson of BJP.It spoils the martial image of Sikhs. pose public health risks because climate conditions. Miami recently had its It is a bid of RSS to dilute strong tenets of Sikhism. PM Modi should change is making heat waves around the contd on page 30 tender immediate apology and kick out Kher and his wife from bjp." THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 CORONAVIRUS CRISIS FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2020 Global COVID-19 cases top 10.9mn, deaths 524,176 he overall number of global COVID-19 Tcases has increased to over 10.9 million, while TRACKING THE VIRUS the deaths have soared to more than 524,176, according to the Johns GLOBAL INDIA AUSTRALIA STEPS UP POLICE Hopkins University. The US accounted for Cases Deaths Cases Deaths PATROLS IN MELBOURNE'S the world''s highest number of infections and 10,990,249 524,176 625,544 18,213 VIRUS HOTSPOTS fatalities with 2,739,230 and 128,743, respectively, SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (TIP): Australian police according to the CSSE. set up suburban checkpoints in coronavirus Brazil came in the hotspots in Melbourne on Thursday and were second place with considering using drones to enforce stay-at-home 1,496,858 infections and orders as authorities struggled to contain new 61,884 deaths. outbreaks in the country's second-largest city. In terms of cases, More than 1,000 police set up posts around 36 Russia ranks third suburbs, which returned to lockdown after a spike (660,231), and is followed in new infections. by India (604,641), Peru While the rest of Australia opened state borders (292,004), the UK (285,268), and loosened social distancing restrictions, Chile (284,541), Spain Melbourne's state of Victoria promised to fine (250,103), Italy (240,961), those in the affected zones that breached curbs on Mexico (238,511), Iran non-essential movement. (232,863), Pakistan Victoria reported 77 new cases, up slightly from (217,809), France (203,640), the previous day and in line with weeks of double- Turkey (202,284), Saudi digit daily increases. Arabia (197,608), Germany The state government has also commenced an (196,370), South Africa inquiry into enforcement of hotel quarantine for (168,061), Bangladesh people returning from overseas amid worries some (153,277) and Canada new infections came from people who had dodged (106,643), the CSSE figures the mandatory two-week isolation. showed. "I'm obviously concerned about the outbreak, The other countries COVID Strain In Beijing Outbreak May and I'm pleased that the premier has taken the with over 10,000 deaths action he's taken by putting in place the lockdown are the UK (44,080), Italy for the outbreak in those suburbs," Prime Minister (34,818), France (29,878), Have Come From Southeast Asia: Study Scott Morrison said in a televised news conference, Mexico (29,189), Spain SHANGHAI (TIP): A strain of referring to the Victorian state government. (28,368), India (17,834) and COVID-19 that has infected more than "We have seen some levelling (in new cases) Iran (11,106). 300 people in Beijing since early June although they remain at elevated levels and that is UK to relax England’s could have originated in South or of concern and that means as the lockdown now is Southeast Asia, according to a study by in place, we would hope to see those numbers fall quarantine rules for Harvard University researchers. again." summer travellers The outbreak in Beijing has raised concerns about China's vulnerability to OVER 1,60,000 CORONAVIRUS Britain’s government a "second wave" of infections. The virus said it will lift its Covid-19 found in Beijing cases is an imported CASES REPORTED EVERY DAY quarantine requirement strain of COVID-19, according to the for people arriving in China Centre for Disease Control and IN LAST WEEK: WHO England from countries Prevention. including Germany, The Harvard study, published on the GENEVA (TIP): The global coronavirus pandemic France, Spain and Italy preprint website medRxiv.org on is accelerating, the World Health Organization said from July 10. Tuesday and which has still to be peer- Wednesday, pointing out that June saw more than A full list of countries reviewed, took three of the SARS-CoV-2 half of all cases reported since the start of the covered by the relaxation genome sequences collected in Beijing pandemic.