Delhi on Conclave Was the First Against Concept Has Gained Increasingly Schina by Brushing Aside Its October 26-27

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Moreover, the two-day faction that the Indo-Pacific ending a strong message to take place in New Delhi on conclave was the first against concept has gained increasingly SChina by brushing aside its October 26-27. the backdrop of ongoing ten- wider acceptance,” he said. objection, the Malabar series of In his opening remarks at sion between India and China Highlighting the growing P naval exercises this year will see the Quad meeting on October at the LAC in Ladakh and coro- importance of the Quad, he the participation of Australia 6, Jaishankar had said New navirus pandemic. also said the fact that the four too, a clear signal about the Delhi is committed to peaceful Jaishankar had held a two- Foreign Ministers were meet- forging of closer cooperation resolution of disputes, rules hour long bilateral meeting ing in person, despite the glob- among the Quad nations based world order and respect with his Chinese counterpart al pandemic, is “testimony to against the backdrop of for territorial integrity. Wang Yi on September 10 in the importance that these con- Beijing’s expansionist designs. He also said the four Moscow to end the logjam at sultations have gained, partic- So far, only India, the US democratic countries favour a the border. ularly in recent times”. He and Japan used to take part in free and open India-Pacific Spelling out India’s stand, added, “Our world is signifi- the annual exercise. Australia region. Jaishankar, however, he said it was for advancing the cantly different today than had participated in the exercise refrained from naming China. security and economic interests what it was when we last met in 2007 as a non-permanent This was the second of all countries having legiti- in New York in September member. But, subsequently, Minister level meeting of the mate and vital interests in the 2019.” * % ( China claimed that with Australia joining the exercise, % + the Quad is getting militarised , ( - and may pose a threat to %% Chinese interests especially in bers collectively support a free, coordination between the ment comes days after Foreign ( ' the Pacific region. open and inclusive Indo-Pacific Navies of the participating Ministers of Quadrilateral L M Given Beijing’s reserva- and remain committed to a countries, officials said. Strategic Dialogue or Quad ! tions, India had been with- rules-based international order. The exercises started in met in Tokyo. !! holding Australia’s participa- The “non-contact — at 1992 as a bilateral Indian Navy- The issue of Australia’s " # tion since then despite the lat- sea” format-based exercise is US Navy exercise. Japan joined inclusion in the Malabar exer- =6?6-+A tocol after following due pro- thoroughly as to how he ter’s keenness. Not anymore. expected to be held in Bay of the exercise in 2015. cise had come up for discussion cedure”, the Army said here. crossed over. 0 % 1'&22 The Defence Ministry on Bengal and Arabian Sea. The move to include there between S Jaishankar, t a time when the Line of It also said in a statement The Army said it also % % Monday made it clear: India Sources said it was likely to be Australia comes at a time when Mike Pompeo (US), Marise AActual Control (LAC) that the soldier identified as received a request from the seeks to increase cooperation held in two phases in the first India and China are engaged in Payne (Australia) and remains tense, the Indian Corporal Wang Ya was pro- PLA about the whereabouts of ( 3 with other countries in the week of November and then a military stand-off for the past Toshimitsu Motegi (Japan). Army on Monday apprehend- vided medical assistance the missing soldier. As per % 'N - maritime security domain and after a fortnight. more than five months at the Japan and the US had been ed a Chinese soldier in the including oxygen, food and established protocols, he will 5 '0 5O'6 % in the light of increased defence The proposal for Line of Actual Control (LAC) pressing for Australia’s inclu- Chumar-Demchok area of warm clothes “to protect him be returned back to Chinese * 0 cooperation with Australia, Australian participation was in Eastern Ladakh. The two sion for the past few years. Eastern Ladakh and took him from the vagaries of extreme officials at the Chushul - * % ( “Exercise Malabar 2020” will mooted three years back and sides have held several rounds Also, the nod for in custody. The People’s altitude and harsh climatic Moldo meeting point after 722 see the participation of the since then talks were on at var- of talks to break the stalemate Australian participation by Liberation Army (PLA) soldier conditions.” Sources said the completion of formalities, the O 77 ' Australian Navy. ious levels of the Government. but no success so far. India comes days before the will be returned to the Chinese soldier inadvertently strayed Army said. It also said that the mem- The exercise will strengthen the Moreover, the announce- annual 2+2 talks between the Army “as per established pro- into India, he was questioned Continued on Page 2 ! " R ! # " P <5-< =6?6-+A # ! # elivering an unprecedent- he row over veteran =6?6-+A Ded judgment for “unprece- TCongress leader Kamal dented times” the Calcutta B**> Nath referring to Imarti Devi, eeping in mind Covid-19 High Court on Monday his former party colleague and Kpandemic, Durga Puja in banned the entry of general ormer Jammu & Kashmir now a Minister in the Shivraj the national Capital is going to public inside Durga Puja pan- FChief Minister and sitting Singh Chouhan-led BJP be different with online dar- dals throughout Bengal and Parliamentarian from Srinagar Government, as an “item” esca- shan, home delivery of prasad directed the State administra- Farooq Abdullah, who recent- lated on Monday with his and virus test for priests and tion to convert all the Puja pan- ly began another “political” refusal to tender an apology for cooks. These are some unique dals into “no entry zones.” innings under the banner of his statement, claiming he did measures that Durga Puja to allow entry of people and The decision came against “People’s Alliance for Gupkar not insult anyone. organisers have come up with limit physical darshan to their a Public Interest Litigation Declaration” to fight for the The National Women’s to safely host the festival. members only. filed by Advocate Sabyasachi restoration of Article 370, was Commission “strongly con- Talking to The Pioneer, S The Chittaranjan Park Kali Chatterjee and will be applic- questioned by the Enforcement demned the irresponsible and Bhattacharya, one of the mem- Mandir Society, which organ- able to about 37,000 Durga Directorate (ED) in Srinagar disparaging statement made $ %& & ' # ( ' bers of puja committee at CR ises one of the biggest Durga puja pandals, big and small all for about seven hours in con- by Nath, Leader of Opposition # ) * ' $ + Park, said no idol puja will be puja festivals in Delhi, has across the State. Out of these nection with a money laun- edly requested media with in Madhya Pradesh Legislative + $ ,+ organised this year. “We have decided not to allow entry of there are about 3,500 puja pan- dering case linked with a multi- folded hands not to link the Assembly”. It sought an expla- decided to hold Kalash Puja but general public to the temple dals in Kolkata alone. crore scam in the Jammu & Gupkar declaration with the nation from the former n’t to insult anyone... I just did- him. Be it Nath or Digvijaya no visitors will be allowed to premises this year due to Delivering the order, Bench Kashmir Cricket Association routine questioning by the offi- Madhya Pradesh Chief n’t remember the (person’s) Singh, these are the people who attend it,” he said. It has tied up Covid-19. of Justices Sanjib Banerjee and (JKCA) on Monday. cials of the Enforcement Minister and forwarded the name...this list (in his hand) keep fire burning in Gandhi with a DTH service provider “Around 2.5 lakh people Arijit Banerjee said the puja However, reacting to the Directorate. matter to the Election says item no.1, item no.2, is this family’s kitchen.” and a local cable operator so attend our Durga Puja. Due to pandals should be treated as summons issued by the ED, a Farooq had appeared Commission for further action. an insult? Shivraj is looking for For their part, while that devotees can have a dar- Covid-19, we have decided to containment zones and direct- day after the signatories of before the ED in the same mat- Union Women and Child excuses, Nath doesn’t insult Chouhan held a two-hour shan of Durga idol from their organise the festival in a sim- ed the State administration to “Gupkar Declaration”, Farooq’s ter to respond to their list of Development Minister Smriti anyone, he’ll only expose you protest in Bhopal, Scindia and houses. The temple society ple manner this year. Only a mark 5 metre area around son and National Conference questions in July last year.

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