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21 - 27 September 2020 Vol - 30 No. 34 Email : [email protected] Founder : Dr. Govind Narain Srivastava ISSN -2349-1221 Pakistan and the Positive attitude leads Israel dilemma: to positive thinking Changing regional One of the most important skills necessary to carry out tasks, chores, decisions and achievement of goals is inner power dynamics strength without which it is difficult to start anything and Pakistan lacks a direct conflict with most importantly impossible to get to the finish line. Inner Israel but has never established open strength is the very essence of life that helps us possess our diplomatic relations with Tel Aviv. willpower and self-discipline. Pakistan does not officially recognize the state of Israel, and its passport It is the source of assertiveness, courage, and also the clearly mentions... ability to withstand in highs and lows of our lives... By Dr. Ankit Srivastava Page 3 By Dr. Pramila Srivastava Page 24

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Opinion NEW DELHI TIMES New chapter unfolds in Mid-East with Bahrain-Israel ‘peace deal’ regional “security, stability, prosperity.” to the Palestinian cause. Many criticised the ◆ By NDT Special Bureau Israel has signed only three peace accords deal as “a stab in the back of the Palestinian @NewDelhiTimes so far with Arab countries - Egypt in 1979, cause and the Palestinian people.” Jordan in 1994 and the UAE on August 13, [email protected] 2020. Trump has vastly reduced America’s Bahrain - the tiny but strategic Gulf military footprint in the Middle-East after archipelago - relies heavily on the United S President Trump announced a decades of bloody entanglements. His States, which stations its Fifth Fleet there. U “peace deal” between Israel and Israel-UAE normalisation process shattered Fundamentalist Bahrainis used hashtags Bahrain. The September 11 joint US-Israel- the Arab League policy on the Middle East. “Bahrainis against normalisation” and Bahrain statement talked of “full diplomatic “normalisation is betrayal” on social media. relations” making the Kingdom of Bahrain Trump crushed Iran with sanctions and the second Arab country after the UAE diplomatic pressure but now predicts a “very relationship with Israel, though they hide The deal makes Trump a true hero and an to make peace with Israel in 30 days. The positive” development in the standoff and “a it. Qatar is dealing with Israel on Hamas apostle of peace. He has brought North deal was signed on September 15, at the lot of good things happening with respect matters. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman Korea, the Middle East and Afghanistan on White House, where the UAE also signed to the Palestinians.” A Norwegian Member and Sudan will sign the peace accord with the road to peace and shackled Iran well. a deal with Israel that was announced on of Parliament has nominated Trump for the Israel in future. Peace finally got a chance in the Middle- August 13. Bahrain’s King Khalifa, Israeli Nobel Peace Prize. East. This was never thought of in this Prime Minister Netanyahu and President That’s painful for fundamentalist Arabs as lifetime but Trump pulled it off despite Trump jointly announced the breakthrough. Egypt’s President appreciated the Bahrain- Muslim-Jew friendship renders Ummah Israel deal as an “important step” to Islamists’ visceral hatred for Israel. This superfluous and defunct! Jews have peace process is good for all and bad for few Trump hailed it as “another HISTORIC establish “stability and peace in the harnessed new technology through sheer like Iran and Turkey who are hijacking the breakthrough” and “a truly historic day” Middle East, towards a just and permanent power of intellect and guarded its frontiers. Palestine cause. Trump absolutely deserves and “so interesting” for announcing it on settlement of the Palestinian issue” but Better to learn from them. Palestine cause Nobel Peace Prize for achieving far better the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 Turkey condemned it as a “fresh blow” lacks steam and peace and co-existence with than other US Presidents. attacks. He reflected how the Middle East to the Palestinian cause. Ankara was Israel appears the best way forward and was in a state of absolute chaos when he “concerned” and “strongly condemned” greatly beneficial. Stone-throwing can only took charge. Trump’s string of diplomatic that the deal counters the Arab Peace Geo politics is changing at the blink of an hurt the arm. successes-recognising disputed Jerusalem Initiative for Israel’s complete withdrawal eye. People recognize that future lies with as the capital, and tearing up Iran’s JCPOA from the Palestinian territories and of the intelligence and technology, not with stone- Islamists could live perpetually in the 14th nuclear deal-has benefited Israel greatly, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Iran throwing. At last, the Middle East is coming Century holding on to ancient hostilities but pleased Jewish electorate and will boost his blamed Bahrain for stirring instability out of tribal mentality. Israel is much more the world has moved on. Peace in the modern November 3 election campaign. in the Gulf region. “Bahrain’s shameful advanced and scientifically sophisticated. world will usher in latest technology in IT, move sacrifices the Palestinian cause and agriculture, and education. All moderate and In Jerusalem, Prime Minister Netanyahu decades of struggle... at the expense of Trump is hopeful that more Arab nations right-minded Muslims, Christians, Jews and hailed the peace agreement with another the US election.” Hamas, viewed it as an will open their doors to Israel. Already all Hindus are coming together. Good for the Arab country, Bahrain, which hoped to boost “aggression” that dealt “serious prejudice” remaining Arab countries have indirect world! Why we need a Guaranteed Basic Income that the Liberals were considering GBI back and watched their assets bloom), will considered property. ◆ By Tarek Fatah as one step in Ottawa’s plan to rebuild a revert to the days of despair that reigned Author & Columnist, Canada shattered economy. the world until the 19th and 20th century The obviously upper-middle-class couple @TarekFatah revolts such as the French Revolution, later kept arguing with me how minimum wage Then last weekend, Liberal MPs announced and GBI were deterrents to wealth creation, [email protected] the Bolshevik uprising, and closer to home they had made the implementation of a GBI the Winnipeg strike or the 8-hour work-day and that the free market should determine n an era when politics has descended their top policy resolution for consideration protest by Chicago workers on May 4, 1886 wages, not the government. I into the art of manipulating racial and at the party’s national convention on Nov. that today is celebrated around the globe as religious vote banks, the Trudeau Liberals 12-15, for debate and a vote. May Day. When I suggested that if left to the free have finally triggered a battle of ideas, not market and no government intervention, we pedigrees. It is called the Guaranteed Basic The idea of GBI is not new. In fact, it was When I tweeted my approval of the move will be back to trading in slaves again, they th Income” (GBI). first floated in the 16 century by humanists by the Trudeau Liberals, the reaction was a laughed at me but had no clue that had it not like Thomas More and Johannes Vives, tirade from both the Left and the Right. been for ‘governments’ they too could be on The ‘idea’ was floated earlier this month and described by the Portuguese traveller plantations picking cotton. “But we are not by Federal Labour Minister Filomena Tassi Raphael as the “cure for theft.” An Iranian right-wing exile accused me Black,” was their response as I walked away who told a community group in Hamilton of promoting “communism” in Canada. I in dismay. The great American revolutionary and doubt if she had read the left-wing Rabble.ca philosopher Thomas Paine also article by Nicholas Erwin-Longstaff in June, The well-to-do have no problem expecting backed the idea of GBI in the suggesting, “A basic income would be a the ‘government’ to have armed forces 18th century, arguing for major concession to the capitalist takeover to protect them from potential invaders such “payment to every of everyday life.” who might rob them of their wealth, they person, rich or don’t mind governments helping bail out poor, because At a community event, a young immigrant billionaires, but how dare the government it is in lieu couple, professionals in their 30s, suggested that they seem to own, care about those who of the natural they could smell communism when they are victims of a new world order that they inheritance, which, saw it. had no role in creating. as a right, belongs to every man, over and Not only did they oppose GBI, they thought Canada needs a Guaranteed Basic Income above the property he may the government should abolish minimum for all because we are the envy of the world have created, or inherited from wage to let the private sector generate and because Tommy Douglas would have those who did.” jobs. I was truly shocked to see that the said ‘Aye.’ next generation of Canadian professionals Common sense dictates that without would be so callous and cruel, but then I Even Francis Fukuyama, author of End of state intervention in the post-pandemic remembered that across the Third World, Historynow admits to the unfairness of world, the lives of the ordinary citizen from Sudan to Colombia, and Pakistan to capitalism today. He says, “Socialism ought PC : Getty Images (other than the billionaires who have sat Lebanon, working-class ‘domestics’ are still to come back.” www.NewDelhiTimes.com India’s only International Newspaper

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Editor’s Desk NEW DELHI TIMES Pakistan and the Israel dilemma: Changing regional power dynamics of diplomatic relations” between both the Kashmir and remarked that if Pakistan Balakot air-strike, in which Israeli weapons states. accepted Israel and ignored the oppression missiles were used, the growing India-Israel ◆ Dr. Ankit Srivastava of the Palestinians, “we will have to give up ties and the change in the perception of Chief Editor This has placed Pakistan in a difficult Kashmir as well then”, adding that this was Israel in the Gulf shall be taken as a wake- @AnkitNDT quagmire, especially after receiving the not something Pakistan could do. “When up call by Pakistan. [email protected] denial from the Organization of Islamic you talk of Israel and Palestine, we need to Cooperation (OIC) to hold a Foreign think, will we be able to answer [God] if we Bound by present circumstances, Pakistan akistan lacks a direct conflict with Ministers’ meeting over the issue of Kashmir. abandon those people who have faced every is compelled to extend an olive branch to P Israel but has never established open Pakistan here is seeing Israel from a myopic kind of injustice and whose rights were Israel which will surely define the future of diplomatic relations with Tel Aviv. Pakistan religious angle, which is not the case when taken away? Indo-Pak relations as well as the Pak-Gulf does not officially recognize the state of it comes to Saudi-Arabia and the UAE, as relations thereby changing the dynamics of Israel, and its passport clearly mentions “for for them the Iran threat is a greater problem My own conscience will never allow me to the region. all the countries except Israel”. Islamabad because it is encircling them by supporting do this, I can never accept it,” Khan said. has also repetitively asserted its position ethnic conflicts in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and However, like every other Khan’s rhetoric, against Israel as a member of the UN Yemen. this too vanished in thin air as the Muslim Pakistan here is and also at other platforms. Diplomatic world did not pay even heed to it. interactions have commenced at seeing Israel from a various international gatherings If you want to make peace with your Simultaneously, Qatar can pose more myopic religious angle, since the 1950s but official ties were enemy, you have to work with your challenges to the ruling elites in the Gulf than never fostered. Influential Jewish enemy. Then he becomes your partner Israel. Moreover, with the American ‘global which is not the case leaders like Edmund de Rothschild -Nelson Mandela retreat’, both Saudi and the UAE have set when it comes to have privately operated, and at “ their priorities right to adjust the power “ times funded efforts to further Pakistan- In an interview in August, Pakistani Prime balance in a way which suits their future Saudi-Arabia and the Israel normalization. Minister Imran Khan said that Islamabad regional dominance. Now the question lays UAE, as for them the would not follow suit in recognizing Israel in front of Imran Khan, if he would take a However, historically Pakistan’s foreign as a state, in what was a veiled reference U-turn from his position on Israel, which Iran threat is a greater policy has always been guided with the to the United Arab Emirates normalizing he diplomatically has made very clear that priority to contain India. Consequentially, problem because it ties with Israel. “Whatever any country turning away from supporting the cause its Israel policy has also been affected by the does, our position is very clear. And our of Palestinians by forming ties with Israel is encircling them India quotient. In the late 1970s, India-Israel position was made clear by Quaid-e-Azam would be equal to diluting their support for by supporting ethnic political leadership came close, following Muhammad Ali Jinnah ... in 1948: that the Kashmiri freedom struggle. which Israel went for an aerial attack at we cannot ever accept Israel as long as conflicts in Iraq, Syria, Iraq’s Osinark nuclear reactor. This raised Palestinians are not given their rights and Strategically, thinking with the changing Lebanon and Yemen. concerns for the development of Pakistan’s there is no just settlement.” Trying to portray security and political equations in the nuclear programme. The then President Zia- Pakistan as the self-proclaimed leader of the Gulf, Pakistan needs to re-assess its age- Ul-Haq went ahead and re-assured Israel Islamic word, Khan drew a totally naive, old Israel approach. Also, as the conflict that their nuclear development projects irrelevant and out of context analogy with dynamics with India has changed post would never threaten Israel’s national interests.

Further development of ties was seen in 1980s, when Pakistan assisted the US forces in its guerilla war against the Soviets in Afghanistan, which brought the ISI and Mossad together to work in this covert war. Since, religion plays a major role in the political dynamics of Pakistan, whoever came in power could never go for a rapprochement policy regarding Israel. Also, the outer political atmosphere in the Islamic neighborhood was anti-Israel, as both the Arab world and Iran favored the Palestinian cause. Whereas, over the period of time the regional political situations have changed drastically, over the years anti-Iran sentiment have gained more traction than the anti-Israel stand.

Furthermore, if we look at the contemporary change in the regional dynamics after the “peace deal” between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), it will further “lead to a full normalization

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International NEW DELHI TIMES International Political Scenario of the Week supporters in Port-au-Prince to demand the ◆ By NDT Bureau government frees Jean Pascal Alexandre, an @NewDelhiTimes officer arrested in May on charges of murder, vandalism, destruction of public property, [email protected] and undermining state security. Fantom 509 believes that Alexandre was wrongfully Colombia arrested and they will continue their attacks Protests have erupted in Colombia after on Port-au-Prince until he is set free. a video surfaced showing two officers in The group has reportedly issued an ultimatum the capital, Bogotá, pinning down and to the Ministry of Justice, vowing to set fire repeatedly tasing 46-year-old lawyer Javier to other government facilities in the event, if Ordóñez. In the video, Ordóñez was heard Pascal Alexandre is not released. begging, “Please, no more” to the officers. He died later in a hospital after suffering nine skull fractures. Israel

More videos emerged that show groups of On September 17, hundreds of Israelis officers attacking civilians, and showering protested in Tel Aviv against a second them with rubber bullets and tear gas, while nationwide lockdown to combat Israel’s entered a future of economic doom.” The announcement is likely to trigger others show security forces tear gassing and surging coronavirus outbreak. Anti- The protests are likely to continue in the more sit-ins and protests by local workers responding violently to peaceful protests. corruption protesters of the Black Flag upcoming weeks. Risk of violence is and unemployed youths. Demonstrators Labour unions have already called for protest movement also gathered at dozens of traffic moderate. have been staging sit-ins and cutting off marches across Colombia for September 21, intersections and bridges around the country. production since mid-July to demand the against police brutality. The organization said in a statement, “The Tunisia state follow on the promises to create start of the ‘Netanyahu lockdown’ and the thousands of jobs under deals ending Haiti way it’s being managed shows what we have Tunisian oil company OMV, a subsidiary previous rounds of protests. claimed from the start - a criminal defendant of the Austrian OMV has announced that Fantom 509 is an armed group in Haiti. cannot be Prime Minister. it will “demobilise its personnel” in the There is an increasing risk of a police The group is allegedly made up of police coming days at the oil fields in Tatouine in intervention to disperse those gatherings, officers. On September 14, cores of officers The defendant was busy this week on his southern Tunisia, due to the total stoppage leading to small-scale fighting involving from the Haitian National Police, mostly election campaign as the economy crashed on production at the sites that has been going the use of baton charges, stones and dressed in civilian clothing, gathered with and hundreds of thousands of families on for more than a month now. barricades. Deep Dark Web: An impenetrable territory Dark Web is a shadow world which very few know about and can be accessed via a TOR browser ◆ By Sujay Dhawan have to understand that a bigger threat to us is the Dark Web. Editor @SujayDhawan Many of us are not aware of the terms Deep [email protected] Web and Dark Web.

oday the world is experiencing a rapid We have search engines like Google Chrome, T increase in crimes. More and more steps Safari, Internet Explorer, etc. where pages are being taken to curb such crimes. External are indexed, and every website domain name or physical factors pertaining to a crime still is registered legally and is traceable via IP can be controlled to some extent, whereas, address. But a huge part of the Internet lies some intrinsic denominators are still at large beyond these search engines. unpreventable. Crimes committed using technology especially cybercrimes have Dark Web is a shadow world which very few risen dearly in the last decade. know about and can be accessed via a TOR browser. Major websites in TOR end with The Indian Government .onion. One can also use VPN to conceal banned around 200 identity. Chinese applications This Dark Web hides several illegal like PUBG, TikTok, characters which otherwise one will not be CamScanner, etc. which able to observe or see. Illegal transaction, were in some or the other Child pornography, credit card fraud, etc. are all done with the help of Dark Web. way breaching privacy of Fraudsters, gangsters, terrorists and other

the end users. It is very PC : Getty Images serious in nature as it criminals use dark web to communicate with crimes, we are still clueless about what is to sovereignty of the country. As per the each other so that they don’t come under the is not only a breach of happening in the cyber world. Press Release of Press Information Bureau, scanner. privacy but a threat to Ministry of Electronics and Information sovereignty of the country It is a well-known fact that many mobile Technology has received many complaints Monitoring of Deep Web still is possible to some applications download or extract our from several sources including the reports extent, but of Dark Web it is next to impossible. personal information without our knowledge about misuse of some mobile applications Gift card frauds, Credit card frauds, etc., are all Cyber-crimes are not only about stealing of and consent. for stealing of user’s data in unauthorized operated from the Dark Web. our money, but it is much more than that. manner to servers which have locations Recently, the Indian Government banned The world governments have to adopt The cybercrimes are of more peculiar nature outside India. than we know. Funds transfer or money around 200 Chinese applications like PUBG, specific measures for the safety and transaction or credit card thefts are still TikTok, CamScanner, etc. which were in With all these applications questioning safeguarding of our cyberspace. It is of traceable but data theft and identity theft are some or the other way breaching privacy of integrity and sovereignty of our country, utmost important for us now, as we still have becoming a huge menace to curb. Even after the end users. It is very serious in nature as the threat still looms. Not only on India but no clue as to what dangers lurks in the Dark establishing special cyber cells to fight such it is not only a breach of privacy but a threat on every country around the world. But we Web and to what extent. www.NewDelhiTimes.com India’s only International Newspaper

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International NEW DELHI TIMES Cybersecurity Agencies of nations in “Five Eyes” Intelligence Alliance releases cybersecurity advisory technical approaches to uncover malicious port utilization, protocol adherence, file our experiences with a range of malicious By Himanshu Sharma ◆ activity and incident responders should location, integrity via hash, file size, naming actors means that we’re able to extend our @_Himansh_ consider the following activities. convention, and other attributes. defensive umbrella on a global scale.”

[email protected] 3.) Pattern Analysis – Analyse data to “These are long-standing challenges we’ve identify repeating patterns that are indicative observed when organisations are responding he Five Eyes (FVEY) is an intelligence of either automated mechanisms (e.g., to cyber incidents,” said Scott Jones, T alliance comprising Australia, Canada, malware, scripts) or routine human threat Head of the Communications Security New Zealand, the United Kingdom and actor activity. Filter out the data containing Establishment’s Canadian Centre for Cyber the United States. On September 1, 2020, normal activity and evaluate the remaining Security, “and we’re pleased to join our cybersecurity agencies of the nations in data to identify suspicious or malicious partners in raising awareness about these the “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance - activity. critical measures.” The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), New Zealand’s National Cyber 4.) Anomaly Detection – Conduct an analyst “Cyber security is a global issue that Security Centre (NCSC NZ) and Computer review (based on the team’s knowledge of, requires a collaborative international effort Emergency Response Team NZ (CERT and experience with, system administration) to protect our most critical assets,” stated NZ), Canada’s Communications Security of collected artifacts to identify errors. Paul Chichester, Director of Operations, Establishment, and the United Kingdom’s Review unique values for various datasets NCSC UK. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC

PC : Getty Images and research associated data, where UK) teamed up with the United States appropriate, to find anomalous activity that “This advisory will help organisations Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 1.) Indicators of Compromise (IOC) could be indicative of threat actor action. understand how to investigate cyber Agency (CISA) - and released a 14-page Search – Collect known-bad indicators of incidents protect themselves online, and advisory document called “Technical compromise from a broad variety of sources, “The joint alert is the first of its kind for we would urge them to follow the guidance Approaches to Uncovering and Remediating and search for those indicators in network CISA since our formal establishment in carefully. Working closely with our allies, Malicious Activity.” and host artifacts. Assess results for further 2018 and one I’ve aimed for since day one,” and with the help of organisations and the Christopher Krebs, Director of CISA, said. wider public, we will continue to strengthen The advisory highlights technical approaches indications of malicious activity to eliminate our defences to make us the hardest possible to uncovering malicious activity and false positives. He added, “With our allied cybersecurity target for our adversaries,” he added. includes mitigation steps according to best 2.) Frequency Analysis – Leverage large government partners, we work together practices. The advisory aims to “enhance datasets to calculate normal traffic patterns every day to help improve and strengthen According to Abigail Bradshaw CSC, Head incident response among partners and in both network and host systems. Use these the cybersecurity of organisations and of the ACSC, the joint advisory reflects the network administrators along with serving predictive algorithms to identify activity sectors of our economy that are increasingly partners’ collective global experience and as a playbook for incident investigation”. that is inconsistent with normal patterns. targeted by criminals and nation states alike. lessons learned. “Following the guidance According to the document, the incident Variables often considered include timing, Fortunately, there’s strength in numbers will enhance our collective defences against response process requires a variety of source location, destination location, and this unified approach to combining malicious cyber actors,” said he. Afghan peace talks begin at Doha The talks follow the US-brokered recognition of Israel by two Gulf nations - the United Arab Emirates on August 13 and Bahrain on September 11 Eventually Abdullah headed the High Council stop attacking America and allies. The talks ◆ By NDT Bureau for National Reconciliation overseeing the provide a political cover for America’s hasty @NewDelhiTimes peace talks and power-sharing agreement. The withdrawal and to garner electoral benefits and US-Taliban deal didn’t hinge on the success Nobel Peace Prize candidature for Trump! [email protected] of intra-Afghan talks but Washington was The host called for “immediate and desperate. alks between the Afghan warring permanent ceasefire” towards a comprehensive T factions finally got under way in Doha, The talks involve tackling tough issues: a all-inclusive political resolution with “no Qatar, on September 12, to the relief of the victor and no vanquished”. Afghan Peace

permanent cease-fire; rights of women and PC : Getty Images US that has been fighting in Afghanistan minorities; disarming the Taliban fighters and Council Chief Abdullah talked of “good intentions,” “compromises” and “sincere for 19-years long. Afghan government also militias loyal to warlords and government; February, and the US role as “a proponent negotiations” as going back to the past was seeks immediate ceasefire and preservation Constitutional changes; power sharing; the of a sovereign, unified, and democratic no longer acceptable. Progress made over the of gains made over past decades. This flag; and the name of the country asthe Afghanistan that is at peace with itself and years - Constitution, elections, freedom of was a diplomatic urgency before the US Taliban wanted it to be the Islamic Emirate of its neighbour.” Afghans were to choose the speech, rights of women and minorities, rule Presidential election in November to provide Afghanistan. Washington’s peace envoy for future political system, but democracy as of law and civil and political rights - have to be safe exit for the US and NATO troops. Afghanistan Khalilzad admitted to pressing “the principle of the peaceful rotation of preserved. A humanitarian ceasefire can help difficulties, significant challenges, ideological political power works best” and “reflects the The inaugural ceremony was attended aid and development programmes reach all differences, mutual suspicion, and bitterness choices of the majority while protecting the by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, parts of Afghanistan. There would be no losers but the agreement needed to be reached for rights of the minority”. UN Secretary General Chairman of Afghan High Council for in the political settlement. The consequences the future of Afghanistan. The talks follow the António Guterres said Afghans must determine National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah, of war would extend beyond Afghanistan to US-brokered recognition of Israel by two Gulf the “content and nature” of their discussions and Qatari Foreign Minister Thani, Afghan the neighbouring countries and region. government and Taliban delegations and nations - the United Arab Emirates on August 13 called for “redoubling efforts” for protection senior diplomats of many countries, totally and Bahrain on September 11. Taliban Political Office Director Mullah of civilians and return of the refugees. NATO representing 30 nations. Seventeen Foreign Baradar assured to “strive to pave the way Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, talked Afghan government delegation included Ministers and Heads of inter-governmental for a peaceful and prosperous life for the about trans-Atlantic military alliance adjusting four women to preserve women’s rights - the bodies virtually attended the session. Afghans” and a positive outcome to the talks its troop presence in Afghanistan to support the right to work, education and participation in but preferred a hard-line puritanical Islamic peace efforts, and train Afghan security forces for The US-Taliban peace deal of February 29, political life - in power-sharing deal with the system for Afghanistan. safeguarding the Afghan people. earlier set up the intra-Afghan negotiations hard-line Taliban which had denied all these for March 10 which got delayed for various during its earlier rule till ousted in 2001 by a Pompeo listed the US expectations – end to Doha talks provide historic opportunity for reasons: Afghan government delayed releasing US-led coalition. The Taliban’s Chief Justice violence and corruption, pursuing peace and ever lasting peace, repose and tranquillity the final batch of six “dangerous” Taliban Abdul Hakim leads their all-men negotiation prosperity through the social, economic and not only for Afghanistan but the whole of prisoners, the Taliban refused to reduce the team. Washington’s withdrawal is contingent political gains made by Afghanistan thus far, South Asia, the Middle East and the World. violence, and both Afghan President Ghani on the Taliban honouring commitments to drawdown of the US troops in Afghanistan India will play a stellar role in economic and political rival Abdullah jostling for power. fight the Islamic State in Afghanistan, and to 4,000 by November from 13,000 in engagement and reconstruction.

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International NEW DELHI TIMES IED attacks on Western military and diplomatic assets witness a surge in Iraq These attacks come in parallel to and complement those with rockets and mortars targeting foreign and especially the US, military and diplomatic assets to force a US withdrawal hosting the U.S. troops. The Green Zone is ◆ By NDT Bureau home to the seat of Iraq’s government and @NewDelhiTimes also many foreign Embassies, including the British and the United States. [email protected] The attack on British diplomatic convoy n September 15, a roadside bombing on September 15, was the third attack in O attack targeted British diplomatic the time frame of 24 hours, against foreign vehicles in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. missions. On the same day, two Katyusha The attack targeted an embassy convoy rockets landed inside the Green Zone, on a Baghdad highway close to the Umm which houses government buildings and al-Tabool Mosque, the British Embassy foreign missions, but caused no casualties and Iraqi security officials said. “We can or damage, the military said in a statement. confirm that one British Embassy Baghdad vehicle was struck by a roadside improvised On September 14, a roadside bomb targeted explosive device (IED) this morning in a convoy of vehicles carrying equipment for Baghdad. Americans on the main highway in Babylon province, south of Baghdad. The recent There were no casualties,” an Embassy attacks come as the Iraqi President al-Kadhimi Spokesperson said on September 15. “The

introduced sweeping administrative changes, PC : Getty Images safety and security of including naming a our staff is of paramount The Green Zone is home new Governor of Iraq’s US withdrawal. On August 11, 2020, a US Security analysts attribute these IED importance and we to the seat of Iraq’s Central Bank, which coalition logistical convoy was targeted in attacks to Iran-aligned Shia military groups. are in close touch with provoked criticism from an IED attack in the Taji area, around 20 According to multiple sources, there were a the Iraqi authorities,” government and also some political blocs. kms northwest of Baghdad. total of 27 security incidents in Iraq reported the statement from the many foreign Embassies, in the media from September 8-September 14. British Embassy further These attacks come At least one vehicle was damaged in the Six of those were by pro-Iran groups which said. The attack is the including the British and in parallel to and bombing near Camp Taji but there were included two IEDs on convoys carrying first in months to target the United States. complement those with no reports of any casualties. The Saraya supplies to the US. Security analysts also a diplomatic convoy rockets and mortars Thawrat Al-Ishrin Shia militia group contend that these IED attacks are unlikely and comes amid near daily rocket attacks targeting foreign and especially the US, subsequently claimed responsibility for the to cause much damage to the US assets but aimed at the Green Zone and Iraqi army bases military and diplomatic assets to force a attack on social media. could harm the civilians in Iraq. Indian Defence Chief warns Pakistan against misadventure Pakistan should stay away from and not get involved in the dispute between India and China. When two elephants fight traditional wisdom advises against taking sides in the philosophy ‘Hide my strength, bid ◆ By NDT Bureau my time’ until the right opportunity presents @NewDelhiTimes to take others land/resources. Pakistan is naïve to believe that the Sino-Pak friendship [email protected] is higher than mountains and deeper than oceans! ndia’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) I General Bipin Rawat cautioned that Pakistan is unduly encouraged by the biased- Pakistan will suffer “heavy losses” if it coverage of its own media which depicts death attempted to take advantage of India’s of 20 Indian soldiers at the Galwan while ongoing conflict with China along its totally ignoring the figures from the other side northern border.

PC : Getty Images just because China is hiding its causalities! If China was so dominant in the Galwan clash Speaking at a seminar hosted by the US- Pakistan FO summoned a senior Indian vacate PoK and Gilgit-Baltistan to right the why is it so afraid to disclose its casualty India Strategic Partnership Forum on diplomat to register Pakistan’s protest over wrongs of 1948, when Pakistan invaded and figures? Is it still counting the dead? Why does September 9, General Rawat spoke of the alleged latest ceasefire violations along illegally occupied the areas. China want talks instead of attacking? a threat of “coordinated action” by the the Line of Control on September 8 and militaries of Pakistan and China along the complained of, what it called, “indiscriminate northern and western borders of India. “We Pakistan objected to General Rawat’s remarks General Rawat’s contention is to the point, and unprovoked firing” along the LoC and the that India is well prepared for 5th generation clear and concise. India is not mixing find the threat from Pakistan will mainly be Working Boundary (WB) with artillery fire, in the form of a proxy war, but should any war and deemed it as words. Pakistan knows heavy-calibre mortars and automatic weapons. provocative. Pakistan Even if Pakistan joins what will happen if it threat develop along our northern borders, The FO talked of violation of the 2003 Ceasefire India-China war from Pakistan could take advantage of that and is just trying to stay indulges in any sort Understanding, established humanitarian norms relevant in the region by China’s side, India will of misadventure. If create trouble for us on the northern border”. and professional military conduct! Currently a border dispute with Chinese releasing such statement take this as a god-send Pakistan joins China to fight India this could troops is raging in the Ladakh region. Prime Minister Modi is working to eliminate even though nobody is opportunity to vacate PoK all the fundamental and nagging problems listening.Both the US lead to a regional General Rawat cautioned Pakistan that it and Gilgit-Baltistan to would “suffer heavy losses” if it undertakes of India that has been bothering our peace- and Russia could join in conflagration. The any “misadventure”. loving country for last seven decades. handling China. Reason right the wrongs of 1948, conflict could suck in Pakistan should stay away from and not get is simple; China tries to when Pakistan invaded and the US and Israel too. Pakistan Foreign Office explained away involved in the dispute between India and ‘deal with one problem illegally occupied the areas. Of course, Russia is Indian concerns by referring to the China. When two elephants fight traditional at a time’, as it did in pro-China and still cooperation between Pakistan and China. wisdom advises against taking sides. It’s not the South China Sea, reeling under western “We are ‘All-Weather Strategic Co- hard to guess what will happen to Pakistan in Japan, Africa, Tibet, and with the Uyghurs. sanctions while the US has no shared operative Partners’ and remain committed to case of Indo-Pak war. Even if Pakistan joins The USA and Russia know very well that border. Who knows, India could teach promoting peace, stability and development India-China war from China’s side, India both the countries could be the next target China a lesson this time. Pakistan should in the region,” the Pakistan FO clarified. will take this as a god-send opportunity to of China’s attack. After all, China believes better wait and watch. www.NewDelhiTimes.com India’s only International Newspaper

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International NEW DELHI TIMES Algerian Parliament approves Constitutional reforms The reforms will now be put to a referendum on November 1, the anniversary of the start of Algeria’s 1954- 1962 War of Independence from France demands of the popular movement [Hirak],” ◆ By NDT Bureau Tebboune stated. @NewDelhiTimes The Hirak protest movement was triggered [email protected] in February 2019, by Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s quest for yet another term in office as n September 10, the Algerian Parliament President. Thousands of demonstrators took O approved the draft amendments to the to the streets every Friday for more than Algerian Constitution. The draft revision of a year. They called for thorough reform the Constitution encompasses six chapters, of the political system, with a new order namely the Fundamental Rights and Public enshrining democracy and transparency. The Freedoms; strengthening the separation and Hirak protest movement caused Abdelaziz balance of powers; “independence of the Bouteflika, President for 20 years, to judiciary, the creation of (the Constitutional step down, followed by most of his close Court)”; transparency; prevention and anti- associates being dismissed and jailed. corruption; and the National Independent Election Authority. One of the major proposals in the draft amendment is to oblige The Hirak protest movement the President to appoint a Prime Minister was triggered in February from the party that has the majority in the 2019, by Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s Parliament. quest for yet another term in office as President. Thousands

Algerian Prime Minister, Abdelaziz Djerad PC : Getty Images remarked that the draft amendment of the of demonstrators took to the Constitution constitutes a total break with rights and freedom of citizens and gives from France. The Algerian Prime Minister streets every Friday for more past practices, both in terms of elaboration concrete expression to the commitments of stated that on November 1, “the Constitution and content, and came in response to the the President of the Republic to build a new will be put to a popular referendum to have than a year. aspirations of the people to build a “true Republic. It also aims at a “comprehensive the people say their final word with full democratic State that will protect Algeria reform” of the State and its institutions in freedom”. However, it is likely that the Hirak protestors from the authoritarian and despotic abuses it the service of the citizen and a restoration would reject the amendments on account of has experienced”. of “trust between the people and its The reforms are an initiative of Algerian the fact that these amendments were done institutions”. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and aimed without consultation from the representatives This Constitution establishes a true at responding to the demands of the country’s of Hirak. There is also a possibility that the separation of powers, “strengthens” the The reforms will now be put to a referendum “Hirak” protest movement. “The proposal Hirak protestors would call for a boycott of prerogatives of Parliamentary control and on November 1, the anniversary of the start is fully in line with the requirements of the November 1 referendum leading to a harmony between the powers, protects the of Algeria’s 1954-1962 War of Independence modern state building and responds to the prolonged political stalemate. HECTR improves the technical capabilities of the E-2D cockpit INCDS Human Machine Interface (HMI) ◆ By NDT Bureau deficiencies. The HUD will increase safety @NewDelhiTimes and decrease pilot workload for generations of Hawkeye pilots by providing horizon [email protected] reference and increased visual scan speed for carrier landings, which will be especially he Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye beneficial at night and during adverse airborne early warning and control T weather conditions. (AEW&C) aircraft is to be equipped with a head-up display (HUD) for the first time in “The fleet is very excited to be a part of its near-60-year service life. the development of HECTR. This program demonstrates outstanding teamwork The carrier-borne AEW&C platform, which between the program office, industry and is currently the only US Navy (USN) aircraft our fleet operators,” said Capt. Michael not to be fitted with a HUD, will undergo the France, Commodore, Airborne Command & upgrade via the service’s Hawkeye Cockpit Control and Logistics Wing. “For decades, Technical Refresh (HECTR) programme. we have improved the weapon system of the Advanced Hawkeye, but the cockpit has The HECTR is a critical redesign of remained largely unchanged. hardware and software components of the current E-2D Integration Navigation, HECTR solves some of our obsolescence Controls and Displays System (INCDS) as issues and brings new navigation and well as an integration of the cockpit solution communication capability. With the AR into the weapon system. HECTR will use variant of the E-2D as our new baseline, an E-2D Mission Computer Alternative, HECTR makes it safer for our crews who currently under development at PMA- must land on the aircraft carrier after many 209, as part of its design. The cockpit hours of being on station “HECTR is an redesign will allow the platform to achieve essential upgrade that brings the E-2D Communication Navigation Surveillance/ Hawkeye Cockpit into the 21st Century.” Air Traffic Management Required Navigation Performance Area Navigation The current INCDS cockpit includes many reallocate Multi-Year Procurement II (MYPII) pilot and co-pilot experience in the cockpit. capability. of the platform’s top readiness degraders as savings to the critical cockpit upgrade through well as obsolete components. Additionally, the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) “HECTR will bring increased safety, As per information provided on the United current architecture of the INCDS cockpit cycle. decreased pilot workload and increased States Naval Air Systems Command will not support the E-2D mission in the sustainability to the world’s only carrier based (NAVAIR) website, HECTR will Delta System Software Configuration With the addition of the Aerial Refueling airborne command & control platform,” integrate a HUD capability to reduce the (DSSC) six timeframes. For these reasons, (AR) capability, the aircrew will experience said France. “It is a welcome addition to the E-2D pilot workload as well as improve PMA-231 began in fiscal 2020 to pursue greater workload and fatigue. The HECTR Advanced Hawkeye and one that will improve situational awareness and correct current a cockpit redesign, securing the ability to program goals will substantially change the our combat readiness and flexibility.”

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International NEW DELHI TIMES QAnon conspiracy theory gains momentum in the United States ahead of Presidential Elections that 20.4% of all QAnon-related Facebook ◆ By NDT Bureau posts contained links to YouTube, while @NewDelhiTimes on Twitter 5% of QAnon-related posts contained YouTube links. [email protected] The QAnon conspiracy theory has also s the Presidential Elections in the United capitalized on the coronavirus pandemic. A States of America is approaching near, On July 31, “Q” stated that the coronavirus the QAnon conspiracy theory is gaining pandemic was partly designed to help momentum. According to a report, “The “shelter” presumptive Democratic Presidential Genesis of a Conspiracy Theory” released nominee Joe Biden from appearing in public by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) and participating in debates and to “eliminate” on August 4, 2020, QAnon is a wide-ranging or delay Trump rallies. conspiracy theory that claims that an elite group of child-trafficking paedophiles The ISD report finds that almost 8% have been ruling the world for a number of (1,352,851) of QAnon-related conversation decades and that the US President Donald since the beginning of 2020 mentioned one Trump has a secret plan in place to bring this or more of the COVID-19-related keywords. group to justice. The ISD report suggests that in the 2020 US elections there are 14 The largest increase in these conversations Congressional candidates on the ballot who PC : Getty Images occurred from March 23-March 25, with a express support for the theory. 422% increase, and another large growth Democratic rival Hillary Clinton would 2020. The most striking increase, in March occurred between March 11-March 15, The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) soon be arrested and riots would ensue. The 2020, saw the number of Facebook users which mentions increase by more than intelligence bulletin from the Bureau’s prediction, proved false, as did many others increase from an average of 344 unique 304%, fuelled by conspiracies about Phoenix field office, dated May 30, 2019, that followed, including the forecast of mass users per day between March 2 and March 8, celebrity infections. noted that the origins of QAnon is the indictments of other Democrats. But that did to 898 between March 22 and March 29. conspiratorial belief that “Q,” allegedly not stop “Q” from continuing to post about Similarly, average Twitter users grew from The ISD report also studied the impact of a government official, “posts classified Trump’s “secret war” against a deep state 37,302 in the first week to 89,338 in the the killing of George Floyd and Black Lives information online to reveal a covert effort, cabal of paedophiles, with his cryptic online last. Both Facebook group membership and Matter (BLM) and found 520,741 tweets led by President Trump, to dismantle a “drops” parsed and amplified by a growing engagement rates within those Facebook from January 1-June 24, 2020, mentioning conspiracy involving ‘deep state’ actors ecosystem of believers. groups increased significantly in March QAnon keywords and keywords linked and global elites allegedly engaged in an 2020. to the Floyd protests, were delivered by international child sex trafficking ring.” As per the ISD report, social media 205,484 unique authors. networks are playing an important role in the Membership of QAnon groups on Facebook The anonymous poster first appeared online propagation of the QAnon conspiracy theory. increased by 120% in March and engagement A few even went on to suggest that George in October 2017, when he went to the 4chan The report finds that the number of unique rates increased by 91%. YouTube also plays Floyd killing was staged to harm Trump’s image board with a wild premonition: users engaging in discussion of QAnon have an important role in the sharing of QAnon- re-election campaign and that Floyd himself Former Secretary of State and Trump increased on both Facebook and Twitter in related content. The ISD analysis showed was complicit in this plot. GA-ASI and SENAR Aerospecial to integrate NATO pod into MQ-9 aircraft set of interfaces to the aircraft system. This ◆ By NDT Bureau approach reduces integration time and cost. @NewDelhiTimes “With the NATO Pod, European sensor [email protected] suppliers will be provided a standard Size, Weight and Power (SWAP) and Interface eneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. Control Document (ICD) to the aircraft G (GA-ASI) and SENRR Aerospecial will system to efficiently integrate their payloads. develop a NATO pod to be integrated into This offers our customers a broader range the MQ-9 aircraft to increase configuration of ISR capabilities and makes ISR-system and payload options. upgrades faster,” said Linden Blue, CEO, GA-ASI. “Interface standardization also As per a press release by SENER, the allows sovereign containment of payload NATO Pod development is driven by GA- hardware and data by customers, when ASI’s initiative to provide customers with a required.” customizable pod for carriage of sovereign, cross-domain Intelligence, Surveillance and Andrés Sendagorta, President of the SENER Reconnaissance (ISR) sensors that can be Group, said, “Since the beginning in 2008, integrated onto GA-ASI-built MQ-9A and the relationship between GA-ASI and MQ-9B RPA Systems. SENER has been based on the existence of a common corporate philosophy where The GA-ASI is working with European the technological component represents a suppliers to add sensor capabilities to the fundamental link. new European-built payload pod that meets NATO airworthiness standards. This has led to an alliance in which the development of value-added products and The NATO Pod is a flexible, scalable, technology by SENER has been applied to certifiable, aerodynamic and low-cost meet the demanding needs of GA-ASI over enclosure that enables customers to add the years and, particularly, now with the sovereign sensor capabilities developed in NATO Pod that will be integrated onto the their respective countries using a common MQ-9 line”. www.NewDelhiTimes.com India’s only International Newspaper

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International NEW DELHI TIMES Beirut explosion compounds Lebanon’s economic woes The explosions and fires at the Beirut port have occurred at a time when the country is already reeling under an economic crisis more than 6,500. According to the United from food security partners points to an most of the Lebanese capital, further adding ◆ By NDT Bureau Nation Office for the Coordination of increasing number of people in need of food to the country’s woes. @NewDelhiTimes Humanitarian Affair (UN OCHA), with force assistance in areas outside the immediate equal to a 3.5-magnitude earthquake, the perimeter of concern related to the [email protected] The situation is further explosions had a devastating impact on the explosions. On September 10, a fire broke peoples’ living conditions and livelihoods, out at one of the Port’s warehouses where oil compounded by the L ebanon is in the midst of a severe testing peoples’ coping mechanisms and and tires were reportedly stored, generating COVID-19 crisis in economic crisis which is compounded resulting in mounting protection concerns. panic in the nearby neighbourhoods the country and has by the inability of the Lebanese state to reigniting the trauma and anxiety that Currently, shelter repairs, followed by food, significantly overwhelmed maintain basic infrastructure facilities. On communities have been dealing with since cash and medication are the top priorities August 4, 2020, 2,750 tons of ammonium the August 4 explosions. This followed a the health system that smaller fire on September 8. was already reeling from a

According to the United Nations Population socio-economic crisis. Fund Situation Report on the Beirut Port explosions released on September 17, The situation is further compounded by the more than 40 days after the explosion that COVID-19 crisis in the country and has killed nearly 200 people and injured more significantly overwhelmed the health system than 6,000, Lebanon’s humanitarian and that was already reeling from a socio- financial needs are exacerbated. Within economic crisis. According to the WHO five kilometres of the explosion site, reports, the Beirut explosions had an adverse residential and commercial areas were impact on health infrastructure as three destroyed or severely damaged, leaving hospitals were rendered non-functional, 300,000 people homeless. It is expected that three substantially damaged, 500 hospital some households may be displaced for an bed equivalents lost, and many primary care indefinite period of time. facilities damaged.

The explosions and fires at the Beirut port Other infrastructures, including roads, have occurred at a time when the country businesses, educational facilities, and cultural is already reeling under an economic heritage buildings have also sustained damage. crisis. The United Nations Department of Initial World Bank report estimates the cost of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) has physical damage at US$3.8-4.6 billion and projected that the GDP per capita in PPP economic losses at $2.9-3.5 billion. USD fell by 1.2 per cent in 2019 and by 12.8 per cent in 2020, before rebounding The blast has generated a new humanitarian to 2.3 per cent in 2021. A report by the emergency in Lebanon. The state is unable UN Economic and Social Commission for to finance major repairs given Lebanon’s

PC : Getty Images Western Asia (ESCWA) found that the rate economic difficulties - the country has of poverty had jumped from 28 percent in defaulted on bonds that were due in March nitrate stored at Beirut’s port exploded, reported by the residents affected by the 2019 to 55 percent in May 2020, months 2020, and its debt to GDP ratio exceeds killing more than 220 people and injuring explosions. Moreover, anecdotal evidence before a huge explosion in Beirut devastated 170%. In a historic first, UAV lands at a commercial airport ◆ By NDT Bureau @NewDelhiTimes [email protected]

istory was created on September 16, at H the Ben Gurion International Airport, the largest airport in Israel, as the Heron, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed and built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), landed there becoming the first UAV to land in an international airport alongside commercial flights occupying civilian air space.

The UAV that took off from Ein Shemer Landing pad, landed at Ben Gurion, and flew back to Ein Shemer. The entire take off, flight, and landing were operated from the Ein Shemer control station.

According to a press release by the IAI, PC : Getty Images the “historic landing proves the maturity and safety of IAI’s Long Runner operating record during the many years it’s been in use UAV can carry cargo up to 290 kg and can first time at an international airport. system, which allows UAVs to take off by the Israeli, German, and other nations’ air be used for a range of civilian purposes as The future of the world of aviation will and land automatically on long-haul routes forces and is designed to carry out longer well. need to allow unmanned aerial vehicles (ranges of up to 1500 km and more) using strategic and tactical missions. to land at civilian airports, and today satellite communications technology and On September 16, IAI Executive Vice President this happened for the first time thanks a combination of accurate take-off and It can withstand severe weather conditions, and General Manager of the Military to the hard and joint work of the Civil automatic landing capability”. carry multiple payloads (sensors), and Aircraft Group, Moshe Levy, said, Aviation Authority of Israel and the transmit real-time information to the forces “IAI’s Heron UAV made a significant Israel Airports Authority. This is a great The Heron has an extensive operational and decision-makers in the field. The Heron breakthrough today, landing for the achievement for IAI in the UAV arena.”

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International NEW DELHI TIMES Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict gets internationalised The 2020 conflict between the two nations has also been internationalised and has pittedTurkey against Russia. Turkey backs Azerbaijan, while Russia supports Armenia out on Nagorno-Karabakh line but directly ◆ By NDT Bureau on the borders between the countries @NewDelhiTimes and with heavy weapons.” The President noted, “Turkey will never hesitate to stand [email protected] against any attack on the rights and lands of Azerbaijan, with which it has deep-rooted ince the breakup of the Soviet Union, friendly ties and brotherly relations. It is S Armenia and Azerbaijan in the South our duty to accordingly mobilize all our Caucasus have been in a start of conflict political, diplomatic and social ties in the over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. region and the world.” The conflict is also referred in international relations parlance as a ‘frozen conflict’. The Turkish Defence Industries Chairman Ismail Nagorno-Karabakh enclave in Azerbaijan, Demir tweeted that Turkey will upgrade mainly populated by Armenians, declared Azerbaijan’s military equipment and supply its independence in September 1991. new systems. Many pro-government media outlets in Turkey have accused Russia for The non-recognition by Azerbaijan of this instigating aggression from the Armenian proclamation prompted a full-scale military side. Many analysts contend that apart conflict resulting in the de facto autonomy from geopolitical factors, economic factors of Nagorno-Karabakh and the occupation also weigh in behind Turkey’s support to of seven Azerbaijani districts after the 1994 Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan, one of the major oil ceasefire. A Russian-brokered ceasefire, the suppliers to the European Union, is Turkey’s PC : Getty Images Bishkek Protocol, was signed in May 1994, biggest foreign investor - mostly in the but numerous violations of the ceasefire have energy sector. occurred since then, most notably the 2016 a statement on July 13. He added, “This Nations, the United States, and the Russian Nagorno-Karabakh clashes. Azerbaijan and military incident did not occur in a vacuum. Federation, called for an immediate cessation Russia aims to posit itself as the dominant Armenia continue to accuse each other of For a while the Azerbaijani leadership has of hostilities. The 2020 conflict between the actor in the regional security architecture and shooting attacks around Nagorno-Karabakh been trying to play the anti-Armenian card two nations has also been internationalised maintaining its sphere of influence. Russia and along the separate Azeri-Armenian for their well-known reasons.” and has pitted Turkey against Russia. Turkey agreed to increase its military cooperation frontier. Skirmishes have also spilled over backs Azerbaijan, while Russia supports with Armenia as the Armenian Minister of to the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border The Armenian Prime Minister said that the Armenia. Defence, David Tonoyan, met with Russian outside Nagorno-Karabakh, with the leadership of Azerbaijan would be responsible Minister of Defence Sergey Shoygu during 2012, 2014 and 2018 border clashes being for “the unpredictable consequences of the After the border clashes broke out, Turkish the 2020 International Army Games. prominent. regional destabilization.” Conversely, the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, Azerbaijani Ministry of “Let me underline that The Minister discussed matters of regional Border clashes between Azerbaijan and Foreign Affairs said in The Nagorno- we strongly condemn security in the context of the strategic alliance Armenia once again resumed in July 2020. a statement on July 12, the attacks carried out by between Armenia and Russia. The discussion The clashes occurred around the Tavush that Armenian forces, Karabakh conflict Armenia against friendly focused on the military situation in the region region in north-east Armenia. The Azerbaijan supported by artillery, is also referred in and brotherly Azerbaijan. following the increase in tension on the Defence Ministry said four of its soldiers has attempted to seize Armenian-Azerbaijan border in July. have been killed and five wounded, while Azerbaijani positions. international relations I wish Allah’s mercy upon Armenia’s Ministry said three of its soldiers The statement claimed parlance as a ‘frozen our Azerbaijani brothers A statement released by the Armenian and two police officers have been wounded that the Armenian troops who died a martyr’s death Ministry of Defence after the meeting in the clashes. Azerbaijan President Ilham has been prevented from conflict’. while protecting their of Tonoyan and Shoygu stated that the Aliyev accused the Armenian leadership of taking the positions by homeland and a speedy Ministers “had come to an agreement on a “provocation.” the Azerbaijani side, with three Azerbaijani recovery to the wounded. We are concerned further actions to be taken within their soldiers killed and four wounded in the that the tensions that have been going on in military cooperation”. The Armenian “We strongly condemn the provocative ensuing clash. the region since the invasion of Nagorno- Ministry of Defence also signed a contract actions of the Azerbaijani armed forces, Karabakh will turn into a conflict because of with the Russian United Aircraft Corporation which resumed this morning,” Armenian International actors, including the European Armenia’s reckless and systematic attacks. to modernise and renovate the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in Union, the OSCE Minsk Group, the United Moreover, this last attack was not carried military’s Russian aircrafts. UK Ministry of Defence issues tender for Project Vulcan Ground Manoeuvre Synthetic Trainer The notification states that “Project Vulcan An open systems architecture and templated ◆ By NDT Bureau will deliver simulated driver, commander hardware profiles to support rapid @NewDelhiTimes and gunner training for WR CSP, CR2 reconfiguration and future exploitation will LEP+ and MIV, via a coherent pan-platform enable the core software to be re-used in [email protected] simulation systems architecture. crew training for other platforms. Simulation will enable realistic and complex training It will replace the planned single platform n September 8, 2020, the United that cannot be conducted live on the UK O crew training simulation solutions for Kingdom Ministry of Defence released training estate, thus maintaining operational WCSP, MIV and CR2LEP and extend the an invitation to tender (ITT), for a Ground effectiveness. Manoeuvre Synthetic Trainer (GMST) driving simulation capability to all three under Project Vulcan. fleets. Its approach will be evolutionary and will exploit the essential features of the in- As per the notification, Project Vulcan seeks Model crew stations will enable individual service Armoured Vehicle Training Aids to establish a comprehensive simulator teaching and testing in a classroom, through (AVTA) which have been developed over system to satisfy individual (driver, gunner, to integrated crew level training at troop/ duration shall run for five years from time to assist instructors in delivering commander) and crew training for MIV, platoon level (maximum four vehicles). The March 2022 until end of March 2027. The consistent standards of training whether it is WR CSP and CR2 LEP+ and planned, both equipment design should enable company/ authorities shall have irrevocable options centralised at ARMCEN or distributed in the technically and commercially, to exploit squadron level training if additional to extend the contract up to a further two Field Army.” emerging technology and expand to other infrastructure and network connectivity is 5-year slots until end of March 2032 and vehicle fleets over time. provided. It is anticipated that the initial contract March 2037 respectively. www.NewDelhiTimes.com India’s only International Newspaper

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International NEW DELHI TIMES Obscurantist Turkey faces a forward-moving UAE The UAE and Turkey confront each other across various theatres, like Egypt, Syria or the Mediterranean Sadly, Turkey of Atatürk the Great, is fast ◆ By NDT Bureau sliding into Islamic fundamentalism of the @NewDelhiTimes Brotherhood denominations. Egypt, Iraq, Syria, and Libya prove that democracy [email protected] is not cut out for Arab nations who love governance by strongmen in those semi- he UAE-Israel deal has been welcomed formed societies. T by almost all Middle Eastern countries except two-Turkey and Iran. Iran traditionally opposes any rapprochement Turkey is a pseudo democracy, worse than between the Arab states and Israel. Turkey’s the Middle-East monarchies. Autocratic enmity with the UAE in several regional Erdogan has locked opposition leaders in hotspots is pivoted on their competing jail, usurped all the powers of Prime Minister visions for the region and defining Middle- and is ruling ruthlessly for 18-long years. Eastern politics. As a Sheikhdom, the UAE is sensitive to democratic movements like The days of colonialism are over, but Muslim Brotherhood in the Middle East Erdogan’s dream of reviving past glory trying to loosen the authoritative hold of the lingers. Converting old churches to mosques Gulf monarchies. will drag Turkey back to the 13th Century. Is another Gaddafi or Saddam in the making? Turkey is a democracy just in name. Turkey is on the wrong side of history. It’s President Erdogan has strong anti- PC : Getty Images Fundamentalist Turkey gets support from democratic and authoritarian credentials During the abortive coup in Turkey in 2016, UAE liberally funded and supplied cutting- an equally-failed fundamentalist state like camouflaged under the veneer of nationalism Pakistan. and Islamic fundamentalism. That explains Erdogan suspected the UAE of supporting edge weapons, but the Lebanese National his ideological alignment with the Muslim the putschists (rebels). With Erdogan’s Army got defeated when Turkey supported The UAE is a smart, modern-thinking Brotherhood. blessings, Turkish media alleged that the the UN-recognised Government of National UAE had funded $3 billion for the coup (!) Accord. A friendly Libya is offering Turkey Middle-Eastern country that thinks The ‘Arab Spring’ of the 2000s, posed and supported reactionary elements in Egypt further ingress into the Mediterranean. beyond religion and no more supports existential threats to the Gulf monarchies. and Sudan. Turkey continues ‘flipping’ countries into its Islamic jihad. It has chosen the right path Sensing the opportunity, Turkey cozied camp as ideological allies. and treading the right side of history: In Syria, Turkey opposed the Assad regime modernising itself, moving forward, up to the Brotherhood and extended moral and supported anti-government protests In the current Greece-Turkey stand-off in the launching Mars missions and now on support, while the UAE kept them at bay. and rebel movements. The UAE in contrast eastern Mediterranean, the UAE supports road to modern technology with Israel. Rather it purged the Muslim Brotherhood supported the Assad regime. Turkey blamed Greece, and has sent four F-16s for joint It’s doing right job in right manner. Its members from government positions the UAE of funding the Kurdish PKK which training with the Greek military. Turkey heydays are coming. The UAE and Turkey and educational institutions, declared it Ankara considers a terrorist organisation. a terrorist organisation and conducted is the untrained bull in the Mediterranean, are on entirely different trajectories! major crackdowns in 2011 and in 2014. The UAE supports the largely Kurdish aping Chinese activities in the South China The UAE and Turkey confront each other YPG. When Turkey attacked the YPG Sea, to claim all the gas and energy fields. The wind of change is sweeping the across various theatres, like Egypt, Syria or across the Syrian border in 2019, the UAE Middle East landscape. Turkey commands the Mediterranean. In Egyptian elections, criticised it as “a threat to peace.” During The European powers, notably France, no respect in the neighbourhood. Dictator Mohamed Morsi won to Turkey’s delight Saudi Arabia and the UAE spat with Qatar, oppose Turkish expansionism. That makes Erdogan is making enemies and fast but Sisi’s coup upset everything. Turkey Turkey supported Qatar, sent relief goods Europe ready allies for the UAE. Turkey has turning into a pariah nation like North condemned it while the UAE welcomed and stationed 5,000 Turkish troops there. no regional allies hence needs to modulate Korea and China. And Pakistan is naïve to it, and splashed the new regime with large In Libya, the Gulf States, Egypt and France its strategic policy very carefully in the think that its future lies with China, Iran amounts of cash and diplomatic support. supported General Khalifa Haftar and the coming decades. and Turkey! UK Royal Air Force Project ‘SYNERGIA’ reaches significant milestone

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he United Kingdom Royal Air Force T (RAF) SYNERGIA counter-drone research and development programme has reached a significant milestone with the ORCUS counter-drone capability achieving initial operating capability (IOC).

The IOC was achieved after ORCUS completed successful testing of a full range of integrated detect, track, ID, and defeat PC : Getty Images technologies. countermeasure. The device looks similar to to establish the most effective way to detect, resume. The current phase of the programme, As per a press release dated September 3, a camera module placed on top of a tripod, track, identify and defeat hostile drones. which started in 2019, supports more than by the UK Ministry of Defence, “vital to allowing for unparalleled versatility in 50 highly skilled jobs with over 20 at protecting UK air bases from hostile drone operations. Elements of Leonardo’s C-UAS equipment Leonardo, with the primary integration activity, ORCUS will enable the RAF to played a supporting role in the RAF Force work undertaken at its Basildon and evaluate a range of capabilities including The technology is part of the RAF’s Counter- Protection in 2018 and 2019, following Southampton sites and real-time testing advanced radar, electro-optic and radio Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) research drone sightings at Gatwick and Heathrow taking place at several Ministry of Defence frequency sensors, plus an electronic attack and development programme with Leonardo airports, allowing airport operations to locations within the UK.”

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International NEW DELHI TIMES Thai protesters US bans WeChat, TikTok from France: EU hold ambitious app stores, threatens shutdowns sanctions on rally for he U.S. Commerce Department said mobile app stores, did not immediately reply Turkey an option T that it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok to questions. Oracle also did not reply. democratic reforms and WeChat from U.S. app stores and rotesters gathered in Bangkok for the will bar the apps from accessing essential “At the President’s direction, we have over gas standoff P most ambitious rally so far in a pro- internet services in the U.S. - a move that taken significant action to combat China’s rance backed Cyprus’ calls for the democracy campaign that has shaken up the could effectively wreck the operation of malicious collection of American citizens’ F European Union to consider imposing government and Thailand’s conservative both Chinese services for U.S. users. personal data, while promoting our national tougher sanctions on Turkey if the Turkish establishment. values, democratic rules-based norms, and government won’t suspend its search for TikTok won’t face the most drastic sanctions aggressive enforcement of U.S. laws and energy reserves in eastern Mediterranean Organizers predicted as many as 50,000 until after the November 3 election, but regulations,” Commerce Secretary Wilbur waters where Cyprus and Greece claim will show up and march in an area of the WeChat users could feel the effects earlier. Ross said in a prepared statement. exclusive economic rights. capital historically associated with political protests. An estimated 10,000 people turned The order, which cited national security China’s ministry of commerce condemned French Minister for European Affairs out for the last major rally on August 16, and data privacy concerns, follows weeks the ban, and urged the U.S. to stop what it Clement Beaune said sanctions should be and this time, opposition political parties of dealmaking over the video-sharing called bullying behavior and wrongdoing. It among the options the 27-member bloc are expected to join and mobilize supporters service TikTok. President Donald Trump said China would “take necessary measures considers employing if Turkey continues to from other provinces. has pressured the app’s Chinese owner to to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights “endanger the security and sovereignty of a sell TikTok’s U.S. operations to a domestic and interests of Chinese companies.” member state.” company to satisfy U.S. concerns over “But we consider that the Union should TikTok’s data collection and related issues. The action is the Trump administration’s latest attempt to counter the influence of also be ready to use all the instruments at its California tech giant Oracle recently struck a China, a rising economic superpower. Since disposal, among them the one of sanctions, deal with TikTok along those lines, although taking office in 2017, Trump has waged if the situation didn’t not evolve positively,” details remain foggy and the administration a trade war with China, blocked mergers Beaune said after talks with Cypriot Foreign is still reviewing it. involving Chinese companies and stifled Minister Nikos Christodoulides in Nicosia. the business of Chinese firms like Huawei, EU leaders are set to hold a summit in PC : AP Photo AP PC : Trump said that he was open to a deal, a maker of phones and telecom equipment. a few days to discuss how to respond to noting that “we have some great options and Turkey prospecting in areas of the sea that Demonstrators ignored a plea from Prime maybe we can keep a lot of people happy,” China-backed hackers, meanwhile, have Greece and Cyprus insist are only theirs to Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to cancel the suggesting that even Microsoft, which said been blamed for data breaches of U.S. federal explore. Turkey triggered a naval standoff event, which he said risked spreading the its TikTok bid had been rejected, might databases and the credit agency Equifax, and with NATO ally Greece after dispatching a coronavirus and derailing recovery of the the Chinese government strictly limits what warship-escorted research vessel in a part battered economy. U.S. tech companies can do in China. of the eastern Mediterranean that Greece The core demands declared by the protesters says is over its continental shelf. Greece The order requires WeChat, which has in July were the dissolution of parliament deployed its own warship and naval patrols millions of U.S. users who rely on the app with fresh elections, a new constitution and in response. to stay in touch and conduct business with an end to intimidation of political activists. people and companies in China, to end Greek and Turkish military officers are also They believe Prayuth, who as then-army payments for business transactions through holding talks at NATO headquarters to work commander led a 2014 coup toppling an its service and prohibits it from obtaining out ways of ensuring that any standoff at sea elected government, was returned to power vital technical services from vendors. doesn’t descend into open conflict. unfairly in last year’s general election The tensions appeared to ease in the last because the laws had been changed to The Justice Department said in a filing that it week, with Greek and Turkish officials favor a pro-military party. A constitution would not target users with criminal or civil having contact after Turkey temporarily promulgated under military rule is likewise penalties for messaging on the app. pulled back the research vessel. But Ankara undemocratic, they charge. extended until mid-October the stay of Similar technical limitations for TikTok another drill ship, Yavuz, in an area southeast The mostly student activists raised the don’t go into effect until November 12, of Cyprus that lies inside the island nation’s stakes dramatically during the August 10 shortly after the U.S. election. Ross said on PC : AP Photo AP PC : exclusive economic zone. rally by issuing a 10-point manifesto calling Fox Business Network that access to that for reforming the monarchy. Their demands app may be possible if certain safeguards seek to limit the king’s powers, establish continue to be involved, as well as Oracle and Walmart. are put into place. TikTok says it has 100 tighter controls on palace finances and allow million U.S. users and 700 million globally. open discussion of the monarchy. Trump noted that TikTok was “very, very Their boldness was virtually unprecedented, popular,” said “we have to have the total Nicholas Weaver, a computer science as the monarchy is considered sacrosanct security from China,” and added that “we lecturer at UC Berkeley, said the actions in Thailand, and any criticism is normally can do a combination of both.” taking effect are short-sighted and suggest kept private. A lese majeste law calls for that “the U.S. is not to be trusted and not a a prison sentence of three to 15 years for The new order puts pressure on TikTok’s friendly place for business.” anyone found guilty of defaming the royal owner, ByteDance, to make further institution. concessions, said James Lewis of the Center Users, meanwhile, face a security for Strategic and International Studies. “nightmare” because they won’t be able to Too young to have been caught up in Trump had said this week that he does not get app updates that fix bugs and security the sometimes violent partisan political like the idea of ByteDance keeping majority vulnerabilities, he said. battles that roiled Thailand a decade ago, control of TikTok. Photo AP PC : “the students have been doing it mostly The technical measures are “enforceable, by themselves, producing some radical TikTok expressed “disappointment” over the the question is whether they are legal,” said Ship tracking website Marine Traffic showed demands and refreshingly different move and said it would continue to challenge the Center for Strategic and International a second Turkish research vessel, Barbaros, protests,” Kevin Hewison, a professor President Donald Trump’s “unjust executive Studies’ Lewis, likening them to a U.S. currently operating south of Cyprus. emeritus of the University of North Carolina order.” The Commerce Department is version of China’s “Great Firewall,” which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and veteran Thai studies scholar, said in an enacting an order announced by President censors its domestic internet. He said there said Turkey withdrew the surveying vessel, email interview. Donald Trump in August. TikTok sued to could be a First Amendment challenge. Oruc Reis, from Greece-claimed waters for “This is why they look and act differently stop that ban. maintenance to give diplomacy a chance. and why they are so confounding for the Like most social networks, TikTok collects But he warned that the ship wasn’t done WeChat owner Tencent said in an emailed regime,” he said. “What the regime and its user data and moderates users’ posts. It working and would be back. statement that it will continue to discuss ways supporters see is relatively well-off kids grabs users’ locations and messages and to address concerns with the government “As soon as the repairs and maintenance turned against them and this confounds tracks what they watch to figure out how and look for long-term solutions. best to target ads to them. process is over, Oruc Reis will again return them.” to its duties,” Erdogan said. 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THIS DAY | THAT YEAR | NEW DELHI TIMES

September 21, 1981 The U.S. Senate confirmed Sandra Day O’Connor to be the first female Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court on this day that year. PC : Getty Images

September 22, 1965

India and Pakistan cease-fire went into effect, ending the Indo-Pakistani War on this day that year.

September 23, 1938

Time capsule, containing a woman’s hat, a man’s pipe & 1,100’ of microfilm, which will be opened in 6939, was buried at the World’s Fair in NYC on this day that year. PC : Getty Images

September 24, 1960 The first nuclear powered aircraft, the USS Enterprise carrier was launched and set out from Newport News, VA, on this day that year.

September 25, 1933

The Turin Shroud, supposedly the burial cloth in which Jesus Christ was wrapped in after his crucifixion, was put on display publicly for the first time in 400 years on this day that year.

September 26, 1983 Soviet military officer Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov averted a worldwide nuclear war by judging supposed missile attack from the US as an error on this day that year.

September 27, 1825

For the first time in history, a steam locomotive, called Locomotion No. 1, in control of its designer & engineer George Stephenson, carried passengers on a public railway on this day that year.

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Delhi/NCR NEW DELHI TIMES India’s first General Aviation Schools in Delhi will remain Terminal for private jets closed till October 5 inaugurated at IGI Airport, Delhi

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n September 17, Indian Civil Aviation O Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated the country’s first General Aviation Terminal which will exclusively handle the flight operations of private jets.

Equipped with 57 parking bays, this new terminal can cater to over 150 private jets per day. The terminal can handle over 50 passengers every hour. to the growth of civil aviation sector in the country.” till October 5. However, online teaching and Speaking at the inaugural event, Hardeep ◆ By NDT Bureau learning activities will continue as usual.” Singh Puri said: “We expect a bulk of pre- “Tremendous efforts have been put in by @NewDelhiTimes COVID-19 domestic air passengers’ traffic the construction teams to deliver this unique The notice also read, “School principals are to be back by Diwali this year. A general project, despite many challenges faced due [email protected] authorised to call the staff as per requirement aviation terminal was the need of the hour to COVID-19 crisis. for smooth conduct of online classes or any at Delhi Airport, which is India’s busiest s per the instructions issued by the other work.” airport, even in these COVID times. This terminal will cater to the growing A Delhi Government to the Directorate passenger traffic when the aviation sector of Education, all schools in the National The Union Ministry for Health and Welfare The dedicated GA terminal would fulfil all lands back to pre-COVID times and make Capital will remain closed till October 5. had allowed for schools outside containment needs of general aviation users, without their travel experience more convenient zones to reopen from September 21 for passing through regular terminals. I am sure and comfortable,” GMR Airports (India) An official order issued by the Directorate of students of classes IX to XII, stating that this new general aviation terminal at Delhi Business Chairman GBS Raju said during Education said, “All government and private they may attend voluntarily if they want Airport, built by DIAL, would contribute the inauguration. schools will remain closed for all students guidance from their teachers. Delhi High Court calls on Delhi government to increase RT/PCR Tests

ramped up in the capital. “Having regard ◆ By NDT Bureau to the fact that results of RAT are 60 per @NewDelhiTimes cent accurate, leaving grave doubt about infection in those who are asymptomatic, [email protected] we are of the firm view that RT/PCR should be the way forward,” said a bench of Justice n the light of the increasing cases of Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad. I coronavirus in Delhi, the Delhi High Court has asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led Delhi government to increase RT/PCR “In our opinion, Delhi government ought to (Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain focus on shoring up the capacity of testing Reaction) tests in the National Capital. through RT/PCR so that testing is increased through RT/PCR as much as possible,” it The Delhi High Court asked the Expert said. Committee constituted by the Lt-Governor on COVID-19 to convene a meeting on At present, the sanctioned strength of priority basis to consider the extent to which conducting RT/PCR is 14,000 per day in the capacity for RT-PCR testing should be Delhi. www.NewDelhiTimes.com India’s only International Newspaper

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National NEW DELHI TIMES First phase of Census 2021 postponed Modernization of Indian Railways a due to Coronavirus outbreak win-win situation ◆ By NDT Bureau for everyone: NITI @NewDelhiTimes [email protected] Aayog CEO

he Indian government informed the ◆ By NDT Bureau T Indian Parliament that the first phase of @NewDelhiTimes the Census operations, which was supposed to be held from April 1 to September 30, [email protected] has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. he Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of T National Institution for Transforming Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand India (NITI Aayog), Amitabh Kant, has said Rai told in the Rajya Sabha that the first that the modernisation of Indian Railways phase of census operations and other related PC : Getty Images is a win-win situation for everyone. field activities have been postponed due Speaking on the Public-Private Partnership to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. in passenger train operations, Kant said: According to Rai, a multiple-layered the state governments,” the Minister said. management of census portal and related “The modernization of Railways will bring security approach has been adopted for the “Data is encrypted at the device, during the activities.” Rai said that the publicity a paradigm shift, as it will help re-write the security and safety of the census data. transmission and at servers/storage. campaigns form a part of the census growth story of India. This is an excellent operations and all the enumerators are to be opportunity to tap into the potential of “Data collection is to be done on registered The services of system integrators have registered on the portal before undertaking massive unmet demand in the passenger devices of the enumerators appointed by been hired for developing the mobile Apps, the enumeration work. business, through premium passenger services. Eight beaches of Tata Projects Limited wins bid to It brings first of its kind initiative in country India recommended where private entities will source and operate build new Parliament modern technology trains for undertaking for the coveted Blue passenger business, using Indian Railways’ ◆ By NDT Bureau infrastructure. This creates a win-win Flag International situation for Indian Railways as well as @NewDelhiTimes investors, by tapping into the potential of eco-label [email protected] huge unmet demand in passenger business”. PC : Getty Images ◆ By NDT Bureau ata Projects Limited has won the According to the Central Public Works T contract bid to build the new Indian @NewDelhiTimes Department (CPWD), the new building Parliament at a cost of Rs 861.90 crore and will come up at plot number 118 of the [email protected] beat Larsen and Toubro which has submitted Parliament House Estate a bid of Rs 865 crore. or the first time eight beaches of F India are recommended for the The new Parliament building will be The CPWD said the existing Parliament coveted International eco-label, the Blue constructed close to the existing one under building will continue to function during flag certification. The recommendations the Central Vista redevelopment project, and the entire period of execution of the are done by an independent National Jury it is expected to be completed in 21 months project. composed of eminent environmentalists & scientists. Blue Flag beaches are considered Khadi and Village Industries Commission the cleanest beaches of the world. The eight beaches are Shivrajpur in Gujarat, Ghoghla (KVIC) launches Project DIGNITea in Delhi in Daman&Diu, Kasarkod and Padubidri beach in Karnataka, Kappad in Kerala, Rushikonda in Andhra Pradesh, Golden beach of Odisha and Radhanagar beach in Andaman and Nicobar. PC : Getty Images

“We are looking at 109 Origin Destination pairs, divided into 12 clusters requiring 151 trains. They are being taken up for PC : Press Information Bureau, Government of India transparent competitive bidding and some cups and snacks properly. The KVIC also ◆ By NDT Bureau most attractive routes, based on huge unmet distributed 17 such units in different cities demand, will be put out to run premium @NewDelhiTimes like Varanasi, Jaipur and Chandigarh. passenger services,” he added. The announcement was made by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and [email protected] Arun Singh lauded this initiative of KVIC Climate Change at a virtual event. saying it was conceived keeping in view Kant continued that as a result of these n the occasion of the 70th birthday of the welfare of the poor. Lekhi also said this measures, passengers will have quality Union Environment Minister, Prakash O Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, KVIC initiative will enable poor to earn their trains, new technology and access to Javadekar who couldn’t attend the event the Khadi and Village Industries Commission livelihood with dignity. KVIC Chairman improved railway infrastructure. “Therefore, due to the ongoing Parliament session, said (KVIC) launched Project DIGNITea in Vinai Kumar Saxena said the cycle-mounted concessioner will be free to charge a market- through a video message that the government Delhi. Members of Parliament Meenakshi tea/coffee selling unit is an innovative and linked fare to the passenger and they will be is committed to clean the beaches across Lekhi and Arun Kumar distributed six cost-effective way of creating sustainable providing value-added services for food, the country. He said, clean beaches are the innovative cycle-mounted tea/coffee selling self-employment and distribution of these comfort, entertainment for individualised, testimony to environment in the coastal units to unemployed youth. units aims at extending the benefit of and enhanced passenger experience. area. He said that the issue of marine litter welfare schemes to the poorest of the poor. It would be like when you had private and oil spilling has caused disturbances Each cycle-mounted tea/coffee selling unit “These cycle units are well equipped. It has airlines operating in Indian airspace which to the aquatic life and the Government of costs Rs. 18,000 and has the provision for been designed keeping in mind the logistical compelled everyone to improve. We hope India is undertaking various efforts for the gas stove, gas cylinder, an umbrella, utensils requirements and hygiene while selling tea/ this will also radically change India over a sustainable development of coastal regions. and separate containers to keep tea, sugar, coffee to public,” Saxena stated. period of time,” he added.

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Neighbourhood NEW DELHI TIMES Bangladesh economy shows early signs of pandemic recovery rebound in garment orders after Remittances are coming. These all are good A demand crashed during spring signs for the economy,” said Ahsan H. shutdowns is helping to revive the Mansur, Executive Director of the Policy Bangladeshi economy. Research Institute, a think tank in Dhaka. “The pace of the recovery is clearly visible. Apparel makers, the country’s main export But challenges have been there too. The industry, say they are looking ahead to pace of the recovery will depend on how the Christmas orders from the U.S. and other pandemic behaves in the West over the next major markets. few months,” Mansur said.

Remittances from Bangladeshi workers That’s the inestimable question facing employed overseas have also recovered, everyone. helping to relieve pressures from a pandemic quasi-shutdown during the spring. The garment industry says few workers in its factories have fallen ill thanks to The Asian Development Bank reported precautions such as employing fewer people this week that the economic comeback was on the production lines and imposing safety encouraging. It is forecasting the economy guidelines. The government imposed a will grow at a robust 6.8% annual pace in PC : AP Photo AP PC : nationwide lockdown on March 26, and the the fiscal year that ends in June if current garments sector was closed for nearly three conditions persist. or BGMEA, told The Associated Press. after plummeting 83% to $520 million in months, reopening only gradually. April. Imports, which are reported on a That’s a much brighter outlook than in “As economies in the West were turning quarterly basis, began recovering earlier, The country director for the ADB, Manmohan April-May, when global clothing brands around, we were successfully able to get the rising 36% in May-June. Parkash, said the government has managed suspended or cancelled orders worth more buyers back to the negotiating table, which the crisis well, “with appropriate economic than $3 billion, affecting about 4 million is why 80% to 90% of the $3.18 billion in In August, exports rose 4.3% from a year stimulus and social protection measures.” workers and thousands of factories. cancelled orders have been reinstated,” she earlier, to $2.96 billion, mostly driven said. by apparel shipments, according to the “We are encouraged by the increase in “At the moment we can say that the ready- government’s Export Promotion Bureau. exports and remittances, and hope the made garment industry has been able Bangladesh earns about $35 billion annually Garment shipments totalled $5.7 billion in recovery will be sustained, which will help to regain its growth trajectory upward from garment exports, mainly to the United July and August. in achieving the projected growth rate,” compared to March-May,” Rubana Huq, States and Europe. The industry is the world’s Parkash said. President of the Bangladesh Garment second largest after China’s. Bangladesh’s “The garment sector is making a good Manufacturers and Exporters Association, exports rose 0.6% to $3.9 billion in July, comeback. Our agriculture is doing well. Credit : Associated Press (AP)

International Monetary Fund. Experts have International questioned the reasoning behind the huge award, which is more than double the size Sri Lanka names captain of tribunal stays $5.8B of the largest similar arbitration award in a fine on Pakistan in case between Dow Chemical and Kuwait oil tanker a suspect in fire Petrochemical Corp. mining case Sri Lankan magistrate ordered the Saleem Bajwa, an adviser to Khan said that A captain of an oil tanker that caught fire n international tribunal granted a the tribunal’s decision was a “great relief” off the country’s coast to appear in court as A stay pending a final decision on a for Pakistan. The decision was also hailed authorities seek $1.8 million from the ship’s $5.8 billion penalty imposed on Pakistan as a “success” in a brief statement from the owner for assistance provided in fighting the for denying a mining lease to an Australian Attorney General’s office. Both Islamabad blazes. company, an adviser to Pakistan’s Prime and the mining company have said they’re Minister said. willing to consider a settlement pending a Attorney General Dappula de Livera directed final decision on the award, which might not police to name the Greek captain of the MT come until next year. New Diamond as a suspect in the fire and The tribunal declined to comment in produce him before the Magistrate’s Court. response to a request by The Associated He was ordered to appear on September 28. Press. The Attorney General’s Office said the Photo AP PC : The penalty centered around Pakistan’s country is seeking $1.8 million from the cancelling of the Reko Diq mining lease ship’s owner for the help given to the vessel off Sri Lanka’s east coast by two fires over for Australia’s Tethyan Copper Corp., a 50- since September 3, when the first fire broke a week. 50 joint venture of Barrick Gold Corp. of out. Australia and Antofagasto PLC of Chile, to Sri Lankan and Indian ships and aircraft took

PC : AP Photo AP PC : build and operate a copper-gold open-pit mine. It includes services provided by the Sri part in extinguishing the fires. The second blaze was doused last week. Since then, The Reko Diq district in southwestern Lankan Navy, Air Force, ports authority and Pakistan had appealed the penalty imposed experts have been working to salvage the Pakistan’s Baluchistan province is famed Marine Environment Protection Authority, by the World Bank’s International Center for ship, which remains in Sri Lankan waters. for its mineral wealth, including gold and said Nishara Jayaratne, the coordinating Settlement of Investment Disputes, and has copper. Khan’s government considers it officer in the Attorney General’s Department. said it would hinder the country’s handling of The tanker was transporting crude oil from a strategic national asset, especially as the coronavirus pandemic. The case is testing the port of Mina Al Ahmadi in Kuwait to prices for commodities surge, with gold She said the claim has been submitted to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ability to use the Indian port of Paradip, where the state- recently at more than $2,000 an ounce. The the ship’s owner and a separate claim will back-channel diplomacy to settle disputes owned Indian Oil Corp. has a refinery. Baluchistan government has since set up its be presented for damage caused to the and keep alive efforts to lure more foreign own company to develop the mine. environment after studies are complete. investors to his impoverished country. The initial fire killed one Filipino crew member and injured another, while 21 Tethyan had invested $220 million in Reko Greece-based Porto Emporios Shipping Inc. Diq by 2011, when Pakistan terminated its other crew members escaped uninjured. The fine, nearly $6 billion including the is the registered owner of the 20-year-old The 21, including the captain, are currently damages award and interest, would be mining lease. The company sought help vessel. the following year from the tribunal, which staying in a coronavirus isolation center for equal to about 2% of Pakistan’s GDP and is seafarers. on a par with a $6 billion bailout package ruled against Pakistan in 2017. The ship, which was carrying nearly 2 the country secured last year from the Credit : Associated Press (AP) million barrels of crude oil, was damaged Credit : Associated Press (AP) www.NewDelhiTimes.com India’s only International Newspaper

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North America NEW DELHI TIMES DARPA awards US Navy awards contract to L3 contracts for Harris Technologies NOMARS for production of program electronic warfare (EW) system ◆ By NDT Bureau @NewDelhiTimes ◆ By NDT Bureau [email protected] @NewDelhiTimes [email protected] he United States Defense Advanced The NOMARS focuses on exploring novel intends to demonstrate significant advantages, T Research Projects Agency (DARPA) approaches to the design of the seaframe to include size, cost, at-sea reliability, he United States Navy has awarded has awarded initial contracts for its No (the ship without mission systems) while survivability to sea-state, and survivability to T L3 Harris Technologies a $104 Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) accommodating representative payload size, adversary actions such as stealth considerations million follow-on contract to supply the program. weight, and power. and resistance to tampering. next production lot of the electronic warfare (EW) system that protects F/A-18 Hornet On September 2, the TDI Technologies The NOMARS aims to challenge the The program will also strive for greater and Super Hornet aircraft against electronic was awarded a USD1.6 million cost plus traditional naval architecture model, hydrodynamic efficiency via hull threat. fixed fee contract to support Phase 1 of the designing a seaframe from the ground up optimization without requirements for crew NOMARS program that seeks to design with no provision, allowance, or expectation safety or comfort. A press release by L3 Harris dated a ship that can operate autonomously for for humans at sea. September 10, stated “L3Harris will long durations at sea, enabling a clean-sheet A second NOMARS contract, valued at manufacture and deliver Integrated Defensive ship design process that eliminates design By removing the human element from all USD1.8 million, was awarded to Barnstorm Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) jammer considerations associated with crew. ship design considerations, the program Research Corporation on September 3. systems for the F/A-18C/D/E/F variants, with deliveries under the new contract expected to Mexico skirts U.S. Barbados seeks to drop Queen be completed by May 2024. criticism of anti- Elizabeth II as head of state drug enforcement ueen Elizabeth II has eight realms resident Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador Q in the Caribbean, but Barbados no P said that Mexico will respond “softly, longer wants to be part of that kingdom. softly” and with “love and peace” to the The former British colony once known finding by the U.S. government that his as “Little England” announced it plans country needs to do more to stop drug to replace the monarch with its own trafficking. head of state in time for next year’s 55th López Obrador said he did not agree with all independence anniversary. the findings in the U.S. annual report, which listed Mexico among “major drug transit or “Our country can be in no doubt about its major illicit drug producing countries.” capacity for self-governance,” Barbados’ Governor General Sandra Mason, who was He said Mexico “is working every day” to appointed by the Queen, said. “The time fight drug trafficking and “our conscience is has come to fully leave our colonial past clear.” Photo AP PC : behind.” President. Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s It is Barbados’ second attempt in five years Barbados Labour Party controls both houses to replace the queen with a local leader, but in Parliament. some believe this time will be different, in part fueled by a recent push across the Buckingham Palace and Downing Street said Western Hemisphere to bring down symbols the decision lay in the hands of government of oppression. officials in Barbados, with a Number 10

spokesman adding, “We obviously have PC : Getty Images PC : AP Photo AP PC : Barbadian businessman Chester Sue told a shared history and remain united with The Associated Press by phone that he Barbados in terms of history, culture and The L3Harris ALQ-214A(V)4/5 is the key supports the move even though he doesn’t “The Foreign Relations Department is going language.” Onboard Jammer for the IDECM program, think it would make much of a difference. to issue a statement, but what I told the protecting the aircraft from electronic secretary this morning was ‘peace and love, The Caribbean has only a handful of threats, including sophisticated integrated “It is long overdue,” he said. “I don’t softly, softly softly,’” the President said. republics that used to be former British air defense systems. subscribe to the present system ... We still colonies: Dominica, Guyana and Trinidad & “This is a report that the U.S. government have to pay homage to the queen of England. Tobago. Jamaica has talked about becoming The company has received more than $2 brings out every year, and it has some I find it to be a whole lot of nonsense.” a republic, but made no moves. Meanwhile, billion in awards to date from the Naval good things and some we do not accept,” at least six former British colonies in the Air Systems Command for AN/ALQ-214 López Obrador added. “We are not going English settlers first arrived in Barbados in Caribbean continue to be non-self-governing development and production”. to get into a political confrontation, we the 1620s and turned it into a wealthy sugar territories, including Anguilla, Bermuda and have a very good relationship with the U.S. colony dependent on the work of hundreds the Cayman Islands. government.” of thousands of African slaves. The island “Our commitment to continually modernize gained its independence from the United F/A-18 EW systems has helped to keep The Trump administration noted in the report Barbados first pursued the idea of Kingdom in November 1966 and dropped naval aviators ahead of emerging threats that Mexico has made progress, but said it republicanism in the late 1970s and in 2008 the London-based Privy Council in 2005 and out of harm’s way for more than two “must clearly demonstrate its commitment proposed to hold a referendum on the issue, for the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of decades,” said Ed Zoiss, President, L3Harris to dismantling the cartels” and do more to but the date was pushed back indefinitely. Justice as its final court of appeal, but it Space and Airborne Systems. combat the synthetic opioid fentanyl and Then in 2015, former Prime Minister remains a commonwealth realm. reduce methamphetamine production and Freundel Stuart announced Barbados would “This long-term collaboration with the Navy smuggling. Mexico is the main U.S. supplier seek to become a republic by the island’s Barbados would need a two-thirds majority th and continued development of advanced EW of meth, and along with China, the main 50 independence anniversary, a plan that in Parliament to make the Constitutional technology uniquely positions L3Harris to U.S. source of fentanyl. didn’t materialize. changes required to remove the Queen as provide the jammer solution for the F/A-18 Credit : Associated Press (AP) head of state and implement a ceremonial Credit : Associated Press (AP) throughout the service-life of the aircraft.”

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Africa NEW DELHI TIMES South Africa pledges Khalifa Hafter says he is ready UN Report $650 million to South African Airways (SAA) to lift oil blockade in Libya critical of ◆ By NDT Bureau Burundi’s human @NewDelhiTimes rights record [email protected] ◆ By NDT Bureau outh Africa has pledged 10.5 S billion Rand ($650 million) to the @NewDelhiTimes ailing South African Airways (SAA). The [email protected] information was provided by one of the one of the administrators of the SAA. n a new report requested by the United I Nations Human Rights Council, the Administrator Siviwe Dongwana told Commission of Inquiry on Burundi said a creditor meeting called to discuss the that there had been “little” in the way of funding issue: “We have since received a “positive changes” since President Evariste further communication from government Ndayishimiye “assumed office” in June. with the support of the National Treasury that indicate that there is a very clear cabinet Commission of Inquiry member Francoise commitment to provide funding to SAA to Hampson described evidence of serious the tune of 10 and a half billion.” PC : Getty Images human rights violations during this year’s Minister, seeking to resolve the oil paralysis elections, including summary executions, ◆ By NDT Bureau and create a new mechanism to distribute the torture and sexual violence. @NewDelhiTimes country’s petrodollars more equitably. “In recent weeks there have continued to be [email protected] “We are ready to open oil fields to secure the killings, there have continued to be arbitrary future of Libya for a period of one month,” detentions and there have continued to be halifa Hafter, who rules the eastern he said. disappearances,” she said. “So, it’s slightly K half of Libya and who was behind a surprising that it is continuing as it was even

PC : Getty Images year-long military attempt to capture the though elections have finished. And that is a capital, Tripoli, has said that he is ready to The internationally-backed Government of matter of very grave concern.” “The letter also articulates that the temporarily lift his blockade of the country’s National Accord (GNA) and Haftar’s self- mechanisms and the timelines are yet to be oil production facilities. described Libyan National Army (LNA) finalised,” he added. militias are the two major warring factions Khalifa Hafter, promised in a televised in Libya. Based in the capital city of Tripoli, South African Airways is the state-owned flag address that oil would start pumping again the GNA is led by Prime Minister Fayez al- carrier airline of South Africa. Headquartered for the first time since January “with Sarraj and controls parts of the country’s in Airways Park at O.R Tambo International conditions that ensure a fair distribution of west. The Benghazi-based Libya National Airport, the airline operates a hub-and-spoke revenue.” Army (LNA), a force of some twenty-five network, linking over 40 local and international thousand fighters, is led by Khalifa Haftar. destinations across Africa, Asia, Europe, North His Spokesman, Ahmed al-Mosmari, said Hafter, backed by Russia, Egypt and the America, South America, and Oceania from its the breakthrough stems from a “Libyan- United Arab Emirates, controls the east base at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Libyan dialogue” led by Ahmed Matiq, the and south, including the country’s major oil Johannesburg. rival Tripoli government’s Deputy Prime fields and terminals. Flooding affects more than 1 million across East Africa looding has affected well over a Jonglei state, as video posted by the mission Already the team is building more flood F million people across East Africa, showed people carrying belongings through defenses around it as “the water is increasing another calamity threatening food security sometimes knee-deep water or piling at an alarming speed,” Josh Rosenstein, on top of a historic locust outbreak and the sandbags around businesses. emergency coordinator there, said in a coronavirus pandemic. statement. The flooding further complicates efforts to The Nile River has hit its highest levels in a deliver humanitarian aid in a country where In Sudan, the floods have killed more than PC : Getty Images half-century under heavy seasonal rainfall, more than half the population — or over 6 100 people this summer and inundated over and large parts of Sudan, Ethiopia and South million people — is said to be hungry. 100,000 houses, threatening even the ancient In a virtual press conference, Commission of Sudan have been swamped amid worries royal city of the Kushite kings known as Inquiry Chairperson Doudou Diene warned about climate change. the Island of Meroe, a UNESCO World that policy shifts, appointments, and public Heritage site near the capital, Khartoum. In statements by the new Government showed As warnings of a new famine grow in South Ethiopia, officials this week said more than “more cause for concern and warning, than Sudan, the United Nations says flooding 200,000 people have been displaced, with promise”. there has affected at least a half-million five of the country’s nine regions affected people, many in areas of Jonglei state that and evacuations underway. The flooding This was because key positions in the new saw eruptions of deadly intercommunal is the latest challenge as food prices climb Government included individuals who had violence this year. because of travel and other restrictions been identified as having committed rights related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and violations in previous administrations, who People who fled the fighting now cling Photo AP PC : after some crops and pasture were lost to face international sanctions. to precarious positions, some piling mud earlier locust swarms that numbered in the barriers around their homes. “They are “We fear the worst is yet to come, with millions or billions of insects. In addition, the majority of new exposed to malaria, waterborne diseases the peak of flooding season normally appointments were from the military, Diene and snakebites as floodwaters overwhelm in November and December,” U.N. Separately, heavy rainfall this month in a added, while there continued to be no way to their homes and farms,” the medical charity humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock told the long stretch of the Sahel, the arid strip of bring violators to account inside the country. Doctors Without Borders says. U.N. Security Council this week. land south of the Sahara Desert, also has caused flooding in parts of Niger, Mali, Additional findings by the Commission “People are really very frustrated,” local Doctors Without Borders, also known by its Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Senegal. indicated that the country’s human rights activist David Garang Goch told the U.N. French acronym MSF, last month opened situation remains at risk of deteriorating, peacekeeping mission in Bor, the capital of a clinic in the South Sudan town of Pibor. Credit : Associated Press (AP) even after the 2020 elections were held. www.NewDelhiTimes.com India’s only International Newspaper

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South America NEW DELHI TIMES Peru President Bolivia’s acting survives leader drops out impeachment vote of Presidential amid virus turmoil eruvian President Martín Vizcarra election P easily survived an impeachment vote nterim President Jeanine Áñez after opposition lawmakers failed to amass I dropped out of Bolivia’s presidential enough support to oust the leader as the election scheduled for October 18, saying country copes with one of the world’s worst she wanted to avoid dividing the votes of coronavirus outbreaks. people who oppose returning the party of ex-leader Evo Morales to power. The decision came after long hours of debate Photo AP PC : in which legislators blasted Vizcarra but also mortality rate around the globe. couldn’t support an impeachment that itself She said in a message to the nation that she questioned whether a rushed impeachment was ending her candidacy “to ensure that process would only create more turmoil in was rushed and full of flaws, held before an At the center of the ordeal is Vizcarra’s official probe reaches any conclusions. there is a winner who defends democracy” the middle of a health and economic crisis. relationship with a little-known musician against the Movement for Socialism party “It’s not the moment to proceed with an known as Richard Swing and nearly $50,000 “This doesn’t mean we’re handing over a of Morales, who resigned the Presidency impeachment which would add even more in questionable contracts that the entertainer blank check,” one lawmaker warned. last year and went into self-exile amid problems to the tragedy we are living,” was given by the Ministry of Culture for Vizcarra became President in 2018 after widespread protests over allegations of lawmaker Francisco Sagasti said. activities like motivational speaking. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigned the electoral fraud. Presidency under pressure by Congress In the end, only 32 lawmakers voted to A covert audio recording shared by Edgar after the discovery of about $782,000 remove the President, while 78 voted against Alarcón - a lawmaker himself charged with in undisclosed payments to his private and 15 abstained. A two-thirds majority was embezzlement - appears to show Vizcarra consulting firm by Brazilian construction needed to oust Vizcarra. coordinating a defence strategy with two aides, giant Odebrecht, which is at the center of a trying to get their stories straight on how many The political feud was sparked by the regionwide corruption scandal. release of several covertly recorded audios times the musician had visited him. Odebrecht has admitted to paying some $800 that Vizcarra’s detractors contend show he In remarks before Congress, Vizcarra tried to obstruct an influence peddling probe. million in bribes to officials across Latin asked for forgiveness for the upheaval that America, and nearly every living former Photo AP PC : And despite the failed vote, that conflict was the audios have generated but insisted he likely to continue, afflicting the President’s Peruvian President has been implicated in committed no crime. He called for a proper “What is at stake is no small thing — it is ability to carry forward his anti-corruption the scandal. investigation and urged lawmakers not to democracy in Bolivia,” said Áñez, who agenda that could be indefinitely stymied. aggravate Peru’s already precarious situation Vizcarra, at the time a Vice President became interim president after Morales fled. “In the overall scheme of things, Vizcarra by rushing through an impeachment serving as Peru’s ambassador to Canada, is has won this round, but winning is a very proceeding. “Let’s not generate a new crisis, an engineer by training and was considered She didn’t endorse any of the remaining relative term,” said Jo-Marie Burt, a senior unnecessarily, that would primarily affect an unknown political novice. But he has candidates. fellow with the Washington Office on Latin the most vulnerable,” he said. During a long managed to become a highly popular Áñez has been a distant fourth in recent America. The political turmoil rocking day of debate, many lawmakers expressed President, recently getting a 57% approval opinion polls. The front-runner is former Peru has briefly distracted attention from frustration with Vizcarra, denouncing his rating in a poll despite Peru’s severe Economy Minister Luis Arce, the candidate the pandemic, which has left hundreds of apology as a weak attempt to make amends economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis of the Movement for Socialism, while thousands sick in the South American nation and demanding a thorough investigation. and the high infection rate. former President Carlos Mesa is second and with the highest per capita COVID-19 But numerous legislators also said they Credit : Associated Press (AP) civic leader Luis Fernando Camacho is third. Brazil General named Pompeo visits Guyana hoping to Credit : Associated Press (AP) Health Minister after shore up support on Venezuela Paraguayan ex- months as interim politician, husband eneral Eduardo Pazuello became he US Secretary of State Mike G Brazil’s third Health Minister during T Pompeo visited the small nation plead guilty in the Coronavirus pandemic, after nearly four of Guyana looking to shore up support months holding the position on an interim for Trump administration efforts to oust conspiracy basis and almost 120,000 COVID-19 deaths Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and during that time. Pazuello, a logistics expert build ties with the booming oil producer. former member of Paraguay’s Congress with no prior health experience before taking A and her husband have pleaded guilty to the Deputy Health Minister position in April, During the brief visit, Pompeo and President conspiracy to commit money laundering, U.S. follows two predecessors who departed after Irfaan Ali signed agreements to strengthen authorities announced. disagreements with President Jair Bolsonaro U.S. investment and cooperation on energy regarding proper means to combat the new and infrastructure while vowing to deepen Cynthia Elizabeth Tarragó Diaz, 41, and coronavirus. “I am neither arriving nor cooperation on maritime security and drug her husband Raimundo Va, 45, agreed to leaving,” Pazuello joked at a ceremony at trafficking interdiction. Photo AP PC : accept at least $2 million in U.S. currency Brazil’s Presidential palace in Brasilia. “This from individuals the couple thought were shares a border with Venezuela and is a now drug traffickers, according to a statement is an unprecedented situation.” Pompeo praised Ali’s support for the Lima major oil producer, making it an attractive Group, a regional body of U.S.-aligned from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Bolsonaro, who has downplayed the risks of ally for expanding U.S. political and Jersey. The alleged drug traffickers were nations that have pushed for a diplomatic economic influence in the region. COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, solution to Venezuela’s political crisis. undercover FBI agents investigating a attended the ceremony and once again touted an money laundering network. The agents met Pompeo’s trip comes on the heels of five with the couple numerous times and secured anti-malarial drug as a cure for the disease while Guyana’s new President made some of his months of political turmoil in Guyana audio and video recordings detailing how blaming Mayors and Governors for limiting strongest remarks yet in regard to Venezuela. activities; those two stances are what prompted following a contested Presidential vote in the laundering network functioned. the exits of his prior Health Ministers. The March. Ali was sworn into office in August “We support the need for free and fair Tarragó and Va allegedly traveled to New South American country had confirmed just after a protracted legal battle, a Supreme elections in our hemisphere,” Ali said. Jersey and Florida on numerous occasions over 15,000 deaths from COVID-19 when Court-ordered recount and international “With urgency, we believe that democratic and accepted nearly $800,000 that was General Pazuello took over as interim Health pressure on incumbent David Granger to values and principles should be respected in laundered and transferred back into the Minister in May, and in the three following step down. Venezuela as well.” account maintained by the agents. Tarragó months recorded an average 1,000 deaths also indicated she could help procure large per day. That trend has dipped downward in “The United States is ready to be your The visit is the first by such a high-ranking amounts of inexpensive cocaine from recent weeks. partner,” Pompeo said. U.S. official and highlights Guyana’s Paraguay, authorities say. Credit : Associated Press (AP) increasing strategic importance. The country Credit : Associated Press (AP) Credit : Associated Press (AP)

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Opinion NEW DELHI TIMES Interpreting Al Wala Wal Bara - The Paradox between Violence and Peace? So, by mercy from Allah, [O Muhammad], you were lenient with them. And if you had been rude [in speech] and harsh in heart, they would have disbanded from about you. So, pardon them and ask forgiveness for them and consult them in the matter. And when you have decided, then rely upon Allah. Indeed, Allah loves those who rely [upon Him]. (3:159) The aforementioned two authentic hadiths ◆ By NDT Bureau signify that the Prophet Mohammad @NewDelhiTimes (PBUH) had cordial relations not only with Jews but also with other non-Muslims. His [email protected] biography reveals that he was nursed and he grew among non-believers in Mecca. l Wala Wal Bara has been misinterpreted A in the recent past by some extremist Similarly, in Madinah, he settled and groups and organizations to malign the true established business relationship with all spirit of Islam with the intention to gain without differentiating on the basis of caste political dominance in which selfish and across different platforms particularly Indian citizens get; they believe in the Indian and religion and taught his true followers egocentric gain is prioritized. Its context for young Muslim generation as they Constitution that guarantees equality, justice to live cordially with people of different has been postulated erroneously by certain can be entrapped easily by the extremist and liberty for all citizens and nobody is faiths, to make perfect society by loving, radical interpreters though the Prophet propagators/organisations by influencing driving them away from their homeland. caring and helping all people without taking Muhammad’s (PBUH’s) whole life is a them emotionally, psychologically, This proves that the concept of jihad & war extremist steps. religiously and diplomatically. against disbelievers is not at all applicable in grand example of love and compassion for Interpretation of Al Wala and Al Bara is the Indian context. Islam is absolutely safe all human beings. They have interpreted postulated faultily and quoted out of context Those who believe fight in the cause of in this world; it is not a single entity that Al Wala as loyalty for believers and by people with extremist ideology. The Allah, and those who disbelieve fight in the can be protected by few persons who hold Muslims; Al Bara as disavowal and hatred extremists interpret it as loyalty and love cause of Taghut. So, fight against the allies up guns and wave their fatal weapons to kill for non-believers. This interpretation is with believers; hate and enmity with non- of Satan. Indeed, the plot of Satan has ever innocent people. These people commit a lot not conceptualized and contextualized by believers. What they really hide is the real been weak. (Quran 4:76). of heinous crimes and they claim themselves rational Islamic Scholars spanning ages. meaning of Al-Wala which means love and as protectors of Islam. Historically, true The verse has been quoted to clarify some brotherhood with people of different castes Presenting the current understanding of Al jihadists never violated human rights or apparent doubts and confusions about certain and religions; and Al Bara which means Wala and Al Bara along different platforms killed any innocent person for the safety Quranic verses that are being misinterpreted, that all Muslims leave all kinds of sins and is a counterfeited and constituted agenda of Islam. Indeed, Islam lives in the hearts wrongly-contextualized in different places mistakes and they should understand the of certain group like the ISIS and other of millions that does not need some selfish and in different ages. Some verses are in true spirit of Islam. extremist organization to quench their thirst the Holy Quran that talks about jihad and and extremist people who are not following for blood and in the process, misguide the war against non-Muslims that have totally actual Islamic doctrines. All Muslims should be spiritual in their educated young generations who have been work and commitments that portray true different contexts and era. These verses “Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) bought some facing financial crunch due to unemployment love with Islam. Indeed, the rational scholars were revealed when Islam was in danger foodstuff (barley) from a Jew on credit and and marginalization. The Prophet (PBUH) will support the points of loving and caring and Muslims were oppressed; they were mortgaged his iron armour to him” (Sahih never taught lessons of hatred and enmity all people. They should not accept wrong exiled from their own houses and country. Al-Bukhari Hadith 3.453) but promoted humanity and compassion The present reality is in stark contrast with interpretation of the extremist people who not only for Muslim community but also the past. “Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) died while try to malign the true spirit of Islam and for all other religions. Islam symbolizes his (iron) armour was mortgaged to a Jew present an easy and true picture of Islam to peace and tranquillity for all human beings. Taking the Indian context into consideration, for thirty Sas of barley” (Sahih Al-Bukhari the youths which may act as a guiding light Its teachings and principles are circulated Indian Muslims get all rights what other Hadith 4.165). to their future. China & Pakistan: Aggressor states post-1945 era Madrassa, where they teach doctored the global legal order as reclaiming territory UN Resolution 1267 unequivocally asked ◆ By NDT Bureau history, for ignoring Pakistan and China - based on historic title presupposes the use of Pakistan to vacate the occupied portion @NewDelhiTimes two master aggressors who have annexed force in utter disregard of the UN Charter. of Kashmir for conducting a plebiscite. territories post-1945. Pakistan occupied Pakistan surreptitiously attempted to alter the [email protected] Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan in October Overtaken by visceral hatred for India, demography of Kashmir through decades- 1947, and Kalat - the biggest principality of Pakistan has been trying to destroy India long infiltration, geometric progression of akistani writer Ahmer Bilal Soofi- Balochistan - in March, 1948. through thousand cuts, and claiming population growth and driving native Hindus P a former caretaker Federal Law parcels of its territory. Making Kashmir out. Once done, it pressed for plebiscite only Minister- in his article titled, “Territorial China invaded and annexed Tibet by force the part of Pakistan has been Pakistan’s from early nineties. claims” in Pakistan Daily Dawn dated in 1949, and invaded Inner Mongolia, and national obsession! Its unfettered aggression September 6, 2020, provides an amusing Turkmenistan later. Now China has grabbed encourages the non-state actors like the perspective on annexation of territories lands one-and-a-half times its original Taliban, IS, JeM, LeT and resultant Islamic after formation of the UN. In 1945, the land and is still claiming more territories Jihad and Khilafat, in utter disregard to UN Charter declared that all international elsewhere, including in the South China settled boundaries and transnational entity. boundaries have attained finality and could Sea. Its territorial claims are against almost Muslim state and Ummah are on a mission not be altered on any pretext. Territories can all its neighbours, and the 2000 years old to promote political Islam, while hard-core no longer be acquired or reclaimed on the land pertaining to the Middle Kingdom. It’s Islamist states like Pakistan, Turkey, and basis of historic claims through occupation the Master in territory grabbing. Even the Malaysia compete for the political ownership or aggression. Now all countries need to universe won’t suffice for Chinese greed. of this narrative. Moderate Muslim states live within the territory they possessed like Saudi Arabia and Indonesia follow the when they signed the UN Charter, obeying Soofi waylaid us to the ‘Akhand Bharat’ international rules of law. monumental principle of the international slogan of BJP “to reclaim the territory of legal order - non-intervention and non- neighbouring states” which once “partly Turkey dreams of a revival of the Ottoman PC : Getty Images interference - as codified in Article 2 of the constituted the Bharat that existed as a Empire or Sultanate of Usmania. Its Islamist UN Charter and later elaborated in two UN single territorial entity hundreds of years President Erdogan criticises the Treaty of Trying to get back Kashmir is a lost cause General Assembly resolutions. ago”. Referring to the 1965 resolution of Lausanne which created the borders of for Pakistan and sheer wastage of its modern-day Turkey for leaving the country Soofi is right to this point but goes haywire Bhartiya Jansangh, that stated, “Akhand energy. Kashmir-named after Hindu sage too small. Turkey is even drawing new maps hereafter. Overzealous to malign Israel on Bharat [would] be a reality, unifying India Kashyap-has had always been an ancient reclaiming of the territory of the Ottoman Palestine and India on Kashmir, he develops and Pakistan once we are able to remove land of Bharat. Pakistan will never get J&K Empire. a false narrative that bars occupiers of this obstacle (separatist politics)”. Soofi no matter how many new maps it draws Palestine and Kashmir, as no other country feels that with the BJP coming to power the following cartographic terrorism. Islamabad in the last 70 years since the UN Charter, has Akhand Bharat narrative has elevated itself Claiming territory beyond existing borders must move on. How can it lose something been able to expand by reclaiming territory from a minority view to an official position. on the basis of historic title or on religious which it did not own in the first place? on the basis of historical claims. There is widely held fear in Pakistan that it basis is a slippery slope but Pakistan Pakistan should build on what it has got will become a part of India after 2025. Soofi still claims annexation of the whole of rather than coveting territories that belong Forgive Soofi, a product of Pakistani rightly expresses that historic titles threaten Kashmir and pursues a clever route. The to India. www.NewDelhiTimes.com India’s only International Newspaper

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Sports NEW DELHI TIMES Virat Kohli retains FIFA publishes landmark first-ever top spot in ICC ODI batsmen Women’s Football Administrator Handbook The handbook offers an understanding of how strategies, practices and procedures can ranking; Bairstow reinforce the objectives of growing women’s football and foster gender equality

breaks into top 10 ◆ By Dr. Pawan Mathur ◆ By NDT Bureau @PawanMathur [email protected] @NewDelhiTimes [email protected] omen’s professional football has seen W a massive surge in popularity in recent ndian Captain Virat Kohli continues years. The official broadcast of the 2019 FIFA I to occupy the top spot in the latest Women’s World Cup held in France was One Day International (ODI) rankings tuned in by a combined 1.12 billion viewers for batsmen released by the International across all platforms. The final between the Cricket Council (ICC). USA and the Netherlands was the most- watched FIFA Women’s World Cup match Indian opener Rohit Sharma is at the second ever, with an average live audience of 82.18 spot while Babar Azam (Pakistan) rounds off million (up by 56 per cent on the 2015 final the top 3. England opener Jonny Bairstow audience of 52.56 million) and reaching a who topped the ODI series aggregate versus total of 263.62 million unique viewers (one- PC : Getty Images Australia with 196 runs after his 126-ball minute reach), which accounted for 22.9% of responsibility in the football community for the growth of women’s football in 112 in the final match makes a return to the of the overall tournament reach. means there have been limited voices to wide range of areas such as infrastructure, top 10. advocate for change. Thus, the Handbook competitions, capacity-building, equipment FIFA President Gianni Infantino had then recognises that a growth in women’s and national team support. The Regulations Australians Glenn Maxwell and Alex Carey, remarked that “more than a sporting event, football is contingent on broadening female on the Status and Transfer of Players promote who were involved in a 212-run fifth-wicket the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 was a representation in the game’s decision-making the professionalisation of the sport and pave stand that helped Australia complete a cultural phenomenon attracting more media bodies. During its reform process, FIFA laid the way for female players as professional thrilling three-wicket victory and take the attention than ever before and providing a out that all FIFA member associations would footballer. series against England 2-1 have also gained platform for women’s football to flourish elect at least one woman to their Executive big. in the spotlight”. The FIFA Council Committee by 2026, by 2022, at least one The International Transfer Matching unanimously agreed to expand the number third of FIFA committee members would be System (ITMS) offers an online platform to of teams taking part in the FIFA Women’s women and each member association would foster a transfer market based on integrity, World Cup from 24 to 32, as of the next establish at least one seat on its council to transparency and accountability. By edition in 2023. represent the interests of women in football implementing the system for the women’s game, FIFA has enhanced the transparency Recognising the potential of women’s and women’s football. of individual transactions in women’s football, FIFA decided to invest USD 1 billion The Handbook further recognises the need football, and hence the general credibility in women’s football over the course of the for ensuring gender equality in football and standing of the transfer system have 2019-2022 cycle, as a result of an agreement governance and states that women in been improved. on extra dedicated funding of USD 500 leadership positions are not only crucial million. In April 2020, FIFA explicitly stated for the development of women’s football The FIFA Connect Programme lists this earmarked fund will not be reduced but diversity in the organisational structure the systematic registration of girls and despite the financial impact of the COVID-19 benefits governance as a whole. women participating in organised and non- crisis and the “funding will be invested organised football with a modern and digital into a range of areas in the women’s game

PC : Getty Images The Handbook emphasises the need for registration system as one of its objectives. including competitions, capacity building, formulating a well-chalked out strategy The FIFA club licensing support, which development programmes, governance and for the development of women’s football requires clubs to set minimum standards to Maxwell has gained five places to take joint leadership, professionalisation and technical and installing a women’s football officer/ enhance club football competitions and to 26th position along with Paul Stirling of programmes”. Ireland after scoring 186 runs in the series, manager responsible for its implementation. improve the general level of play, has helped while Carey comes in next after his total of As part of its commitments to promote the The Handbook recognises discrimination in contributing to the growth of women’s 152 runs elevated him 11 places to a career- development of women’s game, FIFA has and sexual abuse as the main challenges football. best 28th position. recently published the first-ever Women’s that need to be addressed through the Football Administrator Handbook which recommendations contained in the FIFA The Handbook lays out the benefits of England all-rounder Chris Woakes is a major offers an understanding of how strategies, Good Practice Guide on Diversity and Anti- hosting a FIFA tournament for the country gainer in the rankings for bowlers, advancing practices and procedures can reinforce the Discrimination for member associations and and the respective association. Such three places to a career-best fourth position objectives of growing women’s football and the commitments outlined in the FIFA Code benefits include football development at after finishing with six wickets in the series. foster gender equality. According to Sarai of Ethics. both elite and grassroots level, increased Trent Boult (New Zealand) is at the top Bareman, FIFA Chief Women’s Football economic activity in the host country, followed by Jasprit Bumrah (India) in the Officer, “As the world’s most popular The Handbook mentions the prominent experience and expertise acquired by the ODI bowlers’ rankings. sport, football offers unique opportunities support programmes aimed at promoting the local workforce and raising awareness for for women to realise their potential and to development of women’s football. The FIFA issues such as sustainability, diversity and Woakes is now second in the list of all- play an active role in the development of FORWARD 2.0 program contains measures human rights. rounders after also notching 89 runs in the our game.” This handbook offers guidance series. His compatriot Ben Stokes is among and inspiration to enhance the support for those he has overtaken to reach within 20 women’s football, both on and off the pitch, points of Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi. and to develop the women’s game further.

Five-time World champions Australia The Handbook is divided into four sections. collected 20 points from their first series of The first section emphasises the importance the Super League, introduced to add context of having women in leadership positions; to bilateral ODI series. The top seven teams the second deals with the need for a from the Super League and host India book women’s football strategy; the third covers direct spots for the 2023 World Cup. the financial support and programmes available for growth of women’s football England leads the points table with 30 points professionally; and the fourth presents the but are the only team to have played two benefits of hosting a FIFA tournament and series, winning 2-1 at home against Ireland how to approach the bidding process. The early in the championship. long-standing lack of women in positions

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Technology & Health NEW DELHI TIMES Cruel eating habits paint a monstrous picture of Homo Sapiens In actual fact some people truly enjoy suffering. That, for them, is as important as the taste cut on the plate with scissors and its salty gonads are taken out and eaten raw. ◆ By Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi The most common animal to be eaten alive is the oyster which is served alive. Its spine @ManekaGandhiBJP is broken, and its insides are slurped up raw. This was originally a French dish but is now cannot make up my mind: is the meat- eaten all over. I eater, who eats dead animals killed in slaughterhouses, worse than the meat-eater A famous chain of restaurants in who kills the animal himself while eating it? Copenhagen serves salads crawling with Restaurants in New York serve lobsters its body held down, while the chef cuts its live ants supposedly to add a zesty taste. There is a certain type of person who goes while they’re still alive. They are upturned body and serves the meat immediately to These move slowly because they have been to a restaurant, chooses a live fish, octopus’ and diners pick out “belly sashimi” from the customers. kept in the fridge previously. Wichetty grubs shrimp or snake in a transparent aquarium lobster which flails in pain for all the time are chewed live in parts of Australia. They tank, has it taken out of the glass and killed you take to slash and take out his stomach Live baby duck embryos, just a day from are said to taste like nutty fried eggs. and cooked in front of him. His only reason meat. Another common dish in Japan is being hatched, are a famous Chinese for this to himself is that the meat should swallowing live baby eels dipped in vinegar specialty which is now common in the Casu Marzu is a traditional Sardinian sheep be “fresh”. In actual fact some people and saké. Philippines as well. In the latter country it milk cheese eaten in Italy. Its specialty is that truly enjoy suffering. That, for them, is as is called Balut. The Filipinos eat the egg it contains the live maggots of the cheese fly, important as the taste. In South Korea, Sannakji is a dish that boiled. The Chinese eat it raw to get the full which jump about in panic as you scrunch involves hacking the tentacles off a baby taste of the egg white, the little yolk left, them. Casu Marzu has so much ammonia in What can I say about people who enjoy octopus and serving them still wriggling. and the live squirming chick. No wonder eating these foods? it from its faeces that it scorches the tongue. Sannakji connoisseurs enjoy the sensation of the Chinese make such dangerous enemies. Milk cheeses containing living insect larvae The Chinese Ying Yang fish is fried but kept the still-active suction cups on the octopus’ They love violence and gore. are produced in several Italian regions. arms as they stick to the mouth. alive. You can see videos of diners prodding Odori ebi or “dancing shrimp” at the face and eyes with their chopsticks Television game shows that I The Chinese cannot be bested for their is a Japanese sashimi in which while the fish struggles to breathe with its The Chinese have repeatedly complained addiction to cruelty. Live shrimp are put into the baby pink shrimp is still mouth and gills. It is prepared extremely about to the Ministry over a liquor called Baijiu and diners bite their moving its legs and antennae cannot be quickly, with care not to damage the internal the years is ‘Fear Factor’ and heads off while drinking it. This can give while being eaten. The shrimp organs, so that the fish can remain alive for ‘Survivor’ where contestants you lung fluke disease, but what is more only dies when chewed. Odori bested for thirty minutes. Fish are the most sensitive of eat live insects, spiders, important than proving your manhood by Don is a live cuttlefish whose all to pain. Imagine yourself being fried and cockroaches and worms. But killing a shrimp. In China there is a dish tentacles twitch as you pour their addiction then eaten bit by bit. by the time they take action, called “Three Squeaks” in which live baby the soy and chew it. to cruelty. the series is already over. In Japan, Sashimi, which means pierced mice are dunked in sauce and eaten alive. Consuming the beating body, is a common Japanese dish consisting The reason why it is called “Three Squeaks” heart and blood of live snakes is common Then we start the cycle again with the next of fresh raw fish or meat sliced into thin is due to the sounds the mice make when in Vietnam. You choose the live snake at series. ‘Man vs Wild’ is another show in pieces and eaten with soy sauce. One kind grabbed with chopsticks, dunked in the roadside stalls and they cut it and serve it which Bear Grylls shows his manhood by of Sashimi is Ikizukuri (“prepared alive”) sauce and bitten through. within a minute. I have seen this in Hong eating live insects. made with live sea beings. Fish and octopus Kong. In China people eat live baby snakes. are common ingredients that move on the Raw live baby monkey brain is a very plate as you eat them. Sashimi could also expensive dish eaten by rich people in Sea urchins are the porcupines of the sea; What is the word for people who demand include live frogs. The frog is stripped of its China and Hong Kong. The chef puts a live globular animals with long spines to defend food that is so full of pain? Monsters? Ugly skin while alive and stabbed delicately with monkey beneath a table with its head poking themselves. They live on the seabed. But terrifying evil beings who are probably a a fork and eaten. One restaurant in Shinjuku up through a hole. The chef slices the top of their spines cannot protect them from menace to human society as well. serves the frog’s fresh, still beating heart, as the head off and the customers eat its brains human greed. They are caught and served To join the animal welfare movement starters. Lobsters are not always boiled alive while it screams. In Fresh baby donkey, or live. Their testicles are a delicacy across the contact [email protected], and dead by the time they reach your plate. Huo Jiao Lu, the animal has its legs tied and world, specially Europe. The live animal is www.peopleforanimalsindia.org

institute carefully excavated and reassembled The researchers say that while most animals Christie’s to put the skeleton, ultimately finding 188 of the Scientists discover produce huge numbers of tiny sperm, there estimated 300 total bones in a T. rex, more than are still animals that exist today that produce Tyrannosaurus for any previously found specimen. ancient fossilized so-called “giant” sperm. Some modern ostracods and species of fruit flies produce Hyslop said Stan eventually went on tour giant sperm sperm many times longer than their bodies. Rex skeleton up to Japan between 1995 and 1996, and he later went on permanent display in Hill City, cientists say they have found what may One of the authors of the study, the University for auction South Dakota. S be the oldest specimen of fossilized of Munich’s Renate Matzke-Karasz, says he British auction house Christie’s sperm ever discovered, inside a tiny the most significant aspect of the discovery T announced this week that it would crustacean trapped in a piece of amber 100 is that it shows this method of reproduction sell the largest and most complete known million years ago. has been around a very long time. skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex in early The researchers say the discovery in The researchers say it is unclear what October. amber from Myanmar’s Kachin province, evolutionary advantage producing a small The auction house said the dinosaur skeleton described in a paper published in the science number of giant sperm, as opposed to a large is nearly 12 meters long and just under 5 journal Proceedings of the Royal Society of number of tiny sperm, may have. meters tall. It has been known as Stan, named PC : Getty Images Biological Sciences, provides an extremely after amateur paleontologist Stan Sacrison, rare opportunity to study the evolution of the While a large sperm might have a better who discovered it in the upper Midwestern Complete T. rex skeletons are very rare, and reproductive process. chance of reaching an egg, the reproductive U.S. state of South Dakota in 1987. the last time one was put up for auction was organs of the animal producing them must in 1997, when the Field Museum in Chicago The scientists suspect the crustacean in be large as well, which would require a lot Christie’s science and natural history bought the now-famous Sue for $8.36 million. which the sperm was found, a newly of “biological energy.” specialist James Hyslop said scientists that Hyslop said Christie’s hopes to beat that price discovered species of ostracod about 1 Matzke-Karasz says that before this looked at the bones initially misidentified when Stan goes up for auction on October 6. millimeter long, was likely covered in amber them as belonging to a triceratops, a more shortly after mating. discovery, evolutionary scientists questioned common dinosaur discovery. Christie’s will display the dinosaur until whether animals that developed this type They say the sperm cell found in the animal mid-October at its Manhattan auction house, of reproductive system were doomed to It was not until Sacrison took the remains to the was significant, not only because of the making Stan visible to the public through extinction. Now, she says, they know they Black Hills Institute of Geological Research in age of the specimen but also because of its Christie’s windows. can exist for millions of years. 1992 that anyone realized what he had found. size — about one-fifth the size of the entire Hyslop said the paleontologists from the Credit : Voice of America (VOA) animal that produced it. Credit : Voice of America (VOA) www.NewDelhiTimes.com India’s only International Newspaper

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Entertainment & Lifestyle NEW DELHI TIMES Time for Celebration! Seven Indian Movies Bigg Boss Contestants to be quarantined at the Busan International Film Festival before the Show to Ensure Safety 2020, “Bittersweet” an Official Nomination. ◆ By NDT Bureau @NewDelhiTimes [email protected]

“B ittersweet” the Ananth Narayan Mahadevan directorial film has been nominated for the Jiseok Award at the Busan International Film Festival this year. “Bittersweet” is an official choice will likewise have its world premiere at the PC : Getty Images festival, and is among seven Indian movies Following 11 days, they will again go at a subdue festival this year, to be held from ◆ By NDT Bureau October 21 to 30 October. through the test before going into the Bigg @NewDelhiTimes Boss house on October 1. The film is about insightful perspectives [email protected] It flaunts spacious rooms and a kitchen; the on human rights at basic and a battle for house is built at Film City, has been planned endurance in an extraordinary atmosphere alman Khan’s most anticipated show, to keep the mind the importance of physical that is an impasse for women sugarcane Bigg Boss 14, may hit the screen on S distance as a primary concern. “Like each cutters. It resounds in a widespread setting October 3. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, year, the participants will perform to the with its theme of human exploitation at the PC : Getty Images production house Endemol and the channel songs as a part of their introduction. Given the expense of ethics and ecosystem turmoil in have drawn up the protocol to be followed limitations, there won’t be a live audience. the future. before and during the show. It is found Patthar,” and Prithvi Konanur’s Kannada- that the contestant will be quarantined in a Dabangg actor will undergo a test before There are also other Indian movies at the language “Pinki Elli.” Goregaon hotel for over ten-day beginning he films the opening episode with the esteemed Korean film festival in 2020 which September 20. contestants on October 1, 2020. There will are Chaitanya Tamhane’s Venice award The Kim Jiseok Award is presented to be no face-to-face communications between winner “The Disciple,” Shyam Madiraju’s remember the late Kim Ji-Seok, who passed The producers of the show have roped in the actor and the inmates of the show post “Harami” featuring Emraan Hashmi, Suman away this year after committing his life 15 competitors this year, with the hope that. Mukhopadhyay’s Bengali film “Hostage” in discovering young Asian directors and that more participants will bring about including Tanmay Dhanania, Sanal Kumar supporting the development of Asian Film. more drama. The contestants will be tested The megastar will remain in his chalet and Sasidharan’s “A’hr” featuring Manju An amazing prize of US$ 10,000 is granted for the COVID-19 before they practice shoot his parts every weekend, interacting Warrier and Gaurav Ravi, Ivan Ayr’s “Meel to two movies every year. self-isolation at an inn close to Film City. remotely with the contestants. Sculptor Sukanto Roy from West Bengal Creates a Wax Statue of Late Actor Sushant Singh Rajput

wax statue in the memory of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput has been made by Sukanto Roy, an artist from Asansol in A West Bengal. He has made a wax statue of the “M S Dhoni: The Untold Story” actor at his museum as a tribute to him, who passed away on June 14. Sukanto Roy, the sculptor, stated that he appreciated Sushant and has created the sculpture in his memory. The wax statue of the “Kai Po Che” actor is seen wearing a white tee and dark track pants, matched with a denim jacket. It bears the actor’s heart-melting smile. People were seen visiting the museum and taking pictures with the wax sculpture. Roy has likewise created wax statues of different acclaimed personalities, including actor Amitabh Bachchan and Indian Cricket Captain Virat Kohli and displayed it in his museum. As of late, a considerable number of his fans signed an online petition to get a wax statue of Sushant Singh Rajput at Madame Tussauds in London. Sushant was discovered dead at his Bandra residence on June 14. Rajput made his film debut in the buddy drama Kai Po Che! in 2013. He then starred in the romantic comedy “Shuddh Desi Romance” (2013) and as the titular detective in the action thriller “Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!” (2015). His highest-grossing releases came with a supporting role in the satire “PK” (2014), followed by the titular role in the sports biopic “M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story” (2016). For his performance in the latter, he received his first PC : Getty Images nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Rajput went on to act in the commercially successful films “Kedarnath” (2018) and “Chhichhore” (2019). His last film, “Dil Bechara” (2020), was released posthumously on Hotstar. By NDT Bureau

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Think - Tanks NEW DELHI TIMES Positive attitude leads to positive thinking A positive attitude manifests positive and a constructive thinking. Also, it renders in us creative thinking and optimism ◆ By Dr. Pramila of the most important factors in helping us inner self that can help our actions move the let us see the world with the whole new Srivastava to get through the thick and thins of life and mountains. The very essence of life is met perspective. It affects the environment we @PramilaBK awake in us the inner strength is the attitude by our innate characteristics, qualities and live in and also affects the people around we hold. It not only spells out the way we the substance of our thoughts and actions. us and we must not forget that we give out [email protected] cope with the situations but also underscores The essence of life is not very difficult to what we actually have inside us. A positive the perspective we hold that has direct effect find but it just requires our full potential and mind will always send out positivity while ne of the most important skills on our performances and the way we handle a positive and optimistic attitude to achieve a negative soul would always send out O necessary to carry out tasks, chores, successes and rejections. successes and serve the purpose of life. negative energies. Thus, the choice is ours decisions and achievement of goals is inner whether we want to spread happiness around strength without which it is difficult to start Attitude that we hold is essentially formed the world or we want the negativity to engulf anything and most importantly impossible by us in a basic structure depending on the us. to get to the finish line. Inner strength is the way we try to deal with the situation. Once very essence of life that helps us possess our a particular attitude is formed, it is highly It is rightly said that when positivity is willpower and self-discipline. likely that it comes out of us. Thus, it is poured in negativity evaporates. A positive It is the source of assertiveness, courage, our attitude that controls our lives but it is and powerful attitude is what makes it and also the ability to withstand in highs us who can control our attitude. Since, our easier to avoid worries and eliminate and lows of our lives. It is the inner force attitude is what influences our actions and negative thinking and head towards bringing that acts as a powerful engine that pushes us has a great deal to do with our future as well, constructive changes into our lives and make forward towards, accomplishment, success only the right attitude gets us good results. life a happier, brighter and more successful and achievements. Thus, inner strength affair of our actions. forms the very basis of our accomplishment The good attitude is the result of positive of tasks. thinking which majorly focus on PC : Getty Images With positive attitude developed in us we optimistic and positive thoughts and yields can also lend support to others, motive While developing inner strength is not a positive results. Carrying out activities A positive attitude manifests positive and a others and encourage them to counter their task that can be accomplished in a couple in a thoughtless manner and without any constructive thinking. Also, it renders in us problems rather than just backing out of the of days, it takes a lot of positive thinking, alignment is nothing but losing out the creative thinking and optimism. tough times. With a right attitude in us, we an optimistic approach and a right attitude direction needed to fulfill the purpose of make life an affair worth living and make that works throughout. Thus, it can be our lives, which further adds more to the It leads us to the path of motivation and it smile at us. After all, it is this smile that simply put that it takes a powerful positive misery as our actions no longer match with fills in us the energy to do things with more brightens the world in us and around us. So, attitude to develop inner strength that the very purpose and what we get in the end optimistic approach and accomplish goals. with this powerful attitude let’s make every further awakens in us the right perspective is nothing but troubles. It is our powerful The right and positive attitude makes us smile brighten every day of our lives and to withstand difficulties and obstacles. One attitude and the immense strength of our see the brighter sides of the situations and achieve big in life. Rwanda’s National e-waste Management Policy that managers of waste minimize the risk to properly so environmental and health harms ◆ By International Institute for Non - Aligned Studies human health. can be avoided; 4) Job creation, with a focus on enhancing employment in the green @iinsNAM It is estimated that Rwanda generates 10,000 economy; and 5) Contribute to Sustainable [email protected] tonnes of e-waste every year. Rwanda is among Development of Rwanda. the few countries that have an electronic waste on-Aligned Movement has continuously policy and regulations, and is the second in Africa The framework for Rwanda’s e-waste N laid stress on the need to protect the to have a state-of-the-art e-waste dismantling management policy includes offering environment and ensure sustainability. and recycling facility. In accordance with its financial incentives to individuals who Management of e-waste is becoming Vision 2020, which recognizes environmental collect e-waste from the community and increasingly pivotal in sustainable degradation and climate changes one of main bring it to the plant for recycling. The development policies as initiatives to enhance barriers to realizing of medium and long-term incentives are based on weight, with PC : Getty Images Information and Communication Technologies development aspirations, Rwanda has formulated community members offered US$100 for Gahungu, Director General of ICT at (ICT) gain momentum. E-waste encompasses a national e-waste management policy. 13–15 kilograms of e-waste collected. the Rwanda Public Utilities Regulatory all discarded and disposed Electrical and Authority, “ICT is one of the pillars of Electronic Equipment (EEE), which is defined Rwanda has also developed an ICT According to Rwanda’s Minister of Rwanda’s development. The electronic as equipment dependent on electric currents for Development (ICT4D) plan, which Foreign Affairs, Vincent Baruta, Rwanda’s equipment that we see more and more often or electromagnetic fields in order to work recognizes the importance of ICT as a key effective e-waste policies also benefit local in the country is a threat because it is toxic properly and equipment for the generation, driver for socio-economic development. The economies. Adequate e-waste management to the environment. This is the main reason transfer and measurement of such currents and plan recognized the need to develop green allows the recovery of precious metals such why the management of electronic waste is fields. economy by defining and implementing as gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper, crucial”. an e-waste management framework to and tin from disposed-of components and Rwanda is committed to environment properly handle the increasing volume of also creates new business and job creation (in arrangement with protection. Rwanda is a signatory to e-waste, increase the capacity for managing opportunities in the e-waste collection and News from Non-Aligned World) many agreements and conventions on and handling e-waste and develop the management value chain, while reducing www.iins.org environmental management. These include knowledge on appropriate e-waste treatment the environmental burden support for the provisions of Agenda 21 technologies. to landfills. 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