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Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here a raft of long-pending reforms The delegation was visiting premises, some media per- " $ on Saturday after battling mul- in the Armed forces and came Srinagar to take stock of the sons, accompanying the dele- tiple health issues for the last out with key policy initiatives ground situation in the after- gation, were reportedly heckled #%&Q '( ) several months. He was 66. with an aim to make India self math of scrapping of Article by the security personnel *+,- ./ Prime Minister Narendra reliant in defence production. 370. On their arrival in deployed at the airport. The ' Modi, who is away on a foreign He was perhaps among Srinagar airport, the leaders of security personnel repeatedly " " " visit, is not to cut short his tour the BJP bigwigs who made a the delegation were escorted to told media persons not to 0++++ " as suggested by the bereaved smooth transition from the the VIP lounge and were not shoot inside Srinagar airport as . 1#2'34" family whom Modi spoke to Atal-Advani era in the party to allowed to move out of the air- the same has been categorised from Bahrain. the one where Modi dominat- port premises. as Defence airport and pho- In a brief statement, the ! " # $ %& ed, ushering in the rise of new Amid chaos and confusion, tography is prohibited there. " " / 56+ 50/ hospital said Jaitley breathed generation leaders. which prevailed inside airport Turn to Page 4 7 89 : & his last at 12.07 pm. He was term. He headed the Finance, rise in the BJP by helping him " admitted to the hospital on Defence, Corporate Affairs and win key allies. Jaitley played an " August 9 following complaint Information and Broadcasting instrumental role in imple- " of breathing difficulty. The Ministries. Leaders across the mentation of Modi’s various R " " cremation will be on Sunday political spectrum paid rich ambitious schemes and pro- afternoon at the Nigambodh tributes to Jaitley, a quintes- grammes after the BJP came to Q "& Ghat. sential moderate who was power in May 2014. His most " Known as a consensus never associated with the hard important legacy was rolling & builder, Jaitley was the BJP’s edges of Hindutva politics. out of Goods and Services $ man for all seasons and acted He became a trusted friend Tax (GST) in 2017, the biggest " as the key strategist for the of Modi as he smoothed the tax reforms after almost ended the frontline of Modi and party president Amit Modi Government in its first path for the Gujarat leader’s Independence. BJP group of leaders, described Shah and in fact made a ; < Modi, who is on a three- he untimely passing away of as D-4 — the Delhi-centric “trimurti” deciding important $ 2 / ' ' . nation tour, said he had lost a TArun Jaitley, 66, at AIIMS in leadership that dominated the decisions at all levels. & valued friend and conveyed his Delhi on Saturday after pro- BJP politics for almost three- So much so that even " P condolences to Jaitley’s wife and longed illness days after the decades. after Jaitley lost his maiden son. “With the demise of Arun death of former Foreign Unlike Swaraj and Kumar, Lok Sabha elections in 2014 to $ Q = Jaitleyji, I have lost a valued Minister Sushma Swaraj, 67, it was Jaitley who remained the Captain Amrinder Singh ' " / friend, whom I have had the and months following the ears and eyes of the Modi from Amritsar, Modi retained ) Q 7 honour of knowing for demise of Parliamentary Affairs Government and the party, him at the heart of his dis- 89 3 " decades. 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5 2 ; scrapped from Jammu and speech was patriotic and moti- What are the works you parison to previous govern- Kashmir. This decision was vational. I got motivated from BJP has set the target of have done for your con- ment, the condition of farmers anwar Pal Gujjar, Speaker nothing to do with the her speech and took member- 75+ for the upcoming assem- stituency? has improved in the state. Kof the Haryana Legislative Assembly election in Haryana ship of RSS and later joined BJP. bly election- 2019. How would To provide quality educa- Farmers are stress free and are Assembly says all round devel- and other states of the country. I was very much concern you achieve it? Would you tion to girl students, our gov- receiving benefits from gov- opment has been taken place at Speaker has special love for about farmers’ distress and I seek help of central leadership ernment has given worth Rs ernment welfare scheme. a rapid pace in five years of children and always keens to also led agitation several times in the coming election? three crore to Gujjar Kanya 89171 farmers filed their BJP-led government in the promoter of education spe- at various levels. Later I was Unfortunately, opposition Vidya Mandir for its upgrada- claims under the localised State with focus and emphasis cially the girls. He always used elected as the president of leaders are fighting themselves tion. I live with the people of calamity of PMFBY during on redressing concerns of all to say that if girl gets education Jagadhari district Kisan union. over leadership issue. the constituency and am always kharif 2017 to Kharif 2018. An the sections of society. "The they will educate the two fam- In 1991, I contested the Opposition parties are com- available for them. All round amount of Rs 133.6 crore was party will go to the people ilies (Her father and her in-laws election first time as BJP can- pletely divided. It is not a development has been taken settled as claim of 58463 farm- under the visionary leader families). He stress on quality didate and lost the election by healthy sign of democracy. place in my constituency. ers. The remaining applications Manohar Lal Khattar with only education that can make the 4000 votes. In 1996, I again lost Moreover, frustrated with this, were rejected as the reasons agenda of development in the nation great and fulfill the the election by 520 votes. But many leaders of INLD, Are you satisfied with the were not covered under the upcoming Assembly election," requirement of our society. in 2000, I secured victory in Independent and others have works done by your govern- localized category for which he says. In an exclusive interview Assembly election. wished to work on BJP’s agen- ment in five years? they were staking their claim. Senior BJP leader and two- with The Pioneer, Kanwar Pal Haryana and Punjab have da and later joined BJP. It is the Yes, I am satisfied with BJP has started a vision time Member of Legislative Gujjar reveals his political been fighting over water over responsibility of the opposition works done by the BJP-led document drive. We will make Assembly (MLA) from journey, his experience as a many decades. He along six party to fight unitedly to give government in five years. Most Haryana exactly as the people Jagadhari Vidhan Sabha Speaker as well as his strategy other BJP MLAs had resigned strong contest in the Assembly of the Party’s election manifesto of the state want. The vision Constituency, Kanwar Pal was for the upcoming Assembly in 2004 after Punjab State election. Moreover, our party of 2014 has been completed. document is a roadmap of the unanimously elected as a polls. Excerpts from the inter- Legislature brought the Punjab has focused on development Schemes like ‘Beti Bachao Beti development for the next five speaker of 13th Haryana view: Termination Agreement Act only in five years. We would Padhao’ empowerment of pan- years in the state. The objective assembly on November 3, 2014. scrapping all water-sharing definitely seek help of centre chayats finically, ‘Padha Likha of vision document was to seek Cutting across party lines, Have you been associated agreements with neighbouring leadership. Under the leader- Panchayat’ among others have suggestions from people about Speaker Kanwar Pal was appre- with RSS before joining BJP? states including Haryana. In ship of Prime Minister been effectively executed. Issues ‘Hamare Sapnao ka Haryana’ ciated for his smooth conduct When did you think of join- 2009, I lost the election. In Narendra Modi, India is mov- which will be included BJP’s which will be incorporated in in the House by leaders of ruling politics? How has been 2014, I won the election by 40, ing fast in all terms. Image of vision document will also be the Vision. The party will pre- ing and opposition parties on your political journey so far? 000 votes from Jagadhari. the country has enhanced at implemented transparently and pare its manifesto for the the last day of the Haryana Since school days, I was World level. Now world lead- effectively after forming next assembly elections on the basis Assembly session. Senior interested in politics. I was stu- How was your experience ers are following India. Our government. of people’s expectations. Congress leader and former dent leader and also contested as a Speaker in Haryana party has set the target of win- speaker Raghubir Singh Kadian election of students’ union in Assembly? ning 75+ seats in the upcom- Opposition parties say You have directed four said, “Speaker Kanwar Pal’s Maharaja Aggarsain College, I express special thanks to my party will form the gov- of Haryana in 2014, I had my ing election. I am confident of your government has failed to rebel MLAs of INLD to reply conduct in all the Assembly Jagadhri. I had done my grad- Chief Minister Manohar Lal ernment in the state with full own opinion and firm believe winning 75+ seats in the provide job to unemployed to their disqualification notice sessions in five years was uation from Kurukshetra Khattar who had helped me in majority. As a discipline mem- that he would be the best CM upcoming election. youth. Was the condition of move by the party by August remarkable and appreciable. University. I was also a very conducting the Assembly ses- ber of the party, I will obey of the State. After becoming farmers improved in five 20. When final decision will He was very humble and hon- keen sportsman in college days. sion smoothly. CM agreed party’s decision. Whatsoever CM, he has shown his capabil- It is said that politics is a years? be taken? est in his work during the ses- I was elected as a president of whenever I told him to extend responsibility will be given to ity and dedication through 24 hours job. Are you able to I will not comment on I have given sufficient time sion. He has given equal change students union in Maharaja the sittings or timings of the me, I would execute the work public works in the last five give sufficient time to your what opposition leaders say. to the four rebel MLAs of to all legislators including Aggarsain College, Jagadhri. Session. I tried my best to give with dedication and honesty. years. Whosoever (may be the family? The leaders of opposition par- INLD, named Naina Chautala opposition to raise public issues Initially, my family was equal opportunity to all the leaders of ruling party or oppo- I regret that I have not ties are divided and are fight- from Dabwali, Anoop Dhankar during session. New legislators associated with Congress party. House members to raise pub- Being a Speaker and MLA sition party), meet CM, he given enough time to my fam- ing themselves over leader- from Uklana, Rajdeep Fogat were also given equal chance to An incident changed my life lic concerns in the assembly. of Jagadhari, how do you only talks about work. Genuine ily. It is true that politics is a 24 ship issue. They have failed to from Dadri and Pirathi Singh raise public issues.” forever. There was a pro- assess your five- year- old work put before him by lead- hours job. I have given maxi- raise a single issue concerning Numberdar from Narwana and Kanwar Pal says that it gramme of Rashtriya Would you like to become government under Chief ers are addressed swiftly. He mum time to public life. I to the people of the state. asked to reply to their disqual- was BJP’s manifesto to scrap Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Speak of the Haryana Minister Manohar Lal has capacity to work for the believe that if your intention is Moreover, if you study the ification notice move by the Article 370 and 35A in Jammu firebrand leader Sadhvi Assembly again if BJP forms Khattar? people through day and night. good and work unbiased, peo- data of the last five years then party. Decision over this issue and Kashmir. Party got the Rithambara in my district the next government in the I have known CM Khattar He is known for his quick and ple will support you and send you will find that our govern- will be taken soon. All have majority at the Centre and Jagadhri in 1990 and I had State in 2019? for the last 25 years. When he impartial decision making you in the Assembly. ment has succeeded in provid- been asked to present at the Article 370 and 35A were attended her programme. Her I am sure and certain that was named in the race of CM capability. ing job to the youths. In com- hearing on August 27. ) !" *P ! # $ 2 ; unjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Chandigarh: After successful Earlier the Minister held PSingh on Saturday demanded imme- Bio-Metric attendance for staff, meeting with the Vice 5 * *.* diate inclusion of Punjab among the Punjab Technical Education Chancellors of the universities of 2 ; ( - states identified for on-the-spot assessment department on Saturday said the state and reviewed the of the flood situation by an Inter- Bio-Metric attendance for stu- arrangements for the 5th Mega fter years of deliberations (..** Ministerial Central Team (IMCT). dents would be in place by Job Fairs which would be organ- Aon metro and monorail * (+( The Centre has listed 11 states that for November all Government ised from September 9 to 30. The projects to ease the traffic con- (/ % 1 IMCT review of the flood damage but technical education institutes of Minister claimed that more than gestion in the city, the Punjab does not find mention in it, even Punjab. 2 lakh jobs would be offered dur- Chandigarh Administration is * (& though the state has witnessed large-scale Presiding over a review ing these Mega Job Fairs under currently not keen on pursuing ( .)*+ flooding in many areas following unprece- meeting of the Department, 'Ghar Ghar Rozgar' scheme either of the two projects and 2(&-(3 dented rains. Technical Education Minister which is the flagship initiative of plans to strengthen the existing The Chief Minister expressed surprise Charnajit Singh Channi direct- the Punjab Government. public transport system here. - %4* over Punjab’s non-inclusion, and has ed all officials and Principals to These Job fairs would be With the experts raising ( * * * urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah Himachal Pradesh, Gujrat, Rajasthan, MINISTERS SUPERVISE RELIEF make all necessary arrange- held at 75 venues across the apprehensions on the financial /* to immediately rectify the situation. Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Kerala, for AND RESCUE ments for Bio-Metric atten- state and Chief Minister Capt viability of multi-million metro (4* %. * “Surprised on the exclusion of Punjab making final recommendations to the In the wake of flood in Doaba and dance of officials in all Amarinder Singh would hand and monorail projects in from the list of States to be visited by the Central Government for allocation of Malwa, Punjab Ministers as well as the Government Polytechnic over job letters to the selected Chandigarh, it is now highly *( % %* Inter-Ministerial Central Team to assess flood assistance to the flood ravaged Speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha visited the Colleges. The department has Youth at Ropar on October 5. unlikely that either of the two losses in flood-affected areas in different states. affected areas on Saturday to supervise the successfully implemented Bio- The Minister said that the will now be taken up in the Notably, in a meeting held States. Request HM @AmitShah ji to direct Capt Amarinder pointed out that he relief work. Metric attendance for the staff State Government aims to pro- near future. with senior officers of Punjab the Central Team to visit Punjab to assess had already written to the Prime Minister Rural Development and Panchyats of all the technical education vide quality technical education The UT Administration and Haryana recently, the the huge losses,” Capt Amarinder tweet- to seek a special flood relief package of Rs Minister, Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa, institutes. to the youth in order to make has now turned its focus on Chandigarh Administration ed. 1000 crore to address the losses resulting Health Minister, Balbir Singh Sidhu, Channi also shared an them skilled as per interna- strengthening the public trans- had discussed the issue of traf- The IMCT was constituted by the from floods in Punjab. It is estimated, as Water Resources Minister, Sukhbinder important information that the tional standards. This would port system and is all set to pro- fic congestion and apprized the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in pur- per initial calculations, that the state has Singh Sarkaria, Revenue Minister Gurpreet tendering process for installing make them capable enough to cure 40 electric buses. Besides, two neighboring states about suance of a decision taken at a high level suffered damage worth Rs 1700 crore due Singh Kangar, Food and Civil Supplies CCTV Cameras in all get jobs easily anywhere around a policy on “carpooling” and the current status of metro and committee meeting on August 19. The to the floods. Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu as well as Government Polytechnic the globe. another on “parking” will be monorail projects. The UT committee had decided to break away from It may be recalled that flooding in river Speaker Punjab Vidhan Sabha Rana KP Colleges & ITIs has been com- Earlier, Channi held sepa- implemented in the city. Administration had proposed the past practice of waiting for the affect- Sutlej due to the discharge of water from Singh spent the entire day overseeing the pleted and these would be rate review meetings with Vice The Administration is also preparing a holistic plan for ed state to submit a memorandum seek- Bhakra Dam, the heaviest since 1988, had relief and rescue operations. installed in all institutes before Chancellors of Universities, pushing for signing a regional mobility keeping in ing central assessment. caused extensive damage to the standing The Health Minister visited Medical year end. He said that all exams Principals of Polytechnic and Reciprocal Transport view all the aspects of urban The IMCT has been mandated to visit crops and inundation of residential areas Camps at various places in Kapurthala and of the coming semester would Engineering colleges and Agreement with the neighbor- planning, transport, engineer- the flood affected states of Meghalya, in the villages. Jalandhar including worst affected Lohian be held under the surveillance Principals of ITIs regarding ing states of Punjab and ing feasibility and the common Assam, Tripura, Bihar, Uttrakhand, area. of CCTV Cameras. Mega Job Fairs. PNS Haryana. policy denominator. “Given the current popu- Now, the newly-constitut- lation of the city, both the ed Chandigarh Administrator’s metro and monorail projects Advisory Council will also take -) & 1( %& & ((( )( *+&*& are not financially viable. These up the issue of traffic conges- are long-term projects and tion in its first meeting likely to (IJ& might be taken up after a be held in September. (- ./* (+*& / * ( * decade or more,” said a senior The UT officer further officer of the UT said, “The Administration is & ( 2 ; Narnaul and Bhiwani prisons. menstrual health issues. Except the Karnal Administration while talking to pushing for signing a The study said there were no guidelines district jail, all jails provided sanitary nap- The Pioneer. Reciprocal Transport Chandigarh: The Department Rural Development and study has found that 11 of the 19 pris- in place to safeguard the dignity of prisoners kins to women."In the Karnal jail, women He said that the Agreement with the states of of Local Bodies is pumping in Panchayats Minister, Punjab. Aons in Haryana are overcrowded, with during body searches. had to buy sanitary pads from the canteen," Administration has planned Punjab and Haryana to regu- Rs. 58 Crore to build infra- While providing detail of major the Rewari district jail coping with nearly In one of the prisons, some women the study said. to increase the bus services and late, co-ordinate and control structure, renovation and recar- works being carried out at twice the number of inmates it should hold. inmates told the team about their discom- Visitors who do not have Aadhaar cards strengthen the existing public the operation of buses on inter- petting of roads, and to provide Sultanpur Lodhi by the The study by the Commonwealth fort during surprise checks conducted to cannot meet their relatives lodged in jail as transport system here. In this state routes. At present, the other basic amenities to the Department of Local Bodies, Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) under the seize contraband and mobile phones. the card has been made mandatory for their series, we have planned to hire Administration is losing a lot of lakhs of pilgrims who would Mohindra said that all the aegis of Haryana State Legal Services It said prisoners from the Gurugram jail identification, the study said. 40 electric buses including bus money in the absence of a visit the cities of Sultanpur internal roads of this historic Authority (HALSA) also flagged problems complained to the team about the "humil- Consular access to foreign nationals is charging stations and have Reciprocal Transport Lodhi, Batala and Dera Baba city were being recarpetted faced by women prisoners, including iation" they suffered during one such oper- also an issue. The report said of the 48 for- recently refloated the tender for Agreement.” Nanak to take part in the 550th and all the exiting street lights "humiliation" during search operations. ation. eign nationals in 10 prisons who are pre- this. Electric bus fleet will be “A common transport cor- Birth Anniversary of Guru in the city were replaced with However, it made clear the state's pris- "They said in November 2017, they dominantly from Bangladesh, Nepal and introduced to reduce the pol- poration namely Greater Nanak Dev, minister Brahm LED lights whereas 450 new ons were not the "dingy, dirty and dilapi- were strip searched by women constables African countries, only six were provided lution levels also, the officer Chandigarh Transport Mohindra said on Saturday. LED streets lights would also be dated hell-holes". in a humiliating and harsh manner as part with consular access. Only 20 in five jails said. Corporation is also proposed to "Most of the Development put up across the city. It found basic infrastructure, mainte- of an operation for the recovery of mobile were in contact with their families. The routes for plying the be constituted after identifying works in these historic cities He said that 16 meter high nance and cleanliness in place. phones and contraband." "Despite the prison inmate calling sys- electric buses have been iden- the feasibility of all the three which are blessed with the mast LED lights were also being The study, "Inside Haryana Prisons", "Several women cry a lot after such a tem (PICS), they are not permitted to make tified and these will run on per governments,” he added. divine manifestation of Guru put up at 8 main chowks. found that overcrowding ranged from 22.8 humiliation," an inmate told the team. international calls to their relatives," it said. kilometre basis, the senior Earlier, a memorandum of Nanak Dev ji are 65 to 80% Likewise 20 ultra modern per- per cent in the Panipat jail to 170 per cent The team found staff shortages. Some of the foreign nationals also com- bureaucrat added. understanding (MoU) was complete and rest of work would manent Ladies and Gents toilets in the Rewari prison. According to the data from 18 jails, there plained of discrimination and racism at the The kilometre scheme signed in 2015 by the be completed in the month of were also being constructed. The team interviewed 475 prisoners, was an overall vacancy of 20 per cent against hands of other prisoners. entails hiring of private buses Governments of Haryana, September, 2019.” said The minister said that for representatives of legal services institutions 3,193 sanctioned posts. On a positive note, it found, "Prisons by government or administra- Punjab and Chandigarh for Mohindra, in a statement here. the convenience of the pil- and prison officials between December 2017 There is no exclusive prison for women are not the dingy, dirty, dilapidated hell- tion for plying on certain the formation of Greater The Local Bodies Minister grims the Local Bodies and May 2018 for the study. in Haryana. holes that one might visualise them to be." identified routes with driver of Chandigarh Transport also chaired the high level meet- Department had also put up Ninety-three of the prisoners inter- Of the 19 prisons, only 15 had women "The team found sound infrastructure, the private party and the con- Corporation (GCTC) for ing to review the progress of the signages across the city. viewed were women, 192 undertrials, 122 enclosures with 659 women inmates lodged regular maintenance and basic cleanliness ductor will be the government implementation of tricity metro various ongoing development Similarly the berms alongside male convicts, 39 juveniles and 29 foreign there as of December 2017. almost everywhere. They also found no or administration employee. project. The metro project works being carried out in all the city roads were being nationals. Their wards, toilets and and barracks complaints of sub-standard conditions or The cost of each electric bus is costing more than Rs 13000 Sultanpur Lodhi, Batala and covered with interlocking paver The state has 19,000 inmates in 19 jails, were found to be clean and spacious, but unhygienic food during our interactions estimated between Rs 1.20 cr to crore had proposed to link Dera Baba Nanak in connection block tiles for the smooth including three central prisons – one in there was no permanent woman doctor in with the prisoners," the study said. Rs 1.50 crore. Chandigarh with satellite town- with the 550th Birth Anniversary movement of the pilgrims. He Ambala and two in Hisar. any of the prisons. "Infrastructure in all jails was adequate The UT officer said, “Also, ships of Panchkula and Mohali of First Spiritual Master of the said to maintain the cleanliness The other 16 are district jails. The team The women largely depended on med- with no dilapidated or ill-maintained build- the CTU mobile app will be and under this, a total of 37.573 Sikhs, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. in the city 240 main dustbins inspected all of them. It found overcrowd- ical examination by male doctors, with ings found during the inspections. However, updated to make it more infor- km metro rail project was pro- The Meeting was attended had been placed at Langar, ing at Ambala and Hisar (I), Rewari, whom they were not always comfortable, we did find deficiencies in the management mative and user-friendly.” posed. by Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Parking and other sites. PNS Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Sirsa, Jind, Panipat, especially with regard to reproductive or structure within these buildings,"it said. + ,-. ,/01 ( 5 $+0 ,& $01 + 1 / ;;; * "1 !2 ! :AK2 From Page 1 P ** Media persons alleged they * were manhandled by the secu- 2 +8936 + rity personnel without ascribing 67& % any reasons at the Srinagar air- )%( &!% port. After returning from ($ &) 2 ; Srinagar, Congress leader Rahul -! 56%%$7#''!%$ ) Gandhi said that the media per- hief Ministers of Punjab, +1:0+1 0 sons who were with the delega- % CHaryana and Himachal 2 ; tion were mishandled and beat- ! ) Pradesh on Saturday condoled #% )$! en up and the situation in Jammu &(& $% the death of former Finance 2 ; 1 ; 2 , peaking on "Vacation of and Kashmir “clearly is not nor- &') !% Minister Arun Jaitley terming 2 ; SPOK" Rajya Sabha member mal”. it as a great loss to the nation. ven as parts of the region is 5J'6;= and former Union Minister After landing at the Delhi ( %& (( Punjab Chief Minister he ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Efacing flood, light-to-mod- Dr Subramanyam Swamy on airport, Rahul Gandhi said that ' % Capt Amarinder Singh who TLal Khattar has been postponed for one day, due to sud- erate rain lashed Punjab, Saturday asked the Narendra the delegation wanted to get a )% had defeated Jaitley in the 2014 den demise of former Union Finance Minister and senior BJP Haryana and Chandigarh on 3I'4! Modi government to withdraw sense of what people were going & Lok Sabha elections from the leader Arun Jaitley. The yatra was to start from Ballabhgarh Saturday, keeping the maxi- Kashmir reference to United through in the region but “we )&$)&&' Amritsar seat, expressed grief at 9 am on August 25 and now, it will start on August 26 accord- mum temperature in the region ; Nation and assert it's claim on were not allowed beyond the air- !() ! over the death of the former ing to pre-scheduled programme, an official statement said. close to normal. ; ' Pakistan occupied Kashmir. port”. &&)&$% finance minister. Ambala received 28.3mm Rahul Gandhi said, “Some ! "Sad to hear that former rainfall and Ludhiana 15.4mm, ;; 2 , M /* ( - days ago I was invited by the gov- A, ' Union Minister Arun Jaitley ji 3 , tenure as Finance Minister that the weather department said. /( * (& * ernor to visit J&K. I accepted the %(& has passed away. My thoughts the nation took bold decisions Hisar received 13mm rainfall 36;= invitation. We wanted to get a AK&) are with his family in this time , like demonetisation and imple- followed by Chandigarh and =: : 1< **& /* sense of what people are going N(O of grief. May his soul rest in mentation of GST. Thakur said Patiala (2.8mm each). .*.(*& +( through, but we weren’t allowed $KO& peace," Capt Amarinder said. Chandigarh: Haryana that Shri Jaitley was a power- The maximum tempera- 2 ; beyond the airport. Press people %') His Haryana counterpart Government has decided to ful orator and for many years ture in the region hovered up % with us were mishandled, beat- ( & ) Manohar Lal Khattar expressed observe two days state mourn- he was the BJP's lead speaker to two notches above the nor- F5'J + * N en. It’s clear that the situation in $!( sorrow over the death of Jaitley ing as a mark of respect to for- in the Rajya Sabha. “I am mal. 2G J&K isn’t normal.” $!$%% saying the former finance min- mer Union Finance Minister, deeply saddened by the Hisar settled at a high of Addressing a gathering at Congress leader Ghulam (('$% ister's death has left a void in Arun Jaitley who passed away untimely demise of Arun Jaitley 37.2 degrees Celsius, one notch DAV College, he said we need Nabi Azad, who was accompa- )&- Indian politics which cannot be at AIIMS Hospital, New Delhi. and have no words to describe above the normal, while the 35.2C, Narnaul 35.5C, to be prepared for everything nying Rahul Gandhi on his visit %% filled in a long time, he said. As per a circular issued by the sense of grief and sadness”, maximum temperature in Ludhiana 34.9C. including bloodshed as was to Kashmir, said that the situa- $$%%'1 In a condolence message, Chief Secretary Office here, the said that Chief Minister. Amritsar was 36.8 degrees The weather department done by legendary American tion in Srinagar is “terrifying”. )$&$ Khattar said that he is saddened National Flag will fly at half- The members of the Celsius, two notches above the forecast light-to-moderate rain- President Abraham Lincoln. “We weren’t allowed to go to % K and pained on the demise. He mast from August 24, 2019 to Himachal Cabinet Mahender normal. Bhiwani had a high of fall at a few places in Punjab, Presiding over the the city, but the situation in J&K )% K % was a great leader, orator, August 25, 2019 (both days Singh, Suresh Bhardwaj, 36.6C, Patiala 35.7C, and Haryana during the next Programme organised by is terrifying. The stories we &($' statesman and more than any- inclusive) in the State on all the Sarveen Chaudhary, Dr. Ram Chandigarh 35.2C, Ambala three days. Sanskritik Gaurav Sansthan, heard from the passengers of O ) $ thing a true son of India. An buildings where it is flown Lal Markanda, Vipin Singh Lt General KJ Singh former Kashmir present in our flight, ))% era has ended. The demise of regularly and there would be no Parmar, Virender Kanwar, Officer Commanding In Chief would bring tears even to a -'!! Mr Jaitley is an irreparable official entertainment on these Bikram Singh, Govind Singh of Western Command said stone,” Ghulam Nabi Azad said. )&%((( loss to BJP and Indian politics, days. PNS Thakur and Rajiv Saizal have that it will be a long battle and On their arrival in Srinagar, %) %)' he added. Khattar conveyed his also expressed their deep con- we need to be prepared to carry senior officers had reportedly ) $ heartfelt condolences to the Meanwhile, Himachal dolences on the demise of it with full commitment. informed the leaders of the del- ! bereaved family and prayed to Governor Kalraj Mishra and Arun Jaitley. The program was also egation that in view of imposi- &( the Almighty that the depart- Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur Union minister Harsimrat addressed by former Punjab tion of Section 144 of CrPC they ! ed soul might rest in peace. have expressed deep grief over Kaur Badal remembered him Police Director General cannot be permitted to step out )$ Punjab Governor and UT the demise of the former as a "distinguished parliamen- Sumedh Singh Saini. of Srinagar airport. () N OD Administrator VP Singh Finance Minister. tarian and visionary". Badnore expressed profound The Governor said that "Arun Jaitley ji's passing grief over the demise of Arun Arun Jaitley was an intellectu- has left a void for all of us. A 2 ) ( Jaitley. In his condolence mes- al and determined leader, excel- distinguished parliamentarian sage, the Governor said in his lent administrator and a polit- and visionary, Jaitley Ji won death, the nation has lost a dis- ical giant who made a lasting people's respect by his tinguished leader, prolific ora- contribution to the country. He unflinching efforts for public tor, able Administrator and a will always be remembered for welfare & nation building. May % K2 legal luminary. He Jaitley pos- his visionary leadership and his Gurusahib grant peace to the sessed rare and exceptional services to the country. As a departed soul & strength to the Jalandhar: Nno case of electrocution of human being or animal qualities of head and heart, said Finance Minister, he took sev- family," Badal tweeted. has taken place in Punjab, Rural Development Minister Tript the Governor. eral important decisions for Chandigarh MP Kirron Rajinder Singh Bajwa and Baldev Singh Sran CMD PSPCL said "His contribution as the welfare of the people of the Kher also expressed her grief. on on Friday. India's Finance Minister was country. "So tragic. Such a great loss to Sran said this was due to the timely instructions to PSPCL immense and unforgettable In his condolence mes- the nation. Arun Jaitley ji is no distribution officers to switch off power supply to fields/resi- especially the economic sage, the Chief Minister said more. My condolences to his dent areas during heavy rains and floods, reforms that took place during that Arun Jaitley served the family. RIP dear Arunji," Kher Addressing a press conference, Bajwa and Sran said that they his tenure as Finance Minister. nation in several capacities said in her tweet. will visit the flood effected areas under Ropar, Kapurthala and His committed democratic atti- and was an asset to the gov- "Such a brilliant speaker, a Jalandhar districts and submit a detailed report to the Chief tude and dedication to the ernment and the party organ- true statesman, a gentleman in Minister Punjab about the losses during floods. well-being of the people would isation. He said that knowledge politics. I can't imagine Sran said that losses to electrical infrastructure due to floods be always remembered," the and articulation won him sev- Parliament without him. A will be borne by PSPCL. PNS Governor said in his message. eral friends. It was during his great loss," she further tweeted.

) * , - - $ * . , $ / ) ! - $ %& + ,-. ,/01 (& (4 = ' 1 / + / 9 % & ' ranscending ideological Tdivide, top leaders from the political spectrum paid rich tributes to former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who died at the AIIMS here on Saturday. The New Delhi: Eminent jurists on Saturday said of mine and he was an eminent lawyer as long as senior BJP leader breathed his last that with the passing away of senior BJP leader he was practising both in the Supreme Court and at AIIMS, where he was admit- Arun Jaitley, the country has lost a legal lumi- the high court,” Dwivedi said, adding, “he had the ted on August 9 and was treated nary, an outstanding politician and a crusader intelligent brain and was an articulate speaker”. by a multidisciplinary team of who came to the help of all and never suc- He said usually people can think but cannot senior officers. He was 66. cumbed to any provocations. articulate. However, Jaitley who was very soft spo- In his condolence message, Former solicitor general Ranjit Kumar ken and friendly had a “rare combination” of both, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior advocates Rakesh Dwivedi and Ajit he added. Sinha, who is also a former high court said he has lost a valued friend, Sinha described him as a person without any judge, described Jaitley as a “crusader” who was whom he had known for “malice” and a man with “intelligent brain”. first in the family to become a legal luminary. decades. “His insight on issues “He never used to get angry whatsoever be Apart from that, Jaitley always worked for and nuanced understanding of the provocation,” Kumar, who had worked the welfare and upliftment of the bar and was matters had very few parallels. closely with Jaitley, told PTI. ready to help those who use to come before him He lived well, leaving us all with While Dwivedi said the former Union min- for genuine cause, Sinha said. innumerable happy memories. ister was an “eminent lawyer”, Sinha said he always “He was an excellent thinker, orator, strate- We will miss him!” Modi said worked for the “welfare and upliftment of the bar”. gist and was the think-tank of the BJP gov- in a series of tweets. Jaitley, who was a senior advocate, had a thump- ernment,” Sinha said, adding that Jaitley used Stating that Jaitley and the ing practice as a lawyer in the courts, especially to keep the choicest watches and pens. BJP had an unbreakable bond, Delhi High Court, before he was made minister Dwivedi said that Jaitley was one of the Modi said “As a fiery student in the BJP government. Kumar said that Jaitley’s finest finance ministers ever. leader, he was at forefront of demise is “a great loss to the nation and a most out- “We have lost a good friend, a good lawyer protecting our democracy dur- $ * " ) " # )- $ %& standing person one can think of has passed away”. and good politician,” he said, adding, “The gov- ing the Emergency. He became He said that Jaitley was a person without ernment will be missing him because he was an a much liked face of our Party, Stating that Jaitley as “a Defence Minister Rajnath BJP’s working president JP bered him as one of the tallest any malice and was available for everyone with- important speaker. Though the prime minis- who could articulate the Party long time dear friend and one Singh said, “Jaitleyji will always Nadda recalled Jaitley’s fiery leaders and also a fine human out any discrimination and whosoever reached ter and other important ministers like home programmes and ideology to a of my closest associates”, Vice be remembered for pulling the speeches in Parliament and being. Jaitley was also a reliable out to him was heard. ministers are themselves good speakers, but wide spectrum of society.” President M Venkaiah Naidu economy out of the gloom said that the senior leader’s troubleshooter for the BJP, he “First of all, Arun Jaitely was a good friend Arun Jaitley had his own place”. PTI President Ram Nath said he was deeply shocked to and putting it back on the right smiling face as he dealt with said, recalling his contribu- Kovind also condoled the death learn about his demise. “His track. The BJP will miss tough situations will always tion during the first BJP-led and distress at the passing Thoughts and prayers with his him a day back and had prayed and said he was extremely sad- death is an irreparable loss to Arunji’s presence. I extend my remain with the partymen. NDA government headed by away of Jaitley. Jaitley had a family in this moment of grief. for his speedy recovery. “He dened. “A brilliant lawyer, a sea- the nation and a personal loss heartfelt condolences to his “His beliefs will always be Atal Bihari Vajpayee. long innings as a public figure, RIP,” Kejriwal said. was a leader with deep intellect soned parliamentarian, and a to me. I have no words to bereaved family.” our guide. The demise of Arun The Congress said, “We are parliamentarian and minister West Bengal Chief Minister and knowledge, and a voice of distinguished Minister, he con- express my grief,” he said. BJP veteran L K Advani Jaitley has created a vacuum in deeply saddened to hear the and his contributions to pub- Mamata Banerjee said, reason. He will be dearly tributed immensely to nation BJP chief and Union Home fondly remembered Jaitley as a Indian politics which can never passing of Shri Arun Jaitley. lic life will forever be remem- “Extremely saddened at the missed. My prayers with his building,” the President said. Minister Amit Shah said Jaitley’s man with a deeply analytical be filled. With responsibilities Our condolences to his fami- bered, she said. passing away of Arun Jaitley Ji, family, friends and admirers,” “Shri Arun Jaitley pos- death was a personal loss for mind who the party depended of both the party and the gov- ly. Our thoughts and prayers Delhi Chief Minister after a battle bravely borne. An Mukherjee said. sessed a unique ability of dis- him. “I am deeply saddened by on for finding solutions to com- ernment, Arunji has always are with them in this time of Arvind Kejriwal called Jaitley’s outstanding Parliamentarian Chief Ministers of Gujarat, charging the most onerous the death of Arun Jaitley. His plex issues. “A dedicated party been dedicated to the service of grief. Former Prime Minister demise a huge loss for the & a brilliant lawyer, appreciat- Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, responsibility with poise, pas- untimely demise is a personal worker for decades, he was the nation. Be it strengthening Manmohan Singh described nation. “Untimely demise of ed across parties. His contri- Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and sion and studied understand- loss for me. I have lost not only someone who was inducted into the Indian economy or its him as an eminent lawyer, an former FM and senior leader Sh bution to Indian polity will be Punjab as also Lt Governors of ing. His passing leaves a huge a senior leader of the organiza- the BJP core team when I was defence, his role in placing India excellent orator, a very good Arun Jaitley ji is a huge loss to remembered. My condolences Puducherry and Governors of void in our public life and our tion but also an integral mem- Party President and he soon rose in the front row in the world is administrator and an out- the nation. A legal luminary and to his wife, children, friends & Jammu amd Kashmir, intellectual ecosystem. ber of the family whose support to become one of the most incomparable,” said Nadda. standing parliamentarian. an experienced political leader admirers,” Banerjee said. Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Condolences to his family and and guidance I have been receiv- prominent leaders of the party,” BJP ally and Union minis- Congress President Sonia known for his governance skills Former president Pranab Andhra Pradesh also condoled associates,” Kovind said. ing for years,” Shah tweeted. Advani said in a statement. ter Ramvilas Paswan remem- Gandhi expressed deep pain will be missed by the country. Mukherjee said he had visited Jaitley’s death. )- ' ) "1 &&) ! sarees, rice, pulses, candles, New Delhi: Former attorney packaged milk, medicines and general Soli Sorabjee on Saturday ujarat Chief Minister Vijay sanitary napkins were collect- mourned the death of former GRupani has lauded the ed from donors and dispatched Union minister Arun Jaitley, efforts of the people of the State from Ahmedabad to and described him as a very in contributing towards flood Darbhanga earlier this month. honourable as well as easily relief in Bihar led by a team of The reserved railway accessible lawyer and minister. social workers Rishikesh Singh wagon was flagged off by Sorabjee, a senior advocate, and Rampal under the banner Ahmedabad District Collector remembered Jaitley as a rare of Bihar Flood Relief Material Vikrant Pandey. kind of politician who was a Committee. Apart from contributions combination of integrity and In his appreciation note from private individuals and ability. issued on Wednesday, Rupani entities especially Ahemdabad, “He always thought of con- said, “Flood has affected many Vadodara and Gandhinagar, a sensus and made efforts to areas of Bihar rendering a number of bureaucrats serving win over the people across the number of them homeless. In in Gujarat and Delhi also con- spectrum. He was a rare kind this difficult hour, items like tributed with relief materials, of politician. He never had any clothing, food materials and said Convener of Bihar Flood bitterness for anybody,” other household items have Relief Material Committee Sorabjee said. been dispatched from Gujarat Rishikesh Singh. Volunatry Jaitley, who was a senior to Bihar,” Rupani said, adding organizations like Saral advocate, had a thumping prac- charity is a noble cause of Foundation and Chinmaya tice as a lawyer in the courts, humanity. Welfare Trust also contributed especially the Delhi High A train wagon load (25 in the welfare initiative where Court, before he was made tonnes) of relief material com- contribution was only received minister in the BJP govern- prising rice flakes, jiggery, bis- in kind and not money, Singh ment. PTI cuits, water bottles garments, added. $ $ 4 $ 2)- %& ( - %( ) 22++<1 &$& 5# ) 3! *9 8**+* .&%+ ( * &(+* such plans. NA: A (+ * ( (*+ *& * 931 Continuing the process of dialogue which had started he nation-wide strike by - 4 +* -- ( 4* from 14 August 2019, the (4P * (-*+ Tmore than one lakh work- %-% . * * 2* *P .( fourth meeting was held yes- lating that the so called jehad social media platforms and one Vadodara: People of a group of ers of 41 Ordnance Factories all terdaywith the office bearers of (*(& ( -(*& is a responsibility of the to one communication apps like villages in Dabhoi taluka of over the country against pro- +.( * * &(+* ;(+ <(& AIDEF, INDWF, BPMS and *.* * Kashmiris themselves. WhatsApp and Messenger to Vadodara district on Saturday posed corporatisation of the CDRA under the &4- ( % /* In this backdrop, ISI could the terror groups for radicaliz- mourned the demise of BJP Ordnance Factory Board(OFB) of a high level official com- that no final decision has been Chairmanship of Secretary, *+% +* P resort to online radicalization ing and recruiting people in the leader Arun Jaitley by downing was called off on Saturday mittee to interact with employ- taken by the government to DDP. While reaffirming that of people in the Indian hinter- Indian mainland as well as in shutters of shops and holding after the Government assured ees federations to examine corporatise the ordnance fac- the proposed corporatisation of .* * %- land amid a lockdown in the Jammu and Kashmir,” an offi- condolence meetings. that no final decision was taken their concerns and other tories and also the assurance OFB is under examination of * (..- Valley. When the telecommu- cial said, adding that recruiting Jaitley, a three time Rajya on the matter. The production aspects of the proposed new that all the concerns expressed the Government, Secretary, nication and Internet restric- people through online mode in Sabha MP from Gujarat, had is likely to resume from entity. The Federations on their by the federations will be con- DDP patiently listened to the tions are eased in Jammu and the Valley is relatively easy as a adopted Karnali, Pipaliya, Monday after the strike began part have agreed to withdraw sidered by a high level com- concerns expressed by the Kashmir in due course, the ISI section of the population is Vadia and Baglipura, all part on August 20. the ongoing strike and contin- mittee.” Employees Federations regard- mid a strong security grid would seek radicalization and already radicalized due to the of Karnali group panchayat, in Giving this information ue with the process of dialogue. The joint statement said ing how the benefits/interests Aand controlled communi- recruitment of youth in the propaganda of terror banned December 2014 under the here on Saturday, defence min- With this, employees will now the decision was taken follow- of employees in terms of wages, cations network in Jammu and Valley to carry out terror groups like JKLF as also from Centre’s Sansad Adarsh Gram istry officials said the agitation be resuming their duties with ing a meeting between the health facilities and other ser- Kashmir post-abrogation of attacks to register Pakistan’s the Hurriyat. Yojana. Jaitley died at AIIMS was called off following talks effect from Monday, officials Secretary, Defence Production, vice matters may be affected Article 370, Pakistan’s covert presence in Kashmir post Since physical entry of ter- in Delhi on Saturday after- with representatives of four said. with the federations. It said a due to corporatisation of OFB. agency Inter-Services scrapping of Article 370. ror recruiters is virtually next to noon after prolonged illness. recognized unions on Friday. A joint statement by the decision has been taken at the The Employees Federations Intelligence (ISI) is likely to The ISI has been working impossible in J&K in the wake He was 66. While reaffirming that the pro- three recognised federations meeting that a high level com- inter-alia suggested that their exploit the services of online 24 x 7 to gather content to of strengthened security appa- “People of Karnali and posed corporatisation of OFB said they have taken a decision mittee will be constituted by the views should be considered terror motivators to radicalize malign India and Indian secu- ratus, the ISI is most likely to Pipaliya, Vadia and Baglipura is under examination of the to “postpone” the ongoing government to discuss the while preparing the roadmap and recruit gullible youth for rity forces by falsely projecting exploit the technological tools expressed grief by closing shops Government, Secretary, strike from Monday (August issues raised by the federations. for increasing the turnover of suicide bombings in the Indian and propagating that normal to further its terror agenda in and attending condolence Defence Production listened to 26), claiming that they have Defence production at the the proposed entity from the hinterland and the Valley. law and order duties by the the Valley. Such a shift in ter- meetings. Jaitley had rolled the concerns expressed by the been assured by the govern- ordnance factories, which man- current levels. After detailed With the recent scrapping security forces in the Valley as ror tactic by the Pakistani forces out a plan to modernise Karnali Employees Federations regard- ment that no final decision has ufacture sophisticated weapons deliberations, it was agreed to of Article 370 and bifurcation excesses against the Kashmiris. is also likely as Islamabad has village, situated on the banks of ing how the benefits/interests been taken to corporatise the and equipments from tanks recommend to the of Jammu and Kashmir State The ISI has already gath- been squeezed in terms of Narmada river,” Rajni Pandya, of employees in terms of wages, ordnance factories, reported and artillery guns to specialised Government, the setting up of into two Union Territories and ered data through social media operational manoeuvrability chief priest of a famous Lord health facilities and other ser- PTI from Kolkata. vehicles and ammunition, was a High Level Official a significant presence of secu- platforms wherein a number of after scrapping of the special Shiva temple here told PTI. vice matters may be affected The three recognized fed- affected with the 82,000-strong Committee to interact with rity forces on the ground in the citizens have expressed their status in the border State that “Jaitley helped develop var- due to corporatisation of OFB. erations are All India Defence work force going on a strike Employees Federations to Valley, the Pakistan-sponsored views against the scrapping of has been victim of the arc of ter- ious facilities in Karnali where The Employees Employees Federation, the from August 20 to protest the examine their concerns and terror groups are rattled Article 370 and the restrictions ror attacks for the last three lakhs of Lord Shiva devotees Federations inter-alia suggest- Indian National Defence Centre’s plan to corporatise other aspects of the proposed according to Intelligence chat- on telecommunication net- decades by the Pakistani ISI- visit the Kuber Bhandari tem- ed that their views should be Workers Federation and the the Ordnance Factory Board. new entity. The Federations on ters and unwilling to cross works in Jammu and Kashmir. Army combine, said a counter- ple every year,” Pandya said. considered while preparing the Bharathiya Pratiraksha The unions claimed that their part have agreed to with- over into the Indian side as of ISI already has gained terrorism expert and added Jaitley had spent a day in roadmap for increasing the Mazdoor Sangh. the government’s motive was to draw the ongoing strike and now, sources said. expertise in hoodwinking a that the telecom restrictions his adopted village on June 1, turnover of the proposed enti- They claimed that they ultimately privatise the defence continue with the process of According to the inputs, a number of security forces’ per- should continue for some time 2015, and had also laid the ty from the current levels. decided to postpone the ongo- production facilities of OFB, dialogue. With this, employees number of Pakistani terror sonnel through honey trapping till the time J&K police and foundation stone of a water After detailed deliberations, it ing strike, “considering the which is under the Defence will now be resuming their cadres are reluctant in entering initiatives to gather Intelligence. counterparts in other States tank and modern post was agreed to recommend to statement made by the ministry, while the govern- duties with effect from the Valley to carry out subver- “The ISI would now trans- are fully geared to monitor the office. PTI the government, the setting up Secretary, Defence Production, ment asserted that it has no Monday, 26th August, 2019. sive activities and been articu- fer the knowhow to exploit the social media platforms. + ,-. ,/01 & >

#< # * &' 3 :; => %%)(& !P% &( (&%% 3J(( :; , :F1;> G part of a land-clearing policy. Some 370 square kilome- Morton said there is now 2O A large column of smoke ters (140 square miles) have “an uptick in the pressure &' nder international pres- billowed from one fire, and burned in northern Paraguay, against the remaining Amazon Usure to contain fires smoke rose from a couple of near the borders with Brazil forest, to expand agriculture &- 4 sweeping parts of Brazil’s nearby wooded areas. Life and Bolivia, said Joaquín Roa, production in areas that are the ! * Amazon, President Jair appeared normal in Porto a Paraguayan state emergency leading edge in the deforesta- 6> %) Bolsonaro has authorised use of Velho. However, visibility from official. He said the situation tion frontier.” Fires are com- 1$ the military to battle the huge the windows of an arriving air- had stabilised. mon in Brazil in the annual dry % blazes while thousands took to plane was poor because of Close to 20 per cent of the season, but they are much % the streets to protest his envi- smog enveloping the region. Amazon has already been more widespread this year. %! & & ronmental policies. Small numbers of demon- deforested, said Thomas Brazilian state experts report- ' Brazilian forces will deploy strators gathered outside Lovejoy, a George Mason ed nearly 77,000 wildfires starting Saturday to border Brazilian diplomatic missions University environmental sci- across the country so far this O P4, areas, indigenous territories in Paris, London, Geneva and entist. year, up 85 per cent over the * and other affected regions in Bogota, Colombia, to urge “I worry that the current same period in 2018. Just over > 1 the Amazon to assist in putting Brazil to do more to fight the deforestation will push past the half of those fires have occurred L((M out fires for a month, accord- fires. Larger protests were held tipping point leading to mas- in the Amazon region. Brazil A ing to a presidential decree in Uruguay and Argentina. sive loss of forest and biodi- contains about 60 per cent of (()P% authorising use of the Army on Hundreds also protested in versity,” Lovejoy wrote in an the Amazon rainforest. ) & Friday. Chile, Ecuador and Peru. email to The Associated Press. US President Donald % The military will “act Neighbouring Bolivia and He said Brazil is “turning its Trump said on Friday that he )%%LM strongly” to control the wild- Paraguay have also struggled to back” on past environmental spoke with Bolsonaro. “Our ' fires, Bolsonaro promised as he contain fires that swept through achievements, including the future Trade prospects are very signed the decree. woods and fields, in many 1992 Earth Summit, and has exciting and our relationship is + The armed forces will col- cases set to clear land for farm- proposed infrastructure pro- strong, perhaps stronger than 5 laborate with public security ) $ $ ing. About 7,500 square kilo- jects that will accelerate the ever before,” Trump tweeted. 47> 37 and environmental protection ! ) $ 2 ! $ " ! meters (2,900 square miles) of challenge of climate change. “I told him if the United agencies, the decree says. land has been affected in “Fires are directly burning States can help with the P- “The protection of the for- Bolsonaro has previously demonstrated in Rio de Janeiro, many already deforested areas Bolivia, Defense Minister Javier into the Amazon rainforest Amazon Rainforest fires, we & est is our duty,” the President described rainforest protec- Sao Paulo and the capital of that had been burned. Zavaleta said. and that releases the carbon stand ready to assist!” In esca- ()!(% said. tions as an obstacle to Brazil’s Brasilia demanding the gov- Charred trees and fallen A B747-400 SuperTanker stored in those trees,” said lating tension over the fires, L%%M% “We are aware of that and economic development, spar- ernment announce concrete branches were seen around arrived in Bolivia and began Doug Morton, a NASA scien- France accused Bolsonaro of 1-%- & will act to combat deforestation ring with critics who note that actions to curb the fires. People Porto Velho, the capital of flying over devastated areas to tist. “The carbon then enters having lied to French leader %'% and criminal activities that put the Amazon produces vast also banged pots from their Rondonia State, which borders help put out the fires and pro- the atmosphere as carbon diox- Emmanuel Macron and threat- ) people at risk in the Amazon. amounts of oxygen and is con- homes, a traditional mode of Bolivia. In some instances, the tect forests. The US-based air- ide or methane, where it con- ened to block a European ( We are a Government of zero sidered crucial for efforts to protest in South America. burned fields were adjacent to craft can carry nearly 76,000 tributes to the greenhouse gases Union trade deal with several P%% tolerance for crime, and in the contain climate change. An Associated Press jour- intact livestock ranches and liters (20,000 gallons) of retar- that are causing climate change, South American States, includ- &% environmental field it will not As the president spoke, nalist who travelled to the other farms, suggesting the dant, a substance used to stop bringing us a warmer and a ing Brazil. Ireland joined in the 2 be different.” thousands of Brazilians Amazon region Friday saw fires had been managed as fires. drier planet.” threat. % % ) &' ( ' ) , - * + . : A: 1;; >F=;2 G 1;; >F=;2 G ong Kong protesters threw rench President Emmanuel ritish Prime Minister Boris Hbricks and gasoline bombs FMacron hosted his US BJohnson said on Saturday at police, who responded with counterpart Donald Trump for that the European Union need- tear gas, as chaotic scenes a previously unscheduled lunch ed to drop its insistence on the returned to the summer-long Saturday ahead of the official so-called Irish backstop to anti-government protests on opening of the G7 summit in avoid a “no deal” Brexit. Saturday for the first time in southwest France. “I don’t want a ‘no deal’ nearly two weeks. The two leaders sat on a Brexit. I say to our friends in Hundreds of black-clad terrace at the ornate Hotel du the EU, if they don’t want a ‘no protesters armed with bamboo Palais in the Atlantic resort of deal’ Brexit then we have got to poles and baseball bats fought Biarritz, the G7 venue, just a get rid of the backstop from the “We are willing to listen to with police officers wielding day after Trump reiterated his treaty,” Johnson told reporters ideas that are operational, real- batons on a main road follow- threat of tariffs against French on the way to the G7 summit istic and acceptable to all mem- ing a march against “smart * wine in retaliation for a new tax in Biarritz, southwest France. ber states, including Ireland. If lampposts” that was sparked by 2#$ on major US tech companies. He also responded to EU and when the UK government surveillance fears. The surprise lunch .$ - % , Council President Donald is ready to put them on the The chaotic scenes unfold- By early evening, most of surveillance by Chinese appeared to be an attempt by 2 ! $ Tusk, who earlier urged table,” he added. ed outside a police station and the protesters had melted away. authorities. Macron to get the summit off Johnson not to go down in his- At stake is the “backstop”, a nearby shopping mall as offi- Earlier in the day, some They chanted slogans call- on a good footing after a tense coordination” was needed. Trump said that at times tory as “Mr No Deal”. a provision guaranteeing that cers in riot gear faced off with protesters used an electric saw ing for the government to build-up in which Trump and Trump met that appeal for they “go at each other a little “If Donald Tusk does not border checks will not return protesters who set up makeshift to slice through the bottom of answer the movement’s EU leaders traded threats of unity with a somewhat softer bit” but had a “special rela- want to go down as Mr ‘No between Ireland, an EU mem- street barricades. a smart lamppost, while others demands. trade war. approach of his own, having left tionship”. Deal’ Brexit then that point ber, and Britain’s Northern The violence interrupted pulled ropes tied around it to The protests began in June Speaking to reporters in the United States on Friday The setting for the G7 should be borne in mind too,” Ireland. nearly two weeks of calm in send it toppling and cheered as with calls to drop a now-sus- fluent English, Macron called with a dire warning about tax- summit in the French seaside Johnson said. Johnson has called it “anti- Hong Kong, which has been it crashed to the ground. pended extradition Bill that Trump “a very special guest”. ing French wines “like they’ve resort clearly pleased the US During a press conference democratic” because it would gripped by a turbulent pro- The protest march started would have allowed Hong He said that they would be never seen before”. president. in Biarritz, Tusk had warned: require London to keep its democracy movement since peacefully as supporters took to Kong residents to be sent to discussing a raft of pressing “We actually have a lot in “So far so good. The weath- “One thing I will not cooperate regulations aligned with those June. the streets to demand the China to stand trial, then international issues, including common,” Trump said across er is perfect. Everybody’s get- on is a ‘no deal’, and I still hope of the EU during a transition- Police fired tear gas to dis- removal of the lampposts over widened to include free elec- the standoff with Iran over its the table to Macron, adding ting along. I think we will that Prime Minister Johnson al period when the country is perse the crowd after repeated worries that they could contain tions for the city’s top leader alleged nuclear weapon ambi- that they had “been friends for accomplish a lot this weekend,” will not like to go down in his- no longer a member of the warnings “went futile,” the gov- high-tech cameras and facial and an independent inquiry tions, and stressed that “strong a long time.” he said. tory as Mr No Deal.” bloc. ernment said in a statement. recognition software used for into alleged police brutality. .$!% / 0 0 R ! - 6.$ ' * 1 & Doha: The US and the Taliban and some technical points,” he # met in Doha on Saturday, an told AFP on Saturday, referring 1 American source close to the to discussions that took place ' 1 negotiations said, resuming on Thursday. motorcycle rigged with potentially decisive talks to “The agreement will be Aexplosives went off near a A=F1 G ment near the border town of akistan Foreign Minister allow Washington to draw- completed after we agree on Shiite mosque south of the cap- Teknaf, Ahmad said. PShah Mahmood Qureshi down militarily in Afghanistan. these points,” he said. ital Baghdad, killing three peo- angladesh police said they His murder had sparked on Saturday called UN “Talks resumed this after- Any deal would be ple and wounding 34, Iraqi Bhad shot dead two anger among the local popula- Secretary-General Antonio noon,” the US source said. announced before the media as security officials said Saturday. Rohingya refugees during a tion, with hundreds of furious Guterres to apprise him about The second day of the two well as representatives from The officials said the blast gunfight in a refugee camp on people blocking a key highway the “evolving and delicate sit- sides’ ninth round of dialogue neighbouring countries and happened the previous evening Saturday after the pair were leading to the camps for hours, uation” in Jammu & Kashmir. had been due to begin Friday China, Russia, and the United on a commercial street in the accused of killing a ruling burning tyres and vandalising Addressing the media here but “both sides decided to Nations, he added. The US, village of Mussayyib. Iraq declared victory geting IS hideouts and sleeper party official. shops visited by refugees. to provide details of his con- postpone it until Saturday”, which invaded Afghanistan They spoke on condition of against IS in late 2017, but the cells in western Anbar Nearly a million Rohingya Ahmad said the two men versation with Guterres, the Taliban’s Doha spokesman and toppled the Taliban from anonymity in line with regula- group continues to carry out province. live in squalid camps in south- killed on Saturday had been Qureshi said it was responsi- Suhail Shaheen said, citing power in 2001, wants to with- tions. The Islamic State group attacks through sleeper cells, The military said the oper- east Bangladesh, 740,000 of identified as key suspects in bility of the international com- “other engagements”. draw thousands of troops but claimed responsibility for the particularly in the country’s ation aims to “search and clear” whom fled a 2017 military Faruk’s killing and added that munity to play a role in “We have made progress only in return for the insurgent attack, saying it targeted “gath- north. Iraq’s military wide desert areas in the offensive against the Muslim they had been shot while the addressing the Kashmir situa- and are now discussing the group renouncing Al-Qaeda erings of Shiites” near a Shiite announced it started a new province that borders Saudi minority in Myanmar. officers were ambushed by the tion. implementation mechanism and curbing attacks. AFP mosque. operation early Saturday tar- Arabia, Jordan and Syria. Rights activists, who asked suspected criminals. Tensions between India not to be named, said they “It was wrong of the and Pakistan spiked after New believe the two Rohingya men refugees to agitate the locals. Delhi abrogated provisions of were killed by police in what We want justice in the quick- Article 370 of the Constitution - ' P appeared to be a staged est possible time,” said Abdul to withdraw Jammu and encounter. Matin, a friend of the deceased Kashmir’s special status and The incident comes two politician. bifurcated the State into two :2: the website of the Russian equipment would be replaced days after a second failed Refugees said the recent Union Territories on August 5. space agency Roscosmos was and another attempt at docking attempt to repatriate the bloodshed has created an India has categorically told n unmanned spacecraft interrupted when the Soyuz made between 0500 GMT and refugees, which saw not a sin- atmosphere of fear in the the international community Acarrying Russia’s first approached to about 100 0600 GMT on Monday. gle Rohingya turn up to return camps, where security has been that the scrapping of Article humanoid robot to be sent into metres (100 yards) off the ISS. “There is no threat to the across the border to conflict- tightened. 370 to revoke the special status orbit failed to dock automati- “The Soyuz is on a safe tra- station and its crew,” a scarred Rakhine state. The killings came as the of Jammu and Kashmir was an cally at the International Space jectory above and behind the Roscosmos statement said. “Both men died as they Rohingya are set to commem- internal matter and also Station on Saturday, in a new space station that will bring it Russia’s space industry has were rushed to a hospital,” orate the second anniversary of advised Pakistan to accept the setback for Moscow. in the vicinity of the orbital suffered a series of setbacks local police inspector Rasel their mass influx into reality. “Russian cosmonauts complex again in 24 hours from accidents and corruption Ahmad told AFP, adding that Bangladesh from Rakhine after “I highlighted the delicate issued a command to abort the and 48 hours,” NASA said. scandals in recent years. the incident took place in the brutal military campaign. situation that exist at the automated approach of an “Russian flight controllers Last October, a Soyuz Jadimura refugee camp in Cox’s UN investigators have said moment in Jammu and uncrewed Russian Soyuz space- have indicated the next earliest rocket carrying an American Bazar district. the 2017 violence warrants the Kashmir during my conversa- craft to the International Space docking attempt could be and a Russian had to make an Ahmad said the two prosecution of top Myanmar tion,” he said. Station,” the US space agency Monday morning.” TASS news emergency landing shortly after Rohingya were shot and criti- generals for “genocide”. Guterres said he was ready NASA said in a statement. agency quoted the head of the lift-off -- it was the first failure cally injured during a manhunt On Thursday Bangladesh’s today as he was before to “The craft was unable to Russian flight controllers quoted the flight centre control Russian side of ISS, Vladimir in the history of manned for suspects after a youth wing second attempt to start repa- defuse the tension and will also lock onto its target at the sta- had told the ISS crew it as saying the Soyuz craft had Soloviov saying “telemetry Russian flights. official of the ruling Awami triation of Rohingya back to probably meet Indian Prime tion,” and “backed a safe dis- appeared the problem that pre- to retreat to a “secure dis- analysis showed there were The life-size robot named League party was killed, Myanmar faltered after the Minister Narendra Modi tance away from the orbital vented automated docking was tance” from the ISS. failings with radio equipment” Fedor, short for Final allegedly by armed refugees. refugees said they won’t return tomorrow in France on the complex while the Russian in the station and not the The docking had been on the station. Experimental Demonstration Awami League official unless their security is ensured sidelines of the G7 Summit to flight controllers assess the Soyuz spacecraft, NASA added. scheduled for 0530 GMT but a “It can be corrected,” he Object Research, is the first Omar Faruk was shot in the and they were granted citizen- discuss the issue, he said. next steps,” NASA said. Moscow news agencies live broadcast of the event on said, adding that part of the ever sent up by Russia. head on Thursday, at a settle- ship in their homeland. * ? + ,-. ,/01 1+0 4 788 '*,6* Korea, Australia and New sures and Intellectual Property Electronics and Information tive consultations with stake- Zealand. Rights as well, it said. Technology, Financial Services, holders across the country. he Commerce Ministry on “More than 100 stakehold- Further, several industry and Telecommunication. In 2017, prospective RCEP TSaturday said over 100 ers’ consultations have been consultations were also organ- RCEP negotiations began member states accounted for a $ 1+= stakeholder consultations have held by the Department of ised by Ficci, PHD Chamber of in November 2012, in population of 3.4 billion with been held on the mega free Commerce and other lead min- Commerce and CII. Cambodia. The meetings are a Gross Domestic Product (at trade agreement RCEP in the istries and departments seeking Recognising the impor- held at various levels - Prime PPP) of USD 49.5 trillion, last 6 years. industry inputs for formulating tance of states, the commerce Minster of India participates in about 39 per cent of the world’s The Regional India’s interests, covering a secretary have led delegations the RCEP Summits, while GDP, with the combined GDPs Comprehensive Economic wide spectrum of the economy to various states and held reg- Commerce and Industry of India and China making up Partnership (RCEP) is a pro- including agri, chemicals, ular engagements with Chief Minister leads the Indian del- more than half that amount, it posed free trade agreement petrochemicals, pharma, plas- Secretaries and officials on the egation at the RCEP Ministerial added. being negotiated by 16 coun- tics, textiles, metals, auto and various aspects of RCEP to Meetings, it said. “RCEP is the world’s largest tries. machinery,” it said in a state- make them aware of the devel- Besides, the commerce economic bloc, covering near- The members include ten ment. opments. ministry has entrusted three ly half of the global economy member States of the The Department of In the various working autonomous think tanks — and is estimated that by 2050 Association of Southeast Asian Commerce also received indus- groups/ sub-working groups, Indian Council for Research on the GDP of RCEP member Nations (ASEAN) - Brunei, try feedback in the area of rules senior representatives of other International Economic states is likely to amount to Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, of origin, Sanitary and departments have been leading Relations (ICRIER), IIM nearly USD 250 trillion with Malaysia, Myanmar, the Phytosanitary (SPS) and the negotiations such as Bangalore and Centre for the combined GDPs of India Philippines, Singapore, Technical Barriers to Trade Revenue, Central Board for Regional Trade (CRT), New and China making up more Thailand, Vietnam - and (TBT), antidumping, counter- Indirect Taxes and Customs, Delhi for making independent than 75 per cent of the China, Japan, India, South vailing duties, safeguards mea- Economic Affairs, Ministry of studies on RCEP with exhaus- amount,” it said. 2 ) *3 4/ . & :; balance sheet stress, a leaders of financial sector and 9 ! 6" speedy revival of demand in the global financial companies. he RBI will continue to economy assumes vital impor- In India, the household ) # # ! - , ! Tunlock entrepreneurial tance in order to reinvigorate, savings are the principle livable of derivatives (Future - !. , energies and set the country he told over 200 business exec- resources in the economy, said & options) by FPI which firmly on track to become $5 utives from leading corpora- Das, pointing out that of the he Government on are liable to special rate of tax 1 1 @RuPay_npci card was offi- expect that each of these ele- trillion economy in the next tions. total household savings of 17.2 TSaturday clarified that under section 115AD of cially launched in UAE in pres- ments of tourism, trade and the five years, Governor “Stimulating demand is per cent of GDP in 2017-18, enhanced surcharge has been the (Income Tax) Act shall rime Minister Narendra ence of PM @narendramodi. Indian diaspora will benefit.” Shaktikanta Das said in here on currently the overriding prior- only 6.6 per cent were in the withdrawn for foreign portfo- also be exempted from the PModi on Saturday launched UAE is the first country in the The India-UAE bilateral Friday. ity of both the Government and form of net financial savings. lio investors on capital gains in levy of the enhanced sur- the RuPay card here, making Gulf where Indian RuPay card trade touched almost USD 60 The RBI chief said the RBI (Reserve Bank of India). “Greater financializing of both the equity and derivatives charge,” it said. the UAE the first country in the has been launched. billion in 2018 with a fairly bal- slight slowdown in the last “Some structural reforms the savings can increase the segments. However, the tax payable at Middle East to launch the Many business groups from anced profile of about USD 30 quarter was a temporary one are also required, and I am pool of domestic resources The Centre on Friday had normal rate on business Indian indigenous system of the UAE have pledged to accept billion of exports and USD 30 and the economy is likely to happy to note that some struc- and it can substantially ease announced a slew of measures income arising from the trans- electronic payment. RuPay payment,” Ministry of billion of imports. end the fiscal with higher tural reforms are on the anvil,” financial pressure on the bal- to boost the economy, includ- fer of derivatives to a person RuPay card scheme was External Affairs spokesperson There has also been a siz- growth rate of close to 7 per Das said. ance of payment of the coun- ing rollback of enhanced super- other than FPI shall be liable launched in 2012 to fulfil the Raveesh Kumar tweeted. able inflow of investment from cent. He noted that with the try,” he said. rich tax on foreign and domes- for the enhanced surcharge, it Reserve Bank of India’s vision Earlier this week, Navdeep India to the UAE in free zones “The policy focus will con- budget for the remaining part The financial system, com- tic equity investors imposed in added. to have a domestic, open and Singh Suri, the Indian like Jebel Ali in Dubai, tinue to be on of the fiscal announced, gov- prising institutions and mar- the Budget. In the 2019-20 Budget, the multilateral system of pay- Ambassador to the UAE, said, Hamriyah free in Sharjah and unlocking...Entrepreneurial ernment spending would see a kets, has a key role in bringing The derivatives (futures government had increased ments. RuPay facilitates elec- “The UAE is the largest and Ras Al Khaimah and also in energies and set India firmly on boost, which will have salutary these resources towards the and options) are not treated as surcharge from 15 per cent tronic payment at all Indian most vibrant business hub in sectors ranging from manufac- the trajectory towards its aspi- impact on the economy. productive sector, he pointed capital asset and the income to 25 per cent on taxable banks and financial institu- the region. It hosts the largest turing and real estate to trade rations of becoming a USD 5 Das was on a two-day visit out. arising from the transfer of the income between 2 crore and tions. Indian community, receives the and services. trillion economy within the to Singapore during which he Elaborating on the RBI’s 35 derivatives is treated as business 5 crore, and from 15 per cent India has already launched largest number of Indian Modi reached UAE capital next five years,” he said at a dia- met Deputy Prime Minister bps repo rate cut on August 7, income and liable for normal to 37 per cent for income the RuPay card in Singapore tourists and has the largest Abu Dhabi from Paris on logue with Indian business Heng Swee Keat, and his coun- he said the banks have reduced rate of tax for domestic above 5 crore. and Bhutan. trade with India. By becoming Friday on the second leg of his community. terpart Monetary Authority of lending rates for new loans by investors, an official statement Following the increase in “Bringing economies of the first country in the region three-nation tour to France, As the financial sector Singapore Managing Director about 29 bps as a follow up said on Saturday, clarifying the surcharge, the effective income India & UAE together to introduce the RuPay card, we UAE and Bahrain. repairs and emerge out of the Ravi Menon. He also met top since then. stand of tax authorities on tax rate for individuals with gains made from derivatives taxable income of Rs 2-5 crore trading. has gone up to 39 per cent from However, in the case of for- 35.88 per cent and for those ) " 6,- eign portfolio investors (FPIs), above Rs 5 crore to 42.7 per derivatives are treated as capi- cent. tal assets and the gains arising The Government on “The search resulted in the abroad, some of which are in tax cates that Goyal is “likely to be” from the transfer of the same Friday had announced a raft of seizure of various incriminating haven nations. the beneficial owner of some is treated as capital gains and measures to revive growth he Enforcement Directorate documents and digital evi- “Fictitious and inflated pay- bank accounts abroad having subjected to a special rate of tax momentum, including exemp- Ton Saturday alleged Jet dences. Further investigation ments appear to have been huge deposits. as per the provisions of the tion of startups from ‘angel tax’, Airways founder Naresh Goyal and analysis of the seized doc- made to some of these foreign “Prima facie these transac- Income Tax Act. a package to address distress in “structured” a number of tax uments is going on,” the agency entities under various airline tions involve various violations “Therefore, it is also the auto sector and upfront evading schemes and siphoned said in a statement. lease agreements, aircraft main- under the Foreign Exchange decided that the tax payable on infusion of 70,000 crore to off huge funds in foreign juris- It said preliminary probe tenance agreements, among oth- Management Act,” it said. gains arising from the transfer public sector banks. dictions. “indicates that Goyal structured ers.” The federal probe agency various tax evading schemes “Huge amounts appear to had carried out searches on involving its domestic and for- have been sent abroad by way of Friday at a dozen locations of eign companies, thereby siphon- inflated commission to its own Goyal, his firms and partner ing off huge amount in foreign group entity in Dubai which agencies in Mumbai and Delhi jurisdictions through dubious or acted as airline’s exclusive over- on charges of alleged contra- fictitious transactions”. seas general sales agent (GSA),” vention of the foreign exchange The ED said Goyal “indi- the ED alleged. law. rectly” controls various entities The agency said probe indi- ) & !$= !& K

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JP MP Subramanian BSwamy on Saturday batted for abolishing income tax, hik- ing interest rate on fixed deposits and lowering it on loans to spur economic growth. “The main thing is that the income tax should be abol- ished. The rate on fixed deposits should be increased to nine per cent and the rate of interest on borrowings should be brought down to nine per cent as well. If these three steps are taken, things will improve,” said Swamy, talking to reporters here. He said he is also coming up next month with a book, suggesting steps to spur economic growth. “A lot needs to be done for the economy. My book is coming out on September 5, in which I have explained what needs to be done,” he added. Swamy made the remarks when asked if the steps taken by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would revive the growth. In a bid to boost economy on a five-year low, the Centre on Friday announced a slew of measures, including the rollback of surcharge on foreign and domestic equity investors, a promise to review the super rich tax on high networth individuals, exempting startups from ‘angel tax’, a package to address distress in the auto sector and upfront infusion of Rs 70,000 crore to public sector banks. To bolster consumption, the government has also per- suaded banks to cut interest rates, a move that would lead to lower EMIs for home, auto and other loans. + ,-. ,/01 . 9

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You * “I was well prepared and during the semifi- can’t go blindly and play him. You Kolkata: &( from the start I was in the lead nal contest. have to be fit and keep him in ) ( )& ( $ and then finished it off,” Sindhu “Momota was varying the play and change the strategy all A =2 2( ) said. strokes. I was pushing the pace the time. The main thing is you &(%5P33RP&( “In the second game, I made but I wasn’t getting the result. I have to be mentally fit. 1% $ some unforced errors and then I was getting tired. I didn’t know “He has a lot of patience and ' ( & ( was leading again and it gave me what to do. I was blank. I was variation. He can read his oppo- 4IV3 ) my confidence. Overall, the game attacking but a few strokes went nent. He has something different &% PI3' ) went well and I hope it goes well out,” he said. from others which is making )&(& P tomorrow (on Sunday).” “I couldn’t think anything everything tough to beat him. !(((&$ However, Praneeth’s impres- except hitting the strokes and he But we will figure it out and yeah, &% ( )&$ % sive run ended after his attack- was taking all the shots and I was someday I will definitely beat 2)1P$&$ ing game couldn’t dent the : $ * ; < < * hitting the net too often.” him.” R4' ",)*&,$ :; : ndia maintain their stranglehold Iover the West Indies with a healthy $*** 75-run first innings lead, which P swelled to 89 by lunch time on the third day of the opening cricket Test ./ 3 * :; : here on Saturday. India bowled out West Indies for 4" $%$ 6 he Indian cricket team wore 222 in 74.2 overs in their first ; T 3R 3.37 Tblack armbands as a mark of innings in reply to 297 with Ishant respect for former union min- Sharma returning with best figures A) 37 57 5.557 ister and veteran cricket admin- of 5 for 43. 33 3T 5.577 istrator Arun Jaitley, who passed Besides Ishant, Mohammed away on Saturday after pro- Shami (2/48) and left-arm spinner )-% 33 53 5.6R3 longed illness. Ravindra Jadeja (2/64) scalped two (1 33 53 3.567 Jaitley was one of the tow- wickets a piece. ering figures in Indian cricket For West Indies, Roston Chase &$,, %.',$ administration. top-scored with 48, while skipper A former president of Delhi Jason Holder played a fighting 39- company can be gauged from the his final three overs to complete his & Districts Cricket Association, run knock as the hosts failed to build fact that he played 45 balls for no ninth five-wicket haul in Tests on Jaitley was one of the most % ! ! 788 up partnerships. runs. Friday. influential figures in the Indian At the opening break of the third The Indian bowlers found it dif- “There was rain and after that Cricket Board, whose advice day, India were 14 for no loss in their ficult to break the stubborn part- the ball became wet and there was was sought for any decision on % second innings with Mayank nership between Holder and nothing happening (with the ball). policy matters. Agarwal batting on 8 and K L Cummins as they needed 85 balls in So, we thought we can bowl with a It was during his time as the Rahul on 6. the opening session of the third day cross seam. There was bounce. Delhi and District Cricket Earlier, resuming at the to dislodge the stand. Actually Bumrah told me that we can Association (DDCA) president . overnight score of 189 for eight, The partnership was finally bro- try cross seam since there is noth- that the state team saw the Holder and Miguel Cummins stuck ken when Holder edged a ing happening,” Ishant, who returned emergence of stalwarts like together for 103 balls, forging a cru- Mohammed Shami delivery to wick- with figures of 5/42, said. Virender Sehwag, Gautam 5 cial 41-run partnership for the ninth etkeeper Rishabh Pant behind the “The attempt was, if you bowl Gambhir and in later years wicket to take West Indies close to stumps in the 74th over. out the opposition as soon as pos- Ishant Sharma, Virat Kohli and the Indian total. Left-arm spinner Jadeja finally sible, it is good for your team. We Shikhar Dhawan. 2: :1: Holder kept a calm head and drew curtains on West Indies innings tried that we were able to do that,” guided his younger partner when he cleaned up Cummins an he told fielding coach R Sridhar who runs with Jaddu (Jadeja), the better sparkling century by Tom Latham Cummins brilliantly to get as close over later. interviewed him for bcci.Tv. it would be for the team. From 25 for Apowered New Zealand’s first innings as possible to the Indian total. It was a special day for the lanky 3, the kind of comeback we had, I reply after Sri Lanka posted 244 on day While Holder made 39 off 65 ‘TRY CROSS-SEAM’ Ishant, who struck 19 runs and wanted to have a long partnership three of the rain-hit second Test in balls with the help of five boundaries, Ishant Sharma’s late burst broke shared a crucial 60 runs with with Jadeja,” said the 30-year-old Colombo on Saturday. Cummins gave his skipper the right the back of West Indies batting and Ravindra Jadeja (58) for the eighth pacer who is playing in his 91st Test. Latham, on 111, put together an support from the other end by just the senior India pacer attributed the wicket stand during India’s innings His five victims included two unbeaten 70-run stand with BJ Watling, staying at the crease although he good show to pace bowling partner earlier in the day. brilliant caught and bowled efforts, on 25, to thwart the Sri Lankan bowl- couldn’t open his account. Jasprit Bumrah’s advice of trying “To be honest, when I was out including the fourth scalp of ing attack that had made early inroads Cummins’ determination to stay cross-seam stuff. during our innings, I was not feel- Shimron Hetmyer in the penultimate into the Kiwi batting. at the crease and give his skipper & $ : # # ' Ishant took three wickets from ing good at all. The more I scored over of the day. The tourists were 196 for four at stumps, still trailing Sri Lanka by 48 runs. Earlier Dhananjaya de Silva made 109 to lift Sri Lanka after they resumed 4' 6 the day on 144 for six following their decision to bat first. But Latham made the day his own and Denly 30 not out with Hazlewood, who took 5-30 in nership with Denly. as he registered his 10th Test hundred their third-wicket stand so far the first innings, and was The odds were still huge- — fourth against Sri Lanka — to hold ngland captain Joe Root worth 75 runs. bowled. ly in Australia’s favour, given 1 the New Zealand innings after they lost Eand Joe Denly were fight- England still needed a Root, in on a pair, got off only three sides have made key wickets including skipper Kane ing hard to prevent a three- further 269 runs to reach an the mark with a three off fast more than 300 to win in the an opposing team in one Williamson for 20. day defeat in the third Test unlikely target of 359 and with bowler Hazlewood to the fourth innings of a Test at innings. Latham combined the right dose of after Australia threatened 39 overs left in the day there delight of his home Yorkshire Headingley — Australia (404- ustralia’s Marnus Labuschagne made 74 in caution and aggression as he hit 10 another Ashes rout at was time for them to be fans in a capacity, sun- 3 in 1948), England (315-4 ALabuschagne joined an the first innings. England boundaries in his 184-ball stay at the Headingley on Saturday. bowled out before stumps. drenched crowd. against Australia, 2001) and exclusive club while making were dismissed for just 67, wicket so far. When Australia took But they were at least Denly, the only England the West Indies with 322-5 80 against England in the sec- their lowest Ashes total in 71 “Tom is getting better and better two wickets for no runs making Australia work for a batsman to reach double fig- two years ago. ond innings of the third years. every season. He had a great summer in four balls to leave win that would see them ures in the first innings with Earlier, Marnus Ashes Test on Saturday. The only batsman from back home,” New Zealand paceman Tim England 15-2, it looked retain the Ashes at 2-0 up with 12, repeatedly played and Labuschagne missed out on a In the process, outside Australia to achieve Southee, who claimed four wickets in like another dramatic two to play in a five-match missed either side of being hit maiden Test hundred as he Labuschagne became just the feat is outstanding West the Sri Lankan innings, told reporters. collapse was on the series. on the head by a Cummins top-scored with 80 in the fifth batsman and fourth Indies opener Gordon “Great to see him kick on and con- cards following the Surrey openers Rory bouncer. Australia’s second-innings Australian — a list that Greenidge, who hit two hun- tinue that form overseas especially to hosts’ woeful 67 — their Burns and Jason Roy both fell But both he and Root 246. includes head coach Justin dreds in a 1976 Test at Old come here and play the way he has lowest Ashes total since cheaply shortly after lunch. applied themselves on an Labuschagne was 74 not Langer — in Test history to Trafford, Manchester, where played on conditions that are tough.” 1948 — in the first Left-hander Burns increasingly slow pitch that out when Cummins’s dis- make two scores in a match England collapsed to 71 all In the morning session, De Silva innings. (seven) edged a lifting Pat was making life tough for missal left Australia 226-8. higher than a total posted by out in their first innings. moved from his overnight 32 to com- But at tea on the Cummins delivery to David Australia’s pace attack. But rather than being plete his fifth Test century. third day, England had Warner at first slip before Roy, And there was a huge denied a century in his sev- Labuschagne ignored the to beat a throw to Bairstow as Southee returned figures of 4-63 recovered to 90-2. yet to convince as a Test cheer from the crowd when enth Test by a lack of partners, old rule of ‘never run on a his valuable 187-ball innings while pace partner Trent Boult got three Root, in on a match opener, played down Root’s controlled hook off the South Africa-born bats- misfield’ when Denly fumbled featuring eight fours came to wickets. pair, was 41 not out the wrong line to Josh Hazlewood raised a fifty part- man ran himself out. at third man and then failed an end.

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- 1? he contemporary voices in “The contemporary market is video as well as kinetic forms and per- the Indian art scene are slowly and steadily growing in India. formative gestures. Then she is able to emerging stronger and Experimental art forms with strong tie together the possibilities of all clearer with more galleries concepts are definitely finding greater these media to articulate her consis- backing up younger artists. demand. Now there is more focus on tent preoccupation with architecture TAs the new season of art opens in South Asian artists,” says Mandira and how it defines identity,” she adds. Delhi, it is interesting to see new Lamba of Blueprint12. Anand is particularly impressed names emerge with a diverse body of Blueprint 12 has collaborated with with the works coming from Suman work and compelling narrative to their Vadehra Art Gallery to open a solo Chandra. “What I really like about credit. show with Youdhisthir Maharjan and Suman’s work is that he is not bound Kingsley Gunatillake last Thursday. by media. He is as comfortable with The gallery is also a part of a larger canvas as he is with carving out a “The current generation of artists is collective, titled Delhi Contemporary stone sculpture. Also the kind of responding to ecological develop- Art Week (DCAW) featuring seven research he has put in is impressive. In ments and the shift can be seen world- galleries, the other six being Gallery the last four years, Suman has spent a wide. Even internationally, the focus is Espace, Exhibit 320, Latitude 28, lot of time with the miners of on the ecology around them. That is Nature Morte, Shrine Empire and Jharkhand. He has observed the shifts what makes their art relevant to the Vadehra Art Gallery, that starts at and changes that have taken place in times,” opens Sunaina Anand of Art India Habitat Centre from August 1. the area. His art is about the lives Alive Gallery. The gallery recently “The current scenario is particu- affected. It’s a deep study of people opened the season with ‘What is larly interesting for the direction that and the environment,” she shares. Contemporary…’, their first show in the younger artists are taking in the Contemporary Idioms series. country. Increasingly, they have been “Our focus was to look at the art invested in sustained research, con- “If we were to compare the last five institutions that the younger artists are ceptual and material concerns that years, the future is only getting bet- coming from. The idea was to pick tal- develop from one body of work to ter!” says Lamba. “With India Art fair ent from diverse institutes across the another, while until recently artists focusing on a special platform for country,” she elaborates on the new have been more willing to change con- South Asian Artists, Kochi Muziris series. Interestingly, all three artists versations from one body of work to Biennale getting international acclaim, currently showing at the gallery are in another,” adds Shefali Somani of Delhi Contemporary Art Week con- their 20s, come from different insti- Shrine Empire. Shrine too opened tinuing into a 3rd edition, many more tutes and yet reflect a distinct synergy. with a solo exhibition by Ayesha international residencies and show Agrees Debasish Mukherjee, Singh, titled, ‘It was never concrete’ on invitations for South Asian Artists, it’s whose solo exhibition, ‘River Song’ August 22. towards a rise,” she says with great opened at Aakar Prakar Gallery “Like artists of every age, the con- optimism. While most other art pro- recently: “Contemporary artists are a cepts that today’s generation of con- moters agree that things are looking part of the same society after all. It’s temporary artists is engaging with up, a slow economy notwithstanding, just the language which is different have to do with realities — political, there are a few other factors that must here. The current generation is cer- social, and so on — of our times. They be addressed. tainly more open to experiments with are also exploring their own expres- 2: :;;< “The biggest challenge that art their medium or the language.” sions and practices. However, there is ; ; ; faces in India is limited philanthropy,” Since 2016, Mukherjee has been no one trend that is more popular := says Somani. “To push artists to make working on a body of work, which than the others,” shares Renu Modi of :2 <= ; ' cutting edge work, it is important to explores the ‘concept’ of home, spaces Gallery Espace. Also a part of DCAW, Q invest in residencies, support produc- or place of origin through sensorial the gallery is additionally showing 2 tion costs, and facilitate discourse and emotional memory. This includes works of five contemporary artists in around the arts. I feel that galleries a series of mix media works, which are an upcoming show at its gallery space, == ; ; ' become relevant to artists once they more like textile sculptures and instal- titled, ‘Rooted’ starting Monday. 2 ;; have already developed their own lations. “I have often wondered, what ; : hood. Apart from these, works by practice further,” she says. voice. Shrine Empire supports makes us yearn for an era lost? What 2 ; <:; Sanket Viramgami, Rushabh “As a gallery, we are deeply inter- Prameya Art Foundation, our non- triggers memories, and how we com- “The young artists have been borrow- : : Vishwakarma also looks promising,” ested in Sangita Maity’s practice. She profit that tries to fill this lacunae prehend moments as we had experi- ing elements from the world they live H ; says Bhavna Kakar of Latitude 28. has been researching intensively on through art education programs, by enced them, even though we no in and are commenting on the chang- ; :; Kakar is one of the three art promot- aspects of labour and tradition in the supporting residencies etc. But we longer exist in that place or time. Is it ing social, environmental and cultural ers who thought up the idea of DCAW iron ore mining community in Orissa. need more institutions filling this role possible to manifest the architecture of perceptions. For instance, Ketaki as a common platform to promote The materiality of her serigraphs and if we want India to be at the forefront our memories into fabric, texture and Sarpotdar, a young printmaker from L- 1! young artists. For the upcoming show, canvases have been influenced by her of contemporary art globally,” she impressions within the format of an Baroda, anthropomorphises animals the gallery is promoting artists such as original subject,” says Somani. Maity’s points out. exhibition? I have tried mapping all of in her work to comment on the Sudipta Das, Niyeti Chadha Kannal, serigraphs are usually on iron sheets, While on the subject Lamba also these in to my current body of work,” human nature and human society. Radhika Agarwala, Prajjwal and her canvases often use the soil calls for easier policies that would he shares of his current exhibition. Similarly, Yogesh Ramkrishna and Choudhury, Yogesh Ramkrishna, from the mining areas as a medium. allow art exchanges between India and Subrat Kumar Behera take inspiration Ketaki Sarpotdar, Sanket Viramgami, “Ayesha is another interesting its neighbours. “While private initia- from mythology to create works that Waswo X Waswo. “What interests me upcoming artist. Though a sculptor by tions are taking place in terms of con- Even though the artists tend to voice gauge sociopolitical realities. Artist about these artists the most is that training, she has been really pushing temporary museums, we definitely the concerns of their times. The ques- such as Anupama Alias through the though the practice is varied, the the boundaries of various media, from need government support for the same tion is whether the market is ready to use of anatomy creates works that artists continue to experiment with drawing — which she does in space to push contemporary art to the next put their money on the shift? revolve around the theme of woman- concept or material and develop their with her sculptural works also — and big level,” she says. ;<2: < =; :2 2 ; , 1< ;2 2:;A ' 2 ; buuqy 1: ; : : 2 E &), )*,,%<,,) *% )-&*%&4) 2 A (F;GO)$&( &% !2: <;F G

n this political satire, the author, a veteran army colonel, discusses the country’s myriad problems such as fall of ethics in public life, repugnant caste politics, commu- Inal machinations, all pervasive corruption, socioeconomic inequity and terrorism. The topic is universal in nature and touches the everyday-life of the people. It has the latent depth and an immedi- acy to draw all genders, age groups, and every category of readers. The book can be divided into two parts — One: The political coup, which discusses the power of democracy to throw out the undesirables and install well-meaning and dedicated political workers in seats of power. And two: Building a prosperous and powerful India through wise use of statecraft. Baba, a teacher by profession, social worker by choice and politician by cir- () *+ ,!-, ,..- cumstances is a saintly person, who understands the underlying psychody- /0 *0 #0 1' namics of the people and relates effort- lessly with them. His anticorruption agi- 2& 34 tations give a new meaning and direc- /-.(&( 567 tion to the Indian political system. The people take up the challenge thrown at Baba by mainstream political parties to enter the parliament to enact the anti- cation is fraught with fissiparous tenden- corruption legislation. They elect his cies and very strong political will and newly formed political outfit, the leadership is demanded. Free and com- Rashtriya Punarudhaan Sangh (RPS), to pulsory education from 1st to 12th power. standard is part of the present govern- Choice of Prof Krishna Moorthy, an ment’s National Education Policy on the intellectual and ruthless hard task mas- anvil. The veteran author’s suggestion of ter, as the Prime Minister shows that two years compulsory military service Baba means business. Lok pal is enact- after school is not pragmatic, it drowns ed, and the jails start filling up with con- in the sea of sheer numbers. Having said victed politicians, businessmen, bureau- elections where RPS tastes its first elec- awaited verdict on 2G telecom scam in which hundreds die and another few public forums, the book further argues so, the idea fits well into the storyline. crats and others. Tough decisions to tide toral shock. Murthy decides to get back explodes on the political firmament. hundreds are seriously injured. Bhai, an its necessity. Further dividing the states Exploiting the Baloch, Muhajir, and over the sinking economy ruffle many into the game. In a clandestine operation, Those who played ducks and drakes with Indian traitor holed up in Karachi, car- for administrative convenience is a pan- Pashtun unrest to creates refugee crises in trade and industry. The evil nexus of four undertrial youths belonging to the exchequer escape the clutches of the ried out terrorist activities in his moth- dora’s box, and is best left unopen. and attract international attention is a deposed politicians, threatened bureau- powerful Gurgaon families, accused of law. The ever-active media swings into erland at the bidding of the ISI. Baba is Electoral reforms to ensure the country reinvent of the Bangladesh saga. The crats and murky businessmen, whose rape and murder, are kidnapped and cas- action and questions the government’s very much pained and upset; he suffered election fever only once in five military operations have been lucidly heads are on the chopping block for cor- trated. This maverick act appeases the inability to convict the high-profile cul- demands action. The daring kidnap of years is worthy of wider political debate. described. Keeping the United States, ruption, nepotism and subversion of law, large discerning women voters in Tamil prits. The almost dead political agitations Bhai from Karachi by RAW and MAR- Emboldened with the massive man- Russia and China in good humour, reacts. Trade unions call for nationwide Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry, enliven and tear through the country’s COS is one of the best narrations in the date in the general elections held under merges well with the plot. strikes and traders shut shops; expect- and RPS wins these assembly elections tranquillity. People become despon- book and thrills every reader. RPS’s pop- the new Constitution, RPS embarks on The last chapter, Sannyasa, is a ing to force Murthy to resign or put pres- comfortably. The party is back into the dent; the country is back to square. ularity soars. its flagship project: education reforms, befitting epilogue to the story of the great sure on Baba to change him. Neither hearts and minds of the people. Unrelenting, Murthy looks out for a Exploiting the kidnap euphoria for a point extensively discussed at many Indian dream. In a country where polit- happen. Gurgaon castrations and state assem- subterfuge to permanently silence his electoral gains borders political adven- places in the book. Political parties ical parties are considered family assets People suffer in the no-holds-barred bly elections results take the wind out of opponents so that he can concentrate on turism. With two-third majority in the have always fumbled to effectively get and genealogically passed on, the political slugfest between adamant the agitators’ sails. Murthy decides to go development of the country. His oppor- new parliament, RPS embarks on the hold of this essential tool for socioeco- smooth transfer of power in RPS is Murthy and his incorrigible adversaries. after his opponents, but an unexpected tunity comes through a massive bomb ‘Executive President’ form of govern- nomic development of the country. The enthusing and refreshing. They react through the Bihar assembly bolt from the blue stalls him. The long- blast in a shopping mall at Vijayawada ment, an idea ardently discussed in many idea to nationalise the entire school edu- % P %6))64 748( ,8(6 A 2"! O)$ AB# 8 ; A :%3(% %) 22 . ,,; ! " !& & " #" ! ) (' !, !&% &) ))%' ' (&(( &%)%! &' )! ! %%!$ K) , !% % &' !))) %)&$'1D)% & ! $%$ %% !( % (&'1 !(! ( ' && (% &D )! &! ,!-, ,& !- !&! ,&.( 8+&/- 8& 8 ( & */(&R ; " . - A & K 9% %( * (3(. 0-/ = 9::; &)% & $! & sources to recreate the texture of the past. (& India, Empire and First World War &!%! (& Culture: Writings, Images, and Songs (&!;&'1 examines the experiences of people from %( &)! (' undivided India - both soldiers and civil- ((% ! P $!-2 B ians, men and women, sepoys, labourers, & 1 !;% &(K lascars, orderlies, doctors, politicians and %) )%%% intellectuals - in the First World War and 1$ ((%%! t was on a chance visit one winter after- It was two years later, in 2007, in a tiny his German captors and instructed to at peace. Mother says that you can write the way such experiences were represent- )(&' &&$ noon in 2005 to the quaint Dupleix room crammed with cabinets in the speak. Mall Singh’s was among the 2677 your inner thoughts to us. Father, all your ed. Between August 1914 and December %&!() !) IHouse and Museum in Chandernagore Humboldt Sound Archive in Berlin that audio recordings made by the Royal letters will be read by me… I am like a liv- 1919, India recruited one and half million $)&!-! — a former French colony by the Hoogly I felt the same shiver down my spine as Prussian Phonographic Commission ing dead without you... Dear father please men, including both combatants and &D river and 33 kilometers from Kolkata — in Chandernagore. I was listening to a between 29 December 1915 and 19 take leave and come to meet us. Please do non-combatants; of them, over a million that I first saw the pair of glasses. They lay tremulous yet incantatory voice speaking December 1918, using the First World War come. We repeat again and again. served overseas, in places as diverse as in a cabinet ringed with dust in a musty largely in Punjabi: Prisoners of War held in Germany. A daughter’s heart-breaking appeal, Mesopotamia, France and Belgium, East ; < room. At the same time as noticing the There was a man who would have but- Desolate, homesick and hungry, he distils like the desolate voice of Mall Singh, Africa, Gallipoli, Egypt and Sinai, Salonika, "%( % glasses, my eyes fell on the label ‘blood- ter back in India all the pain and longing into the images ‘repeats again and again’ in the chamber Aden, East and West Persia, Tsingtao and (3(. ,-/ stained’ next to them, though all I could He would also have two sers of milk. of makhan (butter) and the two sers [a of First World War memories, seeking to Trans-Caspia. ‘The state of things is inde- detect was a smudge on the right lens. He served for the British. form of measurement] of milk: home is find an answer. scribable. There is conflagration all A)O' Delicate, fragile yet seemingly intact they That man joined the European War. remembered as taste. These moments have stayed with me around, and you must imagine it to be like lay, with their arms gently curving around That man was captured by the Mall Singh served on the Western and have shaped the book. Why do they a dry forest in a high wind in the hot !& ! the photograph of their master wearing Germans. Front. However, for me, his story resonates matter so much? Jogen Sen’s glasses, Mall weather, with abundance of dry grass and them, as if still trying to protect him from He wants to go back to India. not with the homesick letters of his Singh’s voice and Kisan Devi’s letter are not straw. No one can extinguish it but God %'1&$& the violence. Above the glasses was anoth- If he goes back to India then he will get sepoy-brothers but with a letter written in just tantalising sources but open up new himself - man can do nothing. What more !A)' er label: ‘Broken and bloodstained glass- that same food. Gurmukhi by a young girl called Kishan ways of ‘reading’ — and writing — life in can I write?’ observed Sohan Singh, a O%&% es belonging to J. Sen, Private, West That man has spent three years already. Devi from Punjab to her father Havildar times of war; they force us to the weave sowar in the 9th Hodson’s Horse, on 10 !% ) Yorkshire Regiment… he was the first This is the story of Mall Singh, an Sewa Singh, of the 23rd Sikh Pioneers, together a narrative of fugitive fragments, July 1915, as he lay convalescing at the % ': Bengalee, a citizen of Chandernagore, to Indian prisoner of war in the ‘Halfmoon serving in Egypt: the flotsam, jetsam and lagan of life Kitchener Indian Hospital at Brighton. D be killed in 1914-1918 War’. Jogen Sen was Camp’ at Wünsdorf outside Berlin. The Dear Father, best wishes to you. Here wrecked by war. In a context where most , (( %! the only non-white member of the West recording was made on 11 December all is well. With god’s grace, your letter has of the colonial soldiers were non-literate, = 1))&% Yorkshire regiment; he was gunned down 1916. He was made to stand in front of a arrived. We came to know about your sit- it is necessary, I argue, to go beyond only $ - ! * %$C ' on the night of 22 May, 1916. phonograph machine held before him by uation. With the sight of your letter, I felt the textual to these material, visual and oral . !7!AA> uvitiut .<* = % B< * % * ! .$ 1

he US-China trade war aims to convey that Sino- prepared to go to war. Tthat has grabbed the head- American trade and econom- Incidentally, the United lines for over a year now is set ic relations are mutually ben- States has accused China of #'&%2&# $$.' )& ) to escalate as US President eficial rather than being advan- changing the text under nego- Donald Trump on Friday retal- tageous for America. tiation after the latest round of iated to Beijing’s announce- Providing a detailed per- dialogue. Chinese response to ner and source of imports, ment of new tariffs on spective on the global impact this allegation was that it was third largest export market, and American goods. Trump of the trade war, the Chinese common to make adjustments a mutually beneficial ally in announced raising of tariffs on White Paper highlights and new proposals when talks developing the spheres of Chinese goods and ordered instances where the United are underway, and that this was tourism, culture and intellec- American companies to shift States back-tracked on its not a new practice given that tual property rights. their business from China. promises, proving to be an the United States has repeatedly Underscoring the instances Trump’s announcement came a unreliable negotiator. It also indulged in the same. Since the throughout 2018 where the day after China’s Ministry of quashes claims of intellectual founding of the People’s United States back-tracked on Commerce spokesman Gao property theft and underscores Republic of China in 1949 and their commitments and levied Feng, while reiterating Chinese China’s efforts at establishing the introduction of market sanctions, China strongly threat of “corresponding coun- credible communication and reforms in 1979, China’s believes that the United States termeasures”, on August 22 mutual benefit. This docu- growth has seen an upward tra- keeps changing its demands said, “We hope the United ment serves the domestic pur- jectory and historical records and wants more than what it is States and China can meet pose of stressing the need to support their claims. The being offered. Beijing has also each other halfway and find a respect “sovereign affairs” as a United States’ observation of accused Washington of having solution.” prerequisite for further talks, the country is purely negative, used corruption and intimida- On August 23, hours after and a purpose of communi- especially in terms of the theft tion as tools to achieve their Beijing said it would hike tar- cating the Chinese position of intellectual property rights goals, which, according to iffs on $75 billion in US internationally. (IPR) and technological inno- China, will be responsible for imports, Trump retorted by The White Paper states vation, leading to a back and the detrimental nature of their announcing hike in tariff on that the United States has been forth relationship of levying relationship. The Chinese $300 billion Chinese goods indulging in protectionist mea- tariffs and restrictions. Government has suggested that from 10 per cent to 15 per cent. sures since 2017 and has been Highlighting the disad- it is essential for both nations The Office of the US Trade coercing countries into accept- vantage the trade restrictions to mutually respect institu- Representative said existing ing their demands. With the are posing to both the nations tions and not cross the red line. tariffs on another $250 billion onset of the trade war, from and the rest of the world, the It is a well-known fact that in Chinese imports would go early 2018, the United States People’s Republic of China, in China’s development is not a from 25 per cent to 30 per cent trade policies, China believes. deadlock. to try to resolve the ongoing ing trade talks that are mutu- has damaged its reputation, the White Paper, has called out smooth process. Having said on October 1 after receiving Trump accused China of Although in a lopsided trade dispute —outlining the ally beneficial and trustworthy investment and trade. Not only the mistake the United States is that, the country has also been feedback from the public, manipulating their currency trade balance, China doesn’t widening gap between China upon the condition that the has it been responsible for the making by equating the trade perceived to be optimistic and according to a report by AP. “I and indulging in unfair trade have much to retaliate in the and the United States in light Chinese principles are not drop in Chinese exports to the deficit with being taken advan- open to learning and has have no choice. We’re not going practices. The bitter charge form of tariffs. Beijing has of the ongoing trade war. The compromised. US, it has also caused a global tage of. Beijing has also accused shown willingness in turning to lose close to a trillion dollars ensued into slapping of tariffs tried to exert pressure on the paper argued that economic The paper pointed out that economic slowdown. The the United States of having risks into opportunities. a year to China… Tariffs are on Chinese goods entering US by not approving customs ties have been instrumental in China was also responsible for Chinese State Council repeat- undermined the authority of In the post-Mao era, it has working out very well for us. America, and the resultant clearance for US companies in improving the stability, peace the growth in employment, edly insisted that the tariffs the multilateral trading insti- advocated for dialogue and People don’t understand that retaliation by China. China. and prosperity of both the and revenue generation in the levied on the United States are tutions by breaching the fun- negotiations as an effective yet,” Trump said. Till now twelve rounds of Defending Beijing’s action, nations. However, the current United States. By highlighting exclusively a retaliatory mea- damental World Trade method for solving the chal- Beijing has accused the talks between the US and the State Council Information trade disruptions, solely initi- that the trade war is responsi- sure taken by the Government Organization (WTO) rules, lenges at hand. Trump Administration of bul- China have failed over how to Office of the People’s Republic ated by the United States ble for having increased pro- for protecting the dignity and which in turn will threaten the lying tactics and economic enforce a deal. The next nego- of China issued a White Paper according to the Chinese duction costs, and that domes- interests of their people; and global economic growth. (The writer is a student of intimidation. In fact, Trump’s tiation is scheduled for — released by the official Government, have a negative tic price hikes in the United that they hope to resolve these According to the US International Affairs at the Lee one of the first orders as the US September in Washington, after Xinhua New Agency after the impact on the global econom- States was leading to a negative issues via dialogue and nego- Department of Commerce, in Kuan Yew School of Public President was to launch a full- the last round of talks in Communist nation declined ic order. It also hinted at the impact on the American econ- tiations. However, if its princi- 2018 China was identified as Policy, National University of scale investigation into Chinese Shanghai in July ended in the US invitation to hold talks Chinese willingness in resum- omy, the Chinese Government ples are disrespected, China is America’s largest trading part- Singapore)

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The sharp drop in the financial Addressing the global American-backed Kurdish Group of Seven (G7) nations markets in reaction to his lat- slowdown isn’t the only press- forces in Syria. are gathering in a French beach est trade actions, with a tongue- ing challenge that Trump has Increasingly fearful of an resort town at one of the most in-cheek tweet speculating that discovered requires multilateral economic slowdown’s potential unpredictable moments in the Dow’s plunge could be action. For more than a year, to diminish his 2020 electoral Trump’s tenure, with his pub- tied to the departure of a his administration has strug- chances, Trump was expected lic comments and decision- lower-tier candidate in the race gled with persuading European to press his fellow leaders about making increasingly erratic for the Democratic presidential leaders to repatriate captured what can be done to spur and acerbic of late. nomination. fighters from the ISIS. To date growth in the US and abroad, Trump, growing more iso- In recent days, Trump has his entreaties have been met as well as to open European, lated in Washington over his sent mixed signals on a num- with deaf ears. Japanese and Canadian mar- pugnacious ways, faces an even ber of policy fronts. At one Alterman and Heather kets to American manufac- icier reception on the world point, he moved to de-escalate Conley, the Europe expert at turers and producers. Trump stage, where a laundry list of the trade conflict in order to CSIS, both said Macron has imposed or threatened to geopolitical challenges awaits. ease the impact on consumers appeared to be trying to fill the impose tariffs on all three mar- Anxiety is growing over a glob- during the holiday shopping void left by Trump on the kets in his pursuit of free, fair al slowdown and new points of season. At another, he flip- world stage, noting the French and reciprocal trade. tension with allies are opening flopped on the need for tax cuts leader’s recent efforts to try to It is unclear what substan- on trade, Iran and Russia. to stimulate an economy that reduce tensions between the tive steps could be taken by the With fears of a financial Trump publicly insists is rock- US and Iran. leaders to address the global downturn spreading, increas- eting. Many of the summit pro- slowdown, and much of that ing the need for cooperation Feeding Trump’s anxiety, ceedings will take place behind discussion stands to be domi- and collective response, Trump aides say, is his realisation that closed doors, in intimate set- nated by disagreements on is attending the summit after the economy — the one stur- tings designed for the leaders Trump’s trade policies. having ridiculed Germany for dy pillar undergirding his bid to develop personal relation- While on French soil, its economic travails. 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