Asia

26Nov By SamvadaWorld StaffNo Comments

Asia, Middle East, World

Bangkok 2012 bombings: Thai government approves transfer of 3 Iranians charged with involvement in botched bomb attack

The 2012 bomb plot involving the three Iranian was exposed when an accidental explosion blew apart the Bangkok villa where they were staying. Three Iranians Masoud Sedaghatzadeh, Saeid Moradi and Mohammad Kharzei were arrested by the Bangkok police. Investigations by the Thai and Israeli security agencies revealed that those arrested were planning for a bomb attack on Israeli diplomats in Bangkok.

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25Nov By SamvadaWorld StaffNo Comments

Asia, World

3-day visit of US Admiral to Taiwan rankles China; Vows to make a ‘legitimate’ and necessary response

The visit of Rear Admiral Michael Studeman to Taiwan, a top US admiral who heads intelligence at the U.S. military’s Indo-Pacific Command, has rankled China. Rear Admiral Studeman arrived in Taipei on Sunday. The visit would make Studeman one of the highest-ranking U.S. military officers to have visited Taiwan in recent years, says a report in the Singapore based news channel CNA.

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25Nov By Chandrashekar TSNo Comments

Asia, Featured

Why didn’t India sign the RCEP agreement?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: “The present form of the RCEP Agreement does not fully reflect the basic spirit and the agreed guiding principles of RCEP. It also does not address satisfactorily India’s outstanding issues and concerns. In such a situation, it is not possible for India to join the RCEP agreement.”

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21Nov By SamvadaWorld StaffNo Comments

Asia, Featured, World

CCP government cracks down on members of Mentuhui religious movement across China; Key leaders arrested again

The crackdown against Mentuhui which started again in May 2020 by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) government continues to haunt the members of the neo-religious movement to this day. Bitterwinter.org reports that the key leaders continue to be arrested even in November with no let up in the harrassment and torture of its followers. The […]

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21Nov By SamvadaWorld StaffNo Comments

Asia, Featured, World

Pakistan: A 1300 year old Vishnu Temple unearthed in Swat district

A 1300- year old Hindu temple dedicated to Bhagwan Sri Vishnu was unearthed in the Swat district of Eastern Pakistan in an excavation carried out by Pakistani and Italian archaeologists. As per a report in Organiser Weekly, the Italian archaeologist Dr Luka Maria Olivieri, who heads the Italian archaeological mission, stated that this was the […]

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20Nov By SamvadaWorld StaffNo Comments

Asia, Defence & Security, Europe

France declines Pakistan’s request to upgrade its Mirage fighters and Agosta Submarines

The refusal is seen as a fallout of Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s personal and unsavory criticism of French President Macron’s statement on Islam. As per news reports, France has refused to help Pakistan to upgrade its fleet of Mirage fighter jets, air defence system and Agosta 90B class submarines. The HT news report also says […]

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20Nov By SamvadaWorld StaffNo Comments

Asia, World

“Be careful or eyes will be plucked out”, China’s response to criticism by Five Eyes alliance over silencing of pro-Democracy activists in HK

The US, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, who form the Five Eyes alliance, have strongly criticised the arrest and silencing methods used by China to stop the pro-Democracy activists in Hong Kong. The alliance rebuked China over imposition of new rules to disqualify elected legislators in Hong Kong and urged it to reverse the […]

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18Nov By SamvadaWorld StaffNo Comments

Asia, Defence & Security, Featured, World

Trump in a hurry to cut US troop size to 2500 in Afghanistan and Iraq before January

Senators including Republicans have slammed the President saying that the terrorists would ‘love the idea’ President Trump who before the elections had said that he wants “all” troops home by Christmas, seems to be acting in a hurry on that front. US media reports that as per the President’s order, US troops in Afghanistan will […]

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15Nov By SamvadaWorld StaffNo Comments

Asia, World

ASEAN countries, Japan, Australia, New Zealand sign China backed RCEP, excluding India and USA

Fifteen Asian countries along with Australia and New Zealand have formally signed the China backed  Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at the regional summit in Hanoi. The agreement to lower tariffs and open up the services trade within the RCEP. Excluding the United States from the pact is viewed as a Chinese-led alternative to a […]

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13Nov By SamvadaWorld StaffNo Comments

Asia, World

Jack Ma’s world’s largest IPO was scuttled personally by Chinese President Xi Jinping: Report

A WSJ report says that the Chinese President took the decision to stop Ant groups IPO after Jack Ma criticised the country’s financial watchdogs and Communist Party’s handling of the economy. The Wall Street Journal on Thursday reported that China’s President Xi Jinping personally made the decision to halt the initial public offering of Ant […]

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