✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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#External affairs Minister: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
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1. Reciprocating Maldives, the largest opposition party in Bangladesh Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) launches ‘India Out’ movement.
2. Tarique Rahman—Sheik Hasina’s top rival, the ‘fugitive dark prince’ eyes BNP revival in exile. He is the eldest son of former dictator Ziaur Rahman and former two-time prime minister Khaleda Zia. Rahman allegedly instructed party members to replicate the anti-India movement observed in the Maldives, further fuelling anti-Hindu and anti-Indian sentiments in Bangladesh. The cyber wing of the BNP has begun spreading hatred through social media, with specific instances identified on platforms like Twitter.
3. The External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in Uganda to attend the 19th NAM Summit, met Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, on the sidelines of the summit on Friday.
4. As the global community eagerly awaits the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the Sanatan Sanstha of UK (SSUK) initiated the joyous celebrations for Ram Mandir at the British Parliament, resonating with the divine sound of a Shankh🐚.
5. Manipur Security Adviser Kuldiep Singh alleged some terrorists from Myanmar may have been involved in the attack on police commandos in Manipur’s border town Moreh Thursday. 2 Manipur Police commandos were killed in action in Moreh.
6. Union Minister Smriti Irani’s ‘historic visit’ to Madinah in Saudi Arabia has fuelled a meltdown in Pakistan. She met Indian volunteers who serve Haj pilgrims and interacted with Umrah pilgrims during her visit to Madinah on Monday.While her visit was widely noted and shared, the move has drawn severe flak in Pakistan.
7. India announced a new alliance for Global Good, Gender Equity and Equality, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday.
🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
UNO Gen. Secy : António Guterres.
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1. North Korea has reportedly tested a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone on Friday, according to state media.The testing was done in response to joint naval exercises conducted by South Korea, the United States, and Japan.
2. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he is “deeply concerned” about the exchange of military strikes between Iran and Pakistan. He called on both nations to exercise maximum restraint to avoid a further escalation of tensions.
3. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the European Union (EU) have allocated grants totaling over US$420,000 (approximately 1.6 million PGK) to support initiatives aimed at combating deforestation, improving food and nutrition security, and adapting to the impacts of climate change. These grants are set to benefit communities across six districts in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea.
4. Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ craft made a successful ‘soft landing’ on the lunar surface on Friday (January 19) but Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has said that its solar cells are not generating enough power. With its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), Japan has become the fifth nation in the world to achieve a landing on the Moon. Before this, only the United States, Russia, China and India have been able to achieve this feat. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
5. The Red Sea has been the centre of military escalation in the last few weeks with fears of the Israel-Hamas war spreading to neighbouring nations. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have targetted commercial vessels in the Red Sea using missiles, drones and helicopters. They claim that the ships they are targeting are linked to Israel, but the major impact of this ongoing crisis has been on global trade as vessels are now avoiding this crucial route.
6. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will launch its biggest military exercises in decades from next week, According to NATO, the exercises – dubbed Steadfast Defender 24 – will show that the inter-governmental military alliance can conduct and sustain complex multi-domain operations over several months, across thousands of kilometres, from the High North to Central and Eastern Europe.
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