✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. India Focus is to ensure that Afghan soil is not used for terrorist activities against it. Briefing media in New Delhi, Spokesman in Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi said, India in the meeting in Doha conveyed its concerns over the possible use of the Afghan territory for anti-India activities.
2. External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar on 02 Sep (Thursday) reached Ljubljana on the first leg of his three-nation visit to Solvenia, Croatia and Denmark. Dr. Jaishankar held bilateral meeting with the Foreign Minister of Slovenia Dr. Anze Logar. Both the leaders agreed to deepen the political and economic relationship.
3. India is going to host a very important conference on International Climate Summit 2020-21 on September 3, 2021
4. The India Pavilion in Expo-2020 Dubai starting on 1st of October is set to showcase a resurgent India’s march to becoming a five Trillion dollar economy in the post-COVID world. The Pavilion which is a technology marvel will not only capture the vibrant Indian culture and its past but also the capabilities and opportunities that it presents as a global economic hub to the domestic as well as the foreign investors. Outlining the overarching theme of India’s participation at the six-month Expo-2020 Dubai running up to March 2022.
5. Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi will be paying a six-day official visit to Colombia and New York from 04 Sep. This will be her first visit as the Minister of State. During her visit to Colombia from 4th to 6th September, Ms Lekhi will call on the top leadership of Colombia and also hold bilateral discussions with Vice President and Foreign Minister of Colombia Ms. Marta Lucia Ramirez.
6. The 11th India-United Kingdom Economic and Financial Dialogue was held virtually on 02 Sep (Thursday). Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the UK Treasury Chancellor Rishi Sunak co-chaired the meeting.
7. Govt extends visas of all foreign nationals stuck in India due to Covid pandemic till Sep 30 : The Central Government had facilitated the stay of such foreign nationals within India by giving deemed extension of their regular visa or e-visa or stay stipulation period on gratis basis without levy of any overstay penalty.
8. Indian Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Savitri arrived Chattogram harbour, Bangladesh carrying two 960 Litres Per Minute Medical Oxygen Plants to support the ongoing efforts of the Bangladesh military and government agencies in combating the ongoing wave of the COVID pandemic in the country. The Medical Oxygen Plants have been developed and manufactured by DRDO in India.
9. The Taliban has assured India that there would be no interference when it comes to Kashmir, but New Delhi would watch closely if the outfit provides a safe haven to terrorists groups which have a focus on India.
10. The Taliban during its rule between 1996 and 2001 has provided a safe haven for groups such as the Jaish-e-Mohammad, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen and Harkat-ul-Jihadi-Islami. The JeM in fact ran a terror camp under the Taliban rule at Khost. If one looks at the manner in which the Taliban has sheltered these anti-India terror groups in the past, it would be hard to believe the assurances given by the outfit.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. Taliban set to announce its new govt in Afghanistan; Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada to be named Supreme Leader.
2. Mullah Akhunzada is the top religious leader of the Taliban and has been serving at a mosque in Kachlaak area of Balochistan province for 15 years. The Taliban has already appointed governors, police chiefs, and police commanders for provinces and districts. The name of the new governance system, the national flag, and the national anthem are yet to be finalized.
3. Taliban and Afghan rebels claim heavy casualties in fighting over Panjshir Valley.
Under the leadership of Ahmad Massoud, son of a former Mujahideen commander, local militias and the remnants of Army and special force units have been holding out in the province, a steep valley that makes attacks from outside.
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