✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar spoke to his Cambodian counterpart Prak Sokhonn, discusses ASEAN relations and situation in Myanmar.
2. India expresses deepest condolences to families of innocent victims who have lost lives in the violence in Kazakhstan. Says as a close and friendly partner of Kazakhstan, India looks forward to an early stabilization of the situation.
3. *Why the political violence and economic grievances engulfing Kazakhstan* : Massive protests started in Mangystau, a region in Western Kazakhstan that borders the Caspian Sea and is a critical area for the country’s oil production. The trigger of the protests was the elimination of fuel subsidies over the weekend, which led to a doubling of the price for liquefied petroleum gas, the fuel used in the majority of vehicles in Kazakhstan. Energy prices are contentious; when they rise, especially for the most economically vulnerable, they feel financial pain, and it can quickly become a political landmine.
4. Russian troops are in Kazakhstan, providing support to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s authoritarian government after it was rocked by protests over a sharp rise in fuel prices. Starting Jan. 2, protesters took to the streets and clashed with security forces.
5. India has urged France to advocate for a ban on weapon sales by the European Union to Pakistan, citing its support for terrorism, the distinct possibility of transfer of sensitive technologies to China and its poor human rights record. France has taken over the presidency of the Council of the European Union this month and will hold it till June.
6. USA Permits Import Of Indian Mangoes And Pomegranates As India Allows Entry Of American Cherries & Pork.
7. Sri Lanka on Sunday launched a luxury train service connecting Jaffna district to its capital Colombo with the help of a Line of Credit offered by India. The High Commission of India termed it “another significant landmark” in bilateral ties. India’s total development portfolio in Sri Lanka is over $3.5 billion, of which around $570 million are purely grant projects.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. Bangladesh notifies restrictions on public gathering, transport, restaurants, COVID vaccination certificate required for arriving passengers.
2. *China* is reportedly selling its anti-ship missiles CM-501GA to Pakistan. The Z-9 helicopter used by the Pakistan Navy will carry these missiles and will be deployed on the 054 A/P frigates.
3. WOLF VOLCANO
also known as Mount Whiton, is the highest peak in the Galápagos Islands. Wolf Volcano erupts on Galapagos islands of Ecuador. It is situated on Isabela Island and reaches 1,707 m (5,600 ft).
4. Pakistan: 21 dead trapped in vehicles after heavy snowfall in Murree hill station in Punjab province.
5. Iraq’s new Parliament elects Speaker months after national election
The new Parliament in Iraq elected Sunni lawmaker, Mohammed al-Halbousi as the Speaker on Sunday, three months after the national election. The incumbent speaker, Halbousi won after securing 200 votes in the 329-seat house defeating acting Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashahadani.
6. Sudan pro-democracy group rejects UN offer for talks with military
Sudan’s leading pro-democracy group, the Sudanese Professionals’ Association (SPA) rejected UN’s offer to mediate talks with the military. SPA said that the “only way” out of the ongoing crisis is through the removal of the generals from power. The group reiterated its demand for a fully civilian government. Sudan plunged into crisis after a military coup in October last year.
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