Author: Anil Shrivastava

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a visit to Japan to attend the annual summit of the G7 grouping, on May 21 paid floral tributes at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park built in memory of those who died in a nuclear attack on the city at the end of the second World War Besides the Indian prime minister, other leaders attending the G7 Summit in Hiroshima also paid their respect at the park. Tweeting photos of Modi’s visit to the museum at the memorial site, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “A tribute to the memory of…

China International Trust and Investment Corporation (CITIC GROUP), one of the largest state-owned investment corporations in China, plans to invest $50 million in the establishment of a large agrilogistic park in the Syrdarya region of Uzbekistan, EastFruit experts report. The uniqueness of the geographical location of this region of Uzbekistan is that it borders north with Kazakhstan, south with Tajikistan, and east with the capital region – the Tashkent region. Thus, this large logistics center will connect Uzbekistan with Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, China, and Afghanistan, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan reports. At the meeting of the Minister of Agriculture of…

In a convoluted and self-contradictory speech to Australia’s National Press Club yesterday, Foreign Minister Penny Wong sought to answer opposition to the Labor government’s intensifying involvement in the escalating US war drive against China. While claiming that a “binary choice” did not have to be made in the deepening geo-strategic conflict between the US and China, Wong nailed the Albanese government’s colours firmly to the mast of US imperialism. The United States, she declared, was an “indispensable power” in the Indo-Pacific and “our closest ally and principal strategic partner.” Clearly conscious of mounting public alarm over a catastrophic US-triggered nuclear…

Manmohan Singh represented Assam in the Rajya Sabha but did not wear Assam’s gamosa even on the occasion of the oath-taking, Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Congress’s Supriya Shrinate said she is worried about the mental health of Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma after the chief minister, a former Congress leader, in a television interview, asked whether Manmohan Singh ever wore Assam’s gamosa in any official programmes. On a question of Himanta’s role in the northeast, Himanta said he is just a karyakarta and people have trust on PM Modi for his respect for the northeast. “Nehruji was also the…

Kenes Rakishev, former special envoy of the Kazakh government and current chairman of Fincraft Resources signed a memorandum of understanding, as well as a shareholder agreement with the Indian holding Monnet Group on the establishment of a joint venture in Kazakhstan for the production of ferroalloys. The company was named TB Alloys Kazakh Limited.The new plant is planned to be located in the industrial zone of the Taraz city. The company has already started pre-project work. At the first stage, the planned capacity of the enterprise will be up to 50 thousand tons of ferrosilicon per year with a gradual…

New York, Brussels (21/12 – 60). Tajikistan regime’s crimes committed against humanity breeds an atmosphere of fear and oppression amomgst the Pamiri community was the verdict of a United Nations human rights mission conducted by Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor, after a recent visit to the country earlier this month. She described the situation of human rights defenders in Tajikistan as an atmosphere of corruption and the fear of persecution. She called on the government to treat human rights defenders as allies, not opponents. There is a violent repression of the ethnic and religious minority – Pamir Ismailis – and it…

Trade deal with India offers huge opportunity for UK cricket, which currently faces tariffs of 20% on bats and pads and 10% on English willow. Cricket bat and pad exports from the UK to India could be in line for a big boost next season thanks to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. The latest round of negotiations on the deal, kicked off by the Trade Secretary in person, wrapped up in New Delhi last week. The agreement seeks to cut red tape and tariffs for businesses, which could include reducing the current 20% tariff on cricket…

Highlights IND vs BAN 2nd Test Updates:  Mehidy Hasan Miraz has ripped the Test wide open with a stunning spell in which he accounted for Cheteshwar Pujara, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli to leave India struggling in the chase of 145 at stumps. Miraz took three wickets as India finished the dat at 45/4, still 100 runs away from a win. Bangladesh were bowled out for 231 in their second innings after the tea break as they set Read More STUMPS ON DAY 3: India 45/4 in Chase of 145 STUMPS! A manic session of play on the third day has come to an end…