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India Slams OIC Over Remarks On Jammu And Kashmir
Following the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) remarks on the status of J&K calling the government's steps "unilateral", India strongly rejected the statement and asked not to comment on the country's internal affair. The statement was recorded on the second anniversary of the scraping of article 370. "We categorically reject yet another unacceptable reference to J&K issued by the general secretariat of OIC," EAM… read-more
Tags: Jammu and Kashmir, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Article 370, MEA
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Nepal Seeks International Help Over Vaccine Delays Promised By India
Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli lamented that India did not fulfill their promise of giving enough vaccines. Reportedly, Nepal was promised to receive one-million doses of COVID vaccines to administer second jab to its citizens. Requesting help from China, US and other countries, Oli said unless timely second dose is given, the first dose will be meaningless. Notably, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka also sought vaccines from the Serum Institute.
Tags: Nepal KP Sharma Oli, Serum Institute of India, Coronavirus Vaccines, MEA, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka
Courtesy: The Times of India
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RTI Query Reveals Inconsistency in COVID Aid Data By MEA, PM
An RTI response has brought out stark difference between the numbers claimed by the PM, Foreign Ministry and the government data regarding COVID-19 aid to various countries. While the PM claimed that India was supporting 150 countries, the RTI response revealed that India supplied aids to only 81 countries. Also, the Ministry of External Affairs claimed that India had provided aid of Rs2.11 crore to China, while the RTI query kept this at Rs1… read-more
Tags: RTI , PM Narendra Modi, MEA, Covid-19
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India Rubbishes China's Remarks On Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh
India on October 15 stated that China has no right to comment on its "internal matters", and rubbished the latter's remarks on Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh. India asserted that it has been conveyed to China at the highest level that Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir are "an integral part of India". China had earlier stated that it does not recognise the union territory of Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh.
Tags: MEA, Anurag Srivastava, China, Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
