The World Opinion

Tag: Arindam Bagchi

  • India rejects Chinese language overseas minister’s feedback on Jammu and Kashmir

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday rejected as “uncalled” for Chinese language International Minister Wang Yi’s references to Jammu and Kashmir in an deal with at a gathering of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Pakistan, saying issues on the subject of the union territory are fully inner to the rustic.

    India’s rejection of Wang’s feedback got here in the middle of aggravating consultations between the 2 facets over a conceivable consult with via him to New Delhi within the subsequent two days.

    “We reject the uncalled connection with India via the Chinese language International Minister Wang Yi right through his speech on the opening rite,” Exterior Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned, based on Wang’s connection with Jammu and Kashmir in his speech on the OIC assembly.

    Bagchi mentioned issues associated with the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir are “fully” inner affairs of India.

    “Different international locations together with China don’t have any locus standi to remark. They will have to be aware that India refrains from public judgement in their inner problems,” he mentioned.

    Bagchi used to be responding to media queries at the feedback via Wang. “On Kashmir, we now have heard once more as of late the calls of a lot of our Islamic buddies. And China stocks the similar hope,” Wang mentioned on the OIC assembly.

  • We proceed to serve as: India’s Ukraine venture 

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Indian embassy in Ukraine, which is quickly running from Warsaw, on Friday urged Indians nonetheless caught within the war-torn nation to touch it for any help.

    India relocated its embassy in Ukraine to Poland a couple of days again in view of the hastily deteriorating safety state of affairs in Ukraine.

    At the present, the embassy is working from Warsaw, the capital of Poland. In a contemporary advisory, the embassy stated it continues to serve as and will also be contacted via electronic mail [email protected], and 24X7 helpline for any help.

    “The Embassy of India continues to serve as and will also be contacted via electronic mail [email protected] and the next 24X7 helpline numbers on WhatsApp for help: +380933559958, +919205290802, +917428022564,” the embassy stated.

    Exterior Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated at a media briefing on Thursday that there are 15 to twenty Indians who need to depart Ukraine now and that Indian government are extending assist to them.

    “Our review is that there are 15 to twenty individuals who need to depart now, there are different individuals who don’t need to depart now and we’re extending assist to them up to conceivable,” he stated.

    “There’s a conflict happening now, however we can proceed to do up to we will to have the option to evacuate them,” he added.

    Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar this week advised Parliament that the federal government has ensured the secure go back of twenty-two,500 Indians from Ukraine.

  • India elevating with China plight of Indian scholars: MEA, asks Beijing to undertake ‘congenial stance’

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Noting that India has been elevating with China the plight of Indian scholars, finding out in Chinese language universities and not able to return for bodily categories, the exterior affairs ministry on Thursday prompt Beijing to undertake a “congenial stance” within the topic because the continuation of those strict restrictions was once placing the educational careers of hundreds of scholars in jeopardy.

    Replying to a separate question on whether or not Chinese language overseas minister Wang Yi was once visiting India later this month, MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated,”I’ve an excessively quick solution in this. I do not have any data to proportion in this at this second.”

    Other folks acquainted with the topic on Wednesday stated {that a} consult with to India by means of Wang later this month might be at the playing cards however there’s no finality on it but.

    It’s learnt that the proposal for the consult with got here from the Chinese language facet and Wang additionally intends to shuttle to Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh as a part of a four-nation excursion.

    On Indian scholars finding out in China not able to go back to that nation, Bagchi stated India has taken up the problem with Beijing.

    “We’ve got highlighted the plight of the scholars and the way the continuation of those stringent restrictions was once placing the educational careers of hundreds of scholars in jeopardy,” he stated.

    Bagchi additionally referred to the statements made by means of the Chinese language overseas ministry on February 8 and March 14 at the factor.

    He additionally referred to a Chinese language overseas ministry spokesperson on February 8 that China is taking a look into the topic in a coordinated approach and that preparations for permitting overseas scholars to go back to China are being tested.

    “However let me explain that until date, the Chinese language facet has no longer given any specific reaction concerning the go back of Indian scholars. We will be able to proceed to induce the Chinese language facet to undertake a congenial stance within the passion of our scholars and that they facilitate an early go back to China in order that our scholars can pursue their research,” Bagchi stated.

    He stated the problem was once additionally taken up with Wang by means of Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar all through a gathering in Dushanbe in September final.

    The 2 overseas ministers had held talks within the Tajik capital town at the sidelines of a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

  • No data to be had with us: MEA on Pegasus row

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) on Thursday mentioned it does no longer have any data in terms of the Pegasus spy ware controversy.

    “The alleged topic that has been referred to is beneath investigation by way of a committee arrange by way of the Best Court docket. No data is to be had with the Ministry of Exterior Affairs in this topic,” MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned.

    He was once responding to a volley of questions about a contemporary New York Instances record that claimed India purchased the Pegasus spy ware as a part of a USD 2 billion defence maintain Israel in 2017.

    The media record mentioned Pegasus and a missile device had been the “centrepieces” of a more or less USD 2 billion deal of subtle guns and intelligence equipment between the 2 nations.

    ALSO READ: Pegasus row, Opposition submits privilege movement towards Union IT minister

    It additionally referred to Top Minister Narendra Modi’s seek advice from to Israel in July 2017 — the primary by way of an Indian high minister.

    “As regards the high minister’s seek advice from to Israel in 2017, MoUs had been signed, the main points of which can be publicly to be had,” Bagchi mentioned.

    A global investigative consortium had claimed final yr that many Indian ministers, politicians, activists, businessmen, and reporters had been probably centered by way of Pegasus, the phone-hacking device of Israeli company NSO Staff Applied sciences.

  • Observe file of organisers identified with bias of individuals: MEA on Hamid Ansari’s remarks

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: After former vice-president Hamid Ansari and 4 US lawmakers expressed worry over the human rights state of affairs in India, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs on Friday stated that India is a colourful democracy, which doesn’t require certification from others, and the monitor file of the development’s organisers was once as smartly referred to as the biases and political pursuits of the individuals.

    Requested concerning the digital panel dialogue organised by means of the Indian American Muslim Council on Wednesday all the way through which Ansari and the United States lawmakers expressed worry over the present human rights state of affairs in India, MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated, “Now we have observed experiences in this tournament. India is a sturdy and colourful democracy. It does no longer require certification from others.”

    He stated that the declare that others want to give protection to our charter is “presumptuous and preposterous”. “The monitor file of tournament organisers is as smartly referred to as the biases and political pursuits of the individuals,” Bagchi stated.