A so-called "D10" club of democratic partners, including G7 countries - UK, US, Italy, Germany, France, Japan and Canada - plus Australia, South Korea and India will aim to create alternative suppliers of 5G equipment and other technologies to avoid relying on China, 'The Times' reported. … [Read more...] about UK invites India for G7 summit
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Two of India’s richest men caught in crossfire over farming
By Bhuma Shrivastava, Bibhudatta Pradhan and P R SanjaiTwo of India’s richest men have landed in an unlikely controversy over farming laws, becoming targets of protesters who allege the tycoons have benefited from their close links to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.For weeks, tens of thousands of farmers have camped outside the nation’s capital, demanding the withdrawal of recently passed legislation they say, without evidence, was designed to allow billionaires such as Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani to enter farming. The tycoons say they have no such interest. More than 1,500 phone towers of Ambani’s wireless carrier were vandalized last month and some farmers called for a boycott of their businesses.The fight between the government and the farmers has revived the debate on what Modi’s critics call cozy nexus between the magnates and the popular leader -- accusations they all have denied. The protests, one of Modi’s toughest political challenges yet, follow … [Read more...] about Two of India’s richest men caught in crossfire over farming
Belagavi farmers begin protest against Amit Shah’s visit today
They began ‘urulu seve’ (rolling on the ground as a mark of protest) at the Rani Channamma circle and raised slogans against the Union government “for bringing in anti-farmer laws that would reduce farmers into labourers in their own village”. … [Read more...] about Belagavi farmers begin protest against Amit Shah’s visit today
Xi Focus: Xi advances CPC relations with foreign political parties for global good
Political parties play an important role "in the progress of human civilization," Xi said at the opening of the CPC in Dialogue with World Political Parties High-Level Meeting held in Beijing in December 2017. It was the first-ever gathering of political parties worldwide, and Xi stressed there that the CPC is ready to "make more friends across the world." … [Read more...] about Xi Focus: Xi advances CPC relations with foreign political parties for global good
Morning digest: No case of post-vaccination hospitalisation so far, says govt.; three days before Balakot, Arnab told ex-BARC chief ‘something big will happen’, and more
Kerala’s top traders’ body to launch political partyThe Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samiti (KVVES) has decided to go ahead with the launch of its own party named Kerala Karshaka Vyapari Party. A decision on party structure, political alliance, and strategy for the Assembly elections will be taken at a State committee meeting of the KVVES in Ernakulam on Sunday. … [Read more...] about Morning digest: No case of post-vaccination hospitalisation so far, says govt.; three days before Balakot, Arnab told ex-BARC chief ‘something big will happen’, and more
