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Donald Trump With Imran Khan Offers “Help” On Kashmir

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US President Donald Trump again made the offer to “help” on Kashmir. It was the fourth time that he made this offer despite repeated refusals from New Delhi. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was standing at the side of Trump while Trump offered help.

Trump repeated his offer to help

Donald Trump was addressing the media on his visit to World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland. With Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at his side, he said that he was talking about Kashmir and with relation to what was going on with Pakistan and India.

President Trump is visiting India within a few weeks. When asked whether he would visit Pakistan on the way to India he said that he won’t have to. He further said that had a great relationship with India and Pakistan.

Imran Khan on help offered by Trump

Pakistan PM Imran Khan said that there were issues that he wanted to talk about. He gave example of Afghanistan. Also, he said that India was a big issue. He hoped that the US would play its part to solve the issues because no one could.

Meditation offers by Trump

US President Donald Trump made his first offer on meditation in September during the United Nations General Assembly in US. At that time, he made his first offer, if both India and Pakistan wanted him to. The fourth offer came on Tuesday just a few weeks before his visit to India.

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The US-China Took First Concrete Step Towards Defusing Trade War

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The United States and China signed a trade truce after nearly two decades of conflict. This truce came as a big breather for the global businesses that had been suffering losses due to the trade war between the two dominant economic powers of the world.

The US-China trade deal

Beijing would import an additional $200 billion in US products over two years and it would include additional $32 billion in agricultural goods. The current import would be bigger than the purchases of 2017 before Trump launched an offensive on China.

The trade war resulted in soyabeen exports to China reducing to only $3 billion from $12 billion in 2017. Due to the export slump, the Trump administration had to pay $28 billion to farmers as aid in the last two years. But leading economists are questioning whether the US farmers would be able to meet the growing demand for soyabeen.

Twice-yearly dialogue process is also restored in the deal. Previous US administration used to conduct the dialogue regularly before Trump scrapped the process.

Trump said the deal was momentous

US President Donald Trump said that he took a momentous step that was never taken before with China. He signed a deal with China’s Vice Premier Liu He. The Chinese Vice Premier said that deal was good for China, the Us and the world at large.

Trump said that the negotiations were tough but he was righting the wrongs of the past. He even thanked the Chinese Vice Premier and said that he would visit China soon.

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Third Time China Fails To Discuss J&K At UNSC

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Pakistan once again failed to raise the Kashmir issue at the UN Security Council meeting even with the help of China. Respected member states of the world body said that that was not the right place to discuss the issue.

China made the fresh pitch for Pakistan

Backed by its all-weather ally China, Pakistan hoped to highlight the Kashmir issue at the world forum but all its efforts were downplayed by the world leaders that still consider a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan.

On Wednesday, China made the third attempt since August to drag Kashmir to the world forum under “other matters” during closed consultations in the Security Council Consultations Room but the world leaders sabotaged the attempt citing different reasons.

A top European diplomat called Kashmir a domestic affair and said that it should be resolved bilaterally. Another European official said that the talks were informal and described the discussion as a low-key affair.

China’s reaction to Kashmir talk

Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jun said that that had a meeting on Kashmir and that he was sure that world knows that Foreign Minister of Pakistan urged the Security Council to consider the present situation in Kashmir through his letters. He further said that the meeting would help both the parties in understanding the risk of further escalation of the issue.

India’s reaction to Kashmir talk

India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin said that Pakistan should focus more on the problem it was ailing from instead of pretending to be a victim of terrorism.

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World Hindi Day: Why Is It Celebrated On 10 January?

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Every year 10 January is celebrated as World Hindi Day I India and across the globe. It was the UPA government under the leadership of Dr. Manmohan Singh took the decision of celebrating the World Hindi Day in 2006. 10 January was chosen for celebrations with the objective to aid in the expansion and development of the Hindi language.

Chhattisgarh CM congratulated on World Hindi Day

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel congratulated the world on the World Hindi Day and said that out culture and development were recognized by Hindi. He quoted a Hindi poem to highlight the role of language in the growth and development of a nation. Bhupesh Bhagel said that it was our responsibility to give respect to our language. Children should be taught moral stories in Hindi so that they develop a liking towards Hindi. Also, Hindi should be introduced and developed at the international level.

Importance of 10th January

In order to make Hindi acceptable for communication at an international level, the government started World Hindi Seminars and the first seminar was held on 10th January 1975 in Nagpur. It is for this reason that Dr. Manmohan Singh declared January 10 as the official date for celebrating the “World Hindi Day”.

Hindi in universities

Today Hindi is taught in over 130 universities across the globe. Fiji, an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, has even given the official status to Hindi. Also, the Indian embassy celebrated the first World Hindi Day in Norway.

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International News & Politics

Trump Offers Talks For Peace with Iran

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US President Donald Trump said that all American soldiers were safe during the Iranian missile strikes on US bases in Iraq. Also, the damage to military equipment was minimal. He further said that the outcome of the strike was that Tehran didn’t want war or escalation of the conflict.

Trump on Iranian attack on US bases

He said on Wednesday that Iran appeared to be standing down that was a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world. He further said that US has military and smart equipment but America didn’t want to use the equipment. He was flanked by Vice President Mike Pence, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and military officers at the time of speaking to the press.

Trump suggested new talks with Iran

He urged the world to quit the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and work on a new deal. US has already left that deal in 2018. He said that it was that deal that was in the center of the Iran-US conflict but Iran rejected the offer of new talks.

Iran on the US offer

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the attacks on US bases in Iraq were a slap on the face of US and that the US troops should leave the region. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the attacks concluded Iran’s response to the killing of its supreme commander.

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Iran Attacked US Facilities In Iraq But All Is Well According To Trump

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Iran targeted US-led forces in Iraq on Wednesday. This attack was in retaliation to the drone strike that killed its powerful military commander QassemSulemani.

Iran attacked US in Iraq

The state television of Iran reported that it fired 15 missiles the US-bases Ain al-Asad air base and another US facility in Erbil in Iraq about 1:30 am Iraqi time on Wednesday. Also, it said that Iran didn’t want to escalate tension. It was also claimed that around 80 US soldiers were killed in the attack. Also, the helicopters and other military equipment stationed at the facilities were damaged.

US on Iran attack

All was well said the US president Donald Trump. He also visited one of the targets – Ain al-Asad – to take stock of the situation. According to early indications, the US reported no casualty but the officials refused to comment on the impact of the attack. Hours earlier the attack, the US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that the US anticipated the attack.

Iran want peace

The attack was aimed at US bases and no other country including Iraq reported any loss. Iran has long been demanding that the US should quit from the middle east but now it needs revenge.

Iran attack impacted stock market

Crude oil prices jumped to 5% on worries that an escalated conflict could cut oil supplies but soon retreated after tweets from Trump and Zarif. The oil minister of UAC said that latest events shouldn’t be exaggerated. The US said that it would ban US airlines from operating in the airspace of Iran and Iraq.

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Pro-Iran Faction Hits US Embassy In Iraq With Rockets

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US embassy in Iraq’s capital was attacked by a hardline pro-Iran faction on Sunday evening. The Sunday attack was the 14th time that the US installations in Iraq were attacked in the last two months.

US embassy attack

The Sunday attack was carried soon after the deadline for the local Iraqi troops to leave US installations. The 5:00 pm (1400 GMT) deadline was issued by the pro-Iran faction and the local troops guarding the US installations were advised to stay away from the US installations.

The vehemently anti-US group, Kataeb Hezbollah, issued the deadline for local Iraqi forces and fired two rockets towards the US embassy in Iraq’s capital. But the rockets were hit near the embassy and no casualty had been reported till the time of writing the report.

Iran had warned the US of revenge for killing its commander and the latter has warned of the use of beautiful military equipment to teach if Iran attacked the US installations.

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Trump Warns Iran Of More Attacks If Latter Takes Revenge

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US President Donald Trump warned Iran of more attacks if it even tried to attack the US. He even disclosed the number of sites on the American target in his tweets.

Trump warns Iran

In reply to the revenge threat by Iran, Donald Trump said that Iran would be hit harder than ever before. He said that 52 sites of importance for Iran were under the target and that America would use the latest military equipment to carry out the attack. Trump reminded Iran of the Americans held hostage at the US embassy in Tehran for more than a year in late 1979 and tweeted that 52 represents those Americans.

No threat to homeland security

The US Department of Homeland Security released a bulletin to assure the citizens that there was no specific, credible threat against the homeland. But soon after the bulletin, a group claiming to be linked to Iran posted a message to revenge Soleimani’s death with the Iranian flag on the website of the Federal Depository Library Program.

Democrats stand against Trump

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said that the information given by Trump, a Republican, raised serious doubts over timing, manner, and justification of the strike. The Democrat said that Trump’s provocative military engagement continues to put American forces and allies in danger. Another Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called the president a monster.

Hashed warns Iraqi forces

Hashed said that Iraqi forces guarding US installations should quit their posts by Sunday at 5:00 pm local time. The pro-Iran group is up in arms against the US.

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Gurudwara Nankana Sahib Attacked And Anti-Sikhism Slogans Shouted In Pakistan

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Gurudwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan came under attack on Friday. According to initial reports, hundreds of angry people surrounded the iconic gurudwara and started pelting stones at the devotees inside. Nankana Sahib was the birthplace of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.

Attack on Gurudwara Nankana Sahib

It was said that the group attacking the gurudwara was led by a family whose boy abducted the daughter of a gurudwara official from her home and forcibly converted her to Islam. Jagjit Kaur was abducted from her home in Nankana Sahib in August last year.

Another report told that the scuffle was the result of a minor altercation between two Muslim groups in the city of Nankana Sahib. It happened at a tea-stall but the district administration swung into action and controlled the situation.

India condemns the incident

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh appealed Pakistan PM Imran Khan to intervene and assure the safety of the devotees stuck inside the iconic gurudwara. Akali Dal MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa also tweeted to condemn the wanton act of destruction.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan replied

In response to the tweets of Indian leaders, Pak PM tweeted a video alleged to be of Indian police attacking Muslims. But on checking, the video was found to be of Bangladesh and was shot in 2013. The Pak PM wasted no time in deleting the tweets.

Pak Foreign Office statement

The authorities in Punjab province released a midnight statement to assure the world community that the gurudwara remained unchanged and undamaged in the attack.

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US Strikes Again: Iraq Braves Another Air Strike Hour Ahead Of Funeral Procession Of Soleimani

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A fresh air strike ahead took place hours after the precision drone strike by the US in Baghdad on Friday. The earlier strike killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary heavyweight Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

Timing of the fresh attack

The bombardment took place in north of Baghdad and the Iraqi television reported it was a US air strike. But there was no comment from the US according to AFP. The AFP further reported that the fresh air strike left “dead and wounded”.

Elaborate mourning procession

A procession was planned to take the bodies of the slain military leaders for a state funeral in Baghdad and to the holy shrine city of Najaf. The mortal remains of the guards would be taken to Iran that had declared three-day mourning for Soleimani. Tehran had also announced Soleimani’s deputy, Esmail Qaani to be his successor.

Tehran leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei promised “severe revenge” before tens of thousands of protestors that touched US flags and chanted “death to America”.

The US hailed the killing

US President Donald Trump that he decided to kill Soleimani after learning that the latter was prepared to attack US diplomats and troops. He further said that the US took the action to stop war and not to start a war.

But hours after the Trump’s statement, Pentagon said that the US would send approximately 3,500 troops from the 82nd Airborne Divisions Global Response Force to Kuwait. Around 750 troops had already reached Baghdad to reinforce the US embassy.

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