Posts

Showing posts from August, 2022

China training PLA in Aksai Chin

  Tension has been going on between India-China border for a long time.  Meanwhile, there are reports that China is training its army to compete with the Indian Army in Aksai Chin.  India has objected to this in the meeting of the military commander.  On Friday, there was a discussion again in Ladakh to end the border tension between the two countries.  During this, there was a discussion especially regarding the airspace violation.  Along with this, both the countries have also emphasized on keeping the marking of their areas clear. So far, several rounds of meetings have been held between the two countries, but no solution could be found on this issue.  The 16th round of meeting between the two countries was held last month, a day after the 13-hour meeting, both sides issued a joint statement.  It was said that this meeting would prove helpful in restoring peace and stability along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.  At the same time, the relationship between both th

US basketball player jailed for 9 years in Russia

  A Russian court has sentenced American basketball player Brittany Griner to nine years in prison and fined her one million rubles (about Rs 13 lakh).  Brittany has been accused of drug trafficking.  US President Joe Biden has rejected the court proceedings.  He has asked Russia to accept the 'prisoner swap deal'.  Here, Russia said that it is ready to discuss the prisoner swap deal with the US. What is Prisoner Swap Deal? For the release of Griner, America had placed a deal with Russia for prisoner swapping, that is, to release another prisoner for one prisoner.  The US offered to release the dangerous Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in exchange for Brittany. White House National Security Spokesperson John Kirby said – We have put forward a serious agreement with Russia.  Russia should accept it.  According to the news agency Reuters, Russia is also demanding the release of Vadim Krassikov in this prisoner deal.  Vadim is imprisoned in Germany on charges of murder.  However,

Chinese aircraft re-entered Taiwanese airspace

  US Parliament Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan on August 2.  Angered by this visit, China has been conducting military drills in the vicinity of Taiwan since August 3.  According to the Taiwanese Defense Ministry, 68 Chinese fighter jets infiltrated Taiwanese airspace on the second day of military drills on Friday.  At the same time, 13 warships crossed the Taiwan Strait (median line). Here, China has announced to cancel talks on Defense Policy Coordination with America.  Along with this, military cooperation at sea with the US has also been banned.  Earlier on Friday, China has also imposed sanctions on Nancy Pelosi.  However, it is not clear what kind of sanctions China has imposed.  China has announced eight actions in response to Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. China said - Nancy's visit violates One China Policy China's Foreign Ministry said - Pelosi visited Taiwan despite our protests.  This is a serious issue for us.  Foreign Minister Wang Yi said- The Speaker of the