Farooq Abdullah
Canadian politicians slam video threatening Hindus, stop short of naming SFJ, Pannun
However, except Hindu-Canadian Liberal MP Chandra Arya, most remained silent on naming SFJ, the terrorist group banned by India in 2019, and its leader, Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, who is seen in the video threatening the Hindus.
US provided Canada with intelligence on Nijjar's killing: NYT
Following Njjar's killing on June 18 outside a Sikh temple in British Columbia, "American spy agencies offered their Canadian counterparts context that helped Canada conclude that India had been involved."
Canada picking a fight with India is like 'an ant picking a fight against an elephant': Former Pentagon official
Talking to news agency ANI, Rubin pointed out that if the United States is forced to choose between supporting Ottawa or New Delhi, it would unequivocally opt for the latter due to the paramount strategic importance of the U.S.-India relationship.
Nijjar Killing | Antony Blinken says US ‘deeply concerned’ over Justin Trudeau's allegations against India
“Let me say a few things about this. First, we are deeply concerned about the allegations that Prime Minister Trudeau has raised,” the top US diplomat said in response to a question on Trudeau’s allegations against India," Blinken said.
Taiwan vice-president's US 'stopover': China expresses unhappiness
Lai arrived in New York on Saturday en route to Paraguay, Taiwan's only diplomatic ally in South America, where he is scheduled to attend inauguration of Paraguayan President Santiago Pena on August 15, CNN reported.
China likely to establish air superiority very rapidly in any attack on Taiwan, US leaks say
The documents also said Taiwan feared moving its aircraft to shelters could take up to a week, leaving them vulnerable to missile strikes, and that China's use of civilian ships for military purposes was hampering US intelligence's ability to predict an invasion, The Guardian reported.
Top US generals see a war over Taiwan as an inevitability
General Mike Minihan, who heads the Air Mobility Command, wrote in an internal memo that he believes Chinese President Xi Jinping could invade Taiwan in 2024 as both the US and Taiwan will be distracted by their respective presidential elections. And the US will, he did not say explicitly in reports on the leaked memo, be drawn into the conflict.
China's biggest show of force since August showed intent to annex Taiwan, say analysts
The drills were launched in retaliation to Taiwan's President, Tsai Ing-wen, travelling to the US and meeting the US House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, The Guardian reported. Beijing, which claims Taiwan as a province despite that being rejected by its government and people, declared the meeting a provocation by Taiwan "separatists", enabled by the US.
China sends dozens of warplanes towards Taiwan
Taiwan's defence ministry said it was monitoring the movements of China's missile forces, as the US said it too was on alert, The Guardian reported. China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) sent 58 war planes, including fighter jets, reconnaissance planes, and refuellers, into Taiwan's air defence identification zone.
China launches military drills around Taiwan
The People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Eastern Theater Command announced the drills Saturday, describing them as "a serious warning against the Taiwan separatist forces' collusion with external forces, and a necessary move to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity", reports CNN.
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