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Modi Govt appoints Ajit Doval as NSA for record 3rd consecutive term, P.K. Mishra to continue as PS to PM
Both Doval and Mishra will be assigned the rank of Cabinet Minister in the Table of Precedence and Terms and conditions for both of them would be issued separately.
NSA Doval says ‘India is an inclusive democracy’; Islamic scholar Issa describes ‘India as a great model of diversity’
India is an extremely responsible power but when the need for a hot pursuit against terrorist havens was felt, we have gone all out to destroy terrorism in our national interest said Doval. He said that India is proud of its relationship with Saudi Arabia, as the ties are rooted in shared cultural values.
India and France hold talks on ending war in Ukraine and expanding military partnership
Bonne also called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who invited French President Emmanuel Macron to visit India. "Had a fruitful meeting with Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Advisor to President Macron, covering a wide range of issues from Defence and security to culture. Glad that our strategic partnership is further deepening. Conveyed invitation to my friend @EmmanuelMacron to visit India," PM Modi tweeted.
Operation Black Thunder in focus as old pic of Ajit Doval with Rajiv Gandhi goes viral
It is being said that this picture is from 1988. In the very old picture, Doval is seen talking to the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on some issue. The former IB director M.K. Narayanan is also seen in the picture. It is said that at that time Ajit Doval was Operational Director in the Intelligence Bureau. Another theory is that this picture dates back to Operation Black Thunder that happened in Amritsar at that time.
Inter-faith meet adopts resolution to ban PFI
It was also resolved that those targeting gods, goddesses and prophets in discussions or debates should be "condemned and dealt with as per law". "Action should be taken as per the provisions of law against any person or organisation found guilty by any means with evidence of spreading hatred among communities," the participants said unanimously. The meet was organised as part of Modi government's outreach programme to ensure religious harmony in the country.
Some elements creating conflict in name of religion, ideology: NSA Doval
Speaking during an event here, NSA Doval said, "There is an atmosphere of conflict in the world, and if we have to deal with it then it is necessary to maintain the unity of the country. The way India is progressing, people of all religions will get benefited from it." In the same event, Chairman of All India Sufi Sajjada Nasheen Council (AISSC) Hazrat Syed Naseruddin Chishty said, "We condemn when an incident occurs. It's time to do something. There is a need to rein in and ban radical organisations. They should be banned if there is evidence against them."
India needs to have a strong maritime system: Ajit Doval
Doval said that security related to different areas such as borders and other parts of the country are very different. He said that it wasn't possible to fence the whole border that connects us with neighbouring countries. "You cannot fence them, put 24x7 vigilance, concept of sovereignty in land borders is territorial and well-defined," he said.
India's spiritual civilisation has never been threatened: Ajit Doval
India may not have been an economically very big country in the past and has suffered many ups and downs in centuries but its spiritual civilisation was never threatened by any other country, he said. Speaking at the occasion of a book launch -- 'Ganga', by the Draupadi Dream Trust, he said that when a state becomes a nation, it has several tangents and components but civilisation and culture play a bigger role in making a state as a nation.
India's former envoy to China appointed Deputy NSA
Misri was succeeded as Ambassador to China by Pradeep Kumar Rawat, a 1990 batch IFS officer, earlier this month. The appointment of Rawat, who was serving as the Indian envoy to the Netherlands before being given this sensitive post, comes in the midst of the lingering eastern Ladakh border standoff.
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