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India responds to Khan: 'Pak supporter of terrorists, suppressor of minorities'
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"This is the country which is an arsonist disguising itself as a firefighter," Sneha Dubey, a First Secretary in India's UN Mission, said on Friday. "Pakistan nurtures terrorists in their backyard in the hope that they will only harm their neighbours. Our region, in fact, the entire world has suffered because of their policies.
White House underlines Quad isn't security cooperation despite 'wolf warrior' Beijing    
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"I do want to underscore that the Quad is an unofficial gathering, although we have a number of working groups and we are deepening cooperation on a very daily basis. It is also the case that it is not a regional security organisation. We are going to address particular issues associated with the challenges confronting the Indo-Pacific in the current environment. And I think that's what the leaders want to focus (on Friday)," the official said.
Imran Khan is also a puppet: Taliban spokesman  
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"Imran Khan is also called 'selected' and a 'puppet'. We don't want anyone to interfere in our affairs, just like we don't in other countries' affairs," the Taliban spokesperson said, Naya Daur Media tweeted.
Modi, Biden launch 'new chapter' in India-US ties to face tough challenges
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After their meeting, Modi tweeted: "Had an outstanding meeting with @POTUS @JoeBiden. His leadership on critical global issues is commendable. We discussed how India and USA will further scale-up cooperation in different spheres and work together to overcome key challenges like COVID-19 and climate change
Harris SM handlers play slow coach on PM Modi meeting  
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First, the sheer number of social posts. Modi's team put out a tweet on the Harris meeting via his popular @NarendraModi twitter in real time, 6 via @PMOIndia and 4 Facebook posts on the Narendra Modi page including going live. Likewise PMO India on Facebook.
China takes jibe on Quad, says it will find no support
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Beijing’s statement came ahead of the first in-person meeting of Quad leaders that is going to take place in Washington in a couple of days.  China also said that it believes in a regional cooperation mechanism that does not target or harm the interests of a third party.
US vents fury over composition of Afghan govt during talks with Pak foreign minister
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This was the first in-person meeting between the two after three telephone phone conversations since Joe Biden took over as the US President in January, earlier this year. Washington had in the G20 meeting on Afghanistan the day before listed five key action areas for the regime in Kabul if it is seriously seeking legitimacy and support from the international community.
Joe Biden: 'Mr Prime Minister, we're going to continue to build on our strong partnership'
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He also made a reference to Vice President Kamala Harris's Indian heritage during the opening segment of their meeting, the first in-person meeting after he had become President. Before their meeting, a senior US official said that Biden was looking forward to their meeting they will discuss Afghanistan and priority areas that India is "front and centre of".
'China planned to release enhanced coronavirus in bat caves in 2018'
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The documents were reportedly accessed by a group of amateur sleuths called 'DRASTIC', who, with few resources, are working to reveal the "dark secrets" of the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV). DRASTIC stands for "decentralised radical autonomous search team investigating Covid-19" and it has set itself the mission of exploring the origins of SARS-CoV-2.
‘Coming of age’, says US newspaper ahead of  Kamala Harris meeting with PM Modi
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Harris, 56, is the first-ever Indian American to be elected as the vice president of the United States. She met PM Modi in the White House, making history as the highest-ranking Indian-American to welcome the leader of a country that is becoming one of America’s most important allies, The Los Angeles Times newspaper said.
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