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The Print
26-05-2025
- Politics
- The Print
All-party delegation meets Kuwait's Deputy PM, highlights India's firm resolve against terrorism
'India & Kuwait stand united in our shared commitment against terrorism. Along with our all-party delegation colleagues, called on His Excellency Sherida Abdullah Saad Al Maousherji, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, to brief him on India's recent actions to combat cross-border terrorism & reaffirm our joint zero-tolerance approach,' Panda said in a post on X. The delegation is one of the seven multi-party delegations India has tasked to visit 33 global capitals to reach out to the international community on Pakistan's designs and India's response to terror. Kuwait City, May 26 (PTI) An all-party Indian parliamentary delegation led by BJP MP Baijayant Jay Panda on Monday called on Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sherida A S Al-Maousharji and apprised him of India's recent actions to combat cross-border terrorism. The all-party delegation arrived here from Bahrain on Monday to highlight India's zero-tolerance stance against terrorism. 'United against terrorism! All-Party delegation led by @PandaJay called on HE Sherida A S Al-Maousharji, Dy PM & MoS for Cabinet Affairs,Kuwait & apprised him of India's recent actions to combat cross-border terrorism. Both sides reaffirmed their #ZeroTolerance approach to terrorism,' the Embassy of India here said in a post on X. The delegation members also offered floral tributes at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Embassy. 'Paying tribute to Gandhiji's enduring message of peace, non-violence and tolerance! The All-Party delegation led by @PandaJay offered floral tributes at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Embassy,' the mission said in another post. The delegation members also visited the Grand Mosque of Kuwait, the largest mosque in the Gulf country built over four decades ago. 'Visited Kuwait's iconic Grand Mosque, a symbol of the country's rich cultural and spiritual heritage,' Panda said in another post on X. 'Along with our all-party delegation colleagues, appreciated learning about the mosque's history, including its beautiful Indian teakwood doors that reflect centuries of cross-cultural ties,' he added. 'Saluting Indian spirit of bravery and sacrifice! The All-Party delegation led by @PandaJay paid floral tributes at the Shilaphalakam at the Embassy honouring the brave souls who laid down their lives in service of the nation,' the embassy said in another post on X. The delegation arrived in Kuwait carrying India's resolute message of zero tolerance. Indian Ambassador Adarsh Swaika received the delegation at the airport. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader Asaduddin Owaisi, former minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, ex-National chairperson of the National Commission for Women and Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma, and former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla are some other members of the delegation. During their stay in Kuwait, the delegation will interact with senior dignitaries from the Kuwaiti government, prominent members of civil society, influencers, think tanks, media and a cross-section of the Indian diaspora. The delegation earlier visited Bahrain and briefed Bahrain's Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa about the challenge of cross-border terrorism facing India and New Delhi's firm resolve to combat it. It also met Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh, the chairman of Shura Bahrain, the upper house of the legislative body of Bahrain and underscored India's resolve to fight against terrorism and strengthen bilateral ties. As part of India's diplomatic outreach, seven multi-party delegations are travelling to global capitals to reach out to the international community on Pakistan's designs and India's response to terror, especially in view of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people dead. Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the Pahalgam attack. India carried out precision strikes as part of Operation Sindoor on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7, following which Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9, and 10. The Indian side responded strongly to the Pakistani actions. The on-ground hostilities ended with an understanding of stopping the military actions following talks between the directors general of military operations of both sides on May 10. PTI NSA ZH ZH This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Economic Times
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Economic Times
Indian MP delegation calls on Bahrain Dy PM, conveys India's stand against terrorism
Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads An all-party Indian parliamentary delegation on Sunday called on Bahrain's Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa and discussed India's stance against terrorism . The delegation, led by BJP MP Baijayant Jay Panda, is one of the seven multi-party delegations India has tasked to visit 33 global capitals to reach out to the international community on Pakistan's designs and India's response to terror, especially after the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26."India & Bahrain share a deep, historic friendship built on trust, shared values & mutual respect. ... Together in the fight against terrorism, we discussed matters of mutual interest & India's firm commitment to combat terror in all its forms," Panda said in a post on meeting took place at the Gudaibiya Palace here in the capital city, multi-party MPs also met Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh, the chairman of Shura Bahrain, the upper house of the legislative body of Bahrain, and "underscored India's resolve to fight against terrorism and strengthen bilateral ties," said a post on X by the Indian Embassy in delegation also visited Bab Al Bahrain, a historic landmark in Manama, which Panda described as a "symbol of Bahrain's rich cultural heritage and enduring ties with India."The delegation reached here on Saturday for a two-day visit. During the visit, they also met prominent Indians and civil society members."We are here at a difficult time... The difficulty has to do with the latest terror attack in Pahalgam and the hostilities with Pakistan thereafter."We come here in friendship to seek support. 26 men were killed at short range in front of their wives after verifying their religion. India has faced many such terrifying terrorist attacks... Our problem is that our terror attacks are all coordinated by one of our neighbours," he said during the meeting on also added, "Bahrain and India have a deep and long-standing relationship... I would like to thank the government of Bahrain for the consistent stand that it has taken. We truly appreciate Bahrain's strong comments during recent developments."AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, also a member of the delegation, while answering a question during the meeting, said, "Our government has sent us here, and various other delegations comprising all party members across various parts of the world, so that the world knows of the threat that India has been facing."The Panda-led delegation will head to Kuwait on May 26 as part of the diplomatic outreach to apprise prominent personalities and the Indian community there about India's stance against terrorism. Besides Panda and Owaisi, former Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, ex-National chairperson of the National Commission for Women and Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma are also among the delegation between India and Pakistan escalated after the April 22 Pahalgam attack, which claimed 26 lives. India carried out precision strikes as part of Operation Sindoor on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May was followed by Pakistan's attempt to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9, and 10. The Indian side responded strongly to the Pakistani on-ground hostilities ended with an understanding of stopping the military actions following talks between the directors general of military operations of both sides on May 10.
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Indian MP delegation calls on Bahrain Dy PM, conveys India's stand against terrorism
An all-party Indian parliamentary delegation on Sunday called on Bahrain's Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa and discussed India's stance against terrorism . The delegation, led by BJP MP Baijayant Jay Panda, is one of the seven multi-party delegations India has tasked to visit 33 global capitals to reach out to the international community on Pakistan's designs and India's response to terror, especially after the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26. "India & Bahrain share a deep, historic friendship built on trust, shared values & mutual respect. ... Together in the fight against terrorism, we discussed matters of mutual interest & India's firm commitment to combat terror in all its forms," Panda said in a post on X. The meeting took place at the Gudaibiya Palace here in the capital city, Manama. The multi-party MPs also met Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh, the chairman of Shura Bahrain, the upper house of the legislative body of Bahrain, and "underscored India's resolve to fight against terrorism and strengthen bilateral ties," said a post on X by the Indian Embassy in Bahrain. The delegation also visited Bab Al Bahrain, a historic landmark in Manama, which Panda described as a "symbol of Bahrain's rich cultural heritage and enduring ties with India." Live Events The delegation reached here on Saturday for a two-day visit. During the visit, they also met prominent Indians and civil society members. "We are here at a difficult time... The difficulty has to do with the latest terror attack in Pahalgam and the hostilities with Pakistan thereafter. "We come here in friendship to seek support. 26 men were killed at short range in front of their wives after verifying their religion. India has faced many such terrifying terrorist attacks... Our problem is that our terror attacks are all coordinated by one of our neighbours," he said during the meeting on Saturday. He also added, "Bahrain and India have a deep and long-standing relationship... I would like to thank the government of Bahrain for the consistent stand that it has taken. We truly appreciate Bahrain's strong comments during recent developments." AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, also a member of the delegation, while answering a question during the meeting, said, "Our government has sent us here, and various other delegations comprising all party members across various parts of the world, so that the world knows of the threat that India has been facing." The Panda-led delegation will head to Kuwait on May 26 as part of the diplomatic outreach to apprise prominent personalities and the Indian community there about India's stance against terrorism. Besides Panda and Owaisi, former Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, ex-National chairperson of the National Commission for Women and Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma are also among the delegation members. Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the April 22 Pahalgam attack, which claimed 26 lives. India carried out precision strikes as part of Operation Sindoor on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7. It was followed by Pakistan's attempt to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9, and 10. The Indian side responded strongly to the Pakistani actions. The on-ground hostilities ended with an understanding of stopping the military actions following talks between the directors general of military operations of both sides on May 10.
Axios
05-03-2025
- Business
- Axios
DOGE moves to end leases on key weather buildings
The Trump administration is making major cuts to NOAA, including ending leases for major facilities, but Houston's forecasting center is so far unscathed. Why it matters: One of the buildings is the nerve center for generating critical national weather forecasts. Driving the news: The NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction is on the lease cancellation list, according to a NOAA employee who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution. Two ex-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials also confirmed the list. The National Weather Service didn't respond to a request for comment about the leases. The NOAA employee told Axios the cancellations — along with recent layoffs, early retirements and travel and hiring limitations — point to an effort to dismantle the agency. Zoom in: Lance Wood, a science and operations officer with NWS Houston, tells Axios the local field office hasn't seen any layoffs as a result of President Trump's recent workforce cuts across NOAA. Wood said the recent cancellation of a summer internship program for meteorological students at the Houston field office was due to several back-to-back retirements. Eight of the office's 25 positions remain vacant. "We're not bad off with staffing," Wood said. "(The internship program) is an extra, and we weren't sure we were going to be able to do it justice this summer … Hopefully we can do it next summer." The other side: A senior White House official told Axios on Tuesday that for NOAA, the administration is "simply reevaluating the lease terms, not closing any building, which any good steward of money would do." The official stressed that no formal lease-cancellation letter has been sent to NOAA. The official acknowledged that DOGE is canceling leases at other government agencies, but said NOAA is an exception. What's next: NOAA, like other government agencies, has been told to plan for deeper cuts. Between the lines
Korea Herald
11-02-2025
- Politics
- Korea Herald
Ex-interior minister denies Yoon ordered power, water cut off at media outlets, pollster
Former Minister of Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min dismissed the prosecution's claim based on the investigation records that then-President Yoon Suk Yeol had ordered him to cut off power and water to a list of media organizations on the night of Yoon's Dec. 3 martial law declaration, during the seventh hearing of Yoon's impeachment trial on Tuesday. Lee, who resigned on Dec. 8, was one of four witnesses that included: National Security Office Chief Shin Won-sik; ex-National Intelligence Service Third Deputy Director Baek Jong-wook; and the National Election Commission Secretary General Kim Yong-bin. 'The call I made to the fire chief (the night of Dec. 3) was purely to ask for thorough attention to public safety, not to issue any instructions about cutting off the power or water,' Lee said, speaking from the witness' podium. According to the prosecution's indictment, Yoon handed a piece of paper to Lee during a meeting with Cabinet members prior declaring martial law, instructing the power and water to be cut off at Kyunghyang Shinmun, Hankyoreh, MBC and JTBC as well as pollster Ggot. 'If the president had given such instructions, considering the gravity of the martial law situation, I would have conveyed it as quickly as possible instead of delaying for over two hours before informing the fire chief,' Lee said. But Lee admitted to having seen the piece of paper, saying that it had been on the table during the meeting that night. Lee further argued that while no Cabinet members explicitly stated their support or opposition to Yoon's plan to declare martial law, concerns were generally conveyed during the meeting. 'No one believed that the declaration of martial law was unconstitutional or illegal. However, there were significant concerns about whether the public would accept martial law being declared for the first time in 45 years, how it might impact foreign relations and the economy, and whether the administration could withstand future attacks from the opposition party,' he said. When asked by Yoon's lawyers whether he had conveyed his intent to dissuade the president from declaring martial law, Lee said, 'Yes.' '(During the Cabinet meeting), Yoon acknowledged the economic, diplomatic and political burdens being discussed, but he emphasized that the level of awareness, sense of crisis and responsibility felt by each Cabinet member was fundamentally different from that of the president,' according to the ex-minister. Lee also argued that regarding the declaration of martial law to be an act of insurrection was a 'misguided frame.' Saying he believes it to be an incorrect interpretation to see the declaration of martial law as leading an insurrection, he argued that it is a legitimate power granted to the president by the Constitution. 'I wondered whether other ministers from different departments understood these circumstances. I thought the president must have been deeply troubled,' according to him. Meanwhile, the suspended president criticized adopting witness testimony as evidence for his trial, arguing that their was a "discrepancy" between their oral testimony and the prosecution's investigation records surrounding his Dec. 3 martial law declaration. 'It is inappropriate to adopt these records as evidence and use them as a basis for fact-finding,' he argued at the beginning of the hearing. 'The records themselves don't match up with each other well. During the witness questioning of Hong Jang-won (ex-first deputy director of the National Intelligence Service) and others, many must have felt that there was a discrepancy between what was written in the records and what was actually heard," according to Yoon. He argued that the investigation was not "consistent" in the way it was conducted. 'The investigation was not conducted systematically by a single agency such as the prosecution, military prosecution, Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, or the police. Instead, multiple agencies rushed in, resulting in a disorganized investigation mixed with records from National Assembly hearings,' Yoon told the justices. He asked for the court's careful review of the investigation records and testimony. 'I believe the justices may also share this view. While determining the value of the evidence is up to the court, adopting these records as evidence and reflecting them in fact-finding is problematic because the investigation was not systematic. I don't know but they don't match up well, so please take a thorough look at that issue." Following Yoon's statement, acting Constitutional Court Chief Justice Moon Hyung-bae said, '(The justices) will discuss it during their meeting.' The final hearing of Yoon's impeachment trial is Thursday. It is expected that the court may add more hearings for additional witness examination, such as by summoning impeached Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, but the court said that 'nothing has been decided on adding more hearings' as of Monday. It is most likely the hearings will end at the end of February and the verdict will be out in mid-March.
