International news brief: US media hails PM Modi's comments, China blocked from Westminster Hall
Washington, Sep 17: The mainstream American media on Friday praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for telling Russian President Vladimir Putin that this is not the time for war in Ukraine. The Modi-Putin conversation in Samarkand was widely carried by the mainstream American media.
"Modi rebukes Putin over war in Ukraine," The Washington Post reported in a headline. "In a stunning public rebuke, Modi told Putin: "Today's era is not an era of war, and I have spoken to you on the phone about this," the daily reported.
"The rare reproach showed the 69-year-old Russian strongman coming under extraordinary pressure from all sides," the Post said. Responding to Modi, Putin said, "I know your position on the conflict in Ukraine, about your concerns that you constantly express. We will do our best to stop this as soon as possible. Only, unfortunately, the opposing side, the leadership of Ukraine, announced its abandonment of the negotiation process, declared that it wants to achieve its goals by military means, as they say, 'on the battlefield.' Nevertheless, we will always keep you informed of what is happening there."
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China
biggest
threat
to
global
peace
order;
need
to
create
a
counter-narrative:IPAC
Asserting
that
China
is
the
biggest
threat
to
the
global
peace
order,
the
Inter-Parliamentary
Alliance
on
China
in
its
latest
annual
meeting
here
has
agreed
to
create
a
counter-narrative
against
the
Chinese
propaganda
and
also
send
a
global
delegation
of
lawmakers
to
Taiwan
to
show
their
solidarity
with
the
Taiwanese
people.
The
Inter-Parliamentary
Alliance
on
China,
which
included
members
of
parliament
from
India
as
well,
during
their
annual
summit
here
was
attended
by
60
lawmakers
from
30
countries,
including
Sujeet
Kumar
from
the
Biju
Janata
Dal.
"We are intending to go to Taiwan sometime in the future...MPs from different countries to show solidarity with Taiwan. Because Taiwan is a proud, vibrant, peaceful democracy. And it's really important to support Taiwan against Chinese aggression," Kumar told PTI in an interview. In its communique, IPAC calls for greater support for Taiwan and moving critical supply chains away from China. Observing that China is very good at creating a false narrative of its peaceful rise, Kumar said, "We know that China has sold this narrative of peaceful lives for a long time and fooled the world. Now we all know that was a mistake. The idea is to create a counter narrative to China's aggressiveness, to sensitise the world community."
"China is going to be the biggest threat to the peaceful world order, to international order. And also to ensure that China doesn't make spurious claims on the South China Sea for instance, on Indian Territory, Taiwan and also to raise awareness about what's going on in Xinjiang and Tibet," Kumar said at the end of the two-day conference that concluded here early this week.
SCO
plans
single
list
of
terrorist,
separatist
and
extremist
groups
banned
on
territories
of
member
states
The
Shanghai
Cooperation
Organisation
(SCO)
plans
to
prepare
a
single
list
of
terrorist,
separatist
and
extremist
groups
whose
activities
are
banned
on
the
territories
of
the
member
states,
with
an
aim
to
counter
the
threat
posed
by
them
to
the
region.
In
a
joint
declaration
issued
at
the
end
of
the
annual
Summit
of
the
eight-member
bloc
in
the
historic
Uzbek
city
of
Samarkand,
the
leaders
of
the
SCO
member
states,
expressed
deep
concern
over
the
security
threat
posed
by
terrorism,
separatism
and
extremism
in
all
its
forms
and
manifestations
and
strongly
condemned
terrorist
acts
around
the
world.
"The member states, while reaffirming a strong commitment to fight terrorism, separatism and extremism, resolve to continue to take active measures to address the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism, cut off terrorist financing channels, suppress terrorist recruitment and cross-border movement, counter extremism, radicalization of youth, spread of terrorist ideology, and eliminate sleeper cells and places used as terrorist safe havens," it said.
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Chinese
delegation
barred
from
attending
Queen
Elizabeth's
lying-in-state
All
heads
of
state
visiting
London
for
Queen
Elizabeth's
funeral
have
been
invited
to
attend
the
lying-in-state
in
Westminster
Hall
ahead
of
Monday's
state
funeral,
and
to
sign
a
book
of
condolences
at
Lancaster
House.
However,
opening
a
fresh
diplomatic
rift
with
Beijing,
a
Chinese
government
delegation
has
been
refused
permission
by
the
House
of
Commons
authorities
to
attend
the
queen's
lying-in-state
in
Westminster
Hall,
London,
Politico
reported
citing
a
senior
parliamentary
figure
familiar
with
the
matter.
House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle fired new diplomatic salvos when he told his colleagues that he declined a request for Chinese officials to be allowed to access Westminster Hall, where the late queen will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. Hoyle's office said it did not comment on security matters, reported Politico. It must be noted that Westminster Hall forms part of the Palace of Westminster, over which the Commons and Lords speakers have authority. This key development comes at a time when the UK government has toughened its stance on China. The newly appointed UK Prime Minister Liz Truss during the Tory leadership debates indicated that she will be more hawkish towards Beijing than her predecessor Boris Johnson.