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Israeli Nuclear Weapons Programme : The Secret Middle-Eastern Superpower

Agamapar ChadhaAugust 13, 20220

Israel's prime minister Yar Lapid made a rare reference recently to the country's widely suspected nuclear arsenal. He said this during a speech last week; Israeli prime ministers are typically cautious about what they say about the n-word. Speaking at an event to mark a change of leadership in the country's atomic energy commission, Lapid referred to Israel's defensive and offensive capabilities. But he didn't stop there. He went on to call something called other capabilities. This use of the phrase other capabilities was understood to be a reference to Israel's nuclear weapons. In the speech, the prime minister said, "The operational arena in the invisible dome above us is built on defensive and offensive capabilities. With what the foreign media tends to call other capabilities th...

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Saudi Arabia, Russia Clink Oil Mugs While US Is Left Out

Agamapar ChadhaAugust 13, 20220

US president Joe Biden was in Saudi Arabia recently. His prime objective was to get Saudi Arabia to increase its oil output so global crude prices could be lowered. Saudi Arabia responded by telling Biden Arabia to respond. Saudi Arabia told joe Biden that any decision to raise oil output would be taken by OPEC+ a Russian oil company. With such a diplomatic shift towards Russia and China, Saudi Arabia slowly inclines toward the anti-American side of world power for profiteering. Saudi Arabia has doubled its oil imports from Russia since the war in Ukraine began. Saudi Arabia imported 647 000 tons of Russian oil in the second quarter, from April to June. During the same period last year, the gulf kingdom imported 320 000 tons of oil from Russia  Russian oil, which used to go into ...

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American Support Twitches As China Diplomatically Makes Saudi Arabia Its Middle-Eastern Brother

Agamapar ChadhaAugust 12, 20220

Since the COVID-19 pandemic Xi Jinping has not left Chinese soil, his first trip outside the mainland was in June. He travelled to hong kong. Other than that, zero state visits in almost 940 days. After 940 days, Xi Jinping could be stepping out of China. Reports say Xi Jinping is travelling to Saudi Arabia. He's expected to arrive next week. Possibly to mount political pressure with the US as Joe visited the oil giant last month. Biden's visit was underwhelming, with no grand welcome or intimate displays. It was all very business-like. Reports say xi jinping's welcome will not be like what is expected. He'll make three stops in Saudi Arabia, the capital Riyadh, and the coastal resort town of Jeddah. Finally, crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman's dream project, the megacity of Neom pl

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Americans Cross To Mexico For Cheap Medicines: Counterfeit Medicine Slits Sales

Agamapar ChadhaAugust 4, 20220

The US is known for its notoriously expensive healthcare, with inflation prices of insulin higher 34% higher than most countries after health insurance, without which a patient's savings are obliterated. This includes even doctors who will write prescriptions for which Americans get charged well above $100 on average. However, most importantly, prescription drug prices are 250% higher in the US compared to the rest of the world. These drugs are used for various reasons, including migraine, cholesterol control, headaches and other diseases. Patients and substance abusers instead choose Mexico for cheaper drugs. But they have little to no idea what they consume when taking the medication. Medication is cheaper in Mexico. Most drugs can be bought without a prescription. While most peop...

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Know What Is ‘Ninja Missile’ That Killed Al-Zawahiri Without A Blast But With Blades!!

Gunjan ChaudharyAugust 2, 20220

Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri has been killed. USA carried out this dangerous mission through a drone strike in Kabul. Al-Zawahiri's death has been confirmed by US President himself. The most important thing to know about this mission is that America put Al-Zawahiri to death without causing any explosion or harm to anyone. It has been revealed in media reports that the US used the Hellfire R9X weapon, known as its dangerous 'Ninja Missile', for this attack. It is the same weapon that was used to kill senior Al-Qaeda leader Abu Al-Khair Al-Masri. Let us know how America carried out the operation and how the American 'Ninja Missile' works ... The US had already prepared the plan for the elimination of Al-Zawahiri. The US intelligence agency had been keeping an eye on Al-Qaeda leade...

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China Steps Closer To Taiwanese Border: US At Border Checkpoint Duty

Agamapar ChadhaJuly 29, 20220

When American President Biden promised to intervene with force in the case of China invading Taiwan last month, a foreign ministry spokesman brutally responded to the president, “If the US continues to go down the wrong path, the US will have to pay an unbearable price.”Coincidently this statement was given on the same day Russia and China had a joint nuclear bomb exercise near Japan. This concerns Washington and Taipei as China seems more inclined to annexe Taiwan through military force. Phil Davidson, a retired admiral of US forces in the Indo—Pacific region, said, “This is the decade of concern, particularly between now and 2027. I make that assessment because of the staggering improvements in Chinese military capabilities and capacities, the political timeline for Xi Jinping and...

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Guantánamo Bay Prison: A Story Of Barring Justice When Convenient

Agamapar ChadhaJuly 16, 20220

Since 9/11, the US has been a fervent warrior against terrorism, especially against fundamentalist groups like Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. George W. Bush heralded the global war on terror. Hence in October 2001, Afghanistan was invaded to hunt down the terrorist groups hiding in the region. The US also enlisted local help with bounties and rewards for capturing or reporting terrorist targets or individuals connected with the terrorist groups. Therefore this led to Afghans and Pakistanis turning over many individuals and reporting them as terrorists with little to no evidence. Temporarily, the US had set up many sites in Romania, Poland, Lithuania, and Thailand called Bald sites for imprisoning them. Eventually, the US decided to create a jail for thee prosecuted individuals, and in Januar...

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US Gives Relief To India Against Sanctions Act: Historical Step For New Delhi In Obtaining Russian Weaponry

Isha PoddarJuly 16, 20220

The US House of Representatives, on July 14,  approved an amendment allowing India to waiver against the punitive CAATSA sanctions. The move is an essential step for New Delhi's purchase of Russian weaponry, India's former ambassador to the US, Navtej Sarna, states the development. "It's an essential step to an ultimate waiver for India's purchase of Russian weaponry," he said. On 14 July, the US House of Representatives passed a legislative amendment to National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) by voice vote. The amendment covers the way for an India-specific waiver against the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) sanctions -- a strict law that authorises the US government put sanctions on countries that obtain major defence hardware from Russia. CAATSA be...

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Indian Diaspora Keeps India’s Identity Alive Wherever It Goes In World: Rajnath Singh

Gunjan ChaudharyApril 16, 20220

Defense Minister of India Rajnath Singh has said that people of Indian origin have kept the identity of India alive wherever they are in the world. He commended Indian-American citizens for maintaining their cultural identity instead of being thousands of miles away from their country. Rajnath Singh was here to attend the 2+2 ministerial talks held in Washington. He also traveled to Hawaii and then to San Francisco. Considering his five-day visit to America as successful, Rajnath Singh said that I met with my American counterpart Lloyd Austin. He had bilateral talks with Austin on Monday and the two leaders had discussed various issues including bilateral defense cooperation. A reception was also organized in honor of Rajnath Singh by the Indian Consulate in San Francisco on Thursday...

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US, EU Annouces Cross-Border Data Transfer; Know Its Impact

Pooja YadavMarch 29, 20220

The US and also the European community have announced that they need an “in principle” agreement in situ to form a brand new framework for the aim of cross-border data transfers. This announcement has brought much relief to various tech giants like Google and Meta. For over a year, officials are planning out a pander to the aim to switch the invalidated Privacy Shield, a meeting that enables firms to share Europeans’ data with the US. In July 2020, the Privacy Shield was invalidated. This struck a blow to the tech companies that were hoping for this mechanism for the US-EU data flow. The highest court of the EU sided with privacy activist Max Schrems who had argued that the prevailing framework failed to protect the people living in Europe from surveillance of the US. The...

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Indian-Origin Physician Becomes New White House COVID-Response Coordinator

Pooja YadavMarch 22, 20220

An Indian-born physician Ashish Jha has been appointed the new White House COVID-19 response coordinator. He has replaced Jeff Zeints. Jha is a leading health specialist within the US and he has been recognized for his knowledgeable and calming public presence. He is a communicable disease expert and also the dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health. He has worked on the filovirus and served as co-chair of a panel to combat the disease’s breakout in West Africa in 2014. Jha also offered his advice to the White House on Zients and his team’s national COVID-19 readiness strategy, which was published earlier this month. It explains how people can gradually resume normal activities once the restrictions imposed thanks to Covid are eased. Jha was born in Bihar in 1970. ...

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Ukraine Invasion: How Far Can Putin Go With His Nuclear Forces?

Snehashish RoyMarch 1, 20220

The recent statement made by the Russian President Vladimir Putin has let every world leader keyed up amid the ongoing attacks on Ukraine. Putin ordered his defense minister to line up the "deterrence forces" into special combat mode. “I order the defense minister and the chief of the general staff of the Russian armed forces to put the deterrence forces of the Russian army into a special mode of combat service,” the Russian President said in an address. Putin's command indicates rather violent combat with  Ukraine and its western allies. World leaders are concerned with the possible intensification of an already riled up situation. According to a senior US defense official, Putin's manifestation of Russia's nuclear might was  “not only an unnecessary step for him to take but ...

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