Did China send US-like 'spy balloons' on India too? DETAILS
India | February 07, 2023 22:10 ISTA media report claimed that a similar balloon was spotted hovering high over an important naval facility in India last year.
A media report claimed that a similar balloon was spotted hovering high over an important naval facility in India last year.
Addressing the Northern Command Investiture Ceremony here, General officer Commanding in Chief Lt General Upendra Dwivedi said that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war brought forth many lessons such as the employment of disrutpive and dual-use technologies.
China road accident news: The accidents happened on Saturday (February 4) evening when a total of 49 vehicles collided within 10 minutes on the Xuchang- Guangzhou Highway in the Hunan province’s Changsha city, the state-run CGTN's news portal reported.
Notably, China is the world's largest producer and exporter of APIs and many Indian companies depend on imports of the ingredients to produce various formulations.
The video went viral online and social media users were extremely angry at the man's rude behaviour.
Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has issued orders to block these apps following instructions from Ministry of Home Affairs.
The Pentagon says the balloon, which was carrying sensors and surveillance equipment, was maneuverable and showed it could change course.
The Department of Defence confirmed its fighter jets brought down the balloon over US territorial waters. China's foreign ministry later expressed "strong dissatisfaction and protest against the US's use of force to attack civilian unmanned aircraft".
China insists the balloon was just an errant civilian airship used mainly for meteorological research that went off course due to winds and had only limited “self-steering” capabilities.
A reason not to shoot it down at this point, Pentagon said, is that besides not posing a threat to people or aircraft, the resulting debris from a strike of this large balloon could be harmful to people on the ground and result in property damage.
Chinese spy balloon: According to the White House, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was scheduled to leave for China on Friday night (February 3), which would have been the first visit of a top American diplomat to China in several years.
Hong Kong's tourism industry has suffered since 2019 after months of political strife that at times turned into violent clashes between protesters and police, as well as harsh entry restrictions implemented during the pandemic.
Chinese balloon detected: Pentagon Spokesman Brigadier Gen Pat Ryder said the US has detected and is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is currently flying over the continental region of the country.
China earthquake: According to European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake occurred 111 km South East of Aral at 5:49 am (local time).
Jaishankar on Rahul Gandhi: When asked about political leaders who lack confidence in India while speaking about the military standoff with China, EAM Jaishankar responded that there are some people in the Opposition who think in such a way that he finds hard to understand.
Jaishankar on China: The Union Minister made these remarks while speaking at an event in Pune for the release of his English book "The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World," which has been translated into Marathi as 'Bharat Marg.'
The Indian government's Union Budget 2023 is anticipated to prioritise modernising the nation's military due to the ongoing confrontations with China on the Line of Actual Control.
Covid19 in China: China revealed that the country had recorded close to 60,000 Covid-related deaths in early and mid-December, 2022.
This year, India's invitation to Islamabad is considered crucial amid the fact that both nations had exchanged a series of heated arguments at the United Nations and the latter experiencing the worst-ever economic turbulence.
China COVID-19 updates: China's COVID-19 containment strategy has affected Chinese people and has caused major discontent among people in the country, as per the GeoPolitica.info report.
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