India's relations with China going through 'very difficult phase': External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

Jaishankar said, "Naturally the situation of the border will determine the status of relations." India's relations with countries were quite good even before June 2020.

Munich:External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday that India's relations with China are going through a "very difficult phase" after it violated border agreements. Jaishankar underlined that "the status of the border will determine the status of relations".

In response to a question, he said, "India has a problem with China and the problem is that from 1975 to 45 years there was peace on the border, there was stable border management, there was no military casualty."

"Now that has changed because we had agreements with China not to deploy military forces along the border or the Line of Actual Control but China has violated those agreements," he said.

Jaishankar said, "Naturally the situation of the border will determine the status of relations." India's relations with countries were quite good even before June 2020.

The border standoff between Indian and Chinese armies started in eastern Ladakh after violent clashes in the Pangong Lake areas and both sides gradually increased the deployment of their troops and weapons. Tension escalated after a violent clash in Galwan Valley on June 15, 2020.

India's relations with China going through 'very difficult phase': External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

S Jaishankar said, "Naturally the position of the border will determine the status of relations."

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar meets Defense Minister of Singapore and former US Defense Secretary Mattis

Jaishankar participated in a discussion on the Indo-Pacific at the MSC, aimed at broadening discussions on the escalating tensions between NATO countries and Russia over Ukraine.

Inflation in Pakistan reaches 22-month high

Inflation was 8.63% in 2020, 11.55% in November 2021 and 12.3% in December. Report of the Federal Bureau of Statistics

ISLAMABAD: Inflation in Pakistan has reached a 22-month high, according to the Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS ) . Inflation rose to 12.3%. According to media reports, a statement issued by the Federal Bureau of Statistics said that with the continuous rise in prices of petroleum products, essential commodities have become more expensive, pushing inflation to a 22-month high.

According to the Bureau of Statistics, inflation was 8% in December 2020 and inflation was 8.63% in six months . Similarly, in the year 2021, the rate of inflation continued to rise, in November 2021, inflation increased to 11.55% and in December, the rate of inflation increased to 12.3%.

Similarly, the Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) released its report on weekly inflation figures yesterday, which showed that the overall rate of inflation rose to 18.09 per cent from 0.22 per cent in one week. Inflation rose to 19.40 percent.

According to the report, prices of 28 items increased, prices of 11 items decreased and 12 items remained stable in one week. Among the 28 items that have gone up in recent weeks are petrol and diesel, garlic at Rs 37.76 per kg, tomatoes at Rs 5.54 per kg, live chicken at Rs 6.21 per kg and box of matches at Rs 8 per kg. Has gone In the recent week, ghee has become more expensive by Rs 3.83, mutton, beef, lentils, lentils, milk and curd.

Similarly, prices of 11 items decreased in the recent week, including onion 51 paise, potato 33 paise per kg, 20 kg bag of flour 3 rupees 12 paise, sugar 47 paise per kg, dal mung, dal mash, LPG and gar Has also become cheaper. On the other hand , according to Dunya News, after the increase in petroleum products in Peshawar , the prices of sugar, ghee and pulses have been increased . White lentils have gone up from Rs 180 to Rs 200 per kg, rice from Rs 180 to Rs 200 and beans from Rs 180 to Rs 200 per kg. Similarly, the price of 16 kg can of local ghee has gone up to Rs 5,760 and high quality ghee has gone up to Rs 400 to 430 per kg.

Fengxian chain girl incident: two supporters regained the anger of the free province investigation team

Two volunteers who lost contact because of their solidarity with the Xuzhou Women in Chains said they had been released. After the Jiangsu provincial government announced the establishment of an investigation team, many netizens said they did not hold much hope for the results.

According to Deutsche Welle on the 19th, after being silent for seven days, the Weibo account "I can hold 120 jin" (the self-proclaimed large size is the ancient city of Wuyi) published a blog post on Friday (February 18) saying that he "is back again" ". She and another Weibo user, "Sister Xiaomeng Xiaoquanquan", went to Fengxian County to visit and support the chain girl.

"I can carry 120 pounds" is introduced in the blog post. They were "taken in" at the Sunlou police station on the evening of February 11, and they could not have any contact with the outside world when they were "taken in". Forced to separate, began to receive super-intensive "questions".

"I can carry 120 pounds," recalled: "On February 14th, four policemen from Pei County Public Security Bureau took me to Xuzhou Detention Center. I asked them before, what did we do? What evidence? They said yes The crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble. The evidence does not need to be shown to me." She also complained of her ordeal in the detention center, including being beaten and unable to use the toilet freely. She also emphasized: "I am posting it now, I am writing it with confidence, and you can read it with confidence. I have already told the public security police in the bureau and the police that I will write a book and blog."

The crime of picking quarrels and provoking troubles is regarded as a "pocket crime" by the outside world, because the definition is broad and vague, like a big pocket, everything can be put in it. Some human rights organizations have analyzed that this widening range of charges reflects the Chinese government's attempt to implement comprehensive governance under the guise of "governing the country by law", causing a chilling effect in society and making more people silence themselves and dare not to be angry. dare to speak.

Another volunteer, "Sister Xiaomeng, Xiaoquanquan," did not explain what had happened in the past few days after being able to speak again. Officials have also not released information about the two detainees.

Since the Fengxian chain girl incident was revealed, it has received extensive attention including Chinese and foreign media. Instead of quelling public anger, multiple official Chinese briefings and the establishment of a provincial investigation team raised more questions. Some netizens put forward "ask every day", expressing that they will continue to pay attention to this matter.

(Editor-in-charge: Shi Qing)