Summary of The Hindu 29th APRIL 2024

One killed three injured in Manipur gunfight

At least one person was killed and three injured in fresh gunfights in the early hours of Sunday in Manipur.

The conflict occurred at the boundary between Kangkopki and Imphal West .

Police said that shots were fired from both the valley side and hillside , but it was not possible to say which side it started .

Police has said that the situation was brought under control

This comes days after two CRPF Personnel were killed in Manipur violence .

State police was likely target of Bishnupur attack ‘

A day after two CRPF Personnel were killed in Manipur , a senior official said that the target was Meitie official . The official said that the insurgents had come to kill Meitie police personals thinking that CRPF Personnel had vacated the space .

The official said that such violence can continue till a political solution of the crisis is found .

This was the first incident of direct killing of CRPF Personnels in Manipur after violence between Meitie and Kuki communities started in recent times .

India’s import from China rise to 101 billion dollar while export stagnate

India’s import from China crossed 101 billion dollar in 2023 -24 , from about 70 billion dollar in 2018-19 , and the country’s share for India’s industrial goods import has risen significantly .. says a report by Global trade research initiative ( GTRI ) .

China is top supplier in eight major Industrial sectors , including machinery , chemicals , Pharmaceuticals , and textiles , belying the general perception that Chinese imports are high only in the Electronics sector .

Staganting exports :

However India’s export to China has stagnated to be around 16 billion dollars for some years.

While imports have risen .

The widening trade deficit is a concern .

NHRC accretion status faces review test this week , after being on hold in 2023

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC ) is preparing to defend governments rights process in a meeting in Geneva .

The Issue :

In 2023 UN Human Rights Council ( UNHRC ) put on hold the “ A status “ of India’s  National Human Rights Council (NHRC ) .

The Sub Committee on Accreditation of National Alliance of the Global Alliance of Human Rights Institutions ( GANHRI ) made following observations while putting India’s “ A status “ on hold in March 2023 :

     The NHRC has failed to create conditions required to be “ able to operate independent of government interference “ .

     Involvement of a Police Officer involved in the investigation amounts to a “ conflict of interest “ .

     The committee lacked members representing India’s largest minority religions .

India will put its response in GANHRI meeting that I’d scheduled to be held through video conferencing on May 1 .

Whether a country is given “ A status “ or “ B status “  will affect its ability to vote at UNGA .

14 Pakistanis held with narcotics off Gujarat coast , 86 kg of narcotics seized

In a joint mid sea operation by , the Gujrat Anti terror squad ( ATS  ) and the Narcotics Control Bureau ( NCB ) on Sunday seized a Pakistani boat with 86 kg of drugs .

The value of drugs is ₹602 crore . The drugs were seized off the Poranandar Coast .

The 14 Pakistani crew members was also detained .

Navy comes to the rescue of Panama tanker after missile attack by Houthis

The Indian Navy destroyer INS Kochi has responded to a Houthi attack on MV Andromeda Star .

The Indian Navy secured the ship , and reduced 30 crew members , 22 of which were Indian.

MV Andromeda Star  is a Schechelleysbbased ship .

World

Only US can halt Israel’s attack on Rafah

The US is the only country that can halt Israeli attack in Rafah , said Mahmoud Abbas  the Palestinian President, in a meeting of World Economic Forum in Riyadh on Sunday .

“ We call on the United States of America to ask Israel to not carry on the Rafah attack . America is the only country able to prevent Israel from committing this crime “ .

Israel has threatened for weeks of action in Rafah . Western countries including the US has pleaded with Israel against conducting an attack in Rafah . Israel so far has denied western warnings .

Hamas says it will respond to Gaza truce plan today

A senior Hamas official said on Sunday that the group would deliver its response to Israel’s latest counter proposal  for a Gaza ceasefire on Monday in Egypt .

“ A Hamas delegation headed by Khalil Al Hayya will arrive in Egypt tomorrow …. and deliver the movement’s response .”

Meanwhile , heavy protests are going on in Israel to pressurise Israel to struck a deal with Hamas .

Macron’s comment on nuclear weapon draw fire

French President Emanual Macron in an interview said that French Nuclear weapon can be a part of  European debate . This included the nuclear defence system , long range weapons and nuclear weapons .

 

Indirectly he was saying that he would like to share nuclear weapon technology with other European countries .

The statement brought huge criticism by French Lawmakers and opposition leaders who said that Nuclear deterrence could not be shared .

France is the only European  Union ( EU) country which has nuclear weapons ..

The Security of Europe is mostly dependent on NATO . Most of the EU countries are part of NATO .

Macron is one of the advocates of   a security system thts is not dependent upon US .

Dubai plans to build world’s largest airport

Dubai announced on Sunday that work had begun on a new terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport , which the Gulf emirate rulers said will become “ the world’s largest “ at a cost of 35 billion dollars .

Once fully operational , the airport will “ handle a passenger capacity of 260 million “ annually .

Mr Sheikh Mohammad said it will have the world’s “ largest capacity “ . And five times the size of the current “ Dubai International airport “ .

Pakistan’s foreign minister Ishaq Dhar appointed as Pakistan’s deputy Prime Minister.

In a surprise move , Pakistan’s foreign minister Ishaq Dhar was on Sunday appointed as the country’s deputy Prime Minister .

Mr Ishaaq Dar has served as Finance Minister in the previous government of Shabaz Sharif and is currently serving the same .

Sports

Archery World Cup , Sanghai

Indian men win recurve Gold

Tarindeep Rai , B Dhiraj and Pravin Jadhav won recurve gold .

Deepika Kumari claimed silver .

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