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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - May 2017

May 2017

Sep 08, 2018

Pakistan to Open Kartarpur Border Corridor

Pakistan announced that it would soon open the Kartarpur border corridor for Sikh pilgrims of India.

On the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, Pakistan will open the corridor to the Kartarpur Sahib situated at Narowal District of Punjab.

Nepal's Access to Chinese Ports

China and Nepal finalised a transit protocol that will give Kathmandu access to four Chinese ports, a move that will effectively end India's monopoly on trade routes used by the landlocked Himalayan country.

Nepal depends heavily on India for essential goods, including fuel, and the use of its ports for trade with other countries. Kathmandu has sought access to Chinese ports to reduce dependence on India after a border blockade in 2015-16 which left the country short of fuel and medicines.

Sep 07, 2018

Lankan Panel Recommends No Promotion

Sri Lanka's President should suspend military and police officers implicated in the disappearance of thousands of civilians during the civil war, the Office of Missing Persons said. President Maithripala Sirisena should act to end the practice of keeping accused officers in service and allowing them to be promoted through the ranks.

Kim Sets Denuke Timeline

North Korea's Kim Jong Un has given his first timeline for denuclearisation, aiming for the end of US President Donald Trump's first term. Kim told South Korean officials that his faith in Trump was "unchanged" and that he wanted denuclearisation and an end to hostile relations with the US before Trump's first term in office ends in early 2021.

Sep 06, 2018

Pakistan Could Become World's 5th Largest N-Weapons State

Pakistan currently has 140 to 150 nuclear warheads and the stockpile is expected to increase to 220 to 250 by 250 by 2025 if the current trend continues. If that happens, it would make Pakistan the world's fifth largest nuclear weapon state.

Khalilzad Back in the State Department

The US has announced that its former Ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, and the UN and old regional hand Zalmay Khalilzad will be back in the State Department. Khalilzad will be an adviser to the Trump administration on Afghanistan.

Sep 05, 2018

Trump warns Syria, Russia and Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Syria against launching an attack on the country's last rebel stronghold with the help of Russia and Iran, saying the offensive could trigger a "human tragedy".

The warning came as Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javed Zarif met with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad ahead of the looming offensive. Syrian forces are amassing around the northwestern province of Idlib, in preparation for the assault.

The UN and aid groups have warned that a full assault on Idlib could spark a humanitarian catastrophe on a scale not yet seen in Syria's seven-year-old conflict.

Amazon Joins Apple

Amazon.com Inc. shares rose as much as 1.9%, pushing the company briefly beyond a market value of $1 trillion, a milestone Apple Inc. reached last month.

It's a historic accomplishment for Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos, who founded the company in his Seattle garage in 1994 as a small online book seller. Now Bezos is the world's wealthiest person, running a diversified global enterprise with more than $200 billion in annual sales and more than 575,000 employees.

Amazon has become the second publicly traded US company to reach $1 trillion in market value.

Sep 04, 2018

China Offers Aid to Africa

China has pledged a $60 billion fund to bolster industry, counter hunger, and enhance security in Africa, a continent that has been chronically plagued by piracy and terrorism.

In his inaugural address at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), President Xi Jinping was authoritative in messaging that Beijing had become the locomotive of Africa's all-round progress.

Ukraine NATO Joint Military Drills

Ukraine launched joint military exercises with the U.S. and a string of other NATO countries as tensions with Russia remain high over the Kremlin-backed insurgency in the country's east.

The annual Rapid Trident military exercises, taking place in the Ukrainian village of Starychi until September 15, involve some 2,200 soldiers from 14 countries.

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