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Doval And Netanyahu Meeting: Did US Encourage New Delhi For Action On Gaza Tensions?

Ajit Doval’s visit to Israel and the meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be influenced by two key factors. First, the United States wants to encourage the Israeli leader to agree to a dialogue in an attempt to reduce the distressing Palestinian casualties in Gaza. The war may also have impacted Israel’s ability to sustain the supply chain with India and India’s NSA could have raised delays in the supplies of certain military or related hardware to India.

India To Be Observer As China, Russia, Iran Hold Naval Drills In Persian Gulf

Naval vessels from Russia, China, and Iran are conducting a collaborative exercise in the Arabian Sea, deploying from the Port of Chabahar in the Gulf of Oman. The ‘Maritime Security Belt’, as the joint war games are being called, are taking place from March 12-15. India will be one of the observer nations besides Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Oman, Pakistan, and South Africa. The joint military exercises started in 2019 between Moscow, Beijing and Tehran. China missed the drills in 2021.

India Rejects China’s Objections To PM Modi’s Inauguration Of Sela Tunnel In Arunachal

“Arunachal was, is and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India.” That was India’s response when Beijing objected to Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the Sela tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh. India says that visits to Arunachal Pradesh are routine, and objecting to such visits or India’s developmental projects does not stand to reason. Beijing says Arunachal is part of South Tibet and therefore a part of China. The Sela tunnel, inaugurated on March 9, is the world’s longest bi-lane tunnel, connecting Tezpur to Tawang at 13,000 feet altitude.

Haiti Crisis: Will PM Ariel Henry’s Resignation Quell Violence?

Haiti’s unelected Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to resign after a transition council is put in place. This means that an interim prime minister and cabinet will be put in place to ensure elections are held as soon as possible. The last election in Haiti was held in 2016. Haiti has descended into violence and chaos as armed gangs have attacked police stations, public buildings since the beginning of March. Leaders of CARICOM met in Jamaica to plan next steps… where the US has committed a further $100m more to the 1,000-strong UN-backed security force Kenya is expected to lead in Haiti.

New Zealand Taking Charge Of Black Boxes Of LATAM Flight That Injured 50

A team from New Zealand is taking charge of the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of the LATAM Boeing 787 flight that suddenly lost altitude. 50 people were injured in the incident. The flight was on its way from Sydney to Auckland with 239 passengers on board. The cause of the sudden drop in altitude is not yet clear.