In a first after Galwan, China Defence Minister to be in Delhi for SCO huddle

 

Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu and Russian Defence minister Sergei Shoigu have confirmed that they will attend a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in New Delhi next week along with their counterparts from other member nations of the grouping, it is learnt.

The two ministers will attend the SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting scheduled on April 27 and 28. The SCO member countries are India, Russia, China, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the meeting. Issues related to terrorism, regional security and the security situation in Afghanistan are among topics expected to dominate the meeting.

While India had invited Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif to the meeting, there is no confirmation yet whether he will attend it.

The SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting will be followed by a meeting of the Foreign Ministers on May 5 in Goa, for which Pakistan Foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has confirmed participation.

The terror attack in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir earlier this week has the potential to cast a shadow on these visits, if investigations point to the involvement of Pakistan-based terror groups.

In a first after Galwan, China Defence Minister to be in Delhi for SCO huddle

This is the first time since the 2020 Galwan Valley clashes that the Chinese Defence Minister Li will be visiting Delhi. Despite disengagement at certain friction points along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, border tensions between the two countries continue to simmer with no resolution reached on the legacy friction points. In December last year, Chinese and Indian troops clashed at Yangtse in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh.

This will also be Russian Defence Minister Shoigu’s first visit to India since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict last year. The visit comes amid a series of high-level engagements between India and Russia, such as the visit of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov for the 24th India-Russia talks.

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US Evacuates Personnel From Sudan's Capital Amid "Unconscionable" Fighting

 
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US Evacuates Personnel From Sudan's Capital Amid 'Unconscionable' Fighting

Washington:

The US military evacuated American embassy staff from Khartoum, President Joe Biden said late Saturday, calling for an end to the "unconscionable" fighting in Sudan's capital between the army and a paramilitary group.

"Today, on my orders, the United States military conducted an operation to extract US Government personnel from Khartoum," Biden said in a statement, adding that the embassy was "temporarily suspending operations."

As the violence entered its second week, Biden pushed for an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire," "unhindered humanitarian access" and respect for "the will of the people of Sudan."

"I am proud of the extraordinary commitment of our Embassy staff, who performed their duties with courage and professionalism and embodied America's friendship and connection with the people of Sudan," Biden said.

In a separate statement, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he ordered the evacuation of staff and their families due to the "serious and growing security risks" amid fighting that has already left hundreds dead and thousands wounded.

"We remind both belligerents of their obligations under international humanitarian law, including obligations related to the protection of civilians," Blinken said, reiterating earlier calls to "extend and expand" a ceasefire agreement over the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

The fighting between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's forces and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began April 15 over a dispute on the planned integration of the RSF into the regular army.

The move was a key condition for a deal aimed at restoring Sudan's democratic transition after the military toppled former leader Omar al-Bashir in April 2019 following mass citizen protests.

The two men had joined forces to oust a civilian government installed after Bashir's downfall, before turning on each other.

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