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Amid Article 370 Debate, China Renews Assertions of Historical Rights in Ladakh Region

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Amid Article 370 Debate, China Renews Assertions of Historical Rights in Ladakh Region

China has said that it doesn’t recognise the Indian Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld the Narendra Modi government’s decision to carve out a separate Union Territory for Ladakh from erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state. This is the second consecutive time that China has reacted to the Indian apex court’s verdict backing the Union government’s move to repeal Article 370 and strip the Himalayan state of its special autonomy and other privileges. ‘China never recognised Ladakh’ In a press briefing on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said that the verdict…

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15 MPs face suspension following accusations of threatening security

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'If intruders were Muslim...': 15 MPs Face Suspension Following Accusations of Threatening Security

Lok Sabha security scare: MP Kapil Sibal said the government should suspend everybody if it didn’t want the Opposition. The Opposition on Thursday slammed the BJP government at the Centre for suspending 15 opposition MPs — 14 in Lok Sabha, one in Rajya Sabha — over their demand for a statement by home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday’s security breach. DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, who is among the suspended MPs, accused the government of sparing Pratap Simha but expelling Mahua Moitra “without even the inquiry being complete”. Pratap Simha is…

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