Global pandemic requires global efforts: Jaishankar
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05 May 2021, 16:55 GMT+10
By Naveen KapoorLondon [UK]/ New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Terming the recently-concluded India-UK summit as transformational , External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar has said that that he was in touch with foreign ministers of G7 countries, many of whose members have been through very severe form of COVID-19 whose intensity matches the current surge of cases in India. My message going through G7 is that this is a global challenge, everybody knows that. All of you have been through. We are going thorough right now. There are various factors and reasons serious and severe as it is and global pandemic requires global efforts and in the past we have contributed to that global effort, Jaishankar told ANI in an exclusive interview.
Asean plus China, Japan and South Korea vow to strengthen financial cooperation 04 May 2021 / 06:58 H.
TOKYO: Finance ministers and central bank governors from Asean, China, Japan and South Korea on Monday vowed to strengthen regional financial cooperation while providing continued support for countries hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a joint statement issued after a virtual meeting on the sidelines of the Asian Development Bank s (ADB) annual meetings, the ministers pledged to achieve inclusive recovery, preserve long-term fiscal sustainability and maintain financial stability.
Responses to the coronavirus crisis, universal health coverage, climate change, high-quality infrastructure and debt transparency and sustainability in emerging Asia will top the agenda at the ADB gatherings, said Japan s finance minister, Taro Aso (
May 03, 2021
Indonesian Navy s KRI Singa-651 leaves the Tanjung Wangi port as the search continues for the missing KRI Nanggala-402 submarine in Banyuwangi, East Java Province Indonesia, on April 24, 2021.
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Indonesian lawmakers are calling for the sister ship to KRI Nanggala 402 – which sank recently with the loss of all 53 crew – to be grounded until it is proven seaworthy.
They say the sinking of the 44-year-old submarine has underscored the dangers Indonesia’s ageing military hardware poses to the country’s servicemen, with some criticising the government for not investing enough in the maintenance and modernisation of the country’s defences. The Nanggala’s sister ship, the KRI Cakra 401, is just four years younger.