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Donald Trump awards PM Modi with Legion of Merit for elevating India-US ties
Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu accepted the Legion of Merit Medal on the behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File: PM Modi and Donald Trump (Source: PTI)
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Updated: Dec 22, 2020, 07:20 AM IST
United States President Donald Trump has presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the prestigious Legion of Merit, a top US honour, for his leadership in elevating India and US strategic partnership, National Security Advisor Robert C. O Brien informed.
Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu accepted the medal on the behalf of Prime Minister Modi. President @realDonaldTrump presented the Legion of Merit to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership in elevating the U.S.-India strategic partnership. Ambassador @SandhuTaranjitS accepted the medal on behalf of Prime Minister Modi. tweeted National Security Council (NSC) quoting NSA Robert C. O Brien.
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It recognizes that India and the US are key partners in the Indo-Pacific, a theme clearly reflected in the choice of awardees. PM Narendra Modi was awarded Legion of Merit by United States. (Photo: ANI)
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Updated: Dec 22, 2020, 05:23 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded the prestigious Legion of Merit by United States President Donald Trump for his leadership in elevating strategic partnership of the two countries and helping India emerge as a global power.
It recognizes that India and the US are key partners in the Indo-Pacific, a theme clearly reflected in the choice of awardees. Importantly, the award explicitly recognizes Prime Minister Modi’s steadfast leadership and personal engagement in strengthening the Indo-US relationship from May 2014 onwards.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Unfollows Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden after US Elections
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey seems to be on a cleaning spree on social media after he reportedly unfollowed a string of political and world leaders including incumbent United States President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden.
Dorsey also unfollowed Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and Ivanka Trump. The developments were noted by Big Tech Alerts, the Twitter handle that follows, and updates on each account tech leaders like Dorsey follow on the microblogging site.
Trump, who was so far used to special protections on Twitter due to his status as POTUS, is set to lose those privileges once Biden assumes office as the President.
The United Nations
In an open letter to Donald Trump on Tuesday, an independent UN human rights expert asked the departing United States President to pardon Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
“Mr. Assange has been arbitrarily deprived of his liberty for the past ten years”, wrote Nils Melzer, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. “This is a high price to pay for the courage to publish true information about government misconduct throughout the world”.
Incarcerated since the authorities arrested him inside London’s Ecuadorian Embassy in April, 2019, a British court is set to rule on 4 January as to whether or not Mr. Assange should be extradited to the US.