India was riled after China blocked a United Nations move to list the leader of a militant organisation in Kashmir as a global terrorist. Beijing put a last-minute "hold" on a proposal by New Delhi on Wednesday, supported by the US, UK and France, to designate Masood Azhar as a "global terrorist" under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council. Azhar is the founder and leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed, an insurgent group in Pakistan administered Kashmir. The group was behind the recent suicide bombing that brought New Delhi and Islamabad to the brink of war. He has been on India’s most-wanted list for nearly 20 years, and was taken “into custody” by Pakistan after militants attacked Pathankot Air Force base in Indian Kashmir in 2016, but Indian officials claim Azhar is being protected by its regional rival. China said it needed "more time to examine" the proposal, a diplomat at the UN told the Press Trust of India news agency. … [Read more...] about India riled after China blocks UN resolution on Pakistan terror group listing
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India’s SpiceJet Airliner Wants Boeing Compensation Over 737 Max Mess
New Delhi (Sputnik): A low-cost Indian airliner, SpiceJet, has said that it will seek compensation from US aircraft manufacturer Boeing after it was forced to ground all Boeing 737 Max models in operation in its fleet in adherence to the civil aviation regulator's Wednesday ruling, reports the Business Standard. The Indian government closed the country's airspace for all Boeing 737 Max aircraft on Wednesday in a move echoed by many other countries following the Ethiopian Airlines plane's deadly crash on Sunday. The airline will seek compensation through demand credits on maintenance, repair and overhaul of its 12 grounded Boeing 737 Max planes. READ MORE: FAA Finds Similarities in Ethiopia, Indonesia Boeing 737 MAX Crashes pic.twitter.com/vhCTw29MpG — SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) March 13, 2019 Following the Boeing 737 Max ban, the airline is working overtime … [Read more...] about India’s SpiceJet Airliner Wants Boeing Compensation Over 737 Max Mess
India’s Reliance caps Venezuelan oil purchases
Date created : 14/03/2019 - 09:05 Mumbai (AFP) India's biggest private oil refiner Reliance Industries has stopped crude imports from sanction-hit Venezuela, the company said Thursday, following pressure from the United States.The energy-to-telecoms conglomerate has also stopped exporting diluents to the crisis-hit South American country, it told AFP.The announcements come after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked India to halt all crude imports from Nicolas Maduro's regime, which the United States does not recognise."Our US subsidiary has completely stopped all business with Venezuela's state-owned oil company, PdVSA, and its global parent has not increased crude purchases," Reliance said in an emailed statement."Reliance has halted all supply of diluent to PdVSA and will not resume such sales until sanctions are lifted," added the company, which is owned by India's richest man Mukesh Ambani.Venezuela -- a once-rich oil-producing nation -- is in the grip of an economic and … [Read more...] about India’s Reliance caps Venezuelan oil purchases
India disappointed as China blocks bid to ban JeM chief
India said Thursday it was "disappointed" by China again delaying a bid to blacklist the leader of a Pakistan-based militant group that claimed a massive suicide bombing in Kashmir last month. The blast on February 14 killed 40 Indian troops and triggered tit-for-tat air strikes and an aerial dogfight in the most serious bust-up in years between New Delhi and Islamabad. Although the suicide bomber was native to the part of Kashmir that Indian controls, the attack was claimed by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), one of several militant groups based in Pakistan. China on Wednesday put on hold a request by Britain, France and the United States to add the leader of JeM, Masood Azhar, on a UN sanctions blacklist which would subject him to a global travel ban, an assets freeze and an arms embargo. China -- an all-weather ally of Pakistan which has blocked three similar moves -- said it needed more time to examine the sanctions request targeting Azhar, and asked for a technical hold which could last up … [Read more...] about India disappointed as China blocks bid to ban JeM chief
Pakistan, India revive diplomatic contact
Officials from Pakistan and India are set to meet in the first diplomatic contact between the two countries since a suicide bombing in the disputed region of Kashmir last month triggered an escalation in tensions between them.A delegation of Pakistani diplomats crossed into India on Thursday from a border crossing near the eastern city of Lahore, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohamed Faisal said.The diplomats would discuss the opening of a corridor and a new border crossing with India to allow Sikhs to visit one of their holiest shrines, Faisal added.The opening of the corridor is meant to allow Sikh pilgrims from India to visit Kartarpur Sahib in the eastern Pakistani province of Punjab.The founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, spent the last 18 years of his life and died at Kartarpur Sahib, which is now in Pakistan.Sikhs live in both countries and often face difficulties in visiting holy shrines due to tensions between Pakistan and India.Last month's bombing almost triggered a war between the … [Read more...] about Pakistan, India revive diplomatic contact