Category Archives: India
| Pakistan and India exchange fresh fire as tensions rise
Pakistan and India have exchanged fresh fire along the de facto border that divides the disputed region of Kashmir, the Pakistani military said, as tensions rise between the nuclear-armed neighbouring countries.
“Pakistani troops befittingly responded to Indian unprovoked firing” which started at 4:00 am (2300 GMT) and continued for four hours in Bhimber sector on the Pakistani side of the border, a Pakistani military statement said on Saturday, without mentioning any casualties.
| India issues alert in frontier areas with Pakistan following “surgical attacks”
Sept. 30 (Xinhua) — Indian authorities Thursday sounded an alert in various states that share border with Pakistan and in areas close to Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir, officials said.
| Tens of millions strike in India in battle for higher wages
Millions of public sector workers have gone on strike in India to protest against the government’s economic policies.
Public transport was disrupted and state-run banks, power stations and factories were closed as 10 trade unions called nationwide walkouts.
| The 54th International Antiwar Assembly was held in Japan
The central meeting of the 54th International Antiwar Assembly was held in
Tokyo on August 7th, attended by 1,200 workers, students and citizens. Regional meetings were also held on the same day in Sapporo (Hokkaido Region), Kanazawa (Hokuriku Region), Nagoya (Tokai Region), Osaka (Kansai Region), Fukuoka (Kyushu Region) and Naha (Okinawa Prefecture), each attended by several hundred people. In an ardent, militant atmosphere, all the meetings were highly successful.
| India and the United States Sign Landmark Defense Agreement
by KEVIN KNODELL
The United States and India have greatly strengthened their military ties. On Aug. 29, the two countries formally signed the so-called “Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement,” which allows their respective militaries to use each other’s land, air and naval bases for resupply and repair operations.
