Cyber-attack on #Khalistan Referendum in Australia caused disruption in voting thrice.
This, coupled with the arrest of #AmripalSingh in India & a mega crackdown in the Indian state of #Punjab is causing ripples.
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Mobile internet remained down in #IndianPunjab as the police searched & chased people associated with 'Waris Punjab De' - a collective headed by Amritpal Singh, that supports an independent Punjab.
The 1st attack took 30 minutes to be fixed & the other 2 took 20 mints each.
The turn out of the voting was 11,000.
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1st phase of voting in #Melbourne in Jan came under a direct attack by #RSS & #Australia also advised caution to its citizens, travelling to India.
The 3rd phase will happen in #Sydney in June. The referendum asks the que if Indian #Punjab should be an independent country.
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International referendum by #SFJ on one side & crackdown on #Khalistan supporters in Punjab on the other; leading to reported arrest of 70 people so far, the question of an Independent Punjab, not governed by #India, seems to pick up fresh.
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Thread | The Sacrifice No One Expected: Bahadur Shah Zafar's Historic Eid-ul-Adha
Imagine a holy day used as a weapon. That's what the British planned for Eid-ul-Adha in 1857 Delhi.
Their target: Unity. But here's where Bahadur Shah Zafar stepped in.. [1/13]
1857: A Secret Plot to Tear India Apart on Eid
1857, Delhi: The flames of rebellion raged against British rule. But the enemy wasn't just on the battlefield. They sought to tear India apart by exploiting religious differences.[2/13]
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1️⃣ #SAT Analysis: Chairman Michael McCaul from the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee says the #IEA is arming the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) against #Pakistan.
IEA denies this, but, figuring out how TTP got high-tech weapons is an interesting research question.
Let's find the answer ⬇️
2️⃣ As per a Pentagon report, the #UnitedStates provided $18.6 billion in equipment to #Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) between 2005 & August 2021.
The report indicates that following the completion of the U.S. withdrawal on August 30, 2021, equipment valued at $7.12 billion remained in #Afghanistan.
3️⃣ Moreover, According to the report, at the time of the U.S. military withdrawal, more than 300,000 out of the total 427,300 weapons provided by the United States to Afghan forces were left within #Afghanistan.
Notably, these weapons found their way into the possession of anti-Pakistan terrorist groups under the supervision of the IEA.
1️⃣ #SAT Analysis: Is #India under the scrutiny lens of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)?
The FATF is going to start its fourth evaluation of India's actions to stop illegal money.
A thread to explore India’s performance in its compliance with FATF targets. ⤵️
2️⃣ Initially, Amnesty International has highlighted that #Indian authorities are using false foreign funding & terrorism accusations to single out, intimidate, harass, & silence critics.
This action is seen as a clear breach of #FATF standards.
3️⃣ Amnesty International points out that during its third #FATF review in 2010, the Indian government itself deemed the risk from the nonprofit sector to be "low."
However, since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took office in 2014, authorities have employed overly broad legal provisions to suppress critics & terminate their activities. This has included revoking their foreign funding permits and prosecuting them under counterterrorism laws & financial regulations.
1️⃣ In the South Asian region, #Pakistan has hosted #Afghan refugees since the mid-1970s, with 3.7 million currently residing there.
Meanwhile, #India's treatment of Afghans has been less accommodating, prompting a closer look at India's behaviour towards them.
2️⃣Firstly, when the Soviet Union invaded #Afghanistan, #India was one of the countries that did not condemn the #USSR.
3️⃣ Furthermore, during the early 1990s, when former #Afghan President Najibullah sought assistance from the government of #NewDelhi, the administration under Prime Minister Narasimha Rao did not facilitate the evacuation of Najibullah from #Kabul.
This decision persisted even in the face of a request by Boutros-Ghali during an unscheduled visit to #India.
The UN is set to hold an #Afghanistan Envoys meeting with the Secretary-General, shortly.
This will be a one-of-its-kind conference since the takeover of #Kabul in 2021. Recognition of the #Taliban will be on agenda.
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2⃣ The announcement came from UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, while she was speaking at Princeton’s School of Public & International Affairs.
Though exact date was not mentioned, but Zalmay Khalilzad wrote on his Twitter that meeting will convene on May 1 in #Doha.
3⃣ Amina Mohammed, in her talk, also mentioned another conference of high value being planned.
It will be hosted by Saudi Arabia & convened by the #OIC. The discussion will be on Women in #Islam.