Magazine

Abhijeet Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Professor Michael Kramer of Harvard University received the prestigious Nobel Prize for Economics of 2019, and this news rose to prominence in the Indian media.

Abhijeet Banerjee was born in India and educated up to the master here. There was also a good discussion about Banerjee studying in JNU. This is also because JNU has been targeted by many BJP leaders.

Abhijeet Banerjee has been critical of the Modi government's decision on demonetisation and helped prepare the Congress Party's manifesto in the 2019 general election.

The justice scheme was the idea of ​​Abhijeet Banerjee in the Congress manifesto. Under the justice scheme, the Congress party had promised in the 2019 general election that if it forms the government, it will transfer 72 thousand rupees to their account every year to the twenty percent of the poorest families in the country. However, the Congress lost badly in the elections.

The Government of India had a very cold reaction when Abhijeet Banerjee received the Nobel. However, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi gave a formal congratulation on Twitter. But Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce, Government of India, commented on Abhijeet Banerjee was the most discussed.

Piyush Goyal had told reporters on Friday, "We congratulate Abhijeet Banerjee for winning the Nobel Prize." But you all know that he is completely with the leftist ideology. He had helped Congress formulate a justice plan but the people of India completely rejected it. ''

Abhijit Banerjee has reacted to this comment of Piyush Goyal. Abhijeet is in Delhi to launch his new book 'Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answer to Our Biggest Problems'.

When asked about Piyush Goyal's remarks in Delhi, he told NDTV, "I think such a comment will not help." I have received a Nobel for my work and nothing will be gained by making them question my work. If the BJP will also ask questions on economics like the Congress party, will I not tell the truth? I will tell you the truth. I am a professional so for everyone. I am not there for any special party. My understanding of the economy will not change according to the party. If anyone asks me a question, I will not question the purpose of asking him questions. I will answer those questions. ''

Abhijeet said, "I have worked with many state governments in India. BJP also has governments in this. I have worked closely with the Pollution Control Board in Gujarat. The then Chief Minister of Gujarat was Narendra Modi and my experience then was very good. At that time I was not seen as a political person but as an expert and he also implemented those policies. I am a professional and I am the one who does this for everyone. I have also worked with Khattar in Haryana. ''

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has targeted the Modi government by tweeting about Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal's comment on Abhijeet Banerjee. Rahul tweeted and said, "Dear Abhijeet Banerjee, hatred has blinded these stubbornness. They have no idea what a professional is. You will keep trying for decades but will not understand this. It is certain that millions of Indians are proud of your work.

Talking to reporters at MIT after receiving the Nobel, Abhijit Banerjee had said that sticking to the fiscal deficit and inflationary balance will not slow the Indian economy. What does this mean after all?

In response to this question, Abhijeet told Hindustan Times, "I don't think it's any rocket science. I am saying this only on the basis of the evaluation of what is happening in the Indian economy. The sluggishness in India's economy is due to a decrease in demands. If we do not have money, we will not buy biscuits and the biscuit company will be closed. I think demand should increase. Meaning people have money to spend it. This is what the Obama government did in America. It has nothing to do with ideology. The sluggishness in India's economy is due to the decrease in demands. ''

Abhijeet Banerjee's book states that India is following such policies to achieve rapid growth rate, which is increasing the difficulties of the poor. what does it mean?

In response, Abhijeet Banerjee said, "This has happened in many countries. What happened in America and Britain? When the growth rate of these countries declined in the 1970s, it could never recover. They had no idea why this decline was there? Then it was said that more tax and more redistribution is responsible for it. These were later cut down. It was a Reagan and Thatcher-style economy. ''

Is India's economy growing in this direction?

In response, Abhijeet said, "No, I am saying that this is the natural reaction of governments in such a decline. We are saying that we should be warned that such policies did not help America and Britain. Rather, these policies have increased inequality. These policies give a boost to the economy which is trumping and which gives a breeze to Breguet. ''

So what needs to be done to get the Indian economy back on track?

In response, Abhijeet Banerjee told Hindustan Times, "I am not a macro economist. But if I were a policy maker, I would have collected data extensively. After this, if I reached the decision that this is a demand based problem, then I would have given enough money in the hands of the poor. This is something in which I fully believe. The Obama administration did the same thing. This is not a new thing.''

The International Monetary Fund has said that India has worked on the fundamentals of the economy but there are some things that need to be worked on for long-term development.

Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the IMF, told reporters in Washington on Thursday, "India has worked on the fundamentals of the economy but there are some problems that need to be addressed. The banking sector in the financial sector, particularly non Banking institutions need to be reformed.''

The IMF in its latest report of the World Economic Outlook on Tuesday lowered India's growth forecast to 6.1 percent, reducing it to 0.90 basis points.

This is the third time this year IMF has cut the growth rate of the Indian economy.

In the month of July itself, the IMF had estimated the Indian growth rate to be 7 percent in 2019-20, while in April this year it was said to be 7.3 percent.

However, IMF has also hoped to improve it in 2020-21.

Economist Kristlina Georgieva of Bulgaria became head of IMF at the end of September. These figures are the first time since Christlina came to this position.

Georgiwa said, "India has to continue to work on the things that are necessary to maintain the pace of development for a long time. At the same time, Georgiwa said that the Government of India is working to improve the economy, but India will have to rein in its fiscal deficit.

However Georgiwa said, "The growth rate in India has been very strong in the last few years and the IMF is still forecasting very strong growth for it."

India's Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has also received a statement on the International Monetary Fund's growth rate of 6.1%.

Sitharaman, who arrived in Washington to attend the annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank, said, "India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and IMF may have lowered the growth rate estimates, but now Also India's economy is growing at the fastest pace.

Nirmala Sitharaman also said, "I want it to grow faster. I will do everything possible for this, but the truth is that India is still growing comparatively fast."

On Tuesday itself, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that "the world economy is looking so sluggish for the first time since the financial crisis a decade ago.''

In its report on the Indian economy, IMF said, "India's economic growth rate estimates has decreased due to the weakness of some non-banking financial institutions and the negative impact on the ability of consumers and small and medium scale businesses to borrow."

According to the IMF, "The reason for the ever-decreasing growth rate is the weaker domestic demand than expected. Investing in human capital should be India's top priority. There is a need to continuously increase the number of women in the workforce. It is extremely important. India Women are very talented but they stay at home.''

The Monetary Fund has estimated that the entire world economy will grow by only 3 percent this year, but it is expected to be 3.4 percent in 2020.

The IMF also stated, "The global economy is in a phase of sluggishness and we are once again reducing the growth rate of 2019 to 3% which is the lowest ever since the crisis of a decade ago.''

This is lower than its July global growth rate estimate. In July, it was reported to be 3.2%.

The IMF said, "The decline in economic growth rates is the main reason behind the decline in manufacturing and global trade, increase in import taxes and demand for production."

The IMF said, "To deal with this problem, policy makers will have to end trade disruptions, resume work on agreements as well as reduce uncertainty among countries, along with reducing uncertainty in domestic policies."

The IMF believes that due to the slowdown in the global economy, the growth rate in the 90% countries of the world will be less this year.

The IMF said that the global economy could grow to 3.4% in 2020.

However, it has also warned of many dangers as this growth depends on the economic recovery in India as well as the economy of Argentina, Turkey and Iran currently facing severe crisis.

He said, "Any wrong policy at the moment, such as no-deal Brexit or deepening trade disputes, can create serious problems for development and job creation."

According to the IMF, in many cases the greatest priority is to remove uncertainty or threats to development.

During the Cold War, some people considered extremely serious in Saudi Arabia called Russian leaders 'Godless Communists'.

It was unimaginable then that a Russian leader would have been wholeheartedly welcomed in Saudi Arabia but things have changed a lot now and this week Russian President Vladimir Putin was given a strong welcome there.

He was given a salute of 12 guns. King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin-Salman were also present at the ceremony.

The US left the Kurds in northern Syria. Subsequently, Saudi Arabia entered into several bilateral agreements with Russia and also reviewed the regional situation.

So, is Saudi Arabia now approaching Russia? What is the main reason for this?

Russia's President Putin visited Saudi Arabia for the first time in his 12-year term. The tour was as unprecedented as it was widely publicized.

He was accompanied by a large delegation of trade, security and defense officials, who signed bilateral deals worth $ 2 billion and more than 20 agreements were announced in the meantime.

Saudi Arabia also invited Russia to join the ongoing international investigation into the drone strikes on the state oil company Aramco on 14 September.

In defense matters, there was also potential discussion on the purchase and future deployment of Russia's air defense missile S-400, which is a diplomatic setback for the US.

When Turkey signed a deal with Russia to buy the S-400 missile defense system in 2017, the US said that if Turkey does so, it will cancel the F-35 warfare deal.

If Turkey went ahead with its deal with Russia in the past, then the US has canceled the F35 deal with it.

Bilateral trade between Saudi Arabia and Russia has increased since June 2018, and global oil prices have risen recently following cooperation between the two to ban oil production.

During this visit of Vladimir Putin, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has also made announcements regarding investment.

All of these indicate a warm-up in relations between Saudi Arabia and Russia, which had been at odds with the Afghan Mujahideen in the 1980s.

So what is the reason behind the growing relationship between Russia and Saudi Arabia?

To put it frankly, today Saudi Arabia is no longer confident of America and the countries of the west as it used to be earlier.

But this also does not mean that he has started trusting Russia. But Saudi Arabian think tanks are rethinking this over the past decade of events in the Middle East.

The biggest setback came from Arab Spring Protest 2011. When US pressure exerted the power of Hosni Mubarak, the President of Egypt for three decades, it took awe in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf kingdoms.

On the contrary, they could not even notice that Russia stands in support of the besieged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The next setback came when the then US President Barack Obama supported the Iran nuclear deal in 2015. Saudi Arabia was very uncomfortable with this. He feared, which is true that the Obama administration is losing interest in the Middle East.

He was delighted when newly elected President Donald Trump chose Saudi Arabia for his first overseas tour in 2017. His relations with the US seemed to be back on track when deals worth billions of dollars were announced.

But in October 2018, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashozzi was murdered by agents of the Saudi government when it was widely criticized worldwide.

The leaders of the West began to distance him from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's suspected involvement in it. They were isolated at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. But here Putin met him with great enthusiasm.

Although US President Trump advocated a good relationship with the Saudi leadership, the Arab administration is still disappointed with America's unpredictable and impractical approach to the region.

This week, Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Britain, Prince Khalid bin Banader, described Turkey's incursion into northern Syria as a 'disaster'.

Asked about the heat in relations with Russia, he said that "Russia understands the countries of the East better than the Western countries."

During eight years of civil war in Syria, Russia has helped save the Assad regime. He not only showcased his modern military weapons but has also spread strategic legs as well.

The US sold military equipment to Saudi Arabia Air Defense, which failed to stop the drone strikes on Aramco on 14 September. Relations between the US and Saudi have been uneasy even after the Khashoji murder case.

Saudi and its Gulf allies are trying to reduce their dependence on the West.

All these events need to be seen in one perspective.

The US is still the main security partner of Saudi Arabia. It began in 1945 with a meeting of US President Franklin Roosevelt and Saudi King Abdul Aziz ibn Saud on an American warship.

When Saudi Arabia guaranteed to maintain its oil supply in the future, the US provided security. But even after that agreement, the situation remained muted.

Today, the US military has bases in all six Arab countries of the Gulf. The fifth fleet of the US Navy, headquartered in Bahrain, is the most powerful army in the region.

When Trump came to Saudi Arabia, a deal worth over $ 100 billion was announced. Only two billion dollar agreements have been signed with Putin this week.

But there is no doubt that the structures of alliances in the Middle East are not only shaken but are undergoing a lot of changes. Russia and China are expected to visit more in Saudi Arabia in the coming time.

America is still a major ally sitting at Saudi's table, but now many more guests are sitting around it.

Kurdish forces and the Syrian government have agreed for mutual help amid Turkey's growing military operations. Hours later the Syrian army is heading north of the country to help the Kurds.

According to Syrian government media, the Russian-backed army has entered the city of Tal Tamer, 30 kilometers south of the Turkish border. According to government media, the army has also entered the city of Manbij where Turkey wants to create a safe zone to resettle displaced people from Syria.

The decision of the Syrian government has come after the US announced Sunday the withdrawal of all its troops in Syria, the Kurds' main ally.

The Turkish attack aims to repel Kurdish forces from their border area.

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) occupied areas of heavy bombing on Sunday. During this time Turkey has found success in the major border cities of Ras Al-Ain and Tal Abyad.

Dozens of civilians and fighters from both sides have been killed in these attacks.

On Sunday, US Defense Minister Mark Asper announced the withdrawal of US troops from Syria. Turkey attacked some areas of Syria just days after President Donald Trump's controversial decision to withdraw US troops from north Syria.

Trump's decision and the Turkish attack have drawn international criticism. The Syrian Democratic Forces have been the main allies of Western countries in the war against the Islamic State in Syria.

And amid this instability, fears are being raised about the re-activation of the alleged extremist organization Islamic State and the escape of its prisoners.

Recently, fighters fighting under the SDF and Kurdish leadership said that if the situation deteriorated due to the attack by the Turkish army, they would not be able to protect the families of suspected militants of the Islamic State militant organization living in the camps.

According to the Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria, the agreement reached on Sunday would allow the Syrian army to move into border areas controlled by Kurdish forces. From here they will be able to help the Kurds against the Turkish attack.

This is the first time since 2012 that Syrian troops will enter these areas. The army, which was supporting President Bashar al-Assad at the time, withdrew from the area to concentrate on dealing with rebels in other areas. Control of this area was given to the Kurds.

Despite disagreeing with the Kurds on many issues, President Assad never tried to retake the region. Especially when the Kurds became partners with US troops in the region in an international alliance against the Islamic State.

Since Donald Trump's decision to withdraw US troops from North Syria, this attack has been carried out by Turkey. In such a situation, the Kurds say that they see the decision of US President Donald Trump to withdraw his army as a hoax.

It is also being said that this step of Trump has given a kind of green signal to Turkey. Turkey considers Kurds to be extremists.

For the moment, the Syrian Army will not be deployed between the cities of Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain. Apart from Tal Tamer, soldiers have also arrived in Ain Issa. According to government media, people celebrated the arrival of the army, whose pictures have also been broadcast.

There is increasing pressure on Turkey to stop the military operation, but President Richep Tayyap Ardoan has said that the operation will continue. On Monday, he said Turkey would not back down. It doesn't matter what anyone says on this.

Turkey wants to push the Kurds out of the 'safe zone' being built up to 32 kilometers inside Syria. Turkey plans to resettle more than 2 million Syrian refugees, which are currently in Turkey. Most of these are not Kurds.

The Russian government, a close ally of Ardoआनan, said it does not want any possibility of conflict between Russian and Turkish forces in Syria and is in cost-effective contact with Turkish authorities.

Earlier, President Trump said that Kurdish forces may have released prisoners of the Islamic State to drag the US into conflict. He added, "A big ban will be imposed on Turkey".

So far, at least 50 civilians have been killed in Syria and 18 in South Turkey. Kurdish forces have confirmed the deaths of 56 of their fighters.

Turkey says four of its soldiers and 16 Turkish-backed Syrian fighters have also been killed in Syria.

The United Nations Humanitarian Agency said that more than one hundred and sixty thousand civilians have been displaced and this number is expected to increase.

On Sunday, Kurdish officials said that about 800 people belonging to the Islamic State fled a camp in northern Syria.

They reported that the detainees attacked the gate of the displacement camp at Ain Issa. A fight is going on near this area.

According to the Syrian Democratic Forces, the camp has housed about 12,000 Islamic State-related suspects in seven prisons, of which about 4,000 are foreign women and children who are related to Islamic State fighters.

Turkey has said that it will take responsibility for the IS prisoners it will meet during the attack.

Turkey has claimed that it is making its move into northern Syria. On Sunday, Turkish President Richep Tayyip Ardoan said security forces had taken possession of an area of 109 square kilometers.

Imran Khan became the Prime Minister of Pakistan in August last year and visited Malaysia in November.

Three months before Imran Khan, 92-year-old Mahathir Mohammad again became the Prime Minister of Malaysia in 2018. Corruption was the biggest issue in Imran and Mahathir's election campaign. Along with this, the debt of China on both the countries was also increasing immensely.

Mahathir is a keen player of politics. He had been in power from 1981 to 2003 before that. At the same time, Imran Khan was the only cricket player before. Mahathir stopped China's $ 22 billion project as soon as he arrived and said that it was absolutely unnecessary.

On the other hand, Imran Khan showed as much disinterest in the $ 60 billion project of China in Pakistan under One Belt One Road as did Nawaz Sharif.

When Emraan Khan arrived in Kuala Lumpur in November 2018, he was welcomed as a rockstar. Imran Khan said that both Malaysia and Pakistan stand on a path.

Imran Khan had said, "Both me and Mahathir have been entrusted with power by the people, being free from corruption." We are both struggling with debt. We can come together and deal with our problems. Mahathir has brought Malaysia on a path of progress. We hope that we will learn from Mahathir's experience. ''

Both are Muslim-majority countries.

This was the beginning of Imran Khan and the close of Malaysia. Imran Khan called Mahathir Mohammad whenever tensions arose in India and Pakistan. It is said that Malaysia was the only country in Imran Khan's initial foreign tour from which Imran Khan did not ask for loan.

During the reign of Mahathir Mohammad, Pakistan came closest to Malaysia. There was an Economic Partnership Agreement between Pakistan and Malaysia in 2007.

During Imran Khan's visit, Mahathir had pledged to help Pakistan in energy security. On 5 August, when India announced the abolition of the special status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir, Mahathir was among the heads of nations whom Imran Khan called and sought support and Mahathir supported Imran.

Malaysia was still with Pakistan when the Kashmir issue went to the UN Security Council. Even at the United Nations General Assembly last month, the Malaysian Prime Minister raised the issue of Kashmir and besieged India. For India, it was nothing short of a shock.

Why is Malaysia with Pakistan? "There has been a good relationship between Malaysia and Pakistan for a long time," said Ravichandran Dakshinamurthy, an expert on strategic studies at the National University of Malaysia from the South China Morning Post. After the independence of Malaysia in 1957, Pakistan was among the countries that first recognized it as a sovereign country.

Ravichandran said, "Both Pakistan and Malaysia are associated with many Islamic organizations and cooperation. China's case is completely different with respect to these two. The relations between Malaysia and China are quite normal but the relationship between Pakistan and China is very special. China is the largest arms supplier in Pakistan and the relationship between the two countries is not good. As long as Mahathir Mohammed remained in power, the relationship with Pakistan was good. ''

India is the largest importer of edible oils. Considering India's stand, the Prime Minister of Malaysia said on Sunday that bilateral trade relations with India would be reviewed. He had said that India also exports to Malaysia and the business relationship between the two is bilateral and not one-sided.

India expressed a lot of resentment over Malaysia's stand on Kashmir and now it is being said that trade relations of the two countries may also be affected. Mahathir Mohammed has said that his government will review bilateral relations with India, according to news agency Reuters.

India may limit palm oil imports from Malaysia, according to a Reuters report. With this, India can also reconsider the import of other goods from Malaysia.

Mahathir had said in the UN General Assembly that India has kept Kashmir under its occupation. However, there is no comment on this from the government.

According to Reuters, Indian refiners have stopped buying palm oil from Malaysia for shipment in November and December. According to the agency, they fear that the Indian government may raise import duties. There are fears that the Indian government may take more steps to stop it.

On Monday, five traders told Reuters that they had stopped buying palm oil for shipment in November-December. India has been a big buyer of Malaysia's palm oil.

This attitude of India may affect Malaysia's palm oil industry. According to this report, this decision of India may benefit Indonesia.

Reuters contacted India's Ministry of Commerce in this matter but did not receive any reply. The Mumbai-based businessman told Reuters, "Before doing business with Malaysia, we need clarification. If there is no explanation from the government, then we will start trading from Indonesia." Sandeep Bajoria, CEO of Vegetable Oil Company in Mumbai, said, "Businessmen on both sides are Confused. We do not know what is going to happen? ''

Palm oil accounts for two-thirds of the food oils used in India. India imports 9 million tonnes of palm oil every year. This import is mainly from Malaysia and Indonesia.

In the first nine months of 2019, India imported 3 million tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia. According to the data of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board, India's monthly imports from Malaysia are 433,000 tonnes.

As long as Mahathir remained in power, relations with Pakistan have been good. After his retirement in 2003, Malaysia grew close to India. Last year, when there was a surprise return of Mahathir, it again grew close to Pakistan.

Imran Khan became the Prime Minister of Pakistan about 14 months ago. For the third time since then, he arrived in Beijing on Tuesday on a tour of China. Hours before reaching the capital of China, Pakistan's military spokesman said on Twitter that Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa has arrived to hold a meeting with the Chinese military leadership. The tweet wrote that Bajwa will also attend the meeting of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang with Imran Khan.

Pakistan and China have been calling their friendship stronger than the Himalayas and sweeter than honey.

However, the Pakistani political leadership's visit comes just before the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to India. On the other hand, two months of the restrictions of the Government of India in Kashmir, India, have been completed. So analysts are very interested in this strategic visit to Imran.

Speaking to the BBC, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the second phase of the visit is the biggest agenda on the economic cooperation between the two countries, especially the second round on the economic corridor between China and Pakistan.

However, he said that China and Pakistan cooperate with each other on all issues, including all global issues including bilateral, so the visit should be seen as an ongoing process. Especially before the Chinese President's visit to India.

Qureshi said, "Before going to India, President Xi Jinping wants to consult Pakistan, he wants to be fully aware of Pakistan's point of view."

The Foreign Minister of Pakistan believes that there can be time spent on such issues so that President Jinping has a thorough knowledge of the situation in Pakistan before going to India. His reference was to the fresh political atmosphere and military skirmishes since the repeal of Articles 370 and 35A in Kashmir.

According to the details of the visit released from Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, Prime Minister Imran Khan will sign several agreements and draft of economic cooperation during his three-day visit.

According to the official statement, Prime Minister Imran Khan will exchange views on regional development including the situation related to the issue of peace and security born in Indian Kashmir from 5 August 2019 onwards.

President of Pakistan China Institute, Mushahid Hussain Syed believes that this visit of Imran Khan is very important from political and diplomatic point of view.

He says, "Just as China has supported Pakistan's position since August 5, the specific purpose of the visit is to create political and strategic coordination between Pakistan and China before President Xi Jinping's visit to India."

Mushahid Hussain Syed said, "We need to formulate our strategy on Kashmir in coordination with China because China is also a party to this dispute. India has illegally occupied China's land in Ladakh and the region has got new Union Territory has been included. Therefore the leadership of China and Pakistan will move forward on this issue together with a strategic mind. ''

However, political expert Dr. Nazir believes that the action taken by India in Kashmir has certainly hurt China. They refer to the airstrip being built in Ladakh and a report on the things hidden under it.

China is not happy with the actions taking place in this disputed region. So Xi Jinping can use his tour of India to improve things in this regard. But the problem is that India has taken steps on it and it is adamant on it.

How important is economic cooperation with China for Pakistan's ailing economy. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will meet senior representatives of the Chinese trade and corporate sector to further strengthen bilateral trade, commercial and investment partnerships.

In addition, Prime Minister Imran Khan will apprise the Chinese leadership of the government's recent historic decisions to speed up the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.

Mushahid Hussain Syed says that the expansion of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will also be discussed on this tour.

"Now they also want to add Afghanistan as a new member to this economic corridor. Therefore, a project to connect Peshawar to Kabul will also be considered in this tour," he says.

The US has said that it is going to impose visa restrictions on Chinese authorities because of the persecution of the Muslim population in China.

Earlier on Monday, the US blacklisted 28 Chinese institutions working in the US in the case of harassment with Weigar Muslims in China's Xinjiang province.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Chinese government was carrying out "a highly repressive campaign". At the same time, China has described these allegations as baseless.

In a statement, Pompeo has accused the Chinese government of harassing Vigar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz Muslims and other minority Muslim communities.

He said, "A large number of people have been kept in detention camps, they are monitored at a high level. People have strict control over their religious and cultural identity. ''

China has described the US step as unacceptable.

On Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuan said, "The issues the US has raised by citing human rights are nothing at all here."

"All these accusations are nothing but a ploy of America, so that it can interfere in China's internal affairs."

The visa restrictions that the US has imposed will apply to the officials of the Chinese government and the Communist Party, along with their family members.

There is currently a trade war between the United States and China. China recently sent a team to the United States to discuss trade war.

A major security operation has been going on in the last few years in China's far western province of Xinjiang.

Human rights groups and the United Nations have said that China has imprisoned more than 1 million Weigar and other ethnic minorities in the province. There are prison houses here in a very large area.

There are allegations that in these detainees Weigar Muslims are forced to leave Islam, speak only the Chinese Mandarin language and follow the rules of China's leftist government.

But to the contrary, China says that it is running a training camp in Xinjiang, through which training the Weigar Muslims will help them to get jobs and get involved in Chinese society. Through this training, he also talks about curbing extremism.

Many other countries, including the US, have strongly condemned the camps built in China's Xinjiang province.

Last week, Pompeo held a press conference in the Vatican alleging that China asks its citizens to worship the government instead of worshiping their God.

Earlier in July, more than 20 countries signed a joint letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council condemning China's treatment of Weigar and other Muslims.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is also visiting China these days. A few days ago, when Prime Minister Imran Khan was asked questions on Weigar Muslims living in China, he could not give any answer.

In an interview to Al-Jazeera on 14 September, the journalist asked Imran Khan that there was a lot of criticism in the West about the treatment of Weigar Muslims in China. Have you ever formally discussed the matter with Chinese President Xi Jinping?

In response to this question, Imran Khan had said, "You know that we are facing many problems within our country." I don't even know much about it. For the last one year, we have been struggling with a bad economy and now Kashmir. But I can say that China is our best friend. ''

Weigars are actually Muslims belonging to Turkey. About 45 percent of the population of Xinjiang province is Weigar Muslims. In addition, 40 percent of Han Chinese.

After China took over East Turkistan in 1949, a large number of Han Chinese and Weigar Muslims felt threatened by their culture, due to which these communities started migrating.

Xinjiang is officially an autonomous region of China, such as Tibet in the south.

Turkish President Rechep Tayyip Ardoan raised the Kashmir issue while addressing the United Nations General Assembly on 24 September last month.

President Ardoan said that the international community has failed to find a solution to the Kashmir problem for the last 72 years.

Ardoan had said that India and Pakistan should resolve the Kashmir problem through dialogue. The Turkish President said that 8 million people are trapped in Kashmir despite the UN resolution.

Apart from Ardoan, Malaysia also raised the issue of Kashmir in the UN General Assembly. It is being said that this attitude of Turkey and Malaysia in the UN General Assembly is a setback for India.

India has regretted this attitude of Turkey. On Friday, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ravish Kumar said that Kashmir is an internal matter of India. He said that the attitude of Turkey and Malaysia is very regrettable.

Ravish Kumar said, "India and Turkey have friendly relations." But since 6 August we regret that there have been frequent statements on India's internal affairs from Turkey. They are factually incorrect and biased. ''

Relations between Pakistan and Turkey have been much better than India. Both countries are Sunni dominated by the Islamic world. Ardoan has always had good relations with Pakistan.

In July 2016, when the military recapture of Turkey failed in the coup against Ardoan, Pakistan openly came in favor of Ardoan. The then Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif supported Ardoan. After this, Sharif also visited Turkey. Since then, the relations between Ardoan and Pakistan have improved.

Since 2017, Turkey has invested one billion dollars in Pakistan. Turkey is working on several projects in Pakistan. It has also been providing metrobus rapid transit system to Pakistan. Work is still going on for the proposed free trade agreement between the two countries.

If there is an agreement between the two countries that bilateral trade can increase from $ 900 million to $ 10 billion.

Turkish Airlines has also expanded significantly in Pakistan. Istanbul has developed into a regional aviation hub. Most Pakistanis go to the countries of the West via Turkey.

However, Pakistanis need a visa to travel to Turkey. If a free trade agreement is reached, the relationship between the two countries will be deeper. In recent years, tourists from the West and Europe have come down in Turkey, so Turkey wants to attract tourists from Islamic countries.

Turkey has long been an economic and political model for Pakistan. Former Pakistan Army chief and former President General Pervez Musharraf has been an admirer of Turkish founder Mustafa Kamal Pasha.

Musharraf has been praising Pasha's secular reforms and strict governance. The current Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan has been praising Ardoan.

In 2016, Imran Khan called Ardoan a hero after he failed a coup in Turkey. Of course, Imran Khan also does not want that there should be an army coup against the political government in Pakistan, which is always feared in Pakistan.

Internationally, Turkish-Pakistani unity has been evident for decades. Both countries have been supporting each other on their internal issues. The close of both countries is also related to Azerbaijan.

This friendship of the three countries falls heavily on Armenia. Pakistan is the only country in the world that has not recognized Armenia as a sovereign nation. Azerbaijan makes its claim on the disputed territory Nagorno-Karabakh and Pakistan also supports it. Turkey also has the same attitude in this matter.

In return, Turkey supports Pakistan over Kashmir. On 26 February this year, when India claimed an air strike at alleged extremist camps in Balakot, Pakistan, tensions between the two countries had increased significantly. On 27 February, Pakistan launched a counter-air attack on India. In the aerial conflict between India and Pakistan, Pakistan shot down two Indian fighter jets and an Indian pilot Abhinandan was arrested by Pakistan which was later abandoned. This step of Pakistan was praised by President Ardoan.

Even on 5 August, when India neutralized Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir under its control, Prime Minister Imran Khan approached President Ardoan and he supported Pakistan's stand.

Ardoan also presents himself as a major leader and advocate of the Muslim world. Although the two countries have good friendships, the friends of both are not the same. Turkey and China do not have good relations but China and Pakistan have very good relations. Turkey openly criticizes the government's behavior towards Uyghur Muslims in China, while Pakistan remains silent.

The relationship between Turkey and Saudi Arabia is not good but the relationship between Pakistan and Saudi is very good. Turkey was very vocal against the murder of journalist Jamal Khashojji, but Pakistan remained absolutely silent.

Pakistan and Turkey alike are battling separatism. Pakistan stands with Ardoan in the ongoing conflict with the Kurdistan Workers' Party in Turkey. Turkey's conflict with the Kurdish rebels has been going on for a long time. In 2015, Turkey also requested the help of intelligence and resources from Pakistan in this conflict.

The Pakturk School became the most pressing issue in the cordial relations between the two countries. These schools were part of the global network of the influential Islamic religious leader Fettullah Gulen. At one time, Fetullah was an associate of Ardoan. Through these schools, Turkish culture as well as Gülen's political ideas were encouraged.

When the coup was attempted in 2016, Ardoan blamed Gulen and his Hizmat movement for this.

After this, Ardoan told the rest of the countries that Gülen is a supporter of terrorism, so he should close his schools running here. Pakistan did not reject Ardoan's demand. The first refused to give a residency visa to those working in schools and later forced them to leave Pakistan.

Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of Pakistan declared the Gülenists as terrorists and handed over the Pakturk schools to the Marif Foundation. Meaning that Pakistan did not reduce Ardoan's fortunes.

On the other hand, Turkey also supports Pakistan's stand on Afghanistan problem. However, Pakistan and Turkey were with the Mujahideen during the intervention of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. Because of this, the two countries did not remain separated from the confrontation of the Islamic world due to cooperation with America.

Pakistan had to be against the Taliban when the US attacked Afghanistan in October 2001.

A top Afghan Taliban delegation met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan under the leadership of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the top commander of the Taliban.

A PMO official told BBC Urdu Shehzad Malik that the Pakistan Army Chief also attended the meeting on Thursday afternoon.

Earlier, the delegation also met Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at the Pakistan Foreign Ministry office. The meeting was also attended by Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, the head of ISI, the Pakistani military's intelligence agency.

The Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that this Afghan Taliban political delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar discussed issues of mutual interest, including the Afghan peace process.

On the other hand, Afghanistan's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has expressed hope that Pakistan will persuade the Taliban for peace talks with Afghanistan.

In a conversation with Pakistani Ambassador Zahid Nasrullah Khan in Kabul on Wednesday, he said that if Pakistan can use its influence on the Taliban to persuade it to negotiate with the Afghan government, it will force efforts to establish peace in the country.

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who was jailed in Pakistan, was released by Pakistan after eight years of custody. He was arrested by security agencies from Karachi in 2010.

In the same year he was appointed head of the Taliban's political office in Qatar.

During this time Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan is based on religious, cultural and historical relations. Whereas Afghanistan has been facing instability for the last 40 years.

"Pakistan sincerely believes that war is not the solution to any problem and dialogue is the only means of peace in Afghanistan," he said.

Qureshi said, "We are happy that today the world is supporting our stand on Afghanistan."

He said that Pakistan, assuming its responsibility, played an honest role in the Afghan peace process as a peaceful Afghanistan is essential for the stability of the entire region.

Qureshi said, "We want the parties concerned with the Afghan talks to move in this direction to pave the way for lasting peace and stability."

The Foreign Minister said that for the last several years Pakistan has been reminding the world not to ignore the political, economic, social and cultural ground reality of Afghanistan.

He said that a peaceful resolution of the Afghan conflict would significantly reduce the incidents of violence in this entire region.

The Foreign Minister said that the current regional and international consensus for peace in Afghanistan has provided an unprecedented opportunity to be remembered.

He hoped that the halted Afghan peace talks would resume soon.

According to the Pakistan Foreign Ministry's statement, the Afghan Taliban's high-level delegation praised Pakistan's role in the Afghan peace process and agreed on the need for immediate resumption of dialogue between the parties concerned.

In Qatar, Sohail Shaheen, a spokesman for the Afghan Taliban's political office, told the BBC's Noor Nasir that the Taliban delegation included 11 senior members, including Mullah Baradar.

The visit of Taliban interlocutors is taking place at a time when Zilme Khalilzad, who was America's chief interlocutor in Afghanistan, is already present in Pakistan.

Zilme Khalilzad had recently met Prime Minister Imran Khan on a visit to USA. However, it is not clear whether he will meet Taliban leaders in Pakistan.

If this meeting happens, the US delegation will have its first meeting with the Taliban delegation on Pakistani soil.

The Taliban had earlier said that they would meet Prime Minister Imran Khan in Pakistan. Its spokesman Sohail Shaheen had said that the delegation would only meet top officials of Pakistan's Foreign Department on this visit.

During his US visit in July, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that he would return and meet Taliban leaders and ask them to hold talks with the Afghan government.

In response, Taliban spokesman Sohail Shaheen told the BBC that if Prime Minister Imran Khan invited him, he would go to Pakistan and meet him.

This was not the first time that a Taliban delegation was asked to visit Pakistan for the Afghan peace process.

In February this year, Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement that a delegation from his office would visit Pakistan on 18 February, but the Taliban later said he was called to the United Nations.

In this connection, Prime Minister Imran Khan then said that he had postponed the meeting with Taliban leaders on the concerns of the Afghan government.

This is the Taliban delegation's fourth overseas visit since the ceasefire in Afghanistan and negotiations with the US began.

Earlier, this Taliban delegation has visited Russia, China and Iran. In September this year, US President Donald Trump announced the end of talks with the Taliban on Twitter.

Earlier, talks between the two sides had been going on for the past 11 months, but Trump suddenly ended the negotiations.

Mulla Baradar was arrested in 2010 during an operation in Karachi, Pakistan, and was released in 2018 after serving eight years in prison. This is his first visit to Pakistan since then.

Imran Khan recently said about him, "We have brought the Taliban to Qatar for talks with America."

According to sources, Pakistan had released Mullah Baradar at the request of the US so that he could play an important role in the negotiations.

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was close to Taliban founder Mullah Omar and the number two in the top commander.

In a documentary by Al Jazeera journalist Carlota Bales, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that Mullah Baradar and several Taliban leaders were ready to negotiate with the Afghan government in 2010.

However, according to him, the US and Pakistan were not in favor of talks with him and Mulla Baradar was arrested only after that.

According to Karzai, he also opposed the arrest of Mullah Baradar.

A person complaining against US President Donald Trump says senior White House officials were trying to suppress details of phone calls between Donald Trump and the President of Ukraine.

According to the recently released complaint, call details were not stored in ordinary computer systems. Instead it was stored in a separate system.

Shortly before now, the details of the complaint were made public on the basis of which the process of impeachment against US President Donald Trump started.

The complainant has alleged that he has received information from several sources that Trump is using his power to intervene in the 2020 presidential elections.

Meanwhile, Joseph Magure, acting director of the National Intelligence of America has appeared before the Congress Committee. The committee may ask them why they remained silent for several weeks over concerns issued by an intelligence official over phone conversations between Trump and the President of Ukraine?

Earlier, the US President's Office, the White House, released details of the phone conversation between Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky on the basis of which the impeachment process against Trump has begun.

In this conversation, Trump asked Zelensky to begin an investigation on July 25 against Democratic Party's potential presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son working in a Ukrainian gas firm.

Leader of the Democrat Party in the Senate, the upper house of the US Parliament, Chuck Schumer has said that the documents released have confirmed the impeachment action.

On the other hand, Republican MP from Oklahoma, Markwein Mullin, says that these documents do not prove anything. He said, "There is nothing in them. If the speaker has formed the basis of the entire process of impeachment, then she is swimming in stagnant water because she is not going anywhere."

At the same time, Peter Wener, who was an advisor during the three governments of the Republican Party, says that he was not surprised by the allegations on President Trump.

He said, "I think all this was fully anticipated because he is a person whose personality is disturbed and he does not have the genes of morality. He is a person who has no morality and he is in his power Will say and do anything to strengthen it. ''

At the same time, President Trump has dismissed all the allegations. In a tweet Trump wrote, "The Democrats are trying to ruin the Republican Party and all its values. Republican colleagues, stay united, understand their game and fight hard. Our country is at stake."

Trump's impeachment case is related to one of his rivals - Joe Biden - who could be a Democrat Party candidate in next year's presidential election, as well as Ukraine, a country associated with the case.

It is alleged that President Trump pressured the President of Ukraine to investigate claims of corruption against Joe Biden and his son.

Following this allegation, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Parliament Nancy Pelosi has announced the process of impeachment against President Trump.

However Trump has denied these allegations.

The root of the case is a phone call that took place between US President Donald Trump and the President of Ukraine on 25 July this year.

Last week, reports surfaced that US intelligence officials had complained to a government watchdog that Trump had talked to a foreign leader. It is later revealed that these foreign leaders are Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky.

The Intelligence Inspector General considered Whistle Blower's complaint to be "immediately noticeable" and credible. Democrat lawmakers demanded a copy of that complaint in Parliament, but the White House and the Justice Department refused it.

What was discussed between the two leaders is not clear. However, Democrats allege that Trump pressured the President of Ukraine to investigate corruption allegations against Joe Biden and his son. And failing to do so threatened to stop military aid to Ukraine.

However, Trump admitted that he had discussed with Ukraine's President Zelensky about his political rival, Joe Biden, but also said that he threatened to stop military help so that Europe would also come forward to help.

But President Trump has denied allegations that he pressured Ukraine's President, Vladimir Zelensky, to launch an investigation into corruption claims against Trump's Democratic rival Joe Biden and his son.

According to the US Constitution, the President faces impeachment in treason, bribery and other serious crimes.

The impeachment process in the US begins with the House of Representatives and requires a simple majority to pass.

There is a hearing in the Senate but a two-thirds majority is required to approve impeachment here.

No President has been removed by impeachment in US history so far.

There has been talk of impeachment before against Trump.

He was accused of impeachment following allegations of Trump's collusion with Russia to influence the 2016 election.

Apart from this, there was a demand for impeachment against President Donald Trump for allegedly making 'racist remarks' against four women MPs of Democratic Congress. However, it was rejected.

Trump was also charged during the 2016 presidential election with paying money to keep intimate relationships with two women secret.

Michael Cohen, Trump's lawyer and partner, accepted the money to keep the intimate relationship secret.

For this too, there was talk of impeachment.

However, it is another matter that Trump could not be impeached in these cases and he remained in the post.

Impeachment clouded many times in the history of America, but only two presidents faced it.

The most recent case of impeachment in the history of America was the 42nd President of America, Bill Clinton.

Bill Clinton faced impeachment in a case of perjury and obstructing justice before an extensive jury.

He lied in a love affair with Monica Lewinsky. Along with this, he was also accused that Bill Clinton also told Monica Lewinsky to lie in this case.

Andrew Johnson is the only president to face impeachment other than Bill Clinton. Johnson was the 17th President of the United States. He was the President of the United States from 1865 to 1869.

The House was impeached against Johnson in 1868. The impeachment against him was brought only 11 days after the then war minister Edwin Stanchan withdrew. Edwin did not agree with the president's policies.

Johnson's case was completely opposite to Bill Clinton's. Johnson's impeachment survived by just one vote.