Rush Hour: Pakistani, Indian naval ships collide, Congress asks Modi to roll back UPI charges & more
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The Ministry of External Affairs summoned the Pakistani charge d’affaires in Delhi to register a “strong protest” about the collision of a Pakistani naval vessel with an Indian Navy ship. The incident occurred in international waters in the Arabian Sea.
It was not clear when the collision occurred and what cause it. However, New Delhi said that the conduct of Pakistani naval units at sea was “unacceptable and unprofessional”.
While the collision did not cause major damage, the conduct of the Pakistani vessel contravened a 1991 bilateral agreement that requires advance notice about military exercises, manoeuvres and the movement of soldiers, said the ministry. Read on.
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi demanded that the Union government roll back charges on Unified Payments Interface payments. He urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “have a spine” and “stop lying down in front of the United States”.
Aam Aadmi Party said the charges were part of Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government’s “new loot policy” and described it as an example of “Trump’s pressure on PM Modi’s decisions and his direct influence over India’s internal matters”.
However, the Union Ministry of Finance said claims that the charges had been introduced because of “foreign influence” were false and said decisions on UPI policy were “made independently. Read on.
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