WORLD

China on Thursday said India should follow the “one China principle” and not have “military and security” cooperation with Taiwan, weeks after three former Indian service chiefs visited the self-governed island, which Beijing claims as a breakaway region.

Former army chief Manoj Naravane, navy chief Karambir Singh, and air chief RKS Bhadauria visited and delivered talks in Taipei for the Ketagalan Forum’s 2023 Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue on August 8, a lowkey but rare visit by the former top leadership of the Indian armed forces.

The United States has been facing a big influx of migrants on its borders with Mexico. In a shocking development, FBI is in search of migrants who have allegedly entered the US, with help from a smuggler having links with dreaded terrorist group ISIS.

According to CNN report, FBI is trying to “identify and assess” more than a dozen Uzbek nationals who entered the US earlier this year. The alarming matter caused an urgent classified intelligence report to be circulated to President Joe Biden’s top Cabinet officials in their morning briefing book. However, no specific ISIS plot has been identified according to FBI.

India has informed the United States that pressuring the Bangladesh government over the country’s upcoming general elections could end up strengthening the hand of extremist forces and affecting regional stability, people familiar with the matter said.

The Indian side conveyed its concerns on this issue to the US during several recent interactions, the people said on condition of anonymity. New Delhi also believes that US pressure on the issue of free and fair elections could push Bangladesh closer to China, a development that can have ramifications for the region, they said.

Afghanistan is missing from the BRICS declaration, but the document mentioned the “legitimate” aspirations of India, Brazil and South Africa to be part of the UN Security Council, acknowledged G20 as a premier multilateral forum and called the Russia-Ukraine war a “conflict” this time instead of “situation”.

These are some of the key takeaways emerging from the BRICS leaders’ summit in Johannesburg as tough diplomatic negotiations and the informal meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping played out in the run-up to the declaration.

Former US President Donald Trump has resurfaced on X, formerly known as Twitter, after a prolonged absence from the platform in the most Trump manner possible – he posted a photo of his mug shot.

His return to the digital spotlight comes in the wake of his surrender on charges related to his involvement in plotting to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.