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Biden nominates Indian-American Ajay Banga for World Bank president

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Washington: President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that the US is nominating Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank, saying the Indian-American business leader is uniquely equipped to lead the global institution at “this critical moment in history.”
Banga, 63, currently serves as Vice Chairman at General Atlantic. Previously, he was President and CEO of Mastercard, leading the company through a strategic, technological and cultural transformation. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2016.
“Ajay is uniquely equipped to lead the World Bank at this critical moment in history,” President Biden said in a statement.
“He has spent more than three decades building and managing successful, global companies that create jobs and bring investment to developing economies, and guiding organisations through periods of fundamental change.
“He has a proven track record managing people and systems, and partnering with global leaders around the world to deliver results,” Biden said.
Banga also has critical experience mobilising public-private resources “to tackle the most urgent challenges of our time, including climate change,” the US President said.
Raised in India, Banga has a unique perspective on the opportunities and challenges facing developing countries and how the World Bank can deliver on its ambitious agenda to reduce poverty and expand prosperity, he added.
Over the course of his career, Banga has become a global leader in technology, data, financial services and innovating for inclusion. He is honorary chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, serving as chairman from 2020-2022. He is also chairman of Exor and independent director at Temasek.

He became an advisor to General Atlantic’s climate-focused fund, BeyondNetZero, at its inception in 2021. He previously served on the Boards of the American Red Cross, Kraft Foods and Dow Inc.
Banga, who has worked closely with Vice President Kamala Harris as the Co-Chair of the Partnership for Central America, is a member of the Trilateral Commission, a founding trustee of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, a former member of the National Committee on US-China Relations, and Chairman Emeritus of the American India Foundation.
He is a co-founder of The Cyber Readiness Institute, Vice Chair of the Economic Club of New York and served as a member of President Barack Obama’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. He is a past member of the US President’s Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.
He was awarded the Foreign Policy Association Medal in 2012, the Ellis Island Medal of Honour and the Business Council for International Understanding’s Global Leadership Award in 2019, and the Distinguished Friends of Singapore Public Service Star in 2021.
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February 23, 2023
Tunisian president sacks 3rd minister in 2 months

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Tunis: Tunisian President Kais Saied has decided to end the duties of Minister of Employment and Training Nasreddine Nsibi, according to a statement issued by the Presidency.
This is already the third minister the Tunisian President has dismissed in two months, Xinhua news agency reported.
The statement released on Wednesday did not specify the reason for the dismissal.
Nsibi also held the post of official spokesperson for the Tunisian government.
In the same statement, the Tunisian President has appointed Mounir Ben Rjiba as Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
On February 7, Saied sacked Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi, a month after the dismissal of Trade Minister Fadhila Rabhi.
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February 23, 2023
Kashmir Chamber Elects Its First Post-2019 Leadership, Javid Tenga Is New President

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SRINAGAR: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), the region’s oldest trade body elected its new body. Javid Ahmad Bhat (Tenga) is Chamber’s new president. This was the first election to the trade body after August 2019, when Article 370 was read down and Jammu and Kashmir was converted into two Union territories.
Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry elected its new leadership on February 22, 2023.
According to a statement issued by the KCCI, its 85th annual general meeting was held today at 11.30 AM at the Chamber Office on Residency Road in Srinagar. In compliance with the J&K High Court’s directives, the annual general meeting’s activities were overseen by the assistant commissioner of revenue, several revenue department officials, and certain members of the election committee.
“The election committee established for the purpose of holding the elections to the 21-member Executive Committee declared the results of the elections for the executive committee of KCC&I. The executive committee and office holders were chosen from the following, it stated.
The candidates for president were Javid Ahmad Bhat (Tenga), senior vice president Ashaq Hussain Shangloo, junior vice president Fayaz Ahmad Punjabi, secretary general Faiz Ahmad Bakshi, joint secretary general Umar Nazir Tibetbaqal, and treasurer Zubair Mahajan.
Amir Manzoor, Ashfaq Ahmad Zahgeer, Farooq Ahmad Kuthoo, Ghulam Nabi Bhat, Altaf Ahmad Tramboo, Jagmohan Singh Raina, Mohammad Lateef Bhat, Siah Mohammad Ibrahim, Suhail Jan, Touseef Ahmad Bhat, Feroz Ahmad Bisati, Shoukat Khan, and Zahoor Hussain Alamgir are the other members of the executive committee.
The last election to the trade body took place in October 2018. Since then Sheikh Ashiq was heading the trade body.

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February 22, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy announces he will run for president

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Ramaswamy is the third high-profile candidate to declare for the presidency in 2024. Though he filed forms with the FEC declaring he would be running on the Republican side of the aisle, his announcement video made no mention of the party itself — an indication that he hopes to frame his candidacy as outside the conventional political framework.
He has already done barnstorming in early nominating states, including Iowa, where he was well received even as some of the state’s political bigwigs professed to not having familiarity with the planks on which he was running.
Ramaswamy made his fortune in biotech investing, but he is best known for his appearances on Fox News and for the New York Times bestselling book he has written.
While his chances of securing the nomination are certainly long, Ramaswamy’s entry into the contest was greeted with a traditional flare from opposition Democrats. Shortly after he appeared on Fox News to elaborate on his decision to run, the Democratic National Committee sent out a statement.
“As Vivek Ramaswamy uses Tucker Carlson’s show to announce his campaign for president, one thing is clear: The race for the MAGA base is getting messier and more crowded by the day,” it read. “Over the next few months, Republicans are guaranteed to take exceedingly extreme positions on everything from banning abortion to cutting Social Security and Medicare and we look forward to continuing to ensure every American knows just how extreme the MAGA agenda is.”
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February 22, 2023
Finance Minister meets ADB President, lauds support to India

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New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday met Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa, and acknowledged the swift response and support provided by the institution to all its developing member countries, including India during the Covid-19 pandemic.
She also appreciated the ADB’s support to India’s G20 Presidency priorities.
Asakawa is on his maiden visit to India after taking over as ADB’s President in 2020.
Sitharaman encouraged the ADB to complement India’s efforts towards infrastructure creation, livelihood generation, green and sustainable growth as well as boosting private investment, through its financial as well as knowledge resources.
Asakawa congratulated the Finance Minister for Indian economy’s post pandemic recovery and stated that despite the disruptions caused by the pandemic, India remains the fastest growing major economy with expected 7 per cent growth in fiscal year 2022-23.
Sitharaman suggested to Asakawa that the ADB may attune its priorities to government’s vision for initiatives like energy transition, PM GatiShakti, logistics policy, industrial corridors, climate change adaptation, circular economy, health, Mission Karmayogi, and Skill India programme.
The ADB President complimented Sitharaman for India’s G20 presidency and conveyed ADB’s support for various initiatives India has taken under this.
He welcomed Sitharaman’s prioritisation of green growth in the budget for 2023-2024.

He also appreciated the government’s vision for mission LiFE connecting individuals to the cause of environment.
The Finance Minister stressed on laying the foundation for India@100. In this light, the two leaders also discussed India-ADB Country Partnership Strategy 2023-2027, which is being finalised.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 21, 2023
US President Biden reaches Kyiv to Celebrate Russia-Ukraine Conflict anniversary

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US President Joe Biden on Monday made a trip to Kyiv, to celebrate first anniversary of Russia-Ukraine conflict. On the occasion President Biden promised increased arms deliveries for Ukraine global celebration of next anniversary of the conflict.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered Air sirens across the capital to welcome the enabler Joe Biden.
In his statement, Joe Biden wished people of Ukraine long live the conflict and many more anniversaries of the conflict.
Sources suggest that Joe Biden isn’t well and he mistakenly reached Ukraine while trying to reach Ohio where a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed, exploding into flames and unleashing a spume of chemical smoke.
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February 20, 2023
Alvi should act as president, not Imran Khan’s spokesman: Pak Interior Minister

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Islamabad: Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah “censured” President Arif Alvi, asking him to respect his constitutional stature as he has nothing to do with the date for elections, the media reported Sunday.
The interior minister, in a statement, said that Alvi should act as the president of Pakistan and not as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s spokesperson, The News reported.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader stated that the former prime minister, prior to this, made the president, speaker, deputy speaker and governors do “unconstitutional” things, The News reported.
He said Alvi was “intruding” into the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) domain, claiming that Khan was pressurising the electoral body while using the office of the president.
The minister said that President Alvi was an “accomplice” in PTI’s foreign funding case, The News reported.
On the other hand, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the President should remain within his constitutional limits.
Taking to Twitter, Asif said that the president should not trespass the ECP’s limits. “He (President Alvi) should not do politics. He should remember that he usurped the constitutional post as a result of a selection/occurrence in 2018.”
Meanwhile, the president while addressing a conference earlier, said that democracy could be strengthened by implementing the Constitution, so elections must be held as per the constitutional requirement, The News reported.

Referring to the current situation in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, Alvi said he once again wrote a letter to the chief election commissioner for holding a meeting so that the election dates could be announced in both provinces as per the constitutional requirement.
Dr Alvi said it was a constitutional requirement to hold the elections within 90 days of the dissolution of any assembly, so matters should be settled as per the Constitution.
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February 19, 2023
Palestinian president calls on Blinken to urge Israel to stop unilateral measures in West Bank

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Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to pressure the Israeli government to stop its unilateral measures in the Palestinian territories.
An official statement sent to reporters said that Abbas received a phone call from Blinken, during which they discussed the latest developments “in the wake of the recent Israeli decisions that violate the signed agreements and international resolutions.”
Last week, the Israeli government decided to authorise nine settlement outposts that were illegally built up in the West Bank in response to a series of attacks by Palestinians in Jerusalem, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Abbas called on the US “to intervene quickly and effectively to put pressure on Israel to stop all these dangerous measures” to ensure the continued prospect of a two-state solution.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Blinken on Saturday confirmed that he would contact the Israeli government and that his administration would continue its efforts to stop unilateral Israeli actions.
Israel occupied the West Bank in 1967 and has since established settlements on it, a move considered a violation of international law and a major source of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
The settlement issue is the most prominent aspect of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and one of the main reasons for halting the last direct peace negotiations between the two sides in 2014.

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February 19, 2023
President Droupadi Murmu, PM Modi, several CMs extend birthday wishes to KCR

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Hyderabad: President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, and chief ministers of several states on Friday greeted Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on his 69th birthday.
President Murmu spoke to Rao over phone and wished him a long and healthy life, a CMO release said.
The Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Delhi, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh, M K Stalin, Pinarayi Vijayan, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann and Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy respectively also extended birthday wishes to Rao.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari greeted Rao, also known as KCR.
“Birthday greetings to Telangana CM Shri KCR Garu. I pray for his long life and good health,” Modi tweeted.
Naidu greeted Rao on his birthday and wished him a long, healthy and meaningful life.
Soundararajan also took to Twitter to wish Rao. “Birthday Wishes to honb @TelanganaCMO Shri K Chandrasekar Rao garu,” she said. The Governor sent a flower bouquet and a signed letter to the CM extending birthday wishes.
Stalin, Vijayan, Kejriwal, Sarma and Jagan Mohan Reddy also conveyed their greetings to Rao on Twitter.

“Heartiest Birthday Greetings to Hon’ble @TelanganaCMO Thiru. K.Chandrasekhar Rao Garu. Wishing you a long and healthy life in service of the people of Telangana and in fighting divisive politics,” Stalin tweeted.
Kerala CM Vijayan posted a photo of the two leaders on the social media platform and said: “Warm birthday wishes to K Chandrashekar Rao Garu! Your dedication to public service and efforts to foster healthy relations with other states, especially Kerala, are truly appreciated. Best wishes for your good health and continued success. @TelanganaCMO #HappyBirthdayKCR.”
Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi, actor-turned-politician and Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan also greeted Rao.
Telangana BJP president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar wished that Rao be blessed with a long and healthy life.
The ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders and activists organised various philanthropic activities on the occasion of Rao’s birthday.
Rao’s daughter and BRS MLC K Kavitha attended birthday celebrations at the LB stadium here and offered prayers at the Balkampet Yellamma temple.
In Ranga Reddy district, BRS MP G Ranjit Reddy inaugurated a blood donation camp and donated blood.
State Labour Minister Ch Malla Reddy and BRS Rajya Sabha member J Santosh Kumar offered prayers in a temple at Keesaragutta here and planted saplings at the urban eco park at Keesara.
A BRS leader wished Rao innovatively with his greetings and the BRS slogan of ‘ab ki baar kisan sarkar’ written on paragliders that paraglided on Ranganayaka Sagar reservoir in Siddipet district.
Several other leaders performed special pujas in temples at different places in Telangana on the occasion of Rao’s birthday.
BRS leaders in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha also organised celebrations, party sources said here.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 17, 2023
UAE President orders additional $50m in quake aid to Syria

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Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Wednesday ordered the provision of an additional sum of 50 million dollars for the relief of those affected by the earthquake in Syria.
According to Emirates News Agency (WAM), 20 million dollars of the additional amount will be allocated to implement humanitarian projects.
This came in response to an appeal made by the United Nations, in coordination with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
For the tenth day in a row, the UAE continues to send relief aid to those affected by earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, and has flown 70 planes to Syria and Turkey so far.
The UAE has flown 38 planes to Syria carrying about 1,243 tons of food and medical aid, in addition to 2,893 tents to shelter about 20,000 people.
A search and rescue team consisting of 42 people to carry out search and rescue missions in the areas affected by the earthquakes.
On the Turkish side, the UAE has operated 32 aircraft carrying medical equipment and materials, in addition to 927 shelter tents, benefiting nearly 5,000 people, in addition to a search and rescue team of 92 people.
Morever, UAE opened an integrated field hospital in Turkey, in the Turkish correctional area, containing 50 beds and a medical team, in addition to establishing another hospital in the Hatay region, containing 200 beds.

UAE also sent a search and rescue team consisting of 92 people to carry out search and rescue operations in the Kahramanmaras region.
On February 6, two successive earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 occurred in southern Turkey and northern Syria, causing great loss of life and property in both countries.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 16, 2023