News: What MEA said in Trudeau's comment?
MEA Press Conference: India on Thursday responded bluntly to China's actions near Siachen. India has protested with China regarding its attempt to change facts at the ground level. On Chinese activities near Siachen, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, 'We consider Shaksgam Valley as our territory. We have never accepted the so-called China-Pakistan border agreement of 1963, through which Pakistan tried to illegally hand over this area to China. We have continuously expressed our protest.
Jaiswal further said, 'We have registered our protest with the Chinese side against illegal attempts to change facts at the ground level. We reserve the right to take necessary measures to protect our interests. Shaksgam Valley is a strategically important area that is part of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
'He traveled on a political passport'
Regarding JDS leader Prajwal Revanna, who is facing sexual harassment allegations, going abroad, Randhir Jaiswal said, no political approval was neither sought nor issued from the Ministry of External Affairs regarding the visit of MP Revanna to Germany. No visa note was even issued. Diplomatic passport holders do not require a visa to travel to Germany. The ministry has also not issued any visa note for the MP to any other country...yes, he had traveled on a diplomatic passport.
India's answer to America
Apart from this, India has rejected the report of the US Commission regarding international religious freedom. The Foreign Ministry said the US Commission on International Religious Freedom continues to publish propaganda about India in the name of its annual report. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is known as a non-partisan organization.
India said, "We have no hope that USCIRF will even try to understand India's diverse, pluralistic, and democratic ethos. Their efforts to interfere in the world's largest electoral process will never succeed."
When Randhir Jaiswal was asked about Australian media reports about two Indian spies expelled from Australia for trying to 'steal secrets' in 2020, he said, 'We have no comment on those reports. We view them as speculative reports and we do not wish to comment on them.
Regarding JDS leader Prajwal Revanna, who is facing sexual harassment allegations, going abroad, Randhir Jaiswal said, no political approval was neither sought nor issued from the Ministry of External Affairs regarding the visit of MP Revanna to Germany. No visa note was even issued. Diplomatic passport holders do not require a visa to travel to Germany. The ministry has also not issued any visa note for the MP to any other country...yes, he had traveled on a diplomatic passport.
MEA said in Trudeau's comment
Apart from this, the Foreign Ministry has also responded to Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's comment on the killing of Khalistani Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Randhir Jaiswal said, 'We had summoned the Canadian Deputy High Commissioner regarding the program in which PM Trudeau had participated. Slogans of Khalistan were raised. The other media program you mentioned was separate from this program. Therefore, it is not a new thing that separatism, extremism, and violence have been given political space in Canada, this not only impacts India-Canada relations but also promotes an environment of violence and criminality in Canada for its citizens. .'