INDIA THIS WEEK FRIDAY MAY 12, 2023 1 A W e e k l y N e w s p a p e r Fe a t u r i n g N e w s & Tr e n d s f r o m t h e I n d i a n S u b - C o n t i n e n t P u b l i s h e d f r o m t h e U S C a p i t a l Website: www.indiathisweek.online Vol. 31 No 19 • WASHINGTON D.C • Phone: 301-445-0200; 301-917-4800 • e-mail: indiathisweekads@gmail.com • Friday • May 12, 2023 Covid-19 global health emergency over: WHO G e n e v a [Switzerland], May 5 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that Covid-19 pandemic is over as a global health emergency. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, made the announcement while addressing a media briefing on Covid-19 and global health issues. “It is therefore with great hope that I declare #Covid19 over as a global health emergency. However, that does not mean Covid19 is over as a global health threat. Last week, Covid-19 claimed a life every three minutes – and that’s just the deaths we know about,” he said. “As we speak, thousands of people around the world are fighting for their lives in intensive care units. And millions more continue to live with the debilitating effects of post#Covid19 condition,” the Director General of WHO added. The WHO had declared Covid-19 as a global Remember: emergency in January 2020. “1221 days ago, WHO learned of a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, China. On the 30th January 2020, on the advice of an Emergency Committee convened under the International Health Regulations, I declared a public health emergency of international concern over the global outbreak of #Covid19 – the highest level of alarm under international law,” Tedros said. “At that time, outside China there were fewer than 100 reported [#Covid19] cases, and no reported deaths. In the 3 years since then, Covid-19 has turned our world upside down. Almost 7 million deaths have been reported to WHO, but we know the toll is several times higher – at least 20 million,” he noted. “What this news means is that it is time for countries to transition from emergency mode to managing #Covid19 alongside other infectious diseases,” he added. (ANI) I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.” – King Solomon Hyderabad woman among 9 killed in Texas shooting incident Texas [US], May 8 (ANI): Indianorigin engineer Aishwarya Thatikonda, was among the nine people killed when a gun-wielding man opened fire at shoppers outside a mall in Dallas area in the US on Saturday, The New York Post reported. Thatikonda, a project manager with a private company in Dallas and a resident of Saroornagar in Hyderabad had moved to the US from India. According to local media reports the 27-yearold was shopping with a friend at the Allen Premium Outlets in the northern suburbs of Dallas when a gunman opened fire. The assailant identified as Mauricio Garcia was later shot dead by a police officer. Thatikonda, 27, lived and worked in McKinney, Texas while her family was in India, Texas-based WFAA television station reported. According to a family representative, the Indian-origin girl was with a friend at the outlet mall when the shots rang out. Her friend who also sustained injuries is currently in stable condition at the hospital, the network was cited in the WFAA report. Thatikonda’s family plans to bring her body back to India, the representative said. As per her LinkedIn profile, Thatikonda had been working in Dallas for over two years. The mortal remains of Indianorigin citizen Aishwarya Thatikonda, who was among the victims in the Texas Shootout, will be sent to India soon. Sources told ANI that the mortal remains of the young engineer will be sent to India soon and assistance will be provided to her family. The Consulate General of India in Houston in the US expressed condolences to the family of Indian-origin engineer Aishwarya Thatikonda, who died in the Texas shootout. “We express our deep condolences to the family of Ms Aishwarya Thatikonda TEXAS SHOOTING SEE PAGE 6 Dr. Shashi Tharoor Visiting Washington DC Capital Region By Elisha Pulivarti Rockville, MD (May 5): Dr. Shashi Tharoor, a member of the Indian Parliament from Kerala since 2009, and author of 24 books, was at the Jewish Community Center in Rockville, Maryland to inaugurate the DC South Asian Literary Festival (DCSALF) - a forum for South Asian writers and poets hosted by Manoj Singh, Executive Director of DC South Asian Art Festival (DCSAAF). Tharoor, a powerful orator and distinguished author engaged in panel discussions, and Q &A sessions discussing various topics which included his own stories at the United Nations and Indian political issues. Formerly he was the Under Secretary General of the United Nations, following which he served as the Minister of State for External Affairs, under the Manmohan Singh Governrment. He is a Sahitya Akademi Award winner, and has published several fiction and nonfiction books. He is also Chairman of the Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers. Tharoor was Founder -Chairman of All India Professionals Congress. Dr. Tharoor was honored with the President Joseph R. Biden’s Lifetime Achievement Award for lifelong commitment to build a stronger and Incredible India through his leadership and service. The festival featured many other well-known authors like Arundhati Subramaniam, Aditi Rao and immigration lawyer and philanthropist Sheela Murthy.
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May 12, 2023 Friday INDIA THIS WEEK Biden names Indian-American Neera Tanden as his domestic policy adviser Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) announced that IndianAmerican Neera Tanden will serve as the next head of his domestic policy council, replacing outgoing adviser Susan Rice. “For over two years, Susan Rice has helped craft and implement my domestic policy agenda and our country owes a debt of gratitude for her historymaking public service. I am pleased to announce that Neera Tanden will continue to drive the formulation and implementation of my domestic policy, from economic mobility and racial equity to health care, immigration and education,” read Biden’s statement. Tanden will be the first Asian-American to lead any of the three major White House policy councils in history. Tanden, who previously served as assistant to the president and staff secretary, will be replaced by Stefanie Feldman. Feldman, a longtime Biden adviser, is deputy assistant to the president and senior adviser to the White House domestic policy adviser. As Senior Advisor and Staff Secretary, Neera oversaw decision-making processes across US’s domestic, economic and national security teams. She has 25 years of experience in public policy, has served three Presidents, and led one of the largest think tanks in the country for nearly a decade. Tanden currently serves as Senior Advisor to President Biden and Staff Secretary. She served in both the Obama and Clinton administrations, as well as presidential campaigns and think tanks. Most recently, Neera was the President and CEO of the Center for American Progress and the Center for American Progress Action Fund. “She was a key architect of the Affordable Care Act and helped drive key domestic policies that became part of my agenda, including clean energy subsidies and sensible gun reform. While growing up, Neera relied on some of the critical programs that she will oversee as Domestic Policy Advisor, and I know those insights will serve my Administration and the American people well. I look forward to continuing to work closely with Neera in her new role,” said Biden. Tanden previously served as senior advisor for health reform at the Department of Health and Human Services, working on President Obama’s health reform team in the White House. Prior to that, she was the director of domestic policy for the Obama-Biden presidential campaign, and served as policy director for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. Additionally, Zayn Siddique will be promoted to Principal Deputy of the Domestic Policy Council. Zayn Siddique currently serves as Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Mobility and Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council. In this role, he leads White House policy development on issues including housing, child care, education, workforce, and agriculture. Previously, Siddique served as Senior Advisor to the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Bruce Reed. He also served as Chief of Staff for the Domestic and Economic Team for the Biden-Harris Transition and as a member of Vice President Harris’s prep team for the 2020 VicePresidential Debate. Stefanie Feldman has worked for President Biden for more than a decade. She currently serves as Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the White House Domestic Policy Advisor. Previously, she served as the National Policy Director for India sees 18 pc surge in weekly cyberattacks in Jan-Mar 2023 New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): During the first quarter of calendar year (CY) 2023, India saw an 18 per cent jump year-on-year in weekly cyberattacks, according to a report. The report also said it averaged 2,108 attacks per organisation during the period. During the first quarter of 2023, the global average weekly attacks rose by 7 per cent in comparison to the corresponding period in 2022, with each organisation facing an average of 1,248 attacks per week, Check Point said in a statement. Globally, during the first quarter of 2023, the education or research sector was hit the hardest with the highest number of attacks, averaging 2,507 attacks per organisation per week, representing a 15 per cent surge from Q1 2022, according to the report which was released on Friday. The government or military sector was the second most targeted with an average of 1,725 attacks per week, indicating a 3 per cent increase from the previous year. The healthcare sector experienced a significant rise in attacks with an average of 1,684 attacks per week, marking a substantial year-overyear increase of 22 per cent. However, the most significant change came in the retail or wholesale sector which saw the highest yearover-year increase of 49 per cent with an average of 1,079 attacks per week. According to the report, education or research continued to be the most heavily impacted sector, with many institutions still struggling to secure extended networks and access points during the shift to remote learning. In the first quarter of 2023, the African region had the highest number of average weekly cyberattacks per organisation, with an average of 1,983 attacks, indicating a marginal decrease of 2 per cent compared to Q1 2022. Conversely, the APAC region experienced the most significant yearover-year increase in average weekly attacks per organisation, with a surge of 16 per cent, reaching an average of 1,835 attacks per organisation, followed by the North American region, which saw a 9 per cent yearon-year increase coming to 950 average weekly attacks per organisation, the Check Point report said. Check Point is an American-Israeli multinational provider of software and combined hardware and software products for IT security, including network security, endpoint security, cloud security, mobile security, data security and security management. As of 2021, the company has about 6,000 employees worldwide. (ANI) the Biden-Harris presidential campaign, the inaugural Policy Director for the Biden Institute at the University of Delaware’s Joseph R. Biden School of Public Policy & Administration, and in various policy roles in the White House Office of the Vice President during the Obama-Biden Administration. (ANI) New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, heading a Constitution Bench dealing with a petition seeking legal recognition of samesex marriage, on Tuesday remarked that the top court is working on making the transcript of live streaming proceedings available in regional languages. CJI DY Chandrachud said that the top court is working to ensure that live-streaming content can be simultaneously made available in other languages. The court remark came when the bench was apprised of the fact that many people living in rural areas may not understand English. This fact was raised by Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi who said that not all may understand the proceedings in English. The Supreme Court these days is live streaming the hearing of the matter listed before the Constitution Bench. CJI has remarked that live streaming has taken the Supreme Court to the homes and hearts of all. The Supreme Court has also begun on an experimental basis live transcription of court proceedings using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing technology. The top court has also published a transcript of its proceedings of the constitution bench. Ascreen displaying the live transcription of court proceedings has been installed in the courtroom. CJI DY Chandrachud has remarked that this facility will be a huge resource for lawyers as well as for law colleges. The Constitution Bench these days is dealing with the petition seeking marriage equality. (ANI) Working on making available transcript of live streaming proceedings in regional languages: CJI
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May 12, 2023 Friday INDIA THIS WEEK India, US, Saudi Arabia, UAE advance shared vision of a more secure, prosperous Middle East region Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 8 (ANI): India, US, Saudi Arabia, UAE on Sunday worked towards advancing their shared vision of a more secure, prosperous Middle East region interconnected with India and the world, according to a readout issued by the White House. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Sunday met with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval, his UAE counterpart Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Saudi Prime Minister and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia, according to the official readout. The four delegations agreed to maintain regular consultations and follow up on the matters discussed throughout the day. The US NSA also held bilateral meetings with the Crown Prince, Sheikh Tahnoon, and Doval to discuss bilateral and regional matters. Sullivan said he looks forward to further consulting with Doval on the From The Poet’s Pen INDIA THIS WEEK- May 12, 2023 You Can Never Tell By Ella Wheeler Wilcox You never can tell when you send a word, Like an arrow shot from a bow By an archer blind, be it cruel or kind, Just where it may chance to go. It may pierce the breast of your dearest friend. Tipped with its poison or balm, To a stranger’s heart in life’s great mart, It may carry its pain or its calm. You never can tell when you do an act Just what the result will be; But with every deed you are sowing a seed, Though the harvest you may not see. Each kindly act is an acorn dropped In God’s productive soil You may not know, but the tree shall grow, With shelter for those who toil. You never can tell what your thoughts will do, In bringing you hate or love; For thoughts are things, and their airy wings Are swifter than carrier doves. They follow the law of the universe Each thing must create its kind, And they speed o’er the track to bring you back Whatever went out from your mind. margins of the Quad Summit later this month in Australia. With Crown Prince Mohammed, Sullivan reviewed significant progress in talks to further consolidate the now 15month-long truce in Yemen and welcomed ongoing UN-led efforts to bring the war to a close, as well as covering a range of other issues, according to the readout issued by The White House. Sullivan thanked the Crown Prince for the support Saudi Arabia has provided to US citizens during the evacuation from Sudan. Meanwhile, NSA Doval recently held talks with his Iranian counterpart Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, reported Iran’s IRNA news agency. The two officials discussed economic, political and security issues concerning the two countries as well as the most important regional and international developments. 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In a statement, the Allen Premium Outlets stated: “We are horrified by the senseless tragedy at Allen Premium Outlets and are outraged by the violence that continues to plague our country,” according to The New York Post. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families and others affected by this heinous act. We are thankful for the Allen Police Officer’s heroic actions and for the support of all the first responders.” Brian E Harvey, the chief of police in Allen, Texas, said at a news conference on Saturday night that the gunman acted alone. A police officer, who was on another assignment at the mall at the time of the shooting, heard gunfire, rushed towards it, and killed the shooter. Around 3:30 pm (local time), a shooting was witnessed at the Allen Premium Outlets, an outdoor shopping centre with more than 120 retailers located about 25 miles north of Dallas, according to The New York Times. Social media users posted a video showing the shooter lying on the ground, dressed in all-black, holding a long rifle, and what appeared to be several rounds of ammo and a tactical vest. Hundreds of customers were seen leaving the area on video taken from the scene while many of them had their hands raised. The aerial footage showed at least three bodies covered in sheets outside the mall, reported New York Times. According to US Census Bureau, Texas has the second-largest IndianAmerican population in the US as of 2020. In 2010, there were 230,842 Indian Americans in Texas, making up 0.9 per cent of the population. According to the data shared by the Open Doors, about half of the Indian students are pursuing higher education in six US states including New York, California, Texas, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Arizona. Texas had 19,382 Indian students in 2021 (ANI) P u n e (Maharashtra) [India], May 9 (ANI): Several casualties are feared after a tanker carrying raw alcohol fell into a gorge in Dive Ghat in Pune on Monday night, said officials. Earlier, in March, at least five people were injured after a Bengalurubound private bus from Mumbai met with an accident, informed officials from Pune’s Fire department. According to officials, the bus met with an accident on the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway near Bavdhan in Pune. “The injured people were admitted to a hospital,” said an official. (ANI) Several feared dead after tanker carrying raw alcohol falls into gorge in Maharashtra’s Pune Remember: “If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. ” JESUS CHRIST
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May 12, 2023 Friday INDIA THIS WEEK “Victims of terrorism do not sit together with perpetrators...”: Jaishankar on India-Pakistan ties Panaji [Goa], May 5 (ANI): Amid a freeze in India-Pakistan ties over Islamabad’s support to cross-border terrorism, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said the “victims of terrorism do not sit together with perpetrators of terrorism”. Addressing a press conference after a meeting of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers, Jaishankar slammed Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari‘s “weaponising terrorism” remarks. “Victims of terrorism do not sit together with perpetrators of terrorism to discuss terrorism. Victims of terrorism defend themselves, counter acts of terrorism, they call it out, they legitimise it and that is exactly what is happening. To come here and preach these hypocritical words as though we are on the same boat,” he said. He was answering questions on India-Pakistan ties including a question from a Pakistani journalist. Answering a question about the terror incident in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday in which five soldiers lost their lives, Jaishankar said there was a shared feeling of outrage. “They are committing acts of terrorism. I don’t want to jump the gun on what happened today but we are all feeling equally outraged. On this matter, the terrorism matter, I would say that Pakistan’s credibility is depleting faster than even its Forex reserves,” Jaishankar said. The menace of terrorism surfaced again in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday with the Army engaged in an encounter with Pakistan-backed terrorists in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. The incident took place on a day Bilawal Bhutto was in Goa to take part in the SCO meet. Five soldiers lost their lives in the anti-terror operation in the Kandi area of Rajouri on Thursday. Answering a question related to bilateral talks, Jaishankar said Bilawal Bhutto came as Foreign Minister of an SCO Member State. “That is part of multilateral diplomacy. Don’t see it as anything more than that. I think that nothing from what he said or what I heard he said deserves for this to be treated more than that...As a promoter, justifier and I am sorry to say, spokesperson of a terrorism industry which is the mainstay of Pakistan, his positions were called out and they were countered, including at the SCO meeting,” he said. India has consistently raised the issue of Pakistan’s continued support to cross-border terrorism and terrorist infiltration. It has said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have borne the brunt of this terrorism campaign for decades and continue to do so. Answering a query related to China-PakistanEconomic Corridor (CPEC), Jaishankar said connectivity cannot violate territorial integrity and sovereignty. “Let me come to the specifics, on the CPEC, the so-called corridor, I think it was made very clear, not once but twice in the SCO meeting that connectivity is good for progress, but connectivity cannot violate territorial integrity and sovereignty. This has been our long-standing position, nobody should have any doubt about it and I assure those who are in the room today had no doubt about it, I made sure of that,” Jaishankar said. He also brushed aside Pakistan’s objections to India hosting G20 tourism working group meeting in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir in May. “I don’t think there is a G20 issue to debate with anybody, certainly not with a country which is nothing to do with G20. Jammu and Kashmir was, is, will always be a part of India. The G20 meetings are held in all the Indian states and Union Territories, so it is completely natural that it is held there,” Jaishankar said. In his remarks at the SCO meeting, Bilawal Bhutto said terrorism should be “weaponised” for diplomatic point scoring Bhutto said terrorism continues to threaten global security and that collective security is a joint responsibility. “Let’s not get caught up in weaponising terrorism for diplomatic point scoring,” he said. India has said that talks and terror cannot go together and it is for Pakistan to create a conducive atmosphere for bilateral talks. “Somebody says you are weaponizing terrorism... they think terrorism is legitimate”: Jaishankar slams Bilawal Bhutto Lambasting Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for his “weaponising terrorism” remarks, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that it means “they think terrorism is legitimate” and that India is politically, diplomatically exposing Pakistan before the world as it is a victim of cross-border terrorism. Jaishankar, who addressed a press conference after the meeting of SCO Foreign Ministers, said India is defending itself against terrorism. “ T h e weaponization. It’s a very interesting statement because it unconsciously reveals a mindset. What does weaponizing something mean? It means that the activity is legitimate and somebody is weaponizing it. So you say you are weaponizing trade, you are weaponizing technology. Somebody says you are weaponizing terrorism, that means they think terrorism is legitimate, that we should not weaponize it. That is normal,” said Jaishankar. He was responding to Bilawal Bhutto’s remarks at the SCO meet on not getting “caught up in weaponising terrorism for diplomatic point scoring,” “Okay, now what are we doing? We are countering ourselves. Countering terrorism? We are defending ourselves. We are calling it out. We are exposing it... So, to me, we are not scoring diplomatic points. We are politically, diplomatically, exposing Pakistan before the world. And as a victim of terrorism, I’m completely entitled to do so,” Jaishankar said. He said India has every right to defend itself from cross-border terrorism. “What do you mean we should not weaponize terrorism? That means, as a victim, I’m supposed to put up with it. So you not only commit terrorism, but you say, oh, please, do not even speak about it? Come on. So to me, that sentence, it spoke so much about a mindset of that country that you can all see for yourselves,” he added. Jaishankar said Pakistan is a “spokesperson of the terrorism industry”. He said Bilawal Bhutto came to India for SCO meeting. “That is part of multilateral diplomacy. Don’t see it as anything more than that. I think that nothing from what he said or what I heard he said deserves this to be treated more than that...As a promoter, justifier and I am sorry to say, spokesperson of a terrorism industry which is the mainstay of Pakistan, his positions were called out and they were countered, including at the SCO meeting,” he said.
FRIDAY MAY 12, 2023 9 Sale Ends 5/31/2023 ‘Sikh Gurus’ teachings based on welfare of all, Guru Nanak gave a universal message’ New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): It is crucial for the Sikh community to acknowledge the importance of inclusivity, education, and democratic values, and to adopt a more compassionate approach to address the issues that affect not only Sikhs but all communities in Punjab, according to an article by Gurcharan Singh in Khalsa Vox. Gurcharan Singh has said in his article that it is the duty of Sikh preachers, leaders and political scholars to make efforts towards increasing the trend of basic education towards enlightenment among the youth.The article talks about the universal message of Guru Nanak. “By connecting with the teachings of the Sikh Gurus, we can promote the inclusive and universal message of Guru Nanak. The Gurus’ teachings are based on the welfare of all. The Sikh community should not limit its understanding of universal welfare to just providing langar (free food)...” Gurcharan Singh said in his article in Khalsa Vox that instead of fanatical religious thinking, the way of adopting secular thinking can be chosen. “Punjab is not only inhabited by Sikhs but there are more communities than Sikhs. Therefore, instead of sectarian thinking, the Sikh community should be given its proud Sikh philosophy. Also, we should stay connected so that we can reveal the path of Baba Nanak’s folklore to the world. “To ensure intellectual liberation, we must adopt the mindset of knowledgebased modernism and reject medieval thinking,” he said. “It is crucial for the Sikh community to acknowledge the importance of inclusivity, education, and democratic values, and to adopt a more compassionate approach to address the issues that affect not only Sikhs but all communities in Punjab,” he added. (ANI) Kottayam (Kerala) [India], May 10 (ANI): A woman doctor on duty at a government hospital in Kerala‘s Kollam district was stabbed to death on Wednesday by a school teacher who was brought to the facility for a medical examination by the Police. The incident took place at the government taluk hospital in The doctor later succumbed to stab injuries at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram where she was admitted this morning. According to police, the incident took place at 4.30 am today when the S Sandeep (42) out of the blue stabbed house surgeon, Vandana Das (23) when she Sandeep, who is a school teacher, was taken into police custody from his house on Tuesday night after a brawl with his neighbours. He was brought to the government hospital by Police for a mandatory medical checkup when he turned violent. Having grabbed scissors from the dressing room, Sandeep, who was reportedly under treatment in a deaddiction centre, stabbed Vandana six times causing injuries to her abdomen and back. He also attacked others and vandalised the hospital. A home guard and a sub-inspector also sustained stab injuries, police said. The stab wounds were so deep that Vandana Das sustained an injury to her lungs, according to doctors at the private hospital where she was brought immediately after the incident. Indian Medical Association(IMA) and Kerala Government Medical Officer’s Association (KGMOA) said they will boycott the non-essential duties on Wednesday as a mark of protest. Meanwhile, Kerala High Court will hold a special sitting on this incident. While announcing the decision, a division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Kauser Edappagath expressed shock at this incident. Kerala: Woman doctor stabbed towounds. by accused brought for medical checkup death Kottarakkara, police said. was dressing his
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