NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 12, 2015.


First article
Work Cited:
 Dasgupta, Saibal. "India, China to hold joint military exercise in 2015,

    decision ahead of Modi visit." Times of India. Times Of India, 10 Apr.

    2015. Web. 10 Apr. 2015. <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/

    India-China-to-hold-joint-military-exercise-in-2015-decision-ahead-of-Modi-visit/

    articleshow/46880799.cms>.

Working link: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/India-China-to-hold-joint-military-exercise-in-2015-decision-ahead-of-Modi-visit/articleshow/46880799.cms

Summary paragraph:

Indian defense secretary ( R.K. Mathur) and Chinese defense minister ( Chang Wanquan) have both decided to organize a joint military exercise between  both of the countries militaries later this year. This decision was reached upon and agreed upon by both leaders at the 7th Annual Defense and Strategic Dialogue in Beijing.  This agreement took place on Friday, April 10, 2015.  Top officials from India headed by R.K. Mathur were involved in this agreement, along with with top Chinese officials who were headed by Chang Wanquan.  This agreement was taken into order by both countries in an effort to increase the growth of bilateral ties between the two nations, and prevent any further firing upon the Indo-China border, after the recent Chinese incursion upon Indian territory.  Another reason this agreement was taken place, was in order to create a sense of “friendship” between both nations, so that they could release tensions between the two countries and easily come upon agreements on issues both countries have interest in later this year during India’s prime minister (Narendra Modi) visit to China.

Response Paragraph:

To me, a big issue that this article brought to my attention was if India could really afford to trust China on this friendship renewal.  I say this because right before the Sino-Indian  war (during the 1960’s), the Chinese wanted to, and did create a good friendship with India, but quickly struck a military attack upon India after the friendship between the two nations was consolidated.  Also if you look at all military conflicts between China and India, China has been the one to always start attacking, despite always declaring a good friendship with India. So unless India is only agreeing to this deal for the protection of its citizens, and as an effort to prevent any more military conflicts with China, I do not support India’s decision to engage in a military exercise with China.  I say this because, by engaging in an agreement with one of its enemies, and also one of its enemies which currently has seized a portion of India’s land (by military force), India is showing the world that it has no backbone, and that it is weak.  This to me could be a very potent problem to India, as if other countries start to recognize India as weak, they could team up together to demand specific needs from India, of which the Indian government would have to comply to (to avoid international conflict), which in turn could economically hurt India.

Second Article

Work Cited:

Merica, Dan. "The Chinese government isn't happy with Hillary Clinton." CNN. 
     CNN, 7 Apr. 2015. Web. 11 Apr. 2015. <http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/07/ 
     politics/hillary-china-twitter/>. 

Working Link : http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/07/politics/hillary-china-twitter/

Summary paragraph:

On Monday, April 6, 2015, Hillary Clinton tweeted a tweet which clearly showed her disgust towards the Chinese government in regards to their detaining of women activist in China, and how she felt that it must stop.  We don’t know where from exactly Hillary has sent this tweet from, but her tweet also relates to her call out for womens rights at the United Nations' 4th World Conference on Women which took place in Beijing in 1995.  Hilary has recalled to this speech many times in the two previous  years, and will continue to advocate for women's rights worldwide in the upcoming days.  This is due to the fact that Clinton will be running for president in the next presidential election, and will use her call outs for womens rights to appeal to a range of voters.  The Chinese government has responded back to Hillary's tweet by basically stating that- China is a country run by law, and that relevant cases of China will be handled according the law, and that also they would hope other foreign leaders would recognize China's independence and law system.  Republicans also have began to attack democratic Clinton’s tweet by advertising past statements of Clinton which clearly contradicts Clintons message in her tweet.

Response paragraph:

I do not agree with Clintons tweet and the action she took to show her disgust towards Chinese detaining of women activist.  This is because, if she is to be our president after the upcoming presidential elections, she has to maintain a good relationship with China, as we are economically dependent upon China, and if we do not maintain good relations, our economy could totally drop.  Also, if Hillary is trying to win an election by showing her care for women in other country, she should know that America is leading country in rape crimes against women, and she should be more practical and try to solve the rape problem in America, rather than first worrying about women overseas.  One question which came to my mind while reading this article was was: Is Hilary going to continue to lash out on the actions of other countries she disagrees with in the future, in order to appeal to more voters? If Hillary decides to do so, and ends up winning the presidential seat, I will be very worried for America, because many countries in the world do not like America, and Hilary could only strengthen tensions between America and these countries (if she decides to bash out aga them), which could hurt America very much economically if we have trade going on with these countries.  This in the long-run could lead to the loss of many American jobs, which Hillary should consider, as secure jobs and employment have always been the goal of many Americans.

Third article(had to use two articles pertaining to the same event to gather more  information)

Work Cited:

Abbas, Gohar. "Pakistan frees Mumbai attacks 'mastermind,' angering India." 
     Yahoo News. Yahoo News, 10 Apr. 2015. Web. 10 Apr. 2015. 
     <http://news.yahoo.com/ 
     pakistan-frees-suspected-mumbai-attacks-mastermind-bail-sources-100208360.html>.

Khan, Omar Farooq. "‘Insult to victims of 26/11’: Lakhvi walks free from 
     Pak jail, angering India." Times Of India. Times of India, 10 Apr. 2015. 
     Web. 10 Apr. 2015. <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ 
     Insult-to-victims-of-26/11-Lakhvi-walks-free-from-Pak-jail-angering-India/ 
     articleshow/46877639.cms>. 

Working links

http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-frees-suspected-mumbai-attacks-mastermind-bail-sources-100208360.html

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Insult-to-victims-of-26/11-Lakhvi-walks-free-from-Pak-jail-angering-India/articleshow/46877639.cms

Summary Paragraph:

Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, the head of the terrorist organization (Lashkar-e-Taiba)  and accused for the 26/11 terrorist attacks on India, has been released from Pakistani prison (after five years) through bail.  He was let go from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, after the Lahore high court denied the Punjab government of Pakistan request to keep Lakv for further interrogation and questioning.  The denial by the Lahore high court occurred sometime in the middle of march, while Lakhvi was released on Friday, April 10, 2015.  The Pakistani government was solely involved in jailing Lakhvi while also allowing the release of him, but now faces new pressures from other countries such as: France and India to imprison him again.  According to Pakistan Lakhvi was released because they had not received enough evidence from India in order to fully accuse him for the terrorist attacks.  While according to India, Pakistan has released Lakhvi because their government supports (Islamic) terrorism, and the hurting of innocent civilians.

Response Paragraph:

I was totally disgusted by the Pakistani government decision to release a leader of terrorist group, and that also a terrorist group which has been known to kill innocent civilians in the highly disputed area of Kashmir.  I really do hope not that Pakistani government does not support this terrorist group, as both organizations (the terrorist group and the Pakistani government) do have a mutual goal of capturing Kashmir from India.  A goal which has previously led to two wars between Pakistan and India, and could lead to more if Pakistan supports this terrorist group and continues to do so (as it would anger India), which in turn could lead to the loss of many innocent lives.  I belief the best way to prevent any future wars between the two nations would be for India to give up Kashmir to Pakistan.  Though this brings up the concern of that the Pakistani government (a muslim based government) could start to discriminate against hindus in Kashmir, who the Indian military is currently protecting, along with any other Kashmiri citizens who want Kashmir to be a part of India.  Though at the current moment, in order to achieve peace, I believe that the Pakistani government should reimprison Lakhvi, as a way to prevent strong tensions between India and Pakistan, and as a way to prevent further terrorist operations which could be taken out by him, despite the lack of evidence linking him to the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks.