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<keyword id="20713053" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Canadian-Prime-Minister" source="keywords">Canadian Prime Minister</keyword> Justin <keyword id="19898710" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="trudeau" source="keywords">Trudeau</keyword> announced Thursday that Canada will scale back its immigration targets after acknowledging his government’s struggle to balance labour demands and <keyword id="20421922" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="population-growth" source="keywords">population growth</keyword> following the pandemic. The decision comes after widespread criticism of the government’s initial plan to welcome 500,000 new permanent residents annually over the next two years. Trudeau now aims to reduce this number to 395,000 in 2025, with further cuts to 380,000 by 2026 and 365,000 by 2027. “In the challenging post-pandemic environment, we didn’t strike the right balance between labour needs and sustainable population growth,” Trudeau stated. “While immigration is crucial to Canada’s future, it must be controlled and sustainable.” Trudeau has faced growing pressure, even from within his <keyword id="20339137" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Liberal-party" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Liberal party" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Liberal party">Liberal party</keyword>, not to pursue a fourth term. Critics argue that the rapid population growth has exacerbated Canada’s housing affordability crisis, adding strain to essential services. The Prime Minister emphasised that freezing population growth over the next two years will allow the government to better address housing, healthcare, and social service needs before scaling up again. Canada’s population reached 41 million in April, up from 37.5 million in 2019. Adding to his critique, Trudeau pointed to “exploitation” of Canada’s temporary <keyword id="23681096" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="foreign-worker-program" source="keywords">foreign worker program</keyword>, where certain corporations have prioritised hiring foreign workers over Canadians at fair wages. He also highlighted issues within certain educational institutions, which he said over-enroll international students beyond what communities can sustain. Immigration Minister Marc Miller expressed that reducing immigration targets would help alleviate housing shortages and acknowledged changing public sentiment on immigration. “Canada remains an open country, but not everyone can come,” Miller said, reaffirming the government’s commitment to ambitious but adjusted immigration targets. Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre blamed Trudeau’s policies for undermining Canada’s longstanding immigration consensus, arguing that Trudeau has damaged public trust in the system. Political analysts like <keyword id="19935890" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="University-of-Toronto" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="University of Toronto" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="University of Toronto">University of Toronto</keyword>’s Nelson Wiseman agree that while the government’s goals to support economic growth and counter an ageing population were sound, the lack of provincial-federal coordination on housing and welfare issues fueled public discontent. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113486894" title="Canada to cut study permits for International students by 35%, Indian students to be impacted" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

Canada to reduce immigration targets by nearly 30% by 2027 as Trudeau acknowledges his policy failed

Hinting at the possibility of sanctions against <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="india" source="keywords">India</keyword> following the diplomatic row over the killing of a pro-Khalistani leader for which <keyword id="19896882" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Canada" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Canada" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Canada">Canada</keyword> has blamed India, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly has said that "everything is on the table." Tensions between India and Canada escalated after Canadian Prime Minister <keyword id="19898713" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Justin-Trudeau" source="keywords">Justin Trudeau</keyword> on Monday accused the Indian government of supporting criminal activities targeting Canadian citizens. India on Monday expelled six Canadian diplomats and withdrew its High Commissioner and five other diplomats from Ottawa. Canada, however, said the Indian diplomats were expelled. Trudeau alleged that Indian government agents were involved in the killing of <keyword id="23556138" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Khalistani-leader" source="keywords">Khalistani leader</keyword> <keyword id="19896888" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hardeep-Singh-Nijjar" source="keywords">Hardeep Singh Nijjar</keyword> in June last year. India denied involvement and dismissed the allegations as "absurd" and politically motivated. Joly on Monday told reporters the evidence collected by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) was the basis for the decision to expel Indian diplomats and urged the Indian government to cooperate in the ongoing investigation for the mutual benefit of both countries. She said India was asked to waive diplomatic and consular immunity and cooperate in the investigation but refused. The foreign minister in response to a question whether the country is looking to impose <keyword id="23556137" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sanctions-on-India" source="keywords">sanctions on India</keyword> said expelling diplomats was one of the toughest measures that a country could take under the <keyword id="21228269" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vienna-Convention" source="keywords">Vienna Convention</keyword>. "For the rest, we will continue to push India to make sure they cooperate. We Will continue to engage with our five eyes partners. We will also continue to engage with the G7 partners. Everything is on the table," she said. "We don't want <keyword id="23556360" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="diplomatic-confrontation" source="keywords">diplomatic confrontation</keyword> with India. We know that thousands of Canadians go to India every year. We have lots of people from India coming to Canada as well. So we know that there are deep people-to-people ties, and want to make sure that these are still possible," Joly said at the press conference alongside Trudeau. "We continue to ask that the Indian government support the ongoing investigation in the Nijjar case, as it remains in both our countries' interest to get to the bottom of this," Joly added. The minister said violence "actually increased" following the allegations made by Canada a year ago. "Keeping Canadians safe is the fundamental job of the Canadian government. The decision to expel these individuals was made with great consideration and only after the RCMP gathered ample, clear and concrete evidence which identified six individuals as persons of interest in the Nijjar case," she said. At the same press conference, Trudeau said: "India has made a monumental mistake by choosing to use their diplomats and organised crime to attack Canadians, to make them feel unsafe here at (their) home, and even more, to create acts of violence and even murder. It's unacceptable." India has dismissed these allegations and asked the Canadian diplomats to leave the country by or before 11:59 pm on October 19.

'Everything on table,' says Canadian foreign minister when asked about sanctions on India

<ul><li>External Affairs Minister S <keyword id="19920247" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jaishankar" source="keywords">Jaishankar</keyword> met his G4 counterparts in New York.</li><li>He reaffirmed the commitment to urgent reform of the <keyword id="19896118" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="United-Nations" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="United Nations" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="United Nations">United Nations</keyword> Security Council.</li><li>The <keyword id="23295228" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="G4-group" source="keywords">G4 group</keyword> includes <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India" source="keywords">India</keyword>, Germany, Japan and Brazil.</li></ul>External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with his counterparts from Brazil, Germany, and Japan in New York to reaffirm the commitment of the G4 grouping of nations to urgent reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) through text-based negotiations. The G4 countries comprise Brazil, Germany, India and Japan. Jaishankar, who is in the United States on an official visit, met with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations <keyword id="20282473" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="General-Assembly" source="keywords">General Assembly</keyword>. <div type="twitter" handle="DrSJaishankar" handlename="DrSJaishankar" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" id="1838342963296113025"></div> Jaishankar shared a picture of the meeting on X and wrote, "Glad to join the traditional #G4 <keyword id="23295229" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Foreign-Ministers-Meeting" source="keywords">Foreign Ministers Meeting</keyword> along with colleagues @ABaerbock , @Kamikawa_Yoko and Mauro Vieira in New York today. G4 reaffirmed its commitment to urgent United Nations Security Council reform through text-based negotiations." Jaishankar also held talks with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, discussing energy, health, and economic cooperation between India and Venezuela. <div type="twitter" handle="DrSJaishankar" handlename="DrSJaishankar" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" id="1838351671992188990"></div> "Pleased to meet FM @yvangil of Venezuela today on the sidelines of #UNGA79. Discussed energy, health and economic cooperation, as well as reformed multilateralism," Jaishankar said on X. On Monday, Jaishankar met with Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Advisor Md. Touhid Hossain and discussed a range of issues related to mutual interests between Bangladesh and India. On the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the two diplomats discussed a range of issues on strengthening the long-standing ties between the neighbouring nations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh, announced the meeting in X, formerly Twitter, emphasising the ongoing partnership between the two countries. The general debate of the 79th session of the General Assembly opens on September 24 and will continue through September 28 and conclude on September 30. Opening amid growing calls for more international cooperation to address challenges such as climate change, poverty and inequality, and tackling the fallout from ongoing conflicts and global health crises, the session will see world leaders heading to New York to deliver their statements in the iconic Assembly Hall. The theme for the general debate of the 79th session of the General Assembly is "Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations," according to the UN Nations' official statement. With inputs from ANI. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/sebi-report-reveals-the-ugly-truth-of-fo-trading-in-india-93-of-retail-traders-incurred-losses/articleshow/113620397.cms">SEBI report reveals the ugly truth of F&amp;O trading in India – 93% of retail traders incurred losses</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/gopro-hero-the-companys-smallest-4k-camera-launched-at-23990/articleshow/113591944.cms">GoPro Hero, the company’s smallest 4K camera launched at ₹23,990</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/jio-and-airtel-lost-subscribers-in-july-after-tariff-hike-bsnl-records-growth/articleshow/113548793.cms">Jio and Airtel lost subscribers in July after tariff hike, BSNL records growth</a>

Jaishankar reaffirms commitment to UNSC reform in meet with G4 counterparts

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Qin Gang was once one of China's most powerful men.</li><li>But the former foreign minister has suffered a spectacular fall from grace.</li></ul>China's former foreign minister Qin Gang is working in a low-level publishing job after falling foul of China's leader Xi Jinping, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/09/08/qin-gang-whereabouts-foreign-minister/">The Washington Post reported.</a>Two US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the publication that Qin was now listed as an employee at World Affairs Press, a publishing company associated with China's foreign ministry.The officials reportedly told the publication that the demotion took place in spring. One characterized it as a "fall from grace" but also said, "he's off the hook.""He's not going to jail, but his career is over," one source told the Post.One of the officials told the outlet that the demotion is likely intended as a warning to others.Qin was formerly one of China's most powerful figures and a trusted aid of Xi, rising to the position of foreign minister and member of China's state council, the cabinet of China's top officials.His rise to the top was swift. He was known as one of the most prominent of a new generation of "wolf warrior" officials, who brought an aggressive and confrontational style to China's diplomacy.But his downfall was just as rapid. In June 2023, Qin disappeared from public view and <a target="_blank" href="https://apnews.com/article/qin-gang-resigns-legislature-foreign-minister-china-fd15a275387c28e711727eb1bfc4b66f">officially resigned</a> from his position in China's state legislature in February.Rumors circulated about what had led to Qin's dismissal, with <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.wsj.com/world/china/chinas-ex-foreign-minister-ousted-after-alleged-affair-senior-officials-told-fdff4672">The Wall Street Journal </a>reporting that Qin had been dismissed because he had an extramarital affair during his stint as China's ambassador to the US, sparking security concerns.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/27/china/china-qin-gang-fu-xiaotian-intl-hnk/index.html">The Financial Times</a> reported that the person Qin had an affair with was TV host Fu Xiaotian. Around that time, Fu reportedly had a child through surrogacy in the US, the report said.Qin was replaced by his predecessor as foreign minister, veteran diplomat Wang Yi.The Chinese embassy in the UK did not immediately respond to a request by Business Insider for comment.

China's 'wolf warrior' foreign minister is now working a lowly publishing role after falling foul of Xi: report

Islamabad: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that <keyword id="19991528" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="trade-ties" source="keywords">trade ties</keyword> between Islamabad and New Delhi have remained suspended since 2019 due to the imposition of "heavy duties" by <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India" source="keywords">India</keyword> on imports from Pakistan after the <keyword id="20579845" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pulwama-attack" source="keywords">Pulwama attack</keyword>. In a written reply submitted to the <keyword id="19935944" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="national-assembly" source="keywords">National Assembly</keyword> on Saturday, Dar, who also holds the deputy prime minister's slot, said: "India decided to impose 200 per cent duty on imports from Pakistan, suspended the Kashmir bus service and trade across the Line of Control after the Pulwama attack." According to the Dawn newspaper, Dar was responding to a question by Pakistan Peoples Party lawmaker Sharmila Faruqui seeking details about trade challenges faced by Pakistan in its relations with neighbouring countries, especially India. In March, during a press conference in London, Dar highlighted the eagerness of Pakistan's business community to resume trade activities with India. However, his office later clarified that Pakistan has no plan to resume trade relations with India which has been "non-existent" since 2019. Pakistan downgraded its ties with India after the <keyword id="20467268" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="indian-parliament" source="keywords">Indian Parliament</keyword> suspended Article 370 on August 5, 2019, a decision that Islamabad believed undermined the environment for holding talks between the neighbours. "We have consistently advocated constructive engagement and result-oriented dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues, including the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir with India...," Dar said on Saturday. The foreign minister said that the "onus is now on Delhi to take steps for the creation of an environment that is conducive to peace and dialogue". India has been maintaining that it desires normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan while insisting that the onus is on Islamabad to create an environment that is free of terror and hostility for such an engagement. Islamabad and New Delhi have a long history of strained relations, primarily due to the Kashmir issue as well as the cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan.

Trade ties with India suspended due to 'heavy duties': Pakistan Foreign Minister

As India celebrates ten years of the ambitious '<keyword id="20018809" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Make-in-India" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Make in India" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Make in India">Make in India</keyword>' initiative, Union Commerce and Industry Minister <keyword id="19895367" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Piyush-Goyal" source="keywords">Piyush Goyal</keyword> has revealed its profound impact on the nation’s manufacturing and economic landscape. Speaking on Wednesday, Goyal talked about the key milestones achieved since the initiative’s inception, especially the dramatic decline in mobile phone imports and a surge in domestic production. Goyal said how there has been the near-total localisation of mobile phone manufacturing. He noted that prior to the launch of 'Make in India' in 2014, India’s mobile phone imports stood at a staggering ₹48,609 crore. However, in 2023-24, that figure has plummeted to just ₹7,665 crore, marking an impressive 85% reduction. But the transformation goes beyond the mobile industry. <keyword id="22266334" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="manufacturing-jobs" source="keywords">Manufacturing jobs</keyword> have also seen a staggering 200% increase between 2022 and 2024 according to Goyal, providing livelihoods and boosting the industrial workforce. Goyal praised this growth, underscoring that 'Make in India' has become a national movement, driving India closer to its goal of becoming a global manufacturing powerhouse. In a post shared on X, the minister expressed his pride in the initiative’s achievements: "Today marks #10YearsOfMakeInIndia, a transformative initiative launched by PM@NarendraModiji in 2014, which has revolutionised India's manufacturing landscape and strengthened our economic growth. Over the past decade, @MakeInIndiahas become a national force, paving the way for our country to emerge as a Global Manufacturing Hub," he wrote. Launched in 2014 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the ‘Make in India’ initiative was conceived to transform India into a global manufacturing hub, reduce import dependency, and create jobs.

Manufacturing jobs in India grew by 200 percent in last 2 years, says Piyush Goyal

<ul><li><keyword id="23563912" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Canadian-Trade-Minister" source="keywords">Canadian Trade Minister</keyword> has said the government will continue to support businesses amid strained ties with India.</li><li>This comes after India expelled six Canadian diplomats and withdrew its High Commissioner and five other diplomats from Ottawa.</li><li>Canada and India achieved a <keyword id="19895950" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bilateral-trade" source="keywords">bilateral trade</keyword> relationship that reached $8.27 billion in FY23.</li></ul>Amidst an unprecedented diplomatic row between India and Canada, the Canadian Trade Minister has assured the country's business community that they are committed to supporting the well-established commercial ties between the two countries. <keyword id="21145182" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mary-Ng" source="keywords">Mary Ng</keyword>, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, made these remarks on Tuesday as tensions between India and Canada escalated after Canadian Prime Minister <keyword id="19898713" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Justin-Trudeau" source="keywords">Justin Trudeau</keyword> on Monday accused the Indian government of supporting criminal activities targeting Canadian citizens. "I want to reassure our business community that our government remains fully committed to supporting the well-established commercial ties between Canada and India," Mary Ng, the minister of export promotion, international trade and economic development, said in a statement. India on Monday expelled six Canadian diplomats and withdrew its High Commissioner and five other diplomats from Ottawa. Canada, however, claimed that the Indian diplomats were expelled. Ng also said that "the Government of Canada remains open to a dialogue with India and we look forward to continuing our valued relationship." "Our Trade Commissioner Service will continue to assist and provide resources to Canadian companies operating in India," she said as India in an unprecedented step not only recalled its high commissioner from Ottawa but also expelled six of the Canadian diplomats from New Delhi. "Let me be clear: Canada stands firmly by its businesses. We will work closely with all Canadian enterprises engaged with India to ensure these important economic connections remain strong," she said. "However, we must consider our economic interests with the need to protect Canadians and uphold the rule of law. We will not tolerate any foreign government threatening, extorting, or harming Canadian citizens on our soil. We urge the government of India to respect the same principles of law and justice that guide our actions," Ng said. "The Government of Canada remains open to a dialogue with India and we look forward to continuing our valued relationship," said the minister. The ties between India and Canada came under severe strain following Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau's allegations in September last year of the "potential" involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Nijjar. New Delhi rejected Trudeau's charges as "absurd". As the ties between the two countries hit rock bottom, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly did not rule out imposing sanctions against India saying "everything is on the table". On its part, India strongly rejected attempts by Canadian authorities to link Indian agents with criminal gangs in Canada with official sources even saying that Ottawa's assertion that it shared evidence with New Delhi in the Nijjar case was simply not true. According to the India Brand Equity Foundation, Canada and India achieved a bilateral trade relationship that reached $8.27 billion in FY23 and $5.3 billion during April-November 2023. In 2022, India was Canada's ninth-largest merchandise trading partner in the Indo-Pacific region, the 13th-largest merchandise trading partner globally and the 14th-largest destination for merchandise exports. As of September 2023, Canada was ranked as the 17th largest foreign investor in India, having made cumulative investments amounting to $3.6 billion since April 2000. Canadian investments constitute approximately 0.56% of the total foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow into India. More than 600 Canadian companies and organizations have established a presence in India. The bilateral commercial relationships between the two countries stand at $100 billion, which includes $70 billion of Canadian portfolio investment into India. In 2020, Canadian direct investment in India amounted to $2 billion. Canadian portfolio investment in India is estimated to have grown more than 50% over the past five years, reaching about $27 billion. With inputs from PTI. 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Canadian Trade Minister re-assures business community amid strained ties with India

Earlier this week, former US President Donald Trump revealed that Indian Prime Minister <keyword id="19895781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="keywords">Narendra Modi</keyword> is scheduled to meet with him next week. This potential gathering, set against the backdrop of Trump’s bid for a return to the White House, highlights how global leaders are positioning themselves in anticipation of possible changes in US leadership. “He happens to be coming to meet me next week, and Modi, he’s fantastic,” Trump said on Tuesday during a town hall event in Flint, Michigan, while discussing free trade and US job protection. He even went on to call India a “very big abuser” in trade, Al Jazeera reported. Most likely, Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting up with Trump could be an acknowledgment of the latter's potential return to power in the November election, as foreign leaders carefully navigate diplomatic relations with key US political figures. However, neither the Trump campaign nor India’s Ministry of External Affairs have clearly commented on the matter yet, meaning that the Indian leader’s plans of a tête-à-tête with ex US President Trump are foggy at best. During a press conference, foreign secretary <keyword id="20181706" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="vikram-misri" source="keywords">Vikram Misri</keyword> said, "there are many meetings with the Prime Minister right now which we are trying to fix. Right now, I will not be able to tell you about any specific meeting, whether the meeting has been fixed or not." "We are looking from all angles as to how much time we have and with whom we can hold meetings. We will keep updating you about the meetings," he added. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113444882" title="Trump says PM Modi will meet him during US visit, calls him &amp;#39;fantastic&amp;#39;" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>What we do know with certainty is that Mr Modi is indeed scheduled to travel to the US over the weekend and his calendar is going to be jam-packed. His visit coincides with his planned participation at the <keyword id="23145156" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Quad-Leaders-Summit" source="keywords">Quad Leaders Summit</keyword> (including representatives from Australia, India, Japan and the US) in Wilmington, Delaware, hosted by President Joe Biden. As per a White House official, the meet-up will feature "ambitious announcements in multiple areas such as maritime security, high-quality infrastructure and critical and emerging technologies to demonstrate the group’s endurance". Prime Minister Modi will have bilateral meetings with President Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday, following the conclusion of the Quad Summit. A special event, the Cancer Moonshot initiative, is also scheduled on the sidelines of the summit. In his meeting with President Biden, India and the US are anticipated to sign several agreements, including those related to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on drug frameworks. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri stated that Modi and Biden will review the comprehensive global strategic partnership between India and the US, which spans over 50 areas of engagement and bilateral dialogue mechanisms. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113085171" title="India is likely to benefit if Trump wins US elections, per Nomura Global Research" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>Both leaders will also assess progress in areas of cooperation, though tensions remain due to the alleged assassination plot involving Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. The investigation is ongoing, and India has formed a committee to examine the accusations. This visit may serve to ease some of the friction in the relationship. Defence cooperation remains a key area of collaboration between India and the U.S., including agreements on the procurement of 31 MQ-9B Predator drones, joint manufacturing of Stryker Infantry Combat Vehicles, and co-production of GE F414 engines in India. The Ukraine conflict is also expected to be a topic of discussion. Prime Minister Modi is supposed to attend the "Modi &amp; US" community event at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island. The event, already overbooked with more than 24,000 Indian Americans registered for a venue with a capacity of 15,000, has attracted attendees from 42 states, especially the tri-state area. Additionally, PM Modi will allegedly lead a roundtable with CEOs of American companies working in fields like AI, quantum computing, biotechnology, and cutting-edge technology. Lastly, on September 23, Modi will address global leaders at the United Nations' Summit of the Future (SOTF) and is expected to hold bilateral meetings with other heads of state attending the UN General Assembly. Obviously, squeezing in a meeting with Trump and Democrat Candidate Kamala Harris (you know, to balance things out) seems unlikely given Mr Modi’s tight schedule. But we’ll have a clearer picture only in the coming days. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="111770277" title="PM Modi likely to address high-level UNGA session on Sep 26" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

Why is Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the US this weekend?

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Sergey Lavrov suggested that Russia likely intended to launch an operation to seize Kharkiv.</li><li>He is the first senior Kremlin official to identify the city as a potential target.</li></ul>Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has strongly suggested that Russia intends to seize the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, making him the first senior Kremlin official to identify the city as a potential target outright.During a radio interview with Russian state propagandists, Lavrov said Ukraine's second-largest city had "an important role" in Russian President Vladimir Putin's plans to create a demilitarized "sanitary zone" to protect Russian border regions from Ukrainian attacks, the think tank the <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-19-2024">Institute for the Study of War</a> said in an update on the conflict on Friday.Moscow has already made it clear that it believes the only way to defend Russian territory is through such a <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-says-only-way-protect-russia-is-create-buffer-zone-with-ukraine-2024-03-18/">buffer zone</a>, which would put its settlements out of reach of Ukrainian fire."Against the backdrop of drone attacks and the shelling of our territory: public facilities, residential buildings, measures must be taken to secure these territories," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in March."They can only be secured by creating some kind of buffer zone so that any means that the enemy uses to strike us are out of range," he added.Russia has ramped up its attack on Kharkiv in recent weeks, bombarding the city with missiles, guided bombs, and drones in what officials believe is an attempt to cut the city off from supplies and force the evacuation of civilians, <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-16/russia-is-trying-to-force-ukrainians-to-abandon-their-second-biggest-city">Bloomberg</a> reported, citing unnamed officials.In March, the commander in chief of Ukraine's armed forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, told Ukrainian news agency <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-assault-ukraine-2nd-city-cant-be-ruled-out-commander-2024-3#:~:text=Oleksandr%20Syrskyi%20said%20Ukraine%20was,the%20country's%20second%2Dlargest%20city.">Ukrinform</a> that he could not ignore reports about Russia's plans to attack Kharkiv and that his troops were preparing for such an event."We are carrying out a whole complex of works on the fortification of territories and positions, installing a complex system of fences, and planning the use of our troops in the event of such actions," he said.Putin has wanted to take Kharkiv since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.The city has symbolic as well as strategic value for the Russian president, as it has a majority Russian-speaking population and was the first capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.Russia lost nearly all of the territory it had gained in the wider Kharkiv region in 2022 after a rapid Ukrainian counterattack resulted in one of Ukraine's most significant victories of the conflict.During interviews with the radio stations Sputnik, Govorit Moskva, and Komsomolskaya Pravda, Lavrov also said that Russia was willing to negotiate with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy but that doing so would be "pointless for many reasons," Russian news agency <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://tass.com/politics/1778009">Tass</a> reported.He added that Russia would not halt its military operation in the event of future talks.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signals Putin's plan to seize Kharkiv and create a 'sanitary zone'      

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Israel launched a "limited" ground offensive in Lebanon after killing a top Hezbollah leader in airstrikes.</li><li>The attacks came just days after the US called for a 21-day cease-fire on September 25.</li></ul>The Israel Defense Forces, in a statement, confirmed it had begun a "limited, localized, and targeted" <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-launches-ground-offensive-into-lebanon-destroy-hezbollah-targets-2024-9">ground offensive in Lebanon </a>early Tuesday local time, aimed at the Iran-backed militant organization, Hezbollah, after trading back-and-forth strikes with the group for nearly a year.The ground offensive came after a series of airstrikes on September 27 that killed Hezbollah's longtime chief, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://businessinsider.com/who-was-hassan-nasrallah-the-hezbollah-leader-killed-by-israel-2024-9">Hassan Nasrallah</a>, a major victory for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.That Israel conducted the operations just days after the US called for a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/09/25/joint-statement-by-the-united-states-australia-canada-european-union-france-germany-italy-japan-saudi-arabia-united-arab-emirates-qatar/">21-day cease-fire</a> on September 25, however, only reinforces that Israel has its own interests, and a now-emboldened Netanyahu won't easily be reined in by the US, which has so far failed to deescalate the situation since the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-is-there-fighting-in-israel-and-what-caused-the-conflict-2023-10">October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack</a>, foreign policy experts told Business Insider.The US, a key Israeli ally and intermediary in peace talks, has thus far failed to broker a cease-fire, negotiate the release of hostages being held by Hamas, or reign in civilian deaths in Israel's fight in Gaza.And despite increased international pressure for a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah following a series of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hezbollah-pager-explosions-lebanese-residents-abandon-devices-2024-9">deadly pager explosions</a> in Lebanon earlier this month, Israel launched airstrikes and, now, what it is calling a "limited" ground invasion.Chuck Freilich, a former deputy national security advisor who served for over 20 years in Israel's security establishment, told BI that while Nasrallah's death was seen as a major accomplishment for Israel and the US, the strike "also reinforces the long-standing dislike for Netanyahu and the belief that he is not a reliable partner for the US."Freilich, currently a political science professor at Columbia University, noted that the relationship between Israel and the US has been tense before — recalling a 2014 incident wherein an official in then-President Barack Obama's administration was quoted calling Netanyahu a "<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netanyahu-chicken-comments-obama-israel-boehner-2014-10">chickenshit</a>." Benjamin Radd, a research fellow with the UCLA Center for Middle East Development, told BI that President Joe Biden's lame-duck status might be influencing Netanyahu's decision-making."I think we have a situation where the Israeli prime minister is finding himself a window with which to operate, where internationally — or at least here in the US — there seem to be number one, distractions, and number two, a candidate whose positions on Israel's foreign policy decisions might be more favorable toward the Prime Minister," Radd said, referring to a potential Donald Trump win in the upcoming election.Netanyahu, Radd said, seems to be seizing his opportunity for escalation in a way he wouldn't necessarily do if Biden weren't on his way out of office.Sean McFate, a national security and foreign policy expert at Syracuse University, told BI that the airstrike is a "major escalation" in the conflict and that Israel is not a "finger puppet" to the US that will easily kowtow to outside demands."I think it's hubris to think that America can just pull a leash, and Bibi does what we want," McFate said of Netanyahu using his nickname. Israel scored a major win by taking out <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netanyahu-tricked-nasrallah-with-un-speech-official-says-2024-9">Nasrallah</a>, McFate said — a move that Biden acknowledged as a "measure of justice" in the same statement in which he called for diplomacy in Gaza and Lebanon.He added that the prime minister may also consider the US an unreliable partner.In May, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-has-been-holding-up-several-weapons-shipments-israel-2-weeks-source-says-2024-05-07/">Reuters</a> reported that the Biden administration paused a weapons shipment to Israel to oppose an apparent move to carry out an offensive into Rafah in southern Gaza."We have promised weapons, we don't deliver them on time," McFate said of Netanyahu's possible thinking. Israel ultimately went ahead with its military plans in Rafah.The killing of a top Hezbollah leader and the subsequent ground invasion complicates the already murky path to de-escalation.Netanyahu, who is in a politically fraught position as he faces <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israeli-pm-benjamin-netanyahu-indicted-on-fraud-bribery-charges-2019-11">corruption charges</a> (he denies wrongdoing) and has yet to secure the remaining hostages held by Hamas since last October, may now be even more emboldened, McFate said."The question is, what happens next? Does Israel escalate? Does Hezbollah escalate? Does Iran escalate?" McFate added. "We're at the most volatile moment since October 7."Representatives for the State Department and the Israeli prime minister's office did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

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