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Xinhua commentary hints at NSG-SCS quid pro quo
As Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi began his three-day visit India visit from Goa, a commentary in the state-run Xinhua news agency that appeared on Friday was not far from linking New Delhi’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) with the South China Sea (SCS) issue.The juxtaposition of the two themes, which have recently become a cause for friction between the two countries, appeared under the title, “India should join China in rising above differences, forging closer partnership.”
Slight softening of NSG stand
The write-up underscored that India should not consider that its entry into the NSG is “tightly closed”. It pointed out that “so far, there is no precedent for a non-Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) signatory to become a NSG member”. But it added: “However, New Delhi should not be downhearted as the door to the NSG is not tightly closed. But any future discussions need to be based on safeguarding an international nuclear non-proliferation mechanism, in which India itself has a huge stake.”
Quid pro quo hinted at
Without stating that a quid pro quo could be in the offing, the article, nevertheless followed its observations on India’s stalled bid for the NSG with an elaboration of the SCS issue — especially, highlighting New Delhi’s support for a dialogue “between the parties concerned” during the Foreign Ministerial meeting of the Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral earlier this year.“In a joint communiqué issued by the Foreign Ministers of China, India and Russia after they met in Moscow earlier this year, India agreed that the SCS issue should be addressed through talks between the parties concerned,” the commentary observed.
After U.S., Japan stepped into SCS issue
China’s insistence on a direct dialogue among the disputants follows its angst against the involvement of outside powers, especially the United States and Japan, in the SCS arena. China’s sensitivities have been further heightened after an international tribunal at The Hague, in its ruling rejected Beijing’s claims in the SCS.
“Given that the SCS correlates with China’ s vital national interests, it is hoped that India would fully comprehend Beijing’ s concerns, and continue to play a constructive role in maintaining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific,” said the commentary.India has faulted China for blocking its entry in the 48-nation NSG, which controls the global flow of nuclear material and technology. The Xinhua write-up, however, stressed that “India has wrongly blamed China for blocking its entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).”
‘Emerging countries will feel cheated’
Earlier in an interview with The Hindu, Han Hua, director for Arms Control and Disarmament at Peking University, had observed that making an exception for India to join the NSG as a nuclear weapon State was also likely to trigger resistance from some emerging countries such as Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, as well as Kazakhstan. These nations, which had given up nuclear weapons capability or atomic weapons at one stage, were bound to “feel cheated” if India was “rewarded” because, unlike them, it persisted in pursuing atomic weapons.
The article noted that the two countries need to work together to keep their disagreements in check, as they entered “a season of intensive top-level diplomatic encounters that could well define the future of their partnership”
What is Vladimir Putin up to in Crimea?
Russia is conducting a series of military and rhetorical escalations toward Ukraine that have analysts once again looking for clues as to President Vladimir Putin’s next move.On Wednesday, Russia’s state security agency, the FSB, claimed that it had blocked an attack on Crimea by “sabotage-terrorist groups” sponsored by the Ukrainian government, though two Russian soldiers were killed. Putin accused the Ukrainian government of using terrorism to incite conflict over Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
Infiltration attempt
There are two sets of overlapping events: the supposed recent attack on Crimea, and Russia’s build-up there.The official Russian account lays out the first as follows: It began late Saturday, when FSB officers discovered a group of saboteurs just on the Crimean side of the land border with Ukraine. A fire-fight ended with one FSB officer killed and several of the saboteurs captured. Then on Monday, Ukrainian special forces attempted to cross into Crimea, killing one Russian soldier in firing over the border.
Moscow insists that Ukraine sponsored the plot. It’s difficult to judge the truth of these claims. Ukraine denies them.Whatever happened, images found by open-source analysts suggest that Russia has been escalating its military presence in Crimea since at least Saturday — before the supposed attack occurred.Mr. Putin has also escalated his language toward Ukraine, choosing to use this episode for some larger aim.
Analysts have pointed out disturbing parallels with how Russia behaved just before previous military actions against Ukraine.In February 2014, similar speeches and military manoeuvres provided cover for Crimean volunteer militias to seize the peninsula, then still controlled by Ukraine, only to reveal they were in fact Russian special forces launching a military occupation.Some have wondered whether Moscow might be plotting another intervention. Fighting has increased in eastern Ukraine, as it did before the August 2014 incursion.
But that seeming parallel may be the point, meant to create fear of military action — rather than actual action — that will give Mr. Putin leverage with Ukraine and with Western countries.
Classic Russian strategy
Mark Galeotti, a New York University professor who studies Russia, pointed out that Crimea would make little sense as a staging ground for military action against eastern Ukraine, which borders mainland Russia but not Crimea, and that the rest of the country is better defended. “It’s highly unlikely that the Russians are truly planning some major offensive,” Mr. Galeotti said. Rather, “We’re looking at a classic Russian strategy of building up tension.”
International peace talks over Ukraine, once the mechanism by which Mr. Putin forced contact with Western leaders who had shunned him over annexing Crimea, have become increasingly regarded as fruitless and irrelevant.By dangling the threat of renewed conflict, Mr. Putin gives the talks a new purpose: to coax him back from the brink.“It’s a standard Putin tactic — he wants to try to go there from a position of strength,” Mr. Galeotti said of the next peace talks, planned for early September. — The New York Times News Service
Ten things to know about Xiaomi’s Redmi 3S
Redmi 3S and Redmi 3S Prime phones are being made in India.
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has launched its range of Redmi 3S smartphones series in India. It is available online through Mi.com and Flipkart.
» Targeting the sub-10K market category, Redmi 3S is priced at Rs. 6,999 and the higher memory model Redmi 3S Prime with fingerprint sensor at Rs. 8,999.
» Xiaomi has already sold 110 million Redmi mobiles worldwide in the past three years which come with a variety of enhanced features and a long lasting battery capacity.
» Redmi 3S packs a punch with a large 4100 mAh battery to last two days on a single charge.
» It is the first smartphone in India powered by the Qualcomm-Snapdragon 430 Octacore processor.
» Redmi 3S and Redmi 3S Prime phones are being made in India.
» Crafted in premium metal body, Redmi 3S has a five-inch HD screen, weighs 144 grams.
» Its body is 10 per cent thinner than the Redmi 2.
» Its 13 megapixel rear camera comes with face detection, auto focus and supports 1080 p video recording with modes for various shooting
conditions.
» Redmi 3S also supports expandable memory up to 128GB microSD cards.
» The Redmi 3S Prime features ultra-fast phone unlocking with fingerprint sensor, a 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. Both models are presently available in Dark Grey, Silver and Gold colours.
Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 7 with iris scanner, dual curved screen
Giving a refreshing look to its Note series, South Korean giant Samsung on Thursday launched its flagship device Galaxy Note 7 in India with iris biometric scanner for enhanced security, upgraded S Pen and a dual-curved screen.The Rs. 59,900 device will be available in gold platinum, silver titanium and black onyx colours from September 2.“Galaxy Note 7 is the combination of all our learnings to take smartphone experience to a whole new level and I am confident that the new edition will help Samsung Note loyalists to achieve more in life,” H.C. Hong, President and CEO, Samsung Southwest Asia, told reporters here.
Wearable gear
The company also launched a new wearable portfolio with new Gear VR, Gear Fit2 fitness tracker and Gear IconX earplugs.“Our wearable portfolio comprising Gear Fit2, Gear IconX and Gear VR will further strengthen Samsung’s commitment to a connected ecosystem strategy,” added Manu Sharma, Vice President, Mobile Business, Samsung India Electronics.Galaxy Note 7 comes with a 5.7-inch QHD super AMOLED dual-curved display protected by the latest Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is the first device in the Note family to be water resistant to a maximum depth of 1.5 metre upto 30 minutes.
The device is dust-proof and the display is 30 per cent stronger and 20 per cent more scratch resistant from its predecessor.The new S Pen features a smaller 0.7mm tip and has an Air Command Translate feature that quickly translates any on-screen text with ease by simply placing the S Pen above the word. The feature also include functions like magnify and glance, etc.
The iris scanner provides an extra layer of security alongside the fingerprint scanner. The device has a “Secure Folder” to keep private information safe.With Samsung Pass, the iris and fingerprint authentication is passed on to apps and services.
Specifications
Equipped with 64-bit Octa core processor and 4GB RAM, Galaxy Note 7 delivers unprecedented performance with Vulkan graphics.The Galaxy Note 7 has 64GB of internal storage which can be expanded by a 256GB microSD card. The battery has been increased to 3,500 mAh and one can set the quality of the display — HD, FHD or QHD — according to the need.
It comes with a 12MP camera with f/1.7 aperture and a 5MP front-facing camera.In other devices, Gear Fit2 is fitted with sensors like GPS, 24/7 heart rate monitor and accelerometer. The Rs. 13,990 device runs on Android 4.4 and comes with 1.5GB RAM.With Gear IconX, one can control music by simple tapping or swiping. The Rs. 13, 490 device comes with a real time voice-based workout input feature.The new VR headset is available for Rs. 7,290 from the first week of September.
Has Vishal Announced Marriage Date?
Tamil hero Vishal, who has been successfully handling the twin responsibilities of a noted actor and the secretary general of Nadigar Sangam, is in the news to have divulged details about his wedding.
Vishal is rumored to have been in a relationship with Varalakshmi Sharathkumar, daughter of Tamil actor Sharathkumar for a long time. However, both have always claimed to just good friends. Although Vishal has many times given hints about his affair with Varalakshmi, he never accepted it in front of media.
Vishal recently said, ‘My wedding will be the first to take place in the newly constructed building of Nadigar Sangam. I will marry a ‘Lakshmi like Girl’’.Vishal has indirectly named Varalakshmi by saying ‘Lakshmi like girl,’ feels the observers. The wedding might take place on January 14, next year, on the eve of Pongal. Will Sharathkumar give his blessings?
Ram Meets Ailing Fan in Vizag
Hero Ram has joined the brigade of celebrities who have started the healthy trend of meeting their ailing fans to fulfill their wishes.Poorna Chandrika (5), a resident of Visakhapatnam, has been paralyzed down from her abdomen right from her birth. At a time when her age kids play with friends and parents, she can’t even move her legs. Her parents, however, have been taking good care of her.
Reportedly, Poorna is a big fan of hero Ram. Ever since she saw him once in Vizag, she has been asking her parents to take her to him. As Ram is now in Vizag shooting for a film, Poorna’s condition was brought to his notice. He immediately went to her home to meet her. After knowing her condition, Ram had tears rolling in his eyes. He invited Poorna’s family to lunch at his home.
The joy of meeting her favorite hero was clearly seen in Poorna’s eyes.
Nithya’s Punch to Bunny?
Short beauty Nithya Menen, who is playing a key role in NTR’s ‘Janatha Garage’, gave an indirect punch to stylish star Allu Arjun while speaking at the film’s audio release function.
Nithya said that it was the first time she acted alongside a big hero. It is well known that Nithya had earlier acted alongside Allu Arjun in ‘Son of Satyamurthy.’ ‘Doesn’t she consider Bunny as a big hero,’ was the immediate though of many who attended and watched her speech.
But, this indirect punch to Bunny might not have been intentional. Nithya Menen could have been in excitement to praise NTR and the film so she might have made that statement. Further, if we have, to be frank, Nithya Menen did not play a heroine role in Son of Satyamurthy but just a cameo. In Janatha Garage, she is playing a parallel lead to Samantha, who missed the music release function.
Who Kissed Jr NTR at JG Audio Launch Event?
When NTR entered the auditorium where the audio of his new film ‘Janatha Garage’ was being released in Hyderabad, just like the fans, all the producers, and directors in the front row got euphoric and competed to wish him first.
While few shook his hand, few went on to give a warm hug to him. However, one man went ahead to give a peck on NTR’s cheek. He is none other than big producer Prasad V Potluri aka PVP, who is yet to make a movie with NTR. Sukumar, who was standing by, was caught smiling with a blushing face when PVP kissed NTR.
Meanwhile, the audio composed by Devi Sri Prasad has been given thumbs up by fans. The theatrical trailer is high on emotions and action. Koratala Siva has yet another promising subject in store for movie lovers.
2 Parallel Films for Pawan Kalyan
Pawan Kalyan is going to start the shooting of not one but two films. Pawan will join the unit of ‘Kadapa King’ from August 15. Heroine Shruti Haasan will also join the crew alongside Pawan. The shooting of the film has already started, and film’s director Dolly is currently canning scenes involving other actors.
The latest report is that Pawan, who will do his next film in the direction of Trivirkam Srinivas, has recently called him and asked to start the shooting. He has decided to take part in the shooting of both these films simultaneously. Trivikram is currently giving finishing touches to the script. With the assurance from Pawan, he might also take the movie on to sets in a month or so.
Pawan will sport gray hair for ‘Kadapa King’. It is not yet sure if he would retain the same look for Trivikram’s film as well.
Janatha Garage Trailer Talk: Jr NTR packs a powerful punch
Janatha Garage is creating a lot of excitement and why shouldn’t it? It stars Junior NTR, Mohanlal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Nithya Menen. The first look posters had been released on NTR and Mohanlal’s birthday and had upped the excitement to a whole new level! Jr. NTR looked more stylish ever while Mohanlal’s avatar had made fans more curious than ever!
A short while ago, the makers released Janatha Garage theatrical trailer at the audio launch event. Its action packed kick-ass and is surely going to make our wait for the movie excruciating.It shows us the silhouette of Jr. NTR against a sunset, pondering over a feared man. The background score is totally setting the pace for the film! It’s blowing our minds, and then, NTR delivers his killing blow. And then Mohanlal makes his subtle yet epic entry as a simple man. He seems to be a respected, well-known man, as everyone passing by takes a moment to greet him.
How Not to Lose ‘Goddess Lakshmi’!
While recent advertisement by Bollywood queen Kangana Ranaut who lent her support by portraying as Goddess Lakshmi in this commercial. This shows that, cleanliness is the way for Godliness.Where we can see Isha Kopikar, Ravi Kishan and Omakar Kapoor also stars in this video and all of them just want to tell public that, throwing garbage on roads and praying for goddess isn’t even acceptable with Godess Lakshmi, she will walk out from your houses for your irresponsibility towards public.
This commercial really makes you think about your behavioral manners and makes you educate towards Swach Bharat of our own country. Veteran Amitabh Bachchan is giving narration for this video is biggest asset as well.PM Modi feels proud for such unique way of presentation from top stars of the Bollywood Stars who share their own responsibility to make their whole nation educated on the same!!
Finally this commercial gives message to the public in very auspicious way, hope this will surely get into their minds and follow Swach Bharat slogan in their daily lives.
Good Premieres Followed By Weak Talk
It’s been almost 18 months since Victory Venkatesh’s film Hit the Theaters; The other day, he came in front of the audience with ‘Babu Bangaram’. The film opened up to the mediocre response from critics and General public due to less awestruck moments in the movie.But the film manages to open with splendid collections at USA Box Office; it minted $177k from the Premiers which was Highest among Venky’s film as a Solo Hero. While ‘Gopala Gopala’ done alongside with Pawan Kalyan raked $280k from USA Premiers is Highest amount for Venky if we consider Multi-starrer film.
Surprisingly, for Maruthi also, this was the Highest USA Premiers collected amount for his films until now. Earlier, his film with Nani ‘Bhale Bhale Magadivoy’ collected $70k from USA Premiers. Thus, ‘Babu Bangaram’ kickstarted with Good openings from USA Premieres.
As per Trade experts, the film was also reported to witness Good opening day collections in Ap/Nizam, where, as per early estimate ‘Babu Bangaram’ can collect Anywhere between 5 to 7 crores on the 1st day of its release. Finally, an Extended weekend is an Advantage for ‘Babu Bangaram’ and at the same time, it needs to face stiff competition from Sai Dharam Tej’s ‘Thikka’ if it manages to receive positive talk.
Janatha Garage Trailer: High On Content & Emotions
The much awaited theatrical trailer of Jr NTR’s upcoming film ‘Janatha Garage’ has been unveiled during the film’s audio launch event held on 12th Aug in Hyderabad.
As expected, the trailer is high on content and emotions. Director Koratala Siva looks to have once again prepared a content driven subject. The trailer showcases NTR as an IIT student who loves nature and who has the guts to go any length for the principles he believes in. His transformation into a youngster who takes upon the onus of helping the people in need is triggered by Mohanlal, who lives with the only objective of helping the needy people around him. After NTR steps in Mohanlal’s ‘Janatha Garage’, proceedings against the baddies take momentum as the youngster has his way of handling things.
Samantha and Nithya Menen were hardly introduced in the trailer. The cinematography of Thiru is pleasing and art direction is grand. The background score provided by Devi Sri Prasad is praiseworthy.The trailer has been received well by movie lovers and it is just a matter of time for it to break the Youtube records. Produced by Mythri Movie Makers, Janatha Garage will hit screens on September 2.
Mohanlal’s Apology for Skipping Audio Event
Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, who is playing a crucial role in NTR’s ‘Janatha Garage’, has apologized to the fans for missing the film’s audio launch event that was held in Hyderabad.
Through a video message, Mohanlal conveyed his wishes for the entire film’s unit and cited busy schedule as the reason for missing the audio event. He added, ‘I tried very hard to attend this big event but tight schedule has forced me to stay back in Kerala and I am very sorry for that. I have many memorable moments while working for Janatha Garage. I feel lucky to have worked with some of the best technicians. I am happy that Janatha Gararge is releasing in Kerala on the eve of Onam festival.’
When Mohanlal said ‘my lovable brother Ramarao Jr Tarak’, the entire auditorium erupted with joy. NTR also spoke very high of Mohanlal during his speech. Looking at the trailer, the duo seems to have shared nice rapport and the scenes between the two have come out well.September 2 is the D Day everyone is waiting for.
Kamal’s Comments on SRK’s Detention Hurt Fans
If Shah Rukh Khan’s detention at the Los Angeles International Airport had outraged his fans, Kamal Haasan’s postmortem of the incident hurt them even more.
Kamal thinks that the US authorities were only following the rules and they were not bound to give special treatment to any person, even if it was Shah Rukh Khan. He asked fans of SRK not to overreact at what happened to Shah Rukh Khan. He added that SRK’s fans might have been hurt with the incident, but the United States was an injured nation which has the full right and authority to take all the necessary security measures.
‘It happened to many celebs including me on several occasions. My name, ‘Kamal’, sounds like ‘Qamal’ so many times I’m often mistaken for a Muslim. I had to miss my flight on few occasions. No one apologized me, at least Shah Rukh got apology from Secretary of State,’ added the legendary actor.Although Kamal’s statement was logical, fans of SRK argue that Shah Rukh is not a street actor to go unrecognized. ‘He is the 2nd richest actor in the world and the US authorities must respect him, argued his fans.
Naidu skips Jagan from Invitation list
YSR Congress party on Friday took strong objection to the breach of protocol by Andhra Pradesh government by not inviting the leader of the opposition YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on the first day of Krishna Pushkaralu along with other dignitaries.Addressing the press here, party senior leader K Parthasarathi alleged that the Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s government has been running as per his whims and fancies.
Leader of opposition was in a responsible position with a cabinet rank and Jagan is not invited which is a breach of protocol and making efforts to send the invite on the second day is unpardonable, he said. Film personalities were on the guest list on the first day of the Pushkarams while the government opted to ignore Jagan, he said adding that some TDP leaders are planning to invite his leader after the actual event was over.
The party has made arrangements on its own for Jagan for the pushkarams and due to some unavoidable circumstances the programme has been postponed to August 18, Parthasarathi said.
