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Source:- India Makes Strong Case at UN Against Lack of Support From Neighbours Who ‘Hide’ Terrorists India has reported to the United Nations that it has lived with the curse of terrorism inflicted from across borders for decades while its counter-terror efforts go in vain without the required global support who instead “hide” and protect the accused persons. Speaking at the United Nations High-Level Conference on Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies on Friday, Special Secretary, Internal Security, Home Ministry, Rina Mitra warned that no country can be considered safe from terrorist acts. Mitra made a strong pitch for India’s efforts with counter-terrorism operations and said that terrorist entities today have links and operate across borders building networks, raising funds in various ways, including internationally, propagating ideologies of hate, recruiting from foreign lands, sourcing arms and weapons from distant providers and smugglers and exploiting modern communication techn

Source:- China joins U.S. and India against Pak terror funding The “Wuhan Spirit” ensured that China joined with India, the United States, Russia and the European Union in rejecting the bid of Turkey to take Pakistan off the “Grey List” of terror funding of the 37-nation Financial Action Task Force at its plenary meeting in Paris last week. The Pakistan delegation sought the support of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, China and Turkey to be taken off the Grey List of countries that have made unsatisfactory progress in stopping terror funding. Should Islamabad not show visible progress in stopping terror funding within 15 months, it will be placed on the terror Black List, which at present includes only Iran and North Korea. The Pakistan delegation argued that “Muslim nations should stand together” against any move by FATF to place “the world’s second largest Muslim country” on the Grey List, aware that it was only a short step from there to the Black List, which would ma

Source:- India must not surrender strategic autonomy to US The recent visit to India of Nikki Haley, America’s India-origin permanent representative to the United Nations, can have only compounded the sense in New Delhi that the India-US relationship under President Donald Trump is not going to be smooth-sailing, and even Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose effort from day one in office has been to please Washington, cannot any more be in doubt on this score. In her public remarks and in a television interview, Ms Haley sought to underscore two points — the importance of religious tolerance in a democracy, and the importance to America that India downgrade its relations with its important neighbour Iran and stop buying oil from it. The point conveyed about religious tolerance is a direct hit at the Modi regime, which has hardly distinguished itself for its even-handed approach towards minority communities. President Barack Obama too had made the same point before departing New Delhi

Source:- R&AW covert ops dismantled Jamaat-e-Islami terror camps in 1992, reveals spymaster Amar Bhushan in book Months after Begum Khaleda Zia swept Bangladesh election in February 1991, India’s external spy agency Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW) was alarmed over increased harassment of pro-India politicians, large-scale radicalisation and meticulously planned infiltration of trained jihadis into Indian territory by Jamaat-e-Islami, that was operating as a semi-autonomous political force under the newly elected government of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The R&AW, which serves as ears and eyes of the government across the globe, was shocked about the brutal challenge posed by Jamaat, which was in the process of setting up a safe haven for terrorists at the India-Bangladesh border with the help of Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), instrumental in arranging finances and ammunition. The intelligence inputs had suggested that Jamaat was also running a la

The Baltimore Museum of Art, June 13–October 28, 2018 Dox Thrash. Griffin Hills, c. 1940. The Baltimore Museum of Art, BMA 1942.3 in Share In 1939, The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) presented one of the first major exhibitions in the U.S. to feature African American artists. Contemporary Negro Art served “as a declaration of principles as to what art should be in a democracy and as a gauge of how far in this particular province we have gone and may need to go,” wrote renowned philosopher and art critic Alain Locke in the exhibition brochure. Nearly 80 years later, the museum pays tribute to this exhibition with 1939: Exhibiting Black Art at the BMA .  On view June 13–October 28, 2018, it features 14 prints and drawings by artists who were included in the 1939 show along with archival materials. Dox Thrash. "Glory Be!" The origins of this landmark exhibition date back to 1937, when BMA Board of Trustees President Henry Treide extended a

San Antonio Museum of Art June 23–September 16, 2018   Francisco de Zurbarán (1598-1664),  Saint Isabel of Portugal , ca. 1635, Oil on canvas, h. 72 7/16 in. (184 cm); w. 38 9/16 in. (98 cm), Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid P01239 © Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. EL GRECO. VELÁZQUEZ. GOYA. SOROLLA. PICASSO. These are just some of the Spanish masters whose paintings are included in  Spain: 500 Years of Spanish Painting from the Museums of Madrid . This summer, the San Antonio Museum of Art will present a dramatic survey of five hundred years of Spanish painting, stretching from the union of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand in the late fifteenth century to the turn of the twentieth century.  Spain  will contain more than forty works of art, the majority from major museums in Madrid, and very few of which have previously been on view in the United States. ]   Organized in celebration of the Tricentennial of the city of San Antonio, the exhibition will convey the sple

Delacroix  to Open September 17 Exhibition Dates: September 17, 2018–January 6, 2019 Exhibition Location: The Met Fifth Avenue, The Tisch Galleries, Gallery 899, 2nd Floor Press Preview: Wednesday, September 12, 10 am–noon French painter Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863) was one of the greatest creative figures of the 19th century. Through his choice of daring subjects and compositions, a vibrant palette, and bold brushwork, he set into motion a cascade of innovations that changed the course of art. As Van Gogh wrote in 1885: "What I find so fine about Delacroix is precisely that he reveals the liveliness of things, and the expression and the movement, that he is utterly beyond the paint ." Although Delacroix is celebrated as the embodiment of the Romantic era, much remains to be understood about his life and prolific career. Delacroix , which opens on September 17 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, will be the first

  🇬🇲 Publicity put out by the US- and China- based philatelic agency, IGPC , draws attention to a single stamp miniature sheet inscribed ' The Gambia ' which is inscribed 'PAN African Postal Union Joint Stamp Issue 2018'. A similar item inscribed 'Liberia' is also depicted in the same publicity. The issue commemorates the Centenary of the birth of the former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, a great figure in the modern history of Africa. Rating:- ****.   I have not been able to track down any further information on what might be a very large omnibus issue from all the countries of Africa - including 20 Commonwealth states - but this sounds like an interesting prospect for the latter half of 2018.   🇧🇲 A new issue from the Bermuda Post Office which was announced in Bermuda's The Royal  Gazette is a set of 4 stamps which depict  Bermuda bags , apparently a '1970 fashion item - a popular gift item for decades'. The bags are des

The headquarters of the G5 Sahel force, a coalition of Sahelien states sent to combat the growing insurgency in central Mali, was subjected to a complex assault earlier today. At least six people were killed in the attack, which has so far yet to be claimed by any group. Earlier today, suspected jihadists attempted to infiltrate the G5 base in Sevare, a town in Mali’s central Mopti region. A suicide car bomb was used in the attempt to penetrate the perimeter. The explosion was then followed by heavy gunfire as militants attempted to exploit the chaos to enter the base. According to local reports, the provisional death toll stands at six people dead . However, it is unclear if all six are members of the G5 military force. No group has yet to claim responsibility for the assault, however, the modus operandi , as well as the area in which the attack took place, fits with that of al Qaeda’s Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM). The jihadist conglomerate, and its constituent g

Screenshot from Katibat Salahadin’s video Katibat Salahadin, a sub-unit within the larger Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), recently filmed itself clashing in Mali’s northern Menaka region with members from the pro-Mali Tuareg alliance of the Imghad and Allies Self Defense Movement (GATIA) and the Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (MSA). The footage, which was uploaded online by third-party accounts, purports to show jihadists of Katibat Salahadin firing at the Tuareg militias somewhere in Menaka. Tuareg and Fulani fighters are shown within the unit, which only has small arms, including Kalashnikovs, PK machine guns, and rocket-propelled grenades. The footage was uploaded earlier this week and is undated, however, strikes between ISGS and the militias have been steadily reported since February of this year. The attack most likely took place within the last few months. This is the second video released this week showing Katibat Salahadin and its activities against the

Source:- Denied information on high-tech fighter jet equipment, India develops its own Any gaming aficionado would love it: A space age fighter jet cockpit with information on weapons locking systems, enemy planes and flight information flashing on the windshield. This high-tech system is likely to be adapted soon for fighter aircraft in India with technology developed indigenously. The head-up display (HUD) has been developed by the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) in Chandigarh, a constituent unit of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR). The technology, which CSIO started developing from scratch after the UK,USA, France and Israel declined to share it with India, was first adapted for the indigenous light combat aircraft Tejas, says director, CSIO, Prof RK Sinha. Now, a plot display unit (PDU) similar to HUD is being developed for BAE Systems Hawk, a British single-engine, jet-powered advanced trainer aircraft under licence manufacturing in

Jean-François Millet, Dandelions, 1867–68. Pastel on tan wove paper. Gift of Quincy Adams Shaw through Quincy Adams Shaw, Jr., and Mrs. Marian Shaw Haughton. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) Edgar Degas, Dancers Resting, 1881–85. Pastel on paper mounted on cardboard. Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Johan Frederik Thaulow, Cottages in the Snow, 1891. Pastel on canvas. Bequest of David P. Kimball in memory of his wife Clara Bertram Kimball. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in Share ( ArtfixDaily.com )  The fragility of powdery pigment and the light sensitivity of the paper on which it rests mean pastels can rarely be exhibited—typically for only a few months per decade.  French Pastels: Treasures from the Vault  at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), provides an opportunity to see nearly 40 masterworks by 10 avant-garde artists who reinvigorated the challenging medium in the 19th century, from depictions of rural l