NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||13/06/2025. ||| FRIDAY| VOL—IV/2025/JUNE/557

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||13/06/2025.

FRIDAY| VOL—IV/2025/JUNE/557

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AIR INDIA FLIGHT 171 CRASHED AT AHMEDABAD AIRPORT.

At least one passenger on board Air India Flight 171 to London Gatwick survived, local police said.

According to Reuters, senior police officer Vidhi Chaudhary said the man had been in seat 11A and added that there may be a few more survivors in the hospital.

The Hindustan Times named the survivor as a British national, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, and said he was receiving treatment. What appears to be a copy of the flight manifest, shared by news agency IANS, lists Vishwash Kumar Ramesh as having been assigned seat 11A and boarded.

The Hindustan Times said it spoke to Ramesh in a local hospital, and quoted him as saying: “Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly.”

Ramesh told the Hindustan Times that he had been visiting family and was returning to the UK with his brother, who had been sitting in a different row. He didn’t know if his brother had survived, he said.

The Federation of All India Medical Association said between 50 and 60 students have been admitted to local hospitals after an Air India flight crashed into the hostel at the BJ Medical College and Hospital. At least 4 students staying at doctors' hostel are missing after plane crash, doctors' group says.

The statement said four or five students are missing and another two or three others are in intensive care.

BIRD HIT IS ASSUMED AS CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.

INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in India is set to launch CROPIC, an innovative initiative aimed at enhancing crop monitoring and loss assessment. CROPIC stands for Collection of Real-Time Observations & Photo of Crops. 

WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)

A.    The United States is reviewing a nuclear submarine deal that forms the basis of the 2021 AUKUS security pact, a Pentagon spokesperson said. The multibillion dollar deal commits the United States and the UK to helping Australia acquire nuclear-powered attack submarines in the 2030s and 2040s. The plan was pitched during the Joe Biden administration as a method of jointly deterring China, but a Trump administration official reportedly leading the review has voiced concerns that fulfilling U.S. AUKUS commitments could potentially diminish the size of the U.S.'s own submarine fleet. In response, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese later said, “we’ll determine our Défense policy.”

B.     Washington plans to send trade partners letters over the next two weeks setting new tariff rates but would also be open to extending countries’ negotiating deadlines, Trump said yesterday. 

C.    Beijing plans to offer zero-tariff access to its markets for fifty-three African countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a letter yesterday. Eswatini is the only African country set to be excluded from the measure, due to its diplomatic recognition of Taiwan. Beijing said the tariff relief will be official after a China-Africa economic partnership deal is signed.

D.    Pro-European Prime Minister Donald Tusk won a parliamentary confidence vote yesterday by 243 to 210. Tusk said yesterday that the presidential election does not reduce “our responsibility, our duties, or the scope of our power.” 

E.     The United States authorized the departure of diplomats from its embassy in Baghdad and the departure of military family members from the wider region amid concerns over tensions with Iran, unnamed U.S. officials told multiple news outlets. Israel has reportedly signalled its readiness to attack Iran, and Iran’s Défense minister said yesterday that the country would respond to potential strikes by attacking U.S. bases in the region. The next round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks will occur this weekend, Oman’s foreign minister said today.

F.     UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer turned down a request to meet Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus during his visit to London aimed at raising support for efforts to recover billions of dollars siphoned off by the deposed regime of Sheikh Hasina. 

G.    Ninety-five countries issued a joint call earlier this week to finalize a treaty restricting global plastics. Negotiations on the treaty are due to restart in two months in Geneva after a planned final round of talks last year was derailed by oil-producing countries such as Iran, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. 

H.    All board members of the U.S. government’s Fulbright program for international education exchange resigned yesterday, saying in a memo that the Trump administration’s interference in its scholarship approval process sought to undermine the program’s “mission and mandates.” 

DEFENSE, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

a.      India is actively considering a landmark proposal from Russia to supply and co-produce the fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57E stealth fighter jet, as the country seeks to urgently replenish its shrinking fighter fleet and address a critical gap in its air combat capabilities. 

b.      The Indian Air Force (IAF) is actively assessing two advanced Israeli missile systems: the WIND DEMON from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the ICE BREAKER from Rafael Advanced Defence Systems. 

c.       The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is prominently participating in the Indo-Defence 2025 exhibition, held from June 11 to 14 at the JIExpo Kemayoran in Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of the India Pavilion. This international event serves as a strategic platform for DRDO to display India’s latest advancements in defence technology. 

 

CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

I.            Global operation was launched to combat cybercrime. Codenamed ‘Operation Secure’, this initiative involved law enforcement agencies from 26 countries. The operation aimed to dismantle malicious infrastructure linked to information-stealing malware. 

II.            The Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched a massive crackdown on Thursday in connection with a Rs 2,700 crore money laundering case involving a real estate scheme. The ED conducted raids at approximately 24 locations across Delhi, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

III.            In Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, security forces engaged in an intense encounter with Maoist insurgents on Wednesday, resulting in the elimination of two Naxal cadres, including a high-ranking commander.

IV.            "Violence erupts in Maheshtala in WB after Hindus prevent encroachment of temple land – Shiva Mandir vandalised, vehicles torched, several cops injured in stone pelting", Opindia, June 11, 2025.

ENVIRONMENTAL: -

The India Meteorological department (IMD) has issued a red alert for heat waves in parts Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Jammu and Kashmir till Saturday.

DAS KAPITAL:

The World Bank has projected a slowing of Sri Lanka’s economic recovery in 2025, with growth projected to ease to 3.5%.

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WHAT IS NEXT:

• Today, the International Energy Agency begins a global conference on energy efficiency in Brussels.
• Today, Hong Kong begins an auto expo.
• Tomorrow, the UN Security Council holds consultations on the Middle East and Sudan.

 

THE END.