NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||19/06/2025. ||| THURSDAY| VOL—IV/2025/JUNE/560

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||19/06/2025.

THURSDAY| VOL—IV/2025/JUNE/560

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G-7 UPDATES:-

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the 51st G7 Summit held in Kananaskis, Canada, where they reaffirmed the strong and growing friendship between India and Italy. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan held a significant meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Canada, reaffirming the strong commitment of both nations to deepen their bilateral relationship across a wide range of sectors.

PM Modi Meets South Korean President Lee Jae-myung Leader On G7 Sidelines In Canada. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a 35-minute phone call with US President Donald Trump, declined Trump’s invitation to visit the United States, citing prior commitments and a pre-existing schedule.

The invitation was extended for a stopover in Washington as Modi was returning from the G7 Summit in Canada. Instead, PM Modi invited President Trump to visit India for the upcoming Quad Summit, likely to be held later this year, an invitation which Trump accepted and expressed eagerness to attend.

MODI’s TELEPHONIC DIALOGE WITH TRUMP. LINK FURNISHED BELOW. PLEASE LISTEN.

https://youtu.be/jfDrAkUGtac?t=25

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

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) India remains a bright spot for investment globally in the third quarter this year (Q3 2025), backed by resilient domestic consumption, favourable trade dynamics and supportive monetary policy, an HSBC Global Private Banking report said on Tuesday, adding that India’s GDP is projected to grow at 6.2 per cent in 2025.

Minister of State for Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh announced that Central government employees covered under the Unified Pension Scheme will now be eligible for retirement and death gratuity benefits.

The Government of India has launched the DhartiAaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan, a massive tribal empowerment drive aimed at delivering welfare benefits to nearly one lakh tribal villages. This largest-ever saturation campaign, spearheaded by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to name new ambassadors to their respective countries in a meeting yesterday, Carney’s office said.

 Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) has inaugurated India’s largest in-plant automobile railway siding at its Manesar facility in Haryana. Developed with an investment of ₹452 crore, the project is aligned with the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan and aims to significantly cut carbon emissions and fuel consumption by enhancing rail-based vehicle dispatch.

Reliance Infrastructure, led by Anil Ambani, has announced a significant partnership between its subsidiary Reliance Aerostructure Limited and French aerospace major Dassault Aviation to manufacture Falcon-2000 business jets in India.

 India launches Operation Sindhu to evacuate Indian nationals from Iran.

“Pilibhit: पांच साल में 3000 लोगों का धर्मांतरण, अब कराई जा रही घर वापसी; नेपाल सीमा से सटे गांवों की कहानी”, अमर उजाला, जून 17, 2025 “पीलीभीत जिले में नेपाल बॉर्डर से सटे गांवों के ग्रामीणों की कमजोर आर्थिक स्थिति, अशिक्षा और अंधविश्वास का फायदा ईसाई मिशनरियों ने उठाया। 

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

As Israel-Iran air attacks continue, Trump is weighing a U.S. strike on Iran, unnamed U.S. officials told multiple news outlets. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said today that a U.S. military incursion would lead to “irreparable damage.” Trump met with his national security team last night and spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu afterward.

U.S. Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced a resolution yesterday that would require congressional approval for the U.S. military to offensively attack Iran. Fourteen additional lawmakers immediately supported the measure, all of them Democrats, Massie’s office said.

Iran is prepared to strike U.S. bases in the Middle East should the United States join Israel’s military campaign; unnamed U.S. officials told the New York Times.

Israeli strikes on Iran appeared to have hit two nuclear centrifuge production sites, the UN nuclear watchdog said today. 

Hundreds of ships traveling through the Persian Gulf have experienced interference with their signalling systems in recent days, shipping analysis firm Windward said. The practice sometimes occurs in war settings as militaries seek to mask the location of ships that could be targets.

An unnamed official from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office told reporters early yesterday that a joint statement on Ukraine had been discussed at the G7 summit but did not move forward due to U.S. objections.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told G7 leaders that “diplomacy is now in a state of crisis” and they should continue urging Trump to force an end to the war, he wrote on Telegram.

North Korea will send five thousand construction workers and one thousand combat engineers to Russia’s Kursk region, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu told reporters yesterday during a visit to Pyongyang. 

The International Energy Agency projected yesterday that global oil supply will exceed demand in 2025, despite conflict in the Middle East.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has officially confirmed that two critical Iranian centrifuge production facilities—the TESA Karaj workshop and the Tehran Research Center—were struck in recent Israeli airstrikes.

Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, delivered a comprehensive address highlighting serious concerns about ongoing human rights violations in China, specifically in Tibet and Xinjiang.

The Bonn Climate Change Conference 2025, held from June 16–26 in Germany, gathers over 5,000 global delegates to discuss climate adaptation, finance, and implementation strategies under the UNFCCC, shaping outcomes ahead of COP30.

Taiwan completed the initial sea test for its first domestically built submarine, the Narwhal, yesterday. The Indigenous Défense Submarine program is a main pillar of Taiwan’s efforts to modernize its military amid fears of potential conflict with China.

President Bola Tinubu is visiting Benue state in north-central Nigeria today after an assault by gunmen that began on Friday night killed dozens of people there. Amnesty International said the death toll numbered around 100, while witnesses estimated 150. 

 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

The Indian Navy has significantly enhanced its coastal defence and anti-submarine warfare capabilities with the commissioning of INS Arnala, the nation’s first indigenously designed and built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), on June 18, 2025, at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam. 

Hyderabad-based Raghu Vamsi Aerospace Group marked a significant milestone for India’s aerospace sector by unveiling a fully indigenous 40 KGF micro turbojet engine at the 55th International Paris Air Show, held from June 16 to 22, 2025.This engine, developed specifically for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and cruise missiles. 

 

CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

Thirty seven individuals from six states were arrested by the Cybercrime wing of the Hyderabad police during an out-of-state operations conducted between March 9 and June 14. The coordinated crackdown resulted in refunds totalling to over ₹14.5 crore to victims across India, as investigators unravelled a wide web of cybercrime syndicates.

MISHAPS: -

At least 208 victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad have so far been identified through DNA matching, and 173 bodies have been handed over to their families. 

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

• Today, Russia starts hosting the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
• Tomorrow, the UN Security Council holds a debate on poverty and conflict in New York.
• Tomorrow, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

 

THE END.