*Ren Zhiqiang – who called Chinese president a ‘clown’ – jailed for 18 years after securing his forced confession of his “crimes”!

1. China has sentenced an influential former property executive and critic of President Xi Jinping to 18 years in prison for corruption.
1.1.Ren Zhiqiang, the former chairman of Huayuan,…

1. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has taken delivery of the 30th F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft.

2. Prior to formal acceptance of the jet, the aircraft was put through pre-acceptance testing.
2.1. This included performing checks on the production line at contractor Lockheed Martin’s Texas facility along…

1. SHARMA ARRESTED ON SEPTEMBER 14 BY THE DELHI POLICE
1.1. Freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma was arrested by Delhi Police Special Cell in connection with Official Secrets Act case.
1.2.Rajeev Sharma was found to be in possession of some defence-related classified documents.
1.3.He was arrested for allegedly passing sensitive information about India’s…

1. CHINA’S CLAIM ON TAWANG
1.1. As we know, China has always claimed Tawang and the whole of Arunachal Pradesh as its own, calling it ” Southern Tibet”.
1.2. In 1980, our Army Chief Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao prepared a Plan to upgrade our infrastructure and military at the border at…

1. China ramped up its rhetoric over Taiwan on Monday, describing any support for its independence as “doomed to fail”, and threatened retaliation against US diplomatic visits to the island.
1.1. “China will take appropriate countermeasures, including targeting relevant individuals,” said foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin, without elaborating. He warned…

1. TACTICS TO EARMARK TERRITORY TO GAIN LEVERAGE IN FUTURE BORDER NEGOTIATIONS
1.1. A disengagement and de-escalation have been discussed and agreed to at the levels of Special Representatives (July 5) and Foreign Ministers (September 10), but the PLA has made the restoration of status quo ante on LAC conditional,…

1. A Special CBI Court in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district has ordered registration of a CRIMINAL CASE against former Union minister Arun Shourie, retired IAS officer Pradip Baijal and three others, after prima facie finding offences such as criminal conspiracy and cheating proved against them in relation to the sale…