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  The supply of rice is being made in response to the request from the Syrian government for emergency humanitarian assistance. The Indian government has gifted 2000 metric tonnes of rice to Syria for strengthening food security in the middle eastern country. The news was shared by the government through an official statement on February 12, 2021. According to the statement by the Ministry of External Affairs, the first consignment of 1000 metric tonnes of rice was handed over by Hifzur Rahman, India ambassador to Syria to Hussain Makhlouf, Minister of local administration and head of Supreme Relief Committee. It further added that the remaining 1000 tonnes are expected to reach Syria on February 18. The supply is being made in response to the request from the Syrian government for emergency humanitarian assistance. India stands in solidarity with Syria: The Ministry mentioned that the Indian government has always stood in solidarity with the people of Syria and the bilateral engag...

  President Biden announced that it shall be the policy of his administration that no more American taxpayer dollars be diverted to construct a border wall. US President Joe Biden on February 11, 2021 revoked the  emergency order  issued by former  President Donald Trump  for the  construction of the US-Mexico border wall. Biden wrote in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,  "I have determined that the declaration of a national emergency at our southern border was unwarranted." President Biden announced that it shall be the policy of his administration that no more American taxpayer money be diverted to construct a border wall. Key Highlights • President Biden will be directing a careful review of all resources appropriated or redirected to that end.  • In early 2020, the Customs and Border Protection had reported that it had found USD 11 billion in funding for the wall. • Trump had signed an executive order declaring national emergency  t...

  An ambitious 10-year space program of Turkey includes missions to the moon, developing internationally viable satellite systems, and sending Turkish astronauts into space. The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on February 9, 2021, unveiled an ambitious 10-year space program that includes missions to the moon, developing internationally viable satellite systems, and sending Turkish astronauts into space. The program announced by the President, during a live televised event laced with special effects, can be seen as part of his vision for placing Turkey in the expanded global and regional role. The Turkish Space Agency by the country in 2018 with an aim of joining the handful of the countries with space programs. The President, during the launch, also declared Turkey’s aim of sending Turkish citizens into space with international cooperation, to work with other nations on creating a global brand in satellite technology and on building a spaceport. Turkey’s first contact with...

  China Task Force will provide recommendations on the military strategy to the Department of Defence that will help in counter the growing challenges posed by Beijing. The President of the United States Joe Biden on February 10, 2021, announced the launch of a new China Task Force to provide recommendations on the military strategy to the Department of Defence- DoD that will help in counter growing challenges posed by Beijing. According to the US President, the task force will be composed of military and civilian experts across the department. It will need a whole government effort, strong alliances, partnerships, and bipartisan cooperation in Congress. During his remark on the task force, the US President mentioned that the country needs to meet the growing challenges that have been posed by China in order to keep peace and defend its interests in the Indo-pacific and globally. China task force of US: The President of the United States was briefed about the new DoD-wide China tas...