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https://www.aviation-defence-universe.com/us-squirms-as-xi-jinping-visits-saudi-arabia/ US squirms as Xi Jinping visits Saudi Arabia   ·         Does this friendship effect India? By Jai Kumar Verma New Delhi. 22 December:  Political history was being made with diplomacy, when earlier this month, Chinese President Xi Jinping met King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia at Riyadh’s al-Yamamah Palace. The camaraderie between the two leaders visible during this three-day visit, is significant from several angles and has many connotations for the nations of the world. The timing of the visit is important as the relations between Saudi Arabia and US are presently at their lowest ebb. Xi was on a state visit at the invitation of King Salman and Saudi Arabia accorded him a red-carpet welcome filled with pomp and show. On the other hand, when US President Joe Biden visited Saudi Arabia in September this year, his reception was very tepid. Is their more to read betwe

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir SOUTH ASIA MONITOR A Perspective on, from and of interest to the region Powered by SPS Society for Policy Studies Islamabad must heed revolt brewing in its backyard There have been several reported uprisings in Muzaffarabad, Bhimber, Mirpur, Kotli and other major cities of POK. The Islamabad controlled media has not covered these demonstrations, but local dailies and some international media have reported about these demonstrations,  writes J K Verma for South Asia Monitor By J K Verma   FEB 21, 2019 ·           While the focus in the media lately has been on Kashmir Valley, what has not got enough public attention is that residents of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK)  have been resorting to agitations, demonstrations and rallies against what they term as excesses and exploitations of Islamabad. The inhabitants of POK, a territory Pakistan calls "Azad Kashmir" (the third of original territory of Kashmir that is with Pakistan since