Daily Archives: 2. Oktober 2023


02.10.2023 - 22:30 [ theWire.in ]

Full Text | Rewriting Constitution Means Breaking India Apart, Says Fali Nariman

Generally, there are preambles to the constitution and this preamble has been called by our Supreme Court the “conscience of the constitution”. Preamble’s Part 3 Fundamental Rights, Part 4 Directive Principles of State Policy, which are not enforceable by the court but are nonetheless binding, they are all part of the conscience of the constitution (…)

You believe that there is the duty to interpret the constitution in the context of the time and in the context of the issues of the day.

Oh absolutely, absolutely! There has to be! (…)

In fact, interpretations keep changing, people keep adding to existing questions and revising new meanings.

Absolutely! Courts as you know go by precedent, so what five judges say today, seven judges can say tomorrow or have nine judges say the contrary to that, two years later.

This is what makes the constitution a living, dynamic object.

Absolutely!

02.10.2023 - 13:55 [ Siranush Sargsyan / Twitter ]

If you want to really learn why 120K people would leave their land, their prosperous lives, their graves, their 1000s of years old cultural heritage, go read my timeline for the last year, and also this personal essay of mine.

02.10.2023 - 13:45 [ Siranush Sargsyan / NewLinesMag.com ]

Living Through War and Waiting for Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh

On Jan. 26, on the eve of my 39th birthday, my friend Armine brought me a few spoonfuls of coffee — she had kept it as a precious gift for me, knowing the outsized role the drink plays in my life. I miss its aroma the most. Another friend, Sarine, had called from Yerevan the day before and asked if I at least had a small cake. I reassured her that having coffee was enough. The next morning, the doorbell woke me up: There stood Sarine’s sister, with a small homemade gata, a traditional Armenian sweet bread, baked by their mother. I allowed myself one candle for my besieged birthday, and placed it on top of the gata. A birthday candle is a luxury, since they are now our only evening light.

02.10.2023 - 13:22 [ News.am ]

Former Armenia FM: No one stands by Armenia

Armenia has lost all its friends, whether global or regional, today there is no one who stands by Armenia, Former Foreign Minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanian said in a video message on Facebook.

02.10.2023 - 13:00 [ Washington Post ]

How the war in Ukraine helped stoke an Armenian tragedy

(September 28, 2023)

But recent events also reflect a change in the geopolitical winds. The Kremlin does not disguise its contempt and distrust for Armenian President Nikol Pashinyan, who came to power in 2018 amid anti-government protests against a corrupt, Russia-backed regime. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Pashinyan has attempted to accelerate an Armenian pivot to the West with steps that included a tranche of humanitarian aid to Kyiv and planned military exercises with the United States.

02.10.2023 - 12:40 [ Politico.eu ]

Russia warns Armenia not to join International Criminal Court

(September 28, 2023)

According to Armenia’s justice minister, Grigor Minasyan, the move is necessary to hold Azerbaijan to account for alleged military aggression and war crimes amid a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Inside Azerbaijan’s internationally recognized borders, the unrecognized state’s ethnic Armenian leadership surrendered following a lightning offensive last Wednesday.

02.10.2023 - 12:21 [ Wikipedia ]

2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh

Artsakhi authorities agreed to a proposal by Russian peacekeeping forces to establish a ceasefire from 13:00 on 20 September.[89] Under the terms of the agreement, the government of the Republic of Artsakh agreed to disarm and to enter into talks with the government of Azerbaijan regarding the reintegration of the territory.

02.10.2023 - 12:15 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Armenien kündigt Militärübungen mit den USA an

(06.09.2023)

Die Militärübung „Eagle Partner 2023“ soll am kommenden Montag beginnen und zehn Tage dauern. Laut armenischem Verteidigungsministerium beinhaltet das Manöver Operationen zur Stabilisierung von Konflikten bei der Erfüllung friedensstiftender Einsätze.

Nach Angaben des US-Militärs werden 85 amerikanische und 175 armenische Soldaten daran teilnehmen. Die Teilnehmer seien lediglich mit Gewehren bewaffnet – es würden keine schweren Waffen eingesetzt. Das Manöver fällt damit relativ klein aus.

02.10.2023 - 12:10 [ ForeignPolicy.com ]

Putin Faces Geopolitical Setback in South Caucasus

(September 7, 2023)

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica this week that his country’s reliance on Russia wasn’t paying off, particularly as Moscow struggles to supply its own military, let alone partnering militaries. “Dependence on just one partner in security matters is a strategic mistake,” he said.

Armenia followed up by announcing its first-ever tranche of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, which Pashinyan’s wife personally handed over during a visit to Kyiv this week.

Then, just to add some salt to the Kremlin’s wounds, Armenia announced a new joint military exercise with the United States, dubbed “Eagle Partner 2023,” to be held in the coming weeks.

02.10.2023 - 11:04 [ Wikipedia ]

Dissolution of the Soviet Union

In a nationally televised speech in the evening of 25 December, Gorbachev resigned as president of the Soviet Union – or, as he put it, „I hereby discontinue my activities at the post of President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.“[147] He declared the office extinct, and ceded all of its powers (such as control of the nuclear arsenal[148]) to Yeltsin.
The upper chamber of the Supreme Soviet in its ultimate session, voting the USSR out of existence, 26 December

On the night of 25 December, at 7:32 p.m. Moscow time, after Gorbachev appeared on television, the Soviet flag was lowered[149] and the State Anthem of the Soviet Union was played for the last time (the tune itself returned in December 2000 thanks to the support of Yeltsin‘s successor, Vladimir Putin, but with new lyrics „selected to evoke and eulogize the history and traditions of Russia.“[150]), and the Russian tricolor was raised in its place at 7:45 pm,[151] symbolically marking the end of the Soviet Union.

02.10.2023 - 11:01 [ Wikipedia ]

1991 Nagorno-Karabakh independence referendum

An independence referendum was held in Nagorno-Karabakh on 10 December 1991.[1] It was approved by 99.98% of voters.[1]

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The referendum was boycotted by the region‘s Azerbaijani population, which then constituted 20% of the entire population.

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On the day of the referendum, Stepanakert, and other Armenian settlements, came under fire with 10 civilian deaths 11 wounded reported.[2]

Neither the 1991 referendum nor the one that followed in 2006 were recognised as legitimate abroad. Nagorno-Karabakh continued to be internationally considered as de jure part of Azerbaijan on no legal basis.

02.10.2023 - 09:33 [ pardaphash.com ]

Turkey Launches Airstrikes on Kurdish Militant Targets in Iraq Following Explosion Near Parliament

This incident occurred on the day when the Turkish Parliament was set to reopen after a summer recess. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his address, labeled the attack as “the last stand of terrorism” and reiterated the government’s commitment to establishing a 30-kilometer safe zone along Turkey’s border with Syria to enhance border security.

02.10.2023 - 09:19 [ Ragıp Soylu / Twitter ]

The second person near the car fires a light anti tank weapon. That’s how explosion happens

(01.10.2023)

Here is the footage from a different angle in Ankara attack #Turkey

02.10.2023 - 09:12 [ Ragıp Soylu / Twitter ]

NEW: Ankara attack footage from this morning. #Turkey

(01.10.2023)

02.10.2023 - 09:08 [ Joydeep Roy / Twitter ]

#TerrorAttack ; Nine years after the deadly terror attack at Berlin‘s Breitscheidplatz, Berlin Christmas Market terror attack. Explosions and gunfire near the Turkish Parliamentary Building in Ankara, Turkey.

(01.10.2023)

02.10.2023 - 08:49 [ Al Jazeera ]

Serbia denies US, EU reports of military build-up along Kosovo border

Serbia has denied reports of a military build-up along the border with Kosovo, alleging a “campaign of lies” against his country in the wake of a shootout a week earlier that killed four people and fuelled tensions in the volatile Balkan region.

“A campaign of lies … has been launched against our Serbia,” Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in a video posted on Instagram on Sunday.

02.10.2023 - 08:32 [ Wikipedia ]

Asim Munir (general)

Prior to becoming army chief he was posted at the GHQ as Quartermaster general.[3] He commanded the XXX Corps in Gujranwala from 17 June 2019 to 6 October 2021.[4] He served as the 23rd Director-General of the ISI until he was replaced with Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed on 16 June 2019.

02.10.2023 - 08:26 [ Reuters ]

Pakistan sets election for January, likely minus Imran Khan

(September 21, 2023)

The election commission has already questioned the impartiality of the caretaker government led by Kakar, who comes from a pro-military party, saying it appears to be aligned with the opponents of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

As it stands, former premier Khan, the main opposition leader, cannot fight this election after he was barred from public office for five years after a corruption investigation.

02.10.2023 - 07:41 [ Al Jazeera ]

Did US ask for Imran Khan’s removal as Pakistan PM after he visited Russia?

(10 Aug 2023)

Khan was sacked from power in April 2022 after he lost a no-confidence vote in parliament. He alleged he knew of the “cypher” while he was in office which, according to him, proved the US hatched a conspiracy with the help of his political opponents and the Pakistani military to remove him.

He later made a U-turn, saying he wants good relations with the US, but continued to blame his successor Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the military for orchestrating his removal.

02.10.2023 - 07:33 [ theIntercept.com ]

Secret Pakistan Cable Documents U.S. Pressure to Remove Imran Khan

(09.08.2023)

One month after the meeting with U.S. officials documented in the leaked Pakistani government document, a no-confidence vote was held in Parliament, leading to Khan’s removal from power. The vote is believed to have been organized with the backing of Pakistan’s powerful military. Since that time, Khan and his supporters have been engaged in a struggle with the military and its civilian allies, whom Khan claims engineered his removal from power at the request of the U.S.

The text of the Pakistani cable, produced from the meeting by the ambassador and transmitted to Pakistan, has not previously been published. The cable, known internally as a “cypher,” reveals both the carrots and the sticks that the State Department deployed in its push against Khan, promising warmer relations if Khan was removed, and isolation if he was not.

02.10.2023 - 05:42 [ Tribune.com.pk ]

Balochistan govt announces ‘all-out war’ against terrorists amid rising unrest

(October 01, 2023)

During a press conference held in Quetta, the minister lauded the Chief of Army Staff‘s (COAS) dedication to the fight against terror and emphasised the joint efforts of provincial and federal governments in countering extremism and terrorism. (…)

Echoing the sentiments of Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti, Achakzai asserted that the Indian intelligence agency RAW was responsible for the unrest and terrorist acts in Balochistan. “Such elements would not be spared at any costs”, he concluded.

02.10.2023 - 05:25 [ Koko / Nitter ]

There have been 5 bomb blasts in Pakistan today, so far. But this is not our 9/11.

(29.09.2023)

02.10.2023 - 05:23 [ Al Jazeera ]

Pakistan blasts updates: Twin explosions kill dozens of worshippers

(29.09.2023)

Balochistan’s Police Chief Abdul Khaliq Shaikh says the explosion near the procession of Eid Mawlid an-Nabi in Mastung was a suicide attack.

Shaikh said in a statement that a police official, Nawaz Gishkori, sacrificed his life trying to stop the suicide attacker.