Hopeful membership of INSTC project will be expanded: Jaishankar
India has proposed the inclusion of Chabahar port in the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) route, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, and expressed hope that member states involved with the INSTC will agree on expanding membership of this project.
In his address on 'Chabahar Day' at the Maritime India Summit 2021, Jaishankar said the shift in the fulcrum of global economic growth towards Asia is creating unprecedented opportunities for connectivity in the region. He asserted that the marking of Chabahar Day by India reflects its strong commitment to enhancing regional connectivity. Jaishankar said India has also proposed the inclusion of Chabahar in the INSTC route. The INSTC is a key trade corridor project, wherein India is partnering with 12 countries to establish an economic corridor, he said.
The International North South Transport Corridor is a 7,200-km-long multi-mode transport project for moving freight among India, Iran, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Central Asia and Europe.
The incident happened af ter the England all-rounder had just come into bat, with Mohammed Siraj having dismissed Joe Root. Siraj, on the final ball of the same over in which he trapped Root leg-before, fired an ugly bouncer, following which Stokes had a few words with the Hyderabadi seamer.
Kohli soon jumped into the ring to have a word with the all-rounder and his batting partner Jonny Bairstow. The chat heated up, and the Indian skipper was visibly unhappy with something Stokes said to Siraj. The conversation carried on for a while and the umpire was seen tr ying to separate the two, even signalling an invisible wall between them. "May be it's not quite so friendly, umpire has stepped in, I want a clean fire lads, nothing below the belt," the on-air commentator was heard saying.
Britain's Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has had a "successful procedure" for a pre-existing heart condition at a London hospital where he was moved earlier this week, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. The 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II has now spent 16 nights in hospital - first at the private King Edward VII's Hospital and now at St. Bartholomew's Hospital where he was transferred for further tests and observation for a pre-existing heart condition.
"The Duke of Edinburgh on Wednesday underwent a successful procedure for a pre-existing hear t condition at St. Bar tholomew's Hospital," Buckingham Palace said.
"His Royal Highness will remain in hospital for treatment, rest and recuperation for a number of days," the statement added.
St. Bartholomew's Hospital in the City of London is a National Health Service (NHS) hospital and home to Europe's largest specialised cardiovascular unit.
The Duke of Edinburgh, who turns 100 in June, is the UK's longest-serving monarch's consort. He was initially admitted to hospital on February 16 as a "precautionary measure" after feeling unwell. The exact reason for his admission was not disclosed, but it was confirmed that it did not relate to coronavirus.
Four days later, he was visited by his eldest son Prince Charles, who made a round trip from his home in Highgrove residence in Gloucestershire, south-west England, and stayed for around 30 minutes.
During a visit to a vaccination centre in London on Wednesday, Prince Charles' wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, said Prince Philip had "slightly improved".
"So, that's very good news. We'll keep our fingers crossed," she said. The senior royal has spent most of lockdown residing at Windsor Castle with the Queen, alongside a reduced household of staff dubbed "HMS Bubble".
In 2011, Prince Philip was taken to hospital by helicopter from Sandringham after suffering chest pains as the royal family was preparing for Christmas. He was treated for a blocked coronary artery at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire and had a stent fitted. He retired from official royal duties in 2017.