THURSDAY 15 MAY, 2025 epaper.morningstandard.in facebook.com/TheMorningStandard INDIA REJECTS CHINA RENAMING PLACES IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH X.com/TheMornStandard N-DEAL US ASKS IRAN TO END PROXY WAR President Donald Trump told Gulf leaders on Wednesday that he urgently wants “to make a deal” with Iran to wind down its nuclear programme. PAGE 9 ARUNACHAL AN INTEGRAL PART OF INDIA: MEA A CAPITAL VIEW OF NEWS  NEW DELHI  INCLUDE 3 NEW HYDRO PROJECTS J8.00  PAGES 12 New Delhi’s reaction came after China renamed 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh. In a strongly worded statement, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reaffirmed India’s stance and said, “Creative naming will not alter the undeniable reality that Arunachal Pradesh was, is, and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India | P7 2017 WAS WHEN CHINA HAD RENAMED PARTS OF ARUNACHAL FOR 1ST TIME CONVERTING RUN-OF-RIVER PROJECTS INTO STORAGE STRUCTURES Plans for more Indus basin projects readied for Cabinet J I T E N D R A C H O U B E Y @ New Delhi NEW CJI SWORN IN Justice B R Gavai after taking oath as the 52nd Chief Justice of India, at a ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday, as President Droupadi Murmu looks on | PTI Govt: HCL-Foxconn semiconductor JV in Jewar at `3.7K cr R A K E S H K U M A R @ New Delhi THE Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a `3,706 crore semiconductor plant at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh, to be set up by the HCL-Foxconn joint venture to manufacture display driver chips for mobile phones, laptops and automobiles. Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said with this approval, India now has six semiconductor units in advanced stages of construction. “With this sixth unit, Bharat moves forward in its journey to develop the strategically vital semiconductor industry said Vaishnaw. ,” The new plant near Jewar Airport in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) region will manufacture display driver chips for a wide range of devices including mobile phones, laptops, automobiles, and PCs. It is designed for a capacity of 20,000 wafers per month, with an output of up to 36 million chips monthly . Foxconn is the biggest manufacturer of electronic products, including Apple’s iPhone. The unit is expected to attract an investment of `3,700 crore. Vaishnaw emphasised HCL’s legacy in hardware development and manufacturing, and Foxconn’s global leadership in MULTIPLIER EFFECT Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the new plant will attract investments. Once this unit is there, the display panel plant will also come to India. This will meet 40% of India’s capacity electronics production. Together, the companies aim to strengthen semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. The minister also highlighted the growing presence of global semiconductor partners in India. He said leading equipment manufacturers have established operations in the country Additionally, gas and . chemical suppliers like Merck, Linde, Air Liquide, and Inox are preparing to support the industry’s expansion. India launched a `76,000 crore incentive scheme in December 2021 to build a robust semiconductor ecosystem. doned due to Pakistani roadblocks. They include the Bursar AFTER putting the Indus Wa- project (800 MW) on the Maruters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance, sudar river within the Indus the government is considering basin. Also, the Uri Stage II (260 three new hydropower projects MW) on the Jhelum commison the Indus River Basin be- sioned in 2013-14 is yet to realsides fast-tracking two other ise its full potential. projects. Additionally, discus“As many of our projects sions are underway among top have not moved forward in the officials to convert the existing past four decades, the governrun-of-river hydro projects into ment is aiming to scale up opstorage projects. erations as soon as possible. The treaty signed in 1960 re- Since the treaty is on hold, the stricts India’s usage of the government will not entertain we s t e r n r iv a ny o b j e c t i o n s ers—Indus, from Pakistan,” ADDITIONAL Jhelum, and said a senior officPOWER POINTS Chenab — to er in the Ministry benefit Pakiof Jal Shakti. stan. Ever since, The Permanent Pakistan has Indus Commisbeen stalling Ins i o n , wh i ch i s 4 5 dian proposals mandated to meet 1 3 2 to construct hyannually, has aldropower plants ready been on the on the three rivback burner since 1 Sawalkot Stage II ers under varitwo years. ous pretexts. Many of India’s 2 Kirthai Stage II India put the large and medium 3 Dulhasti Stage II treaty in abeyscale projects on 4 Uri Stage II* ance following the Indus basin a horrific terhave been stalled 5 Bursar project rorist attack on since 1984. The Sa* Uri Stage II commissioned but April 22 in Pawalkot hydropowfull work yet to be completed halgam, killing er project (1,856 26 people. MW) had to be The Ministry of Jal Shakti shelved despite its conceptualihas prepared detailed project sation in 1984 following Pakireports for submission to the stani opposition. While the Cabinet. The proposed projects Kirthai-II (930 MW) was conare Sawalkot Stage II (1,856 ceptualised way back in 1984, MW), Kirthai Stage II (930 MW) work on Kirthai I is in its preand Dulhasti Stage II (260 MW) construction stage. on the Chenab. Dulhasti Stage-II (260 MW) Besides, the ministry has re- over the Chenab was conceived quested Cabinet approval to in 1997-98 and the Bursar fast-track projects that had ei- project (800 MW) on the Maruther slowed down or been aban- sudar river in 2008. P7 A woman cannot be denied maintenance merely because she is qualified and was once employed, if her decision to quit work was driven by the demands of caring for a child, the Delhi High Court has ruled. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, while hearing a plea from a man challenging an interim maintenance order in favour of his estranged wife, held that a mother’s decision to leave employment cannot be treated as a “voluntary abandonment of work” when it is rooted in her duty as a single caregiver. The husband, a practising advocate, had approached the HC seeking a revision of the family court’s direction to pay interim maintenance to his wife. He argued that his wife was highly educated and had previously earned `40,000 to `45,000 per month by working as a teacher and taking tuition classes. I F R A H M U F T I @ New Delhi JAWAHARLAL Nehru University (JNU) has suspended its academic partnership with Turkey’s Inonu University cit, ing national security concerns in the wake of tensions between India and Turkey after the Pahalgam terror attack. The decision follows Turkey’s support for Pakistan during the military conflict triggered by the April 22 terror attack. In a post on social media platform ‘X’ on Wednesday evening, JNU announced the suspension of its Memorandum of Under- ‘Compelling responsibilities made her quit job’ The HC observed that although the wife had previously worked as a guest teacher, her exit from employment was not wilful but driven by “compelling responsibilities” of raising the child on her own. In response, the wife told the court she was unable to work as she was solely responsible for their minor son’s upbringing. As a single parent without family support, she found it impossible to continue her career while taking care of the child. The court observed that although the wife had previously worked as a guest teacher, her exit from employment was not wilful but driven by “compelling responsibilities” of raising the child on her own and BSF jawan Purnam Shaw after being handed over to India | PTI PARADIP: Security agencies have barred 21 Pakistani crew members from disembarking a crude oil tanker that arrived at Paradip Port on Wednesday. Sources said the decision was taken keeping in mind the tense situation with Pakistan | P7 HOW INDIA BYPASSED CHINESE AIR DEFENCE SYSTEMS TO HIT PAK M AYA N K S I N G H @ New Delhi IN a show of strength of the technological might of India’s armed forces, the government on Wednesday said Chinese air defence systems supplied to Pakistan were hoodwinked during Operation Sindoor, with the mission wrapped up in 23 minutes. “Air Force bypassed and jammed Pakistan’s Chinese-supplied air defence systems ... demonstrating India’s technological edge,” the government said. All three services of Pakistan have a major presence of Chinese weapons and systems including the Air Defence systems, J-10, JF-17 fighters, submarines and warships to include a few. On the night of 7-8 May, Pakistan tried to engage a number of military targets in Northern and Western India, but those were neutralised by the Integrated Counter UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) Grid and Air Defence systems. On May 8, India targeted Air Defence Radars and systems at a number of locations in Pakistan, apart from taking down an Air Defence system in Lahore. India’s multi-tier defence prevented Pakistan Air Force attacks on Indian airfields and logistic installations on the night of May 9-10. All strikes were executed without loss of Indian assets. The use of long-range drones to guided munitions made the task easier, the Centre said, adding the strikes were highly effective. A N U R A A G S I N G H @ Bhopal AN FIR was filed against state minister Vijay Shah after an appalled Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday lit into him for his scurrilous remarks, saying he used the “language of the gutters” against Col Sofia Qureshi, who was part of the national briefing on Operation Sindoor against Pakistan. The court took suo motu cognisance of media reports and digital evidence, after which it ordered the police to file an FIR against him on charges of promoting enmity and hatred. Shah had obliquely referred to Col Qureshi as the “sister of terrorists”. Col Qureshi, along with Wi n g C o m mander Vyomika Singh, was the face of the ar med forces Vijay Shah media briefing. Castig ating Shah, the bench said the armed forces were perhaps the last institution in this country that reflect integrity, industry, discipline, sacrifice, selflessness, character, honour and indomitable courage. It directed that the matter to be listed on top priority for Thursday “At the func. tion in Raikunda village in Mhow (Indore), the minister made nauseating remark against Col Sofia Quraishi by way of an innuendo,” the court observed. Sources said the BJP top brass in New Delhi is extremely angry Shah may be asked to . step down as cabinet minister soon, they added. JNU suspends MoU with Turkish varsity, cites national security Woman who quits job to raise kids entitled to alimony, rules Delhi HC S H E K H A R S I N G H @ New Delhi 21 PAK CREW BARRED FROM DISEMBARKING MP minister booked after HC fiat over gutter language the “considerable distance” of her workplace. Agreeing with the reasoning of the family court, the HC said that while the woman was working, she was not entitled to maintenance. However, for the period after she gave up her job, she was rightly granted interim maintenance. The HC also pointed out that the family court had not examined the husband’s income affidavit or bank statements. It remanded the issue back to the family court with a direction to reconsider the wife’s application for interim maintenance afresh. Till the reconsideration is complete, the husband has been directed to continue paying the maintenance as per the earlier order. Due to national security considerations, the MoU between JNU and Inonu University stands suspended until further notice. JNU stands with the nation —A senior JNU official standing (MoU), which had been signed on February 3, 2025, and was set to remain in effect until February 2, 2028. “Due to National Security considerations, the MoU between JNU and Inonu University Türkiye stands suspended , until further notice. JNU stands with the nation,” the university stated, tagging top government officials and institutions. Inonu University at Malatya in Turkiye had entered into the academic partnership with JNU as part of efforts to boost cross-cultural research and student collaboration. A senior JNU official told this newspaper, “We have suspended the MoU with Turkiye’s Inonu University. Under the pact, there were plans for faculty exchange and student exchange programmes.” The suspension comes amid growing sentiment against Turkey especially after reports , suggested the use of Turkishorigin drones by Pakistan during Operation Sindoor — a retaliatory operation launched following the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians. On the same day, the Indian government briefly blocked the social media accounts of Turkish state broadcaster TRT World, accusing it of spreading anti-India propaganda and misinformation. Backlash has led to calls for a boycott of Turkish products and services. India’s diplomatic and trade relations with Turkey are under strain, with several sectors reacting to Ankara’s stance and several online travel portals reporting widespread cancellations of trips to Turkey and Azerbaijan. Foreign lawyers, firms can practice in India, says BCI E X P R E SS N E WS S E R V I C E @ New Delhi THE Bar Council of India (BCI) has notified amendments to its rules, allowing the regulated entry of foreign lawyers and law firms into the Indian legal sector. The changes are intended to strike a balance between fostering global integration and safeguarding the interests of Indian legal professionals. According to a press statement issued by the BCI, the revised rules aim to create a framework that facilitates the practice of foreign and international law in India. The updated regulations fall under the Bar Council of India Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 2022, which were initially notified on March 10, 2023. Under the amended provisions, foreign lawyers will be permitted to engage solely in non-litigious legal services. WHERE IS THE WALKWAY? Street vendors have taken over the foot overbridge near Anand Vihar Bus and Railway Terminal | SHIBA PRASAD SAHU A NIGHTMARE FOR COMMUTERS S H I B A P R A S A D S A H U @ New Delhi STREET vendors, auto drivers, beggars and anti-social elements occupying every inch of the overbridge and footpaths; desperate pedestrians jostling their way through the crammed bridge, commuters taking shortcuts risking their lives to avoid missing their trains. Welcome to the chaotic world of Anand Vihar Bus and Railway Terminus in East Delhi! Known for its maddening rush and utter disorder, the busy inter-junction is one of the major transportation hubs of the city Surprisingly all this . , occur under the not-so-watch- ful watch of the law enforcers. When this reporter visited the site, a group of men suddenly surrounded him and tried to snatch his camera. Despite the presence of cops, vendors continue to operate with impunity leaving the hapless commuters to struggle in the chaos.