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ANALYSIS/OPINION:
China has fundamentally altered the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and there is no going back. In May 2020, China changed the situation on the ground by shifting the LAC and preventing Indian patrolling on territory previously controlled by India.
China has constructed an entire village along the LAC in Arunachal Pradesh, which hotly came into debate in January. Despite multiple rounds of disengagement talks, the message is loud and clear, China is unwilling to take a back step. The dispute is far from over.
The latest disengagement talk between China and India is merely a reiteration of earlier peace talks. The agreement provides that China will move back its troops on the north bank to east of Finger 8, while the Indian army will move to its permanent base at Dhan Singh Thapa Post near Finger 3. The agreement goes on to state that any structures that had been built by both sides since April 2020 in both the north and the south bank area will be removed and stat
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India News: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday said that the de-escalation of forces in eastern Ladakh alone can lead to restoration of peace and tranqu
UAE schools admission age revised; more classes, staff to be added
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February 28, 2021
Dubai, Feb 28: Parents and educators have welcomed the changes made by education authorities to the minimum age for admissions of school students, but these amendments haven t come without concerns for all stakeholders.
The age requirements will change for new students enrolling in FS1, FS2, Year 1 and Year 2 (Pre-KG, KG1 and Grade 1 respectively), according to the UAE’s MoE, resolution no. (24).
For schools that start in September, this change will be applicable from the start of the 2021/22 academic year in September 2021.
The cut-off age for Pre-KG or Foundation Stage 1 should be 3 years by August 31, 2021 as opposed to the earlier deadline of December 31.