16062024-TTC-01.qxd 16-06-2024 00:34 Page 1 123 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 144 NO. 166 | 20 PAGES | ~7.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 CYRIL RAMAPHOSA RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA WORLD /thetribunechd SHAH TO REVIEW SECURITY TODAY, 3RD MEET IN 3 DAYS J&K HOW WALKING CAN BE CANNOT FIGHT MODERN A TRULY IMMERSIVE WARS WITH OLD MINDSET: EXPERIENCE SPECTRUM IAF CHIEF BACK PAGE sunday | 16 june 2024 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com ‘Close ally’ Japan set to Punjab drug overdose: 14 deaths in 14 days sanction Indian firms for trade ties with Russia Jupinderjit Singh Tribune News Service Sandeep Dikshit Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 15 Japan, a close Indian ally in business and security spheres, is all set to slap sanctions on companies from India as well as those from China, the UAE and Uzbekistan for allegedly circumventing anti-Russia sanctions. A member of the four-country Quad alliance along with India, Japan has opted to hew closer to the American position on Ukraine by penalising companies from the four countries that have done business with Russia. In case of the Israeli assault on Gaza too, it has been sanctioning activists of Hamas and Hezbollah. “At the recent G-7 summit, we have announced that we are considering a new package of sanctions that will include companies from third countries. We are looking at measures against companies from China, India, the UAE and Uzbekistan,” said the Chief Secretary of the Japanese government, Yoshimasa Hayashi, as per media reports. According to Hayashi, the Japanese government is currently coordinating the details TOEING US LINE ■ Japan opts to toe the posi- tion maintained by America on Ukraine by penalising companies from India, China, UAE and Uzbekistan ■ Important to take firm stance against bid to circumvent sanctions against Russia, a top Japanese official said ■ Sanctions not targeted at specific countries, but at companies trying to evade sanctions, he said of the new sanctions package against the Russian Federation and will release the details soon. Companies from Kazakhstan could also be added to the list being prepared by the Japanese government. Like India, Japan has also heavily invested in Kazakhstan, especially in uranium mining. Interestingly, the decision to impose sanctions on com- panies from the four countries was communicated by Japan to other G7 members at their summit in Italy where PM Narendra Modi met his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida. “Regarding sanctions, our country considers it important to take a firm stance against attempts to avoid or circumvent sanctions against Russia. We have announced that we are considering a package that includes sanctions against Chinese and Indian companies. These sanctions are not targeted at specific countries, but at all companies trying to evade sanctions,” Hayashi was quoted as saying. “Strong ties between India and Japan are important for a peaceful, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. Our nations look forward to working together in defence, technology, semiconductors, clean energy and digital technology. We also wish to advance ties in infrastructure and cultural linkages,” PM Modi posted on X after meeting Kishida. There was no hint of the Ukraine conflict in posts on the meeting by the two sides. Chandigarh, June 15 At least 14 alleged drug overdose deaths have been reported in Punjab over the past two weeks, bringing to focus again how the authorities concerned have been struggling to root out the menace in the border state where the problem is often attributed to smuggling from Pakistan. Nine of these deaths have taken place over the past week alone, according to MELODI: PM Modi poses for a selfie with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni. A five-second video of the duo has garnered over 20 mn views on X. ANI Aparna Banerji Tribune News Service Minibus falls into river in U’khand, 14 killed, 12 hurt Rudraprayag, June 15 Fourteen tourists were killed and 12 injured when a minibus skidded off the road and fell into the Alaknanda on the Badrinath national highway in Uttarakhand on Saturday, officials said. The vehicle carrying 26 persons, most of them from Delhi, rolled 500m down the gorge, they said. The tourists were on the way to Chopta when the accident happened around 11 am near Raitoli village, they added. Ten people continued on page 6 Jasvir Kaur Gagandeep Kaur VICTIM WAS PREGNANT ■ Jasvir Kaur (29) and her cousin Gagandeep (20) shot at by Gaurav Gill (21) in New Jersey ■ Jasvir, who was three months’ pregnant, succumbed to her injuries; Gaurav, who studied with Gagan in Jalandhar, was allegedly pursuing her <
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