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External affairs minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Belgium and Germany came in the wake of some British members of the European Parliament wanting to pass a resolution against the newly amended citizenship law in India.

Hello and welcome to this episode of DePress Room, my name is Amal Chowdhury and today we will be talking about how the European Parliament Defers Vote on Anti-CAA Resolution. To the relief of the Narendra Modi government, the European Parliament decided to defer the vote on the resolution against India’s controversial Citizenship Amendment Act till the second half of March.

While several top political leaders in India claimed that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is considered to be an internal issue, a session was held in the European Parliament to debate upon India's stand on CAA and NRC

The European Union has made it clear that the move to pass a resolution against India’s CAA is not a reflection of its official status. 

Terming Article 370 an internal issue of India, EU parliamentarians, after visiting Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, said that they stand by India in its fight against global terrorism.

Mary Kom will represent the Asian bloc in the ambassadors group for Tokyo Olympics, which also comprise the likes of Ukrainian legend Vasyl Lamachenko (Europe), a two-time Olympic and world gold-medallist who now plies his trade in the professional circuit, and five-time world champion and 2016 Olympic gold-winner Julio Cesar La Cruz (Americas) among others

The Centre’s decision to allow an EU delegation to visit Jammu and Kashmir was met with much criticism by the Opposition. We take a look at why this impartial visit was allowed and necessary
 

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said that 13,000 marshals have been appointed to be deployed on Delhi buses to ensure women's safety. Swaroop Singh Kuntal became the fastest Indian to complete Ironman event that was held in Malaysia in a record time of 12 hours and 14 minutes. All this and more on today's MyNation in 100 seconds

A 28-member European parliamentary panel will visit Kashmir in the wake of abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A 

External affairs minister S Jaishankar called upon King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands and had "fruitful discussions on expanding the relationship". Let's unravel the agenda on their five-day visit to the country just ahead of Brexit on MyNation's SimplifiedBy.
 

Meet MB Prakash from Bengaluru, who is India's only accordion tuner and composer. Prakash can play polkas, tangos, waltzes and other styles of music from different countries including, Russia, America, China or even Europe.

Commenting on the UK's scheduled withdrawal from the European Union on October 31, Willem-Alexander said that Brexit, however, will make the Netherlands become a key entry point for Europe and also for companies from India

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted that he would take Britain out of the European Union, with or without a deal, on October 31

178-year-old British tour operator Thomas Cook Group Plc has collapsed under a pile of debt. However, reports claim that the move will not have any impact on its India operations.

The European Union also urged India and Pakistan to engage in direct dialogue with respect to finding a peaceful solution to the Kashmir dispute.