Daily NEWS Summary: 27.05.2020

India’s total count of coronavirus cases rose to 1,54,609 with the death toll has reached 4,400. The Health Ministry today said the recovery rate in the county is 42.4%.

Class 10 and 12 students who had travelled to a different State or district when schools were closed during the lockdown can appear for pending Board exams in their current location
Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ announced today.

The ongoing heat wave over several parts of north and central India is likely to continue during the next 24 hours, even as the southwest monsoon advanced further in the Bay of Bengal. North and central India have been reeling under a severe heat wave, and temperatures have soared over 47° Celsius at a few places.
– the India Meteorological Department said today

US President Donald Trump has once again offered to play the role of statesman and global peacemaker, this time declaring himself “ready, willing and able” to “arbitrate or arbitrate” the “furious border dispute” between India and China, in the midst of the persistent deadlock between the soldiers of the two neighbors of the royal line of control (ALC).

Trump has also repeatedly offered in the past to mediate between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue, New Delhi had rejected it every time.

Last year, Trump’s first offer to mediate was in fact quickly followed by the removal of the special status enjoyed by Jammu and Kashmir under Section 370, widely regarded as an initiative of India to strengthen their position before such intervention can take place.

“We have informed India and China that the United States is ready, willing and able to negotiate or arbitrate their border dispute. Thank you”
Trump said in a morning tweet.

At the same time, the Chinese government said today that the border situation with India is “broadly stable and controllable” and that the two countries have appropriate communication mechanisms and channels to resolve problems through dialogue and consultation.

“We are following the important consensus reached by the two leaders and are strictly observing the agreements between the two countries,”
said a Chinese spokesperson.

Speech by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, apparently referring to the instructions of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi after their two informal summits, when they called on the armed forces of the two countries to take further confidence-building measures to maintain the peace along the border.