About 35 Lakh Passengers flown under RCS-Udan scheme till date

UDAN-RCS

• 134 routes commenced from 1.1.2019 to 10.12.2019
• 10 Airports operationalized in 2019 (till 07.12.2019) out of which 4 airports are underserved and 6 airports are unserved.

Underserved - Lilabari, Belgaum, Pantnagar& Durgapur.
Unserved - Kullu, Kalaburgi, Kannar, Dimapur, Hindon&Pithoragarh.


335 routes awarded during the year 2019 covering 33 airports (20 unserved, 3 underserved, 10 water aerodromes).

34,74,000 approx. numbers of passengers were flown under RCS-UDAN Scheme till date. It has a direct bearing on major Airports since the smaller airports have been connected to various big cities. The travelling time has reduced drastically and public at large is benefitted for the purpose of tourism, medical emergencies and religious shrines, etc.

Rs 304.49 crore (US$ 43.57 million) have been spent for upgradation of existing and new airports from April to November 2019

Belgaum, Prayagraj, Kishangarh, Hubli&Jharsuguda are the busiest airports commenced under UDAN

Air Traffic Flow Management Control and Command Center (ATFM-CCC)

New Air Traffic Flow Management Control and Command Center (ATFM-CCC) with state of art displays has been operationalized at Vasant Kunj, New Delhi in June 2019. ATFM Implementation - Nationwide Central Air Traffic Flow Management [ATFM] system operational since 2017. The Central Command Center (CCC) has become operational from Vasant Kunj premises from 22nd June 2019. The CCC is supported by Flow Management Positions (FMPs) at all major airports (36 in number) which include 8 defence airports. The ATFM system monitors the air traffic flow at all major airports and across all airspace sectors. Whenever any air traffic overload conditions are predicted at any airports / airspace sectors, the ATFM managers, proactively implement ATFM regulations (by delaying the aircraft on ground at departure airports) so that the traffic overloads are "managed". Thus, ATFM helps in maintaining safety while ensuring optimal use of airports and airspace. India also has hosted the ICAO APAC ATFM Steering group meeting in Delhi in May 2018 wherein 13 APAC countries participated.

CNS/ATM modernisation roadmap for India

In May 2019, Boeing and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) have signed a technical assistance agreement for developing a comprehensive 10- year Communication, Navigation and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) modernization roadmap for India. The objective of the agreement is to develop a roadmap for AAI to use as guidance in the modernization of the Indian National Airspace System (NAS) based on global and local best practices to optimally utilize airspace capacity, enhance communications and invest in navigation, surveillance and air traffic management. This 18- month project will be undertaken with a grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). AAI has formed a Technical Working Group (TWG) comprising of nominated members from Airlines, Airport Operators, DGCA, IAF, IMD and AAI officers to jointly work with Boeing experts during the project. The first kick-off meeting took place at Delhi from 22nd to 25th July 2019.

Airports - AAI airports awarded 'in principle' on PPP -

'In principle' approval for leasing out of 6 airports of AAI i.e. Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram, Lucknow and Mangalore through Public Private Partnership (PPP). Letter of Award has been issued on 15.07.2019 in respect of three airports viz. Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangalore to the highest bidder for a period of 50 years. Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati and Jaipur airports are yet to be awarded. The proposal for leasing of next round of airports viz. Bhubaneswar, Varanasi, Indore, Amritsar, Raipur and Trichy Airports through PPP got recommended by AAI Board for which Transaction Advisor is being finalized.

AAI’s Futuristic Telecommunications Infrastructure initiative

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has awarded M/s Harris, USA, a 15-year, Rs 945 crore (US$ 135.21 million) contract on Build Own Operate (BOO) Model to serve as the prime contractor and systems integrator for AAI's Futuristic Telecommunications Infrastructure initiative. The initiative will upgrade Communication network operations, enhance security, and improve the performance, reliability and quality of India's air traffic management (ATM) telecommunications network. This communication backbone infrastructure will also play a pivotal role in deployment of Remote Towers for managing air traffic services at RCS airports

Digital Initiatives

a. eGCA
The function & process of DGCA is being moved to an online platform to provide faster delivery of services & regulation oversight. The first module on pilot licensing shall be launched in December 2019.

b. DigiSky
DigiSky online portal has been launched for flying Civil Drones. The Beta version of DigiSky is available and captures the entire gamut of activities relating to drones viz. registration of drones and pilots, approval of flight path, post flight analysis etc. based on the distinctive features of No Permission No Take off (NPNT).

c. E-sahaj
100 per cent security clearances pertaining to the Ministry have been made online on E-sahaj online portal launched by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The portal is operational for granting clearances in respect of 24 categories.

d. DigiYatra
Trial for rollout of DigiYatra has been started at Bengaluru and Hyderabad airports. It envisages seamless and hassle-free passenger travel using biometric technologies to improve passenger experience, reduce queue waiting time as passengers can walk through e-gates. It will remove redundancies at check points and enhance resource utilization.

e. Dashboard of MoCA
The Dashboard of Ministry of Civil Aviation was developed on17 August 2019. It provides real-time data across a number of parameters on air transportation, including RCS-UDAN.

f. Aviation Job Portal (https://aviationjobs.co.in)
A unique web-based portal, which seeks to bring together job seekers and prospective employers in the Indian civil aviation sector.

g. Air Sewa
An initiative by MoCA to bring all aviation stakeholders to a common platform so as to address the grievances of the air travellers. The status of the issues raised can be tracked online. The platform also provides updated flight status and is linked to social media.

h. Lost & Found online portal (https://www.aai.aero/en/lost-found/item-list)
Lost & Found online portal has been commissioned in June 2019 to ease out the passenger claiming process for Lost & found Property.

Tallest ATC tower
Delhi Air Traffic Service Complex (DATS- Complex) - country's tallest Air Traffic Control tower has been inaugurated on 02.09.2019 at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. This iconic infrastructure will ensure up-scaled services and systems for efficient, smooth and uninterrupted air traffic management.

Construction of Hindon and Kalaburagi Airport -
New airports built at Hindon, Ghaziabad (U.P.) and Kalaburagi, Karnataka and made operational.

Robust growth in Aviation Fleet -
Aviation sector has seen a robust growth despite grounding of Jet Airways. After discontinuance of operations of Jet Airways, major scheduled airlines were operating 529 aircrafts. The total number of operational aircraft of major scheduled airlines is 624 which is more than the aircraft operational at the time of when Jet was functional.

Amendments in the AERA ACT, 2008
Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008 has been amended, now the threshold annual passenger traffic criteria for classifying 'major airport' is 'three and half million'. The Authority shall adopt the tariff in respect of an airport if such tariff has been notified by the central Government as a part of the bidding document or has been determined through transparent process of bidding in accordance with the guidelines issued by the central Government.

Security component of ASF rationalized -
Aviation Security Fee (ASF), charged as a part of passenger fare, has been rationalized and a National Trust has been created to pool all the ASF collections across airports. The trust is to be managed by AAI. The collection of ASF in a single pool account will serve the purpose of cross subsidizing the smaller airports of AAI.

Inflight WiFi Connectivity -
Inflight WiFi connectivity standards have been established and necessary security requirements worked out.

Ban of Single use Plastic -
Airports Authority of India has declared 85 airports as Single Use Plastic Free airports. Air India is in process of procuring items made of alternate material as a substitute for various plastic inflight catering items.

The CAP Directorate of AAI, which was established in 2017, has been nominated as Nodal Point for coordination with DGCA on licencing issues and implementation of licencing of controllers of AAI. Since examination and assessment tasks in respect of controllers are complex and require a high level of experience and expertise in the area of air traffic control, these tasks have been delegated to AAI under the oversight of DGCA. These high-level specialized tasks are being done by the Directorate of CAP in AAI.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation, after ICAO audit under Universal Safety Audit Oversight Program (USOAP) and Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM), decided to licence air traffic controllers in India. The Aircraft Rules 1937 was amended on 5th November 2018 enabling licensing of controllers by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
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Swachhata hi Seva campaign of 2019 garners participation from more than 7 Crore Urban Residents, across 3200 Cities, from more than 1,06,000 Events & more than 7700 MT of plastic waste collected; Urban Areas of 35 states / UTs ODF - 4,167 cities certified ODF through Third Party Verification

Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) has achieved its target of creating Urban India ODF. Urban areas of 35 states / UTs have become ODF. In all, 4,320 cities (out of 4,372) have declared themselves ODF, of which 4,167 cities have been certified through third party verification.This has been achieved by the construction of nearly 65.81 lakh Individual Household Toilets against Mission target of 59 lakhs and 5.89 lakh seats of community / public toilets against Mission target of 5.08 lakh seats under the Mission.
Solid Waste Management

• As on date, 96 per cent of wards have door to door collection, and approx. 60 per cent of the total waste generated is being processed.

• MoHUA also launched the Star rating protocol for Garbage free cities which is based on 12 parameters follows a SMART framework - Single metric, Measurable, Achievable, Rigorous verification mechanism and Targeted towards outcomes - and has been devised in a holistic manner including components such as cleanliness of drains & water bodies, plastic waste management, managing construction & demolition waste, etc. which are critical drivers for achieving garbage free cities. As on date, 4 cities (Indore, Ambikapur, Navi Mumbai and Mysuru) have been certified as 5-star cities, 57 cities have been certified as 3-star cities, and 4 cities have been certified as 1-star cities.

Plastic Waste Management:

The menace of plastic waste has now risen to alarming proportions. MOHUA, in line with the Plastics Management Rules, is working with other ministries and cities to recycle plastics and use them in road construction etc. MoHUA engaged with Cement Manufacturing Association to map 46 cement plants within 100 - 200 km from different ULBs, where plastic waste can be sent to CMA collection points and subsequently to cement plants for use as alternative fuel. MoHUA has also partnered with NHAI to identify 1,500 points where the plastic waste may be used for road construction. Additionally, cities have been asked to set up adequate Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) to handle the segregation, processing and recycle of plastic waste.

• The Swachhata hi Seva campaign of 2019 has garnered participation from more than 7 crore urban residents, across 3,200 cities, from more than 1,06,000 events, and more than 7,700 MT of plastic waste has been collected.
Swachh Survekshan

• The Swachh Survekshan is an innovative survey conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, to rank cities on various sanitation and cleanliness parameters. The survey has been successful in enthusing cities with a spirit of healthy competition towards the concept of 'swachhata'.

• In its first round in 2016, the 'Swachh Survekshan' was conducted among 73 cities with population of 10 lakh and above, and state / UT capitals of India. In 2017, the survey was conducted among 434 cities. Swachh Survekshan 2018 covered 4,203 ULBs and SS 2019 covered 4,237 cities. The SS 2019 was unique in that the service level assessment was completely online and paperless.

• Today, this annual cleanliness survey impacts 43 crore urban citizens and is the largest urban sanitation survey in the world.

• For Swachh Survekshan 2020 (SS 2020) which was launched on 13th August 2019, MoHUA has introduced the concept of 'continuous Survekshan' to ensure that the Mission outcomes are sustained through a system of continuous monitoring and verification. Swachh Survekshan 2020 is scheduled to begin from 4 January 2020 and will continue till 31 January 2020.

Capacity Building:

• MoHUA has been bringing out advisories on various components of SBM-U. Significant publications in 2019 include Advisory on Plastic Waste Management, Advisory on Emergency Response Sanitation Unit, Transforming the Urban Landscape: Best Practices in IEC and Behaviour Change and Transforming the Urban Landscape: Best Practices in ICT.

• MoHUA has organized several capacity buildings across the country to build ULB capacities on various components of SBM-U. In 2019, over 900 participants comprising ULB officials and elected represented have attended these workshops.

• Additionally, over 30 workshops have been conducted by MoHUA on SS 2020 with participation of 12,000 ULB officials. These workshops have also been attended by Ministers and Members of Parliament of various States.

Way Forward

• Going forward, Swachh Bharat Mission will focus on holistic and sustainable sanitation through faecal sludge management and 100 per cent wastewater treatment and reuse.

In the area of solid waste management, the Mission will focus on strengthening source segregation, collection, transportation and processing. Alongside, the Mission will also emphasize on construction and waste management and scientific landfilling and dumpsite remediation.
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Lenskart raises US$ 275 million from SoftBank Vision Fund

Lenskart, an omnichannel eye-wear retailer, has raised US$ 275 million plus from SoftBank Vision Fund. The investment will be utilised to enhance Lenskart's tech capabilities and to strengthen its supply chain infrastructure. Lenskart is engaged in the manufacturing and supply of eyewear products at affordable prices.

"Lenskart's vision is to revolutionise the eye-wear industry. Technology and AI are the biggest enablers in what we do and want to achieve," said Peyush Bansal, Founder & CEO of Lenskart. He added that major part of this investment would go towards building next-generation technology and supply chain to deliver the next billion glasses with the highest quality at the best price.

Lenskart uses the technology and AI in every aspect of its operation as well as interacting with consumers on apps or in stores, for the product, retail footprint, pricing, supply chain, manufacturing and logistics to deliver seamless customer experience in consumer retail.

As Lenskart was founded in 2010 in India, currently having 500 plus stores across 100 plus cities in India.
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STT GDC India inaugurates its 15th data centre in Bengaluru

STT Global Data Centres India Private Ltd (STT GDC India) inaugurated its 15th data centre in Bengaluru expanding its national network.

The third data centre is 18MW and is spread over 4,00,000 sq. ft., at Whitefield, Bengaluru. The centre is designed to meet the highest benchmark in green practices and is built from ground up, drawing on STT GDC India’s combined design, construction, engineering, and operations expertise.

It is built to provide to the modern-day high-density computing needs of its customers for mobility, e-commerce, IoT, cloud and big data.

Around Rs 600 crore (US$ 85.85 million) of investment is planned in phases into building the state-of-the-art, purpose-built data centre at approximately Rs 30 crore to Rs 45 crore (US$ 4.29 to 6.44 million) of investment per MW.

"Bengaluru is a hub for many start-ups as well as ITES, e-commerce, biotech and fintech entities. As the city's largest operational data centre, I'm excited to announce that STT Bengaluru DC-3 marks the first data centre to be inaugurated as part of our multi-megawatt capacity expansion across India. The new facility is also backed by our commitment to providing best-in-class data centre infrastructure for varied retail and wholesale clients" said Mr Sumit Mukhija, CEO at STT GDC India

With this latest expansion, the power capacity has been increased to over 90 MW of critical IT load across eight cities. The wide array of connectivity options consists of configuration alternatives, including shared rack space, individual racks and cage. STT Bengaluru DC-3 will offer customized solutions suiting according to ones need and multi-megawatt dedicated spaces serving to retail and wholesale customers.

STT Global Data Centres India Private Limited is a joint venture between ST Telemedia Global Data Centres and Tata Communications. This is a data centre service provider with one of the largest data centre footprints in the country. It provides service to over 1,000 customers including Fortune 500 companies and now operates three of the country's largest data centre facilities in Pune, Chennai and Bengaluru.
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EChO Network launched to catalyze cross-disciplinary leadership in India; will train educators and students in interdisciplinary manner

EChO Network, a national program to provide a template for cross-disciplinary leadership in India with the specific focus of increasing research, knowledge, and awareness of Indian ecology and the environment was launched yesterday in New Delhi by Prof K. Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.

Speaking at the launch programme, Prof Vijay Raghavan said India has recently embarked on a number of national-level efforts to promote ecological and environmental research on the subcontinent; however, there remains a lacuna of trained scientists with interdisciplinary skills and collaborative mindset. We need to train a new generation of educators and students who can identify and solve problems in an interdisciplinary manner and who can listen to our natural world and tackle real-world problems in medicine, agriculture, ecology, and technology and I am convinced this network will inspire an entirely new approach to Indian education and exploration necessary for the post-technological world said Prof Vijay Raghavan.

India faces unprecedented threats to its human environmental and ecosystems, solving which requires a confluence of India's strong technological expertise and knowledge of the natural world itself. EChO Network would develop a national network to catalyse a new generation of Indians who can synthesize interdisciplinary concepts and tackle real-world problems in medicine, agriculture, ecology, and technology. With no precedent for such a network anywhere in the world, EChO Network establishes a new platform to change how science is embedded in our modern society.

Through interactive sessions with citizens, industry, academia, and the government, the Network will identify gaps in knowledge regarding selected topics in human and environmental ecosystems. The program will then train postdoctoral leaders in research and outreach on these topics, while also incorporating current public and private efforts into a national network. It would then go on to establishing nation-wide awareness in these issues through public discourse and education for citizens, industry, and government with information exchange at all educational levels. Over time EChO Network intends to create an international distributed institute comprising individuals housed within industry, government, private, and academic sectors, combining their expertise and resources collectively to tackle large scale problems.

The initiative has drawn in partners from Government, industry and academia, with the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Govt. of India steering the program under the guidance of Prof Shannon Olsson, Director, EChO Network. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Hindustan Unilever Limited, RoundGlass, India Climate Collaborative, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), and Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) are the founding partners of the EChO Network.

This is a mission of hope remarked Prof Olsson at the launch programme. He further said that throughout his career in India, he has met countless individuals working hard to make a positive difference for Indian ecosystems. The purpose of this Network he informed is to bring all those together to share knowledge and synergize efforts under the umbrella of science. In order to do this, we need leaders who are trained to communicate across different sectors of society, this is the goal of the EChO Network said Prof Olsson.
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CLW Produces 300th Locomotive Of 2019-20 In Less Than 9 Months

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) has turned out 300th locomotive of the FY 2019-20 on 21st December 2019 evening, in less than 9 months (216 working days) of current financial year.

The working days for production of 300th loco has reduced from 292 days in the year FY2017-18 to 249 days in FY2018-19 and further to 216 days in the current FY2019-20. Therefore, a reduction of 28 per cent since FY2017-18.

Shri Praveen Kumar Mishra, General Manager flagged off the 300th loco, WAG-9 HC (32692) from CLW on 21st Dec 2019 evening amidst the presence of senior officers and staff. He appreciated the efforts of all the dedicated team of officers and staff in production of 300th electric locomotive from CLW.

Shri Praveen Kumar Mishra also expressed hope that with this trend in production, CLW will be able to even surpass the target of this FY 2019-20 and will be all set for creating a new record. CLW produced 402 locomotives in 2018-19 and thus became the world's largest producer of locomotives.
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Non-life insurers register 13 per cent rise in November premium to Rs 14,591 crore

According to the data from Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI), the non-life insurance companies witnessed a rise of 13.1 per cent in their collective premium in November to Rs 14,590.50 crore (US$ 20.09 billion).

Though, the business premium by these 34 non-life insurance firms stood at Rs 12,903.57 crore (US$ 1.85 billion) in the same month of the previous year.

The data showed that out of the total non-life insurers, the 25 general insurers witnessed rise of 11 per cent in their premium income at Rs 12,723.61 crore (US$ 1.82 billion) during the month, as against Rs 11,508.67 crore (US$ 1.65 billion) in the year-ago same period.

Seven standalone private sector health insurance companies registered their premium increasing by 29 per cent to Rs 1,167.66 crore (US$ 167.07 million), from Rs 903.65 crore (US$ 129.30 million) in November 2018.

The data showed that the two specialised state-owned insurers, Agricultural Insurance Company of India Ltd and ECGC Ltd, witnessed an increase of 42 per cent in the premium collection at Rs 699.22 crore (US$ 100 million) from Rs 491.25 crore (US$ 70.29 million) a year ago.

Cumulatively, the premium of all the non-life insurers during April-November were up by 15.57 per cent at Rs 1,26,048.45 crore (US$ 18.04 billion), as against Rs 1,09,068.12 crore (US$ 15.61 billion) a year ago.
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Amid violent protests, PM Modi to review progress in govt's works today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review on Saturday the progress made by various ministries in the last six months after the BJP returned to power for the second consecutive term, government sources have said.

While brief presentations would be made by various ministries on various decisions taken by them, the focus would be on agriculture, rural development and the social sector.

Usually, the Council of Ministers meets after Cabinet meeting every month. But this time, the meeting is being held independently. The regular weekly Cabinet meeting will be held on December 24, the sources said.

In the past few weeks, the prime minister has reviewed progress made by various ministries in implementing the government's policies during cabinet meetings.

But Saturday's meeting assumes significance as it would be attended by ministers of state and ministers of state with independent charge.

The BJP-led NDA returned to power with a greater mandate in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. It completed six months in power in November.
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BSNL launches new recharge with 90 days plan validity and 5GB data benefit

BSNL has launched a new prepaid plan for its users. Called as the new Mithram Plus, this new prepaid recharge costs Rs 109 and offers 90 days of account validity. The prepaid plan is available only in Kerala circle only.

Just like the Vodafone Idea, Jio and Airtel, the new BSNL Mithram Plus is also one of those plans that may not offer much of the benefits in terms of data or calling but come with a good amount of validity which is very important.
The telecom companies have made it mandatory to maintain a minimum balance to avoid account deactivation. In this case, BSNL's Mithram Plus plan sounds like a decent deal since it offers account validity of 90 days from the date of recharge. You will face service interruption if you fail to recharge your number after these 90 days. In simple words, you can say that this plan is a good option to keep your account active.

Coming to the benefits that come with the new MIthram Plus plan, it offers unlimited voice calls to any network in India including Mumbai and Delhi circles with a capping of 250 minutes per day. There's also 5GB of data benefit included in the plan. These benefits will expire after 20 days.

BSNL revises validity of Rs 118, Rs 187, Rs 349 and Rs 399 prepaid plans

BSNL recently also revised the validity of its four prepaid plans - Rs 118, Rs 187, Rs 349 and Rs 399. It has cut down on the validity of these four plans while the rest of the benefits remain unchanged.
The Rs 118 BSNL prepaid plan that previously came with 28 days of validity now comes with 21 days of validity. It offers unlimited calls, 0.5 GB data per day, and 100 SMS per day.

The Rs 187 prepaid plan now comes with 24 days of validity instead of 26 days. It offers unlimited calls, 3 GB data per day, and 100 SMS per day.

The validity of Rs 349 prepaid recharge has been reduced from 64 days to 56 days. The benefits under the plan remain the same- unlimited calls, 2 GB per day data, and 100 SMS per day.

Last but not least is the Rs 399 recharge plan that now comes with 65 days of validity instead of 72 days. The benefits are- unlimited calls, 2 GB per day data, and 100 SMS per day.
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India rejects Malaysia PM's remarks over Citizenship Act

India on Friday rejected the comments made by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on the Citizenship Amendment Act as "factually inaccurate".

"According to media reports, the Prime Minister of Malaysia has yet again remarked on a matter that is entirely internal to India. The Citizenship Amendment Act provides for citizenship through naturalisation to be fast-tracked for non-citizens who are persecuted minorities from three countries," a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs said.

"The Act does not impact in any manner on the status of any citizen of India, or deprive any Indian of any faith of her or his citizenship," the statement said.

The Malaysian Prime Minister had criticised India's new citizenship law while speaking on the sidelines of the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019 on Friday. He said, "I am sorry to see that India, which claims to be a secular state now is taking action to deprive some Muslims of their citizenship."

India has not taken kindly to these statements and asked Malaysia to "refrain" from commenting on India's "internal" matters.

"...the Prime Minister of Malaysia's comment is factually inaccurate. We call upon Malaysia to refrain from commenting on internal developments in India, especially without a right understanding of the facts," the MEA statement said.

Mahathir Mohamad, who is known to be inclined towards Pakistan, has in the past also raised the issue of Kashmir and expressed concerns regarding the situation in the Valley.

Questioning the recent amendment in India's citizenship laws, Mahathir questioned the "necessity" of the changes. "People are dying because of this law. Why is there a necessity to do this when all the while, for 70 years, they have lived together as citizens without any problem?" he asked.

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