India’s water resources minister, Nitin Gadkari, said on 21 February that the Indian government would restrict flows of excess river water to Pakistan as per the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty. The move is the latest punitive measure by the Indian government, which has accused Pakistan of involvement in the 14 February suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack by Kashmiri separatists in Pulwama that killed 40 Indian soldiers. Source Janes 360
OPEC+ headed for a clash with the U.S. as more members rejected President Joe Biden’s call for the group to raise oil production faster and help reduce gasoline prices. On Monday, Kuwait said the cartel should stick with its plan to increase output gradually because oil markets were well-balanced. That followed similar statements from other key members in recent days, including Iraq, Algeria, Angola and Nigeria. Source Al Jazeera
“If a state buys (weaponry) from us, it’s no longer a Turkish product. It might be manufactured in Turkey, but it belongs to Ukraine,” Cavusoglu told reporters after meeting his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, on the margins of the G20 summit in Rome. “Turkey cannot be blamed for this,” he said. Source The Defence Post
Bulgaria has sent 350 additional military personnel to its border with Turkey amid rising migration levels. Defense Minister Georgi Panayotov told Bulgarian media that the troops were arriving to “support the border police”. Source EuroNews
