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PM Modi likely to hold 15 bilateral meetings with world leaders at G20 ‘heads-of-state’ summit this weekend

India’s year-long G20 presidency culminates in a marquee meeting of world leaders on 9 & 10 September in Delhi where they are expected to discuss pressing global issues.

Consensus on PM Modi’s push for action against economic fugitives likely at G20 summit

In 2018, Modi had moved a 9-point agenda for strong and active cooperation across G20 countries to deal comprehensively and efficiently with the menace of fugitive economic offenders.  

Modi govt’s ASEAN push: India to open embassy in Timor-Leste, PM hails ‘Asian century’ at summit

At ASEAN-India Summit, PM says grouping is central pillar of India’s Act East Policy. Peace, security, & prosperity in Indo-Pacific is beneficial to all, he says at East Asian Summit

‘Limited democracy in order to save liberalism’ — Chinese scholar Bai Tongdong bats for Confucian ideas

Speaking at 15th Giri Deshingkar Memorial Lecture, Bai highlighted 4 purported problems of democracy & how a hybrid democratic-meritocratic model could be better for long-term governance.

Behind the scramble for ASEAN: China to US, top economies court Southeast Asia at Jakarta summits

New Delhi: From Japan to the US, some of the world’s biggest economies are courting ASEAN as they attend summits with the Southeast Asian...

Maldives gets 1st resident US envoy as Washington strives for wider influence in Indo-Pacific

Ambassador Yon presented credentials to Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih Wednesday. Move comes few months after Maldives reopened its embassy in Washington DC.

‘Not unusual, has nothing to do with India’: Jaishankar on Xi, Putin missing G20 Summit

Analysts say the absence of Putin and Xi mean it would be difficult to arrive at a consensus Leaders Declaration at the summit.

With grain deal in focus, Putin to meet Erdogan in Russia

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will try to convince Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin to return to a Ukraine grain export deal that helped ease a global food crisis, when the two

Putin ‘popular among women’, Lavrov a ‘womaniser’ — journalist & Russian ambassador banter

At a press meet hosted by FCC South Asia, an Indian journalist said it would have been 'nice' if the 'popular' Russian president had come down to India.

Why Palau, a Pacific island, has emerged as a battleground in US-China strategic contest

While Palau has a close relationship with the US, China, which is trying to increase its footprint in the region, has been flexing its muscles against the Pacific Islands nation.

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Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.