Brazil surpassed the US in new coronavirus cases last week, and the disease is now spreading in northern states such as Para, which accounts for 8% of global iron ore supply.
Brazil reported 751 deaths Friday while the number of cases nearly tripled in two weeks to over 145,000. However, President Jair Bolsonaro wants restrictions eased.
India and Brazil are expected to ink 15 agreements to enhance cooperation in key areas of trade and investment, energy, defence and security, and scientific research.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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