The meeting between Modi and Xi, on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Brazil, comes days after India decided not to join China-backed RCEP over unresolved "core concerns".
Agenda of BRICS Summit starting 13 November is extensive, but anything concrete on trade & investments is absent given slowdown in all 5 member nations.
Mosques in Rahul Gandhi's Wayanad constituency have designated sections for women to pray, a contrast to North Indian mosques where women are typically not allowed inside.
Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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