Li Shangfu & Qin Gang have not appeared in public for over 6 months. Li’s name as a member of communist party's military commission is gone from MoD site. Qin resigned from legislature.
Wang, Qin Gang's predecessor at the ministry, held the foreign minister's post from 2013 to 2022. He is also director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission.
Xi has been invited to Delhi to participate in the G-20 summit. But will he show up if no understanding between India and China has been reached after 18 rounds of talks?
South Africa is now holding a mirror to the world. It is led by a Black African captain, powered by a diverse group of players, and has just won the WTC and a series in India while sitting atop the Test rankings.
Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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