Meeting took place on the sidelines of China's Victory Day celebrations, where North Korean leader told Putin that he considers aiding Russia a 'duty' & 'fraternal obligation'.
China’s parade, marking 80 years since Japan’s WWII defeat, is largely shunned by Western leaders, with Putin and Kim—pariahs in the West—attending as guests of honour.
Kim Jong Un, North Korea's supreme leader, brought his teenage daughter to China for its Victory Day celebrations, fuelling speculations that she may be his potential successor.
No Western leaders will attend the parade, except Slovakia’s PM, among 26 foreign heads of state and government confirmed, China’s foreign ministry said Thursday.
Kim Jong Un's military training camp visit came after meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korea President Lee Jae Myung summit this week.
Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un's sister & a senior official in the North’s ruling Workers’ Party said plans for military drills by South Korea & the US were 'futile'.
President Lee had vowed to mend ties with Pyongyang, halting anti-North propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts and banning leaflet balloons. But the efforts were rejected.
Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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