Nuclear-armed North has conducted regular launches of everything from short-range, cruise missiles to massive intercontinental ballistic missiles that can strike continental US.
Pyongyang and Moscow have denied that North Korea would supply arms to Russia, which has expended vast stocks of weapons in more than 18 months of war with Ukraine.
On Monday, Russia’s Interfax reported Kim was expected to visit the Far East ‘in the coming days’. The trip would be Kim’s first visit abroad in more than 4 years.
Juche, broadly based on the principles of self-reliance and nationalism, has a dedicated set of followers in India. They admire the ‘philosophy’, critics call it a propaganda tool.
The announcement comes days after an Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang landed in Beijing for the first time since pandemic lockdowns began in 2020 amid a slow reopening of the country.
In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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