Pakistan’s strained relationship with West has led to deeper defence cooperation with Turkey. Islamabad likely to join programme for development of 5th-generation Kaan fighter jet.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also vowed to take steps to ensure that Israel’s political & military leaders face trial in international courts for their actions in Gaza.
Erdoğan addressed pro-Palestine rally in Istanbul where he blamed ‘Western powers’ for ‘massacre’ of Palestinians in Gaza. He had earlier referred to Hamas operatives as ‘freedom fighters’.
Turkey has condemned Israeli civilian deaths caused by Hamas's 7 Oct rampage through southern Israel, but Erdogan this week called the militant group Palestinian 'freedom fighters'.
Turkey is part of China-backed Belt and Road Initiative, which US-backed India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor seemingly counters. The proposed corridor would bypass Turkey.
The election had been seen as Erdogan's biggest political challenge, with the opposition confident of unseating him and reversing his policies after polls showed a cost-of-living crisis left him vulnerable.
The prospect of five more years of his rule was a major blow to opponents who accused him of undermining democracy as he amassed ever more power - a charge he denies.
Kemal Kilicdaroglu accused Turkey’s ‘Russian friends’ of responsibility for ‘the release’ of montages, plots, ‘deep fake’ content ahead of Sunday’s ballot.
The Turkish president's unorthodox economic programme over the past 1-1/2 years has eroded his popularity, posing the biggest electoral challenge to his 20-year hold on power.
Nurdagi’s population swelled in recent years to some 25,000 driven in part by increasingly flexible regulations allowing apartments to reach eight stories, from a limit of three.
So far what we have seen of the 2024 elections is enough to indicate that the continuous slide of democratic standards is headed toward breaching the minimum threshold of an electoral democracy.
While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.
In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
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