By Seong Hyeon Choi Washington’s military cooperation with Seoul and Tokyo may be targeted mainly at North Korea but is also likely to unnerve China, adding impetus to the “transactional” relations between Beijing and Pyongyang, according to analysts. Last week, South Korea’s navy said it had conducted joint naval drills with the United States and […]
Read MoreThe Great Game is playing out once again in Central Asia, but it is getting a new name and adopting a different set of rules. Economics, not politics, is defining the terms of the current superpower competition for regional influence, according to a report prepared by a Kazakh research institute. There is a key difference […]
Read MoreVoting for the first phase of the seven-phase eighteenth Lok Sabha elections in India began on Friday. There are about 100 crore eligible voters in this election. That’s one in eight of the world’s total population. Voting has started to select which parties and candidates will sit in parliament for the next five years. The […]
Read MoreLok Sabha elections have started in India. The first phase of this election, held in seven phases in 102 constituencies in 1 state and union territory, began on Friday. About 60 percent of the votes have been cast till 5 pm on this day. According to the report of the Indian media NDTV, 59.7 percent […]
Read MoreIndia’s Lok Sabha elections begin today Friday. On this day, 17 states and four Union Territories will vote in 102 constituencies. Voting will start at 7 am local time on Friday and will continue till 6 pm. The number of candidates in the first phase is 1 thousand 625 people. A maximum of 39 constituencies […]
Read MoreThe sky is covered with thick black smoke due to the sudden awakening of a volcano in Indonesia, which is located in the Pacific Ocean’s ‘Ring of Fire’. About 11,000 people have been evacuated to different places till Thursday morning. Earlier on Tuesday, Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi province of that country erupted four times […]
Read MoreThe Cachar district administration has imposed restrictions on movement on the India-Bangladesh border on the occasion of the Lok Sabha elections to be held today. This restriction has been issued on the 33.6 km border of India with Bangladesh. The Cachar district administration of India has taken this decision to prevent illegal infiltration through the […]
Read MoreIn a bid to bolster bilateral ties, Brazilian Ambassador to India, Kenneth H Met Da Nobrega, engaged in a fruitful discussion with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The meeting, characterized by warmth and mutual respect, delved into avenues of cooperation across various sectors, including automotive, energy, and agriculture. Expressing keen interest in deepening collaboration, Ambassador […]
Read MoreIn a move highlighting ongoing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region, China’s military confirmed yesterday the deployment of fighter jets to monitor and warn a US Navy patrol aircraft traversing the sensitive Taiwan Strait. This maneuver comes in the wake of a phone call between Chinese and US defense chiefs, underscoring the complexities of the geopolitical […]
Read MoreRuang volcano in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province has erupted. The volcano, located on Ruang Island, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the provincial capital Manado, has erupted more than three times since Tuesday. At least 800 people have been evacuated after multiple eruptions, the country’s volcanology agency said on Wednesday. Ruang Island has about 838 […]
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