Author: Sanika Mandaogade

India Bolsters Military Capabilities Amid Conflict with China - Asiana Times

The top-level 18th round of corps commander discussions, which are more advanced than the Major General talks, at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting place on April 23 after a pause of more than four months failed to produce any tangible results. Ladakh Conflict Talks: Delicate Negotiations In the midst of the ongoing military conflict in eastern Ladakh, which has now lasted for four years, India and China had significant general-level discussions on Tuesday at Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO), which is near the critical troop stand-off location of Depsang Bulge or Plains in the north. A “routine border management meeting” that is…

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Erdogan Falls Short, Runoff in Turkish Election - Asiana Times

Neither the president nor his opponent Kilicdaroglu earned more than 50% of the vote in a closely contested national election. According to election officials quoted by news agency AFP on Monday, Turkey’s presidential election will be determined in a runoff as incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan surged ahead of his major rival but fell short of an outright victory that would extend his power into a third decade. Whether the strategically situated NATO nation remains in the president’s control or can follow the ‘more democratic’ path promised by his biggest competitor, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, will be decided by the second-round vote on…

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Thailand elctions

The election is the first in the nation of Southeast Asia since a youth-led rebellion in 2020, which broke long-standing taboos by demanding limits on King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s power and an end to nearly a decade of military support for the government. In what some have dubbed the “most important election to date” in Thailand, voters will go to the polls on Sunday to choose a new parliament. With public opinion polls continuously forecasting a majority for the main opposition Pheu Thai Party and the youth-led Move Forward Party (MFP), the vote on Sunday is poised to offer a strong…

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Go First Bankruptcy Ruling - Asiana Times

The low-cost carrier, which recently changed its name to Go First, has claimed that the “faulty” Pratt & Whitney engines that grounded roughly half of its 54 Airbus A320neos were the cause of its financial difficulties. The destiny of Go Airlines (India) Ltd, the fourth-largest airline in the nation, and its 7,000 employees will be decided on Wednesday in a bankruptcy plea decision that would also have significant repercussions for overseas lessors attempting to seize aircraft. Pratt & Whitney Engines, the US engine manufacturer, a division of Raytheon Technologies, has deemed the allegations unfounded. New Leadership, Aircraft Recovery Challenge If…

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Imran Khan arrest

There have been 1,400 arrests and at least eight fatalities nationally as a result of the protests, according to the police. Following the former prime minister Imran Khan’s Tuesday arrest and subsequent plea of not guilty to corruption, unrest has persisted in Pakistan. Tensions Rise Amidst Military Involvement The army has been brought in to stop the fighting and has issued warnings to the demonstrators not to attack government buildings. During a period of economic difficulty, Mr. Khan’s imprisonment sharply increased tensions between him and the military. The former international cricket star, who served as Pakistan’s prime minister from 2018…

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Karnataka elections

The BJP was leading in 73 seats, while the opposition party established a lead in 114 constituencies, according to the most recent trends of vote counting reported by the Election Commission (EC) for the Karnataka assembly elections. On Saturday, it appeared that the opposition Congress was on track to overtake the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s lone southern stronghold of Karnataka, with DK Shivakumar’s party leading in the state with 114 seats. The BJP expressed hope of obtaining the simple majority mark of 113, but the Congress, encouraged by the early trends, said the message to the saffron party was to…

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Russia Says It Can't Use Rupees - Asiana Times

Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov’s comments come a day after the news agency Reuters reported, citing two unidentified Indian government sources, that efforts between India and Russia to settle bilateral commerce in rupees have been discontinued after months of talks failed to persuade Moscow to keep rupees in its reserves. Later, though, the reports were refuted by both nations.

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