2020 presidential election

Morning Digest | Opposition parties resolve to conduct caste census; PM Modi says coalitions of ‘negativity’ never successful, and more

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Morning Digest | Opposition parties resolve to conduct caste census; PM Modi says coalitions of ‘negativity’ never successful, and more

Team effort: Sonia Gandhi, second from right, and other leaders at the second day of the joint Opposition meeting in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: ANI Coalitions of ‘negativity’ never successful, says PM The 25-year-old National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is a “coalition of contributions and not compulsion”, with development as its main agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on July 18, drawing … Read more

Asia must not become arena for ‘big power contest,’ says China’s Xi as APEC summit gets underway | CNN

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Asia must not become arena for ‘big power contest,’ says China’s Xi as APEC summit gets underway | CNN

Bangkok, Thailand CNN  —  Chinese leader Xi Jinping has stressed the need to reject confrontation in Asia, warning against the risk of cold war tensions, as leaders gather for the last of three world summits hosted in the region this month. Xi began the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit in Bangkok by staking out … Read more

Is it time to accept North Korea is a nuclear power? | CNN

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Is it time to accept North Korea is a nuclear power? | CNN

Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  As a statement of intent, it was about as blunt as they get. North Korea has developed nuclear weapons and will never give them up, its leader, Kim Jong Un, told the world last month. The move was “irreversible,” he said; the weapons represent the “dignity, body, and absolute power … Read more