Indian-Origin Suella Braverman Appointed Home Secretary In New Uk Cabinet
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Indian-Origin Suella Braverman Appointed Home Secretary In New Uk Cabinet

On Tuesday, Indian-origin barrister Suella Braverman became the UK's new Home Secretary, succeeding her colleague of Indian descent Priti Patel. As a member of Parliament for Fareham in south-east England, who served as the Attorney General under Boris Johnson, she was among the first to put her hat in the ring to replace Johnson as Tory leader and Prime Minister. The newly-elected Prime Minister Liz Truss has named Braverman as her Home Secretary. In addition to having two children, Uma is the daughter of Christie Fernandes, a Goan-origin father. During the 1960s, her father immigrated fr

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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina arrives in India on a four-day visit
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina arrives in India on a four-day visit

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in India on Monday on a four-day visit to meet the top leaders to further strengthen the multidimensional relationship and make a deal on at least seven bilateral agreements in areas like water management, railway, and science and technology. The Prime Minister and her entourage took off from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and landed at Palam International Airport in New Delhi. “This is a state visit and she (Hasina) is going to Delhi at the invitation of her Indian counterp

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The UK Announces Its New Prime Minister As Liz Truss
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The UK Announces Its New Prime Minister As Liz Truss

On Monday, a drawn-out election process resulted in Liz Truss being named the new leader of the ruling Conservative Party and new prime minister of the U.K. There was an 82.6% turnout, with Truss taking about 57% of the vote, while Sunak received 42%. The country's former finance minister Rishi Sunak was beaten to the top spot by Truss, until now the country's foreign minister. In the last few weeks, Conservative Party members voted on their favorite candidate, 81,326 for Truss and 60,399 for Sunak. In her speech, Truss thanked her supporters and ostensibly mentioned Boris Johnson, her

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Meets Mongolian Counterpart, Discusses Ways To Enhance Defense Ties
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Meets Mongolian Counterpart, Discusses Ways To Enhance Defense Ties

On September 6, Rajnath Singh met with Mongolian counterpart Saikhanbayar Gursed in order to boost defense cooperation between the two countries. His visit to Mongolia between September 5 and 7 is the first visit by an Indian defense minister to an East Asian country. Mr. Singh is on a five-day visit to Mongolia and Japan beginning Monday with the aim of enhancing India's strategic and defense ties with the two countries amid a shifting regional security matrix and geopolitical turmoil. He tweeted, "Productive interaction with Mongolia’s Defence Minister, Mr. Saikhanbayar Gursed in Ul

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PM Modi writes to UAE President to further boost bilateral strategic ties
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PM Modi writes to UAE President to further boost bilateral strategic ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi put in writing to UAE President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan to further cement the bilateral strategic relations and the possibility of growing them to serve their common interests, the official media reported.  Modi’s letter was handed over to the UAE President Mohammed by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday during his recent visit to the UAE. Jaishankar visited UAE this week to attend the meetings of the 14th session of the UAE-India Joint Committee and the 3rd session of the UAE-India Strategic Dialogue. “During the meeting

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Biden to meet South African leader amid differences on Russia
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Biden to meet South African leader amid differences on Russia

The White House announced on Thursday that US President Joe Biden will meet his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa this month. The administration considers bringing African nations closer to the US when South Africa and most of its neighboring countries have taken a neutral stand on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The announcement of the September 16 visit followed close post-US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to South Africa last month, in which he stated the Biden government sees the 54 nations of Africa as "equal partners" in tackling global issues. However, South Africa

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US governor visits Taiwan in trip focused on securing semiconductors
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US governor visits Taiwan in trip focused on securing semiconductors

The governor of Arizona, Dough Ducey, arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday on a trip that is focused on securing critical chips that are the focal point of the inflamed tech rivalry between the United States and China. Ducey is expected to meet the President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, as well as business tycoons and university representatives in the semiconductor industry during his three-day visit to the self-ruled island. He becomes the latest US politician to visit Taiwan after recent trips by the US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, and some US senator

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Indonesia hosts G20 climate meeting
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Indonesia hosts G20 climate meeting

Bali, the capital of Indonesia, hosted a meeting of senior officials from the Group of 20 major (G20) economies, to discuss climate talks. Indonesian cited that failure to work together to reduce emissions would push our planet toward “unchartered territory”. Indonesia’s Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar said countries must come together to address global warming or witness the planet pushed to a point “where no future will be sustainable”. “It is our responsibility to be part of the solution. We build bridges, not walls,” she said. The G20 climate meeting was held a

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EAM Jaishankar to visit UAE on August 31
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EAM Jaishankar to visit UAE on August 31

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will be on a three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates from August 31 to carry out a review of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. Mr. Jaishankar, alongside his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will review the partnership during the 14th India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) and the third India-UAE Strategic Dialogue. "These meetings will provide an opportunity to both the ministers to review the entire spectrum of comprehensive strategic partnership between India and UAE and regional and glo

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Rajnath Singh to visit Uzbekistan to boost ties with Eurasia
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Rajnath Singh to visit Uzbekistan to boost ties with Eurasia

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will go on a three-day trip to Uzbekistan on Tuesday for SCO Defence Ministers' meet aiming to broaden the defense partnership with Eurasia. In September, Singh is planning to tour Egypt for a long-awaited bilateral engagement that has received enormous attention since last year. Singh will meet his Chinese and Russian counterparts at the SCO meet. The meeting held in the countdown to the SCO Summit gathers importance amid current geopolitical stress. He will also meet the defense Minister of Uzbekistan, Lieutenant General Bakhodir Kurbanov. Furthermore, t

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