As Indonesia’s presidential election nears, debates won’t make or break Prabowo’s prospects
The fifth and final debate, between the presidential candidates, will be held on February 4.
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China and South Asia must solve regional tensions to fight terrorism
Meanwhile, speaking at the event, SCO Secretary General Zhang Ming also called upon member states to strengthen security cooperation by further improving corresponding mechanisms for countering present-day challenges and threats, primarily in terms of dealing with the so-called three forces of evil – terrorism, separatism and religious extremism.
Modi’s claim on Sri Lankan island may be more than Indian election talk
Worryingly, India’s external affairs minister S. Jaishankar backed Modi’s assertion at a press conference and spoke of finding a “solution”. Jaishankar’s statements raise the possibility that India could formally assert a claim over the island and that Indian fishermen will demand a return of fishing rights in the waters around it.
What Pakistan’s political changes mean for China, the US and India
The PML-N reached out to the PPP to form a coalition government. These negotiations resulted in an understanding that Sharif would be their joint candidate for prime minister with Asif Ali Zardari – – a former president and the husband of the late prime minister Benazir Bhutto – for president.