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Maldivians vote for president in a virtual geopolitical race between India and China

Voting has started in the Maldives presidential election, a virtual referendum over which regional power, India or China, will have the biggest influence in the archipelago state

The Independent UK

India renames itself Bharat in G20 summit invite, reviving nationalist row

Inviting delegates to an official event on the sidelines of this weekend's G20 summit in New Delhi, the hosts referred to India as "Bharat" – fuelling speculation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government wants to replace the country's colonial legacy with its ancient past.

Radio France Internationale

North Korea’s Kim marks founding day with parade, promises to China, Russia

Paramilitary group the Worker-Peasant Red Guards – with 5.7 million members – featured prominently in parade.

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Kim Jong Un hosts Chinese and Russian guests at a parade celebrating North Korea's 75th anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited visiting Chinese delegates and Russian artists to a paramilitary parade featuring rocket launchers pulled by trucks and tractors

The Independent UK

India hopes for progress on global agenda as G20 leaders meet despite rifts over the war in Ukraine

Leaders of many of the world’s biggest economies are ready to huddle in the Indian capital for the Group of Twenty summit on Saturday, though growing global rifts and the absence of key players mean that reaching consensus on the thorniest issues could prove elusive

The Independent UK

Sunak hails ‘enormous’ UK-India trade deal progress ahead of Modi meeting

The Prime Minister said he and his Indian counterpart both agreed that a ‘comprehensive and ambitious trade deal’ could be within reach.

The Independent UK

PM Modi, President Biden welcome progress in defence ties

Joe Biden arrived in New Delhi on September 8 evening, in his maiden visit to India as U.S. President, to attend the G-20 summit and held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina hold talks on diversifying India-Bangladesh cooperation

PM Modi held talks with Bangladeshi PM Hasina on diversifying bilateral cooperation, covering areas such as connectivity, commercial linkages, culture, and people-to-people ties. PMO said the talks were productive and PM Modi is scheduled to hold 15 bilateral meetings over the next two days. G20 Summit will discuss pressing global…

The Hindu

New Delhi declaration ‘almost ready’, says India’s G-20 Sherpa, as Ukraine para remains sticking point

G-20 Sherpa Kant says joint declaration "almost ready"; India able to bring all countries on board with its priorities. Negotiations on finance, climate action, phasing out fossil fuels, and debt restructuring have seen considerable movement. Leaders to discuss declaration and other issues on September 9 and 10; if no agreement,…

The Hindu

Biden and Modi pledge to deepen ties in talks ahead of G20 summit

US and Indian leaders promise support for ‘free, open’ Asia-Pacific region as countries seek to counter rise of China.

Al Jazeera

Chinese Premier Li Qiang lands in India facing first international test

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Li Qiang will have the opportunity for informal interactions along the sidelines of G-20

The Hindu

Mexico Poised For The Manufacturing Spotlight Amid Tensions In China-US Relations

A couple of developments related to China rocked tech stocks on Thursday as fears of an aggravation of the trade war.

Zenger

Indonesia says China has pledged $21B in new investment to strengthen ties

Visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang has pledged $21.7 billion in new Chinese investment in Indonesia to strengthen the countries’ economic and political ties

The Independent UK

Chinese law to ban comments that harm China’s ‘feelings’ prompts concern

Legal experts and bloggers say proposed crimes could be used arbitrarily and lead to more censorship

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Australia and the Philippines strengthen their ties as South China Sea disputes heat up

Australia and the Philippines have elevated their seven-decade ties to a strategic level to broaden an alliance underpinned by their rejection of China’s increasingly provocative actions in the disputed South China Sea

The Times of India

G20 summit: China digs in on Ukraine, climate even in Xi Jinping's absence

China is emerging as a block on negotiations in the run-up to a meeting of Group of 20 leaders, with the UK accusing Beijing of obstructing measures to tackle climate change and refusing to back language condemning Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

G20 leaders gather in India minus China's Xi and Russia's Putin

G20 leaders began to descend on New Delhi Friday, hoping to make progress on trade, climate and a host of other global problems despite the Chinese and Russian presidents skipping the summit.

The Guardian - UK

UK-India trade deal ‘not guaranteed’, says Sunak before Modi meeting

PM’s crunch meeting with Indian counterpart at G20 hoped to smooth way for free trade deal

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The Conversation

G20: Xi Jinping's snub of summit the latest in escalation of ambition between two assertive powers

It might be tempting to connect Xi Jinping’s refusal to attend the G20 summit in India with continuing border tensions. These reached a peak recently when China released an “official map” claiming as its territory several areas that have long been a matter of contention between the two countries.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese’s China trip suggests a smoother relationship rather than a cosy one

A key calculation of the Australian PM’s team is that dialogue is of value, even if both sides agree to disagree

Radio France Internationale

Taiwan tries to hold on to Eswatini, its last remaining ally in Africa

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has wrapped up a visit to Eswatini, Taipei's only diplomatic ally in Africa, after signing a string of development agreements. But will the relationship hold?

The Times of India

India’s military studying options for any China war on Taiwan

NEW DELHI: India is studying possible responses to a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan following discreet inquiries from the US on how the South Asian nation could contribute in the event of a war, according to senior Indian government officials.

Al Jazeera

Solomon Islands police deny China shipped guns, following Al Jazeera report

Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Commissioner Mostyn Mangau says replica firearms incapable of firing live rounds.

France 24

Indonesia's leader calls for peaceful solutions to conflicts at ASEAN summit

Indonesia's president issued a stark warning Thursday after wrapping up a summit of Southeast Asian countries that was joined by China, the United States and Russia, saying “we will be destroyed” unless conflicts are resolved.

Al Jazeera

N Korea heralds ‘new chapter’ with ‘tactical nuclear attack’ submarine

Overseeing the event, Kim Jong Un calls for the rapid development of the country’s navy and its ‘nuclear weaponisation’.

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