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India gears up to welcome US President Donald Trump

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GANDHINAGAR, India, 18 February 2020 Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Monday visited the Motera stadium to inspect the security arrangements regarding US President Donald Trump's visit to the state. First lady Melania Trump will be attending the welcome event.

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World defence spending spikes as rivalries heat up
MUNICH, Germany, 14 February 2020 Global defence spending saw its biggest jump in a decade in 2019, driven by the US and China, a study said Friday, as rivalries and conflicts stoke military investment.
Stunning defeat for Modi’s party in New Delhi elections
NEW DELHI, India, 11 February 2020 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party was given a stunning defeat by a regional party Tuesday in elections in the national capital that were seen as a referendum on his policies.
Chinese military aircraft cross into Taiwan airspace: Taipei
ON THE WEB, 10 February 2020 Taiwan said it scrambled fighter jets Monday after Chinese military aircraft briefly crossed into its airspace, the first major incursion since the island's Beijing-wary president was re-elected in January.

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Iran satellite launch fails, in blow to space programme
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China virus deaths rise past 800, overtaking SARS toll
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Delhi heads to vote amid protests against citizenship law
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Opinion

Sikyong 2021: The aspirants and their prospects
By Doring Tenzin Phuntsok
We shall forage into some of the Tibetan exile leaders who are likely to have the intention of becoming Sikyong, or at least making a foray into Sikyong elections, and their prospects of getting crowned at the helm of affairs.

Interviews

Nepal needs to change its policy towards Tibetans: Gopal Krishna Siwakoti
Interview with Gopal Krishna Siwakoti, President of the International Institute for Human Rights, Environment, and Development, in Kathmandu, who has been working for the rights of all refugees, including Tibetans.

Features

The 97 kms between China and mastery of the Mekong
Ninety-seven km of rocks in Thai waters stand between Beijing and dominance over the Mekong, a mighty river that feeds millions as it threads south from Tibet through five countries before emptying into the South China Sea.