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artillery. Such foul-ups revealed deeper problems. All modern armies use two approaches to logistics, explains Ronald Ti, a military logistician at King’s College London: “pull" logistics, which involve responding flexibly to consumption and demand signals by units in the field, and “push" logistics, in which ammo and material are dispatched based on predetermined rates of use.

G20 summit. Spin doctors are at pains to push the unofficial line that Xi’s absence isn’t a big deal for New Delhi by, among other things, deflecting the public gaze to what Indian diplomacy calls “bandobast" and has perfected like an art. But all the intricate details of the décor at the venue, the logistics, the vegetarian-only menus, the silverware, and how the capital has been lit up in hot pink cannot change the fact that Xi’s absence is significant.

India prepares to host the prestigious gathering of world leaders this weekend for the G20 summit, showcasing India's aspirations to establish itself as a prominent global player. As per a TOI analysis, the event carries immense significance for India, particularly for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as it will define the nation's role as a champion of the Global South and the voice of numerous developing countries. This summit represents a diplomatic milestone for New Delhi as it endeavors to bring together a fractured world amidst the backdrop of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

leadership of PM Modi, prioritising its sovereign and economic interests while while also appealing for peace. Appreciating India's stand on Russia-Ukraine war, he said India has done "the right thing".

Joe Biden who departed to India to attend the G20 Summit does not intend to meet with Chinese Premier Li Qiang this weekend, as reported by Bloomberg. The president’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, briefed reporters on the summit agenda after the president left Washington on the trip, which will also take him to Vietnam. “We don’t have a plan for the president to engage with the Chinese premier at this time," Sullivan said as quoted by Bloomberg.

The voting for Russian-installed legislatures in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions begins Friday and concludes Sunday. It has already been denounced by Kyiv and the West. «It constitutes a flagrant violation of international law, which Russia continues to disregard,» the Council of Europe, the continent's foremost human rights body, said this week. Kyiv echoed that sentiment, with the parliament saying in a statement that the balloting in areas where Russia «conducts active hostilities» poses a threat to Ukrainian lives.

G20 Summit from Friday. Ahead of the summit, G20's current host, India, emerged as the 7th best performing nation in terms of complying to 15 key G20 Bali commitments made last year. According to the data analysed by G20 Research Group, India complied to 87% of commitments made in G20 Summit in Bali last year.

Stock market: Defense stocks have been in focus for the few years, especially after the outbreak of Russia-Ukraine war. Both domestic institutional investors (DIIs) and foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have been buying stake in defense stocks. But, during April to June 2023 quarter, FIIs have bough heavily in good number of defense stocks in first quarter of the current financial year.

The 15th Annual Brics Summit on August 22nd will b... moreThe 15th Annual Brics Summit on August 22nd will be marked by Russia's absence due to potential legal actions.

G20 Summit scheduled for September 9-10. Minister of State for Steel and Rural Development, Faggan Singh Kulaste, warmly welcomed Fernandez at the Delhi airport. Following the 15th BRICS summit, the five-member BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) invited Argentina along with five other countries to join the alliance.

China’s exports are faltering and its consumers are spending less at home, the country is flooding the world with cars. Overseas demand for inexpensive vehicles made in China, mostly gasoline-powered models that Chinese consumers now shun in favor of electric cars, is so great that the biggest obstacle to selling more abroad is a lack of specialized ships to carry them. Chinese automakers have leaped to dominance in Russia since war began in Ukraine, transporting cars by train. The companies have also captured large shares of markets in Southeast Asia, Australia, South America and Mexico.

Elon Musk, the billionaire and CEO of multiple companies has often appealed to both Ukraine and Russia to stop war and find a peaceful solution to age-old problems. Musk has supported Ukraine by providing internet to Ukraine through its Starlink satellite system. However, a biography on Elon Musk, which is set to be released by Simon & Schuster on September 12, has highlighted how Musk prevented war nuclear war between Ukraine and Russia.

G20 Summit scheduled to take place in India. In a post on to X (formerly Twitter), Sánchez said, "This afternoon I have tested positive for COVID and will not be able to travel to New Delhi for the G20 Summit. I feel fine." At the G20 Summit, Spain will be represented by the First Vice President Nadia Calvino and Minister of Economic Affairs and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, EU and Cooperation, he added.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a close ally of India, is visiting India as a G20 invitee and her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday assumes significance ahead of the parliamentary election in her country in January 2024. Over the past decade India has launched several cross-border connectivity and energy projects to boost the Bangladesh economy, complementing efforts undertaken by the Hasina government. Bangladesh is emerging as a link to landlocked Northeast India. Japan, Bangladesh and India have formed a trilateral to connect Northeast India via Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal.

Russia is holding «sham elections» in the occupied region of Ukraine, US State Secretary Antony Blinken said adding that this action shows its blatant disregard for UN Charter principles. In a statement released by the State Department, Blinken said, «The Russian Federation is in the process of conducting sham elections in occupied areas of Ukraine.

Investing.com-- Consolidation in oil markets continued in Asian trade on Friday, with prices falling further below 10-month peaks as a mix of profit taking, strength in the dollar and fears of an economic slowdown in major consumers weighed. 

The United States' decision to provide Ukraine with depleted uranium weapons has Russia fuming, labelling it as a "criminal act." This decision by the US has heightened tensions in the ongoing Ukraine crisis, and it raises concerns about the environmental and security implications. The Pentagon, the US defense department, announced a new security aid package worth up to $175 million for Ukraine. This package includes depleted uranium ammunition specifically meant for US Abrams tanks.

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Russian National Geographic confirmed that the hull of the catamaran was damaged and three people were rescued. Three sailors were on a round-the-world expedition when they had an encounter with the small shark. Marine biologists believe that it must have been “a case of mistaken identity”.

Joe Biden leaves for the G20 in India on Thursday, aiming to boost alliances at a summit where global tensions will be highlighted by the absence of the leaders of China and Russia. Biden will try to show that on big transnational issues, Washington is a better partner than Beijing or Moscow -- and that the G20 remains a key forum.

G20 members late Thursday agreed to make an effort towards the “phasedown of unabated coal power”, staying with the text of the Bali declaration on the issue. This was decided at the Sherpa-level deliberations that aim to finalise the text for the Leaders’ Declaration. India’s proposal to expand it to “phase-down of fossil fuel” ran into stiff opposition from Saudi Arabia and Russia, people aware of the deliberations told ET. The “phasedown of coal power”, agreed on in earlier declarations, is in the context of energy efficiency and in line with national circumstances, and does not impinge on India’s energy security, the people said. The cue was taken from the Bali declaration where the phrase “phasedown of unabated coal power” found agreement among all members. The language has also been used earlier in the UNFCCC Glasgow Climate Pact and the Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan. Unabated coal power is generally understood to mean coal power without carbon capture utilisation and storage. There was no mention of a phasedown of coal power at the outcome of the G20 Energy Transition ministerial meeting in July, a prelude to the leaders’ summit.