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A sweeping purge of Chinese generals has weakened the People's Liberation Army, exposing deep-rooted corruption that could take more time to fix and slow Chinese leader Xi Jinping's military modernization drive amid geopolitical tensions, analysts say. China's top lawmakers senior military officers from the national legislative body on Friday, state media reported, a step that typically precedes further punishment for wayward cadres. Many of these were from the Rocket Force - a key arm of the PLA overseeing tactical and nuclear missiles.

An open and forward-looking interaction with leading representatives of the Russian strategic community. Spoke about the importance of rebalancing and the emergence of multipolarity, Jaishankar posted on X. Exchanged views on how India-Russia ties will develop in that framework. Also discussed connectivity, multilateralism, big power competition and regional conflicts, he said. "Geopolitics and strategic convergence will always keep India-Russia ties on a positive trajectory," Jaishankar emphasised.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Moscow for a five-day visit and expressed his excitement for his engagements, including meetings wit

To realize a critical-thinking society, we need a robust culture of skepticism and rational inquiry. And to foster this culture of enlightenment, we need to start with our children. We need to catch them young. We have to start with our youths. We have to start with our teachers. We have to start with our schools.

Given the challenges of the region, the ECOWAS Parliament demanded that the Heads of State and Government should lift the sanctions imposed since July on the Niger Republic. Nigeria’s Senator Ali Ndume said the parliament took the decision because: “Children and women have been exposed to untold hardship. No meaningful progress has been made in resolving this issue.”