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India's arms imports increased by 4.7% between 2014-18 and 2019-23.Russia remains India's main weapons supplier, accounting for 36% of its imports. China, in turn, is largest supplier of Pakistan, followed by 11% to Bangladesh. India, fourth largest military spender in the world after US, China and Russia still has to get its act together.
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2 years ago Read more at The Times of India

Rishabh Pant has been out of action since December 2022 after sustaining multiple injuries, including one to his right knee which required reconstruction surgery, in a car crash. However, according to BCCI secretary, Jay Shah, Pant remains in contention for selection for the T20 World Cup "if he can keep [wicket]. Over the course of his career, Pant has played 179 T20s, scoring over 4,000 runs at a strike rate of 144.84. In 66
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2 years ago Read more at The Cricketer

This is what we mean when we say that the nationalist question is actually, the farmer's question. In any case, the genesis of the quote is not important. Instead, what is important is its content and a more general issue, which is the agrarian issue. There is an emerging debate on the left regarding the assessment of these farmers’ protests and whether to support them.
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2 years ago Read more at thefridaytimes.com

Joao Cancelo has labelled Victor Osimhen one of the best strikers in the world. The LaLiga champions will face the Partenopei in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 contest on Tuesday.
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2 years ago Read more at Prompt News

World Rookie Freeski Finals will be streamed live on Fuel TV's dynamic channels. Fuel TV’s commitment to delivering thrilling content aligns perfectly with the Worldrookie Tour’s mission of nurturing the next generation of action sports superstars.
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2 years ago Read more at worldrookietour.com

Nevaeh Rikihana-Yates is stoked after winning the youth male category. Two Northland youths have made their community proud after winning their categories in this year’s World Manu Championships in Auckland. Brooklyn Kay, Tawhai Rakich and Brooklyn Kay competed in the grand finals last Saturday.
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2 years ago Read more at New Zealand Herald

Taking Lotus Tech public wasn’t the success story Geely may have hoped for. After two weeks, shares on the Nasdaq have plummeted by nearly 40%. It’s been the latest in a string of disappointments for the Chinese automaker.
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2 years ago Read more at CarScoops

Bloomberg reports that TSMC is back among the 10 most valuable companies in the world. Based on the Monday evening value of its U.S.-listed shares, it’s worth about $630 billion. It edged out the chipmaker Broadcom for the spot.
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2 years ago Read more at Quartz

J.G. Ballard's experiences as a boy were multiplied thousands of times over in what is a vast saga of war across half of Asia. It tells of multiple imperialisms, Western as well as Japanese, and lists staunch claims that Japan's cabinets were only acting in self-defense in the face of dire American economic sanctions. In the end an approximate judicial consensus was cobbled together that condemned seven of the accused to death.
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2 years ago Read more at Japan Today

The Gaza Sunbirds dreamed of competing in the Paralympics and had been training for it weekly. The Palestinian death toll in Gaza has climbed to 30,320, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. Last month, they decided to hand out toys to kids. Many of the athletes were injured during the so-called "Great March of Return"
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2 years ago Read more at The World from PRX