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Sep 15, 2021

Japan, US, South Korea Urge North Korea to Return to Talks

Senior diplomats from Japan, the United States and South Korea urged North Korea to return to talks over its missile and nuclear development, a day after it announced it successfully tested new long-range cruise missiles, indicating an advancement of its military capabilities.
The three-way meeting in Tokyo was attended by U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Sung Kim, South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk and Japanese Director-General for Asian and Oceanian affairs Takehiro Funakoshi.

Sep 14, 2021

PM Modi to Attend Quad Summit in Washington

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to travel to the US during September 23-25 to participate in the first in-person summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad and to address the United Nations General Assembly.
Modi, who will be making only his second visit abroad since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, is expected to begin his visit with a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden in Washington.
This will be the first in-person meeting between the two leaders since Biden assumed office earlier this year, though they have interacted at virtual events and spoken on phone several times.

Iran to Allow Nuclear Surveillance

Iran agreed to allow international inspectors to install new memory cards into surveillance cameras at its sensitive nuclear sites and to continue filming there, potentially averting a diplomatic showdown this week.
The announcement by Mohammad Eslami of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran after a meeting he held with the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, in Tehran still leaves the watchdog in the same position it has faced since February, however.
Tehran holds all recordings at its sites as negotiations over the U.S. and Iran returning to the 2015 nuclear deal remain stalled in Vienna. Meanwhile, Iran is now enriching small amounts of uranium to its closest-ever levels to weapons-grade purity as its stockpile continues to grow.

India, Australia To Hold First-Ever 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue

The foreign and defence ministers of India and Australia held the first India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi.
The inaugural dialogue is held in pursuant to the elevation of India-Australia bilateral relations to comprehensive strategic partnership during the India-Australia Leaders' virtual summit in 2021.

Sep 13, 2021

UN Nuclear Agency, Iran Reach Deal over Tools of Surveillance

Iran agreed to allow international inspectors to install new memory cards into surveillance cameras at its sensitive nuclear sites and to continue filming there, averting a diplomatic showdown this week.
The announcement by Mohammad Eslami of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran after a meeting he held with the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, in Tehran still leaves the watchdog in the same position it has faced since February.

Sri Lanka's Central Bank Governor Lakshman Resigns

Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Weligamage Don Lakshman said that he would step down next week at a time when the South Asian island nation's weak foreign exchange reserves have limited its ability to import goods and raised the risk of default.
Weligamage Don Lakshman had taken up the post in December 2019.

Moroccan King Appoints New PM

King Mohammed VI of Morocco appointed Aziz Akhannouch of the liberal National Rally of Independents (RNI) party as Prime Minister and asked him to form a government.
RNI emerged as the biggest party in parliamentary election, crushing the Islamists who had led the country for a decade.
Aziz Akhannouch is a billionaire seen as close to the monarchy.
Elected politicians in Morocco have only limited powers, as key decisions remain in the hands of the monarch.
Ten years ago the Islamist Justice and Development Party became the country's biggest party in parliament after electoral reforms were introduced following the Arab Spring protests which swept North Africa and the Middle East.
But a decade on it lost all but 12 of its 125 seats leaving it just the eighth biggest party.

Japan to Hold General Elections in Early November

Japan will hold a general election in early November under a new Prime Minister who will succeed Yoshihide Suga. The new Prime Minister will be picked in the leadership race of the Liberal Democratic Party.
The Lower House will be dissolved for a general election in November 2021.
As per reports, Japan`s Administrative Reform Minister Taro Kono is the most popular pick to succeed the country`s top rank.

Sep 12, 2021

Kono to Enter Race for Japan's Next Leader

Japan's popular vaccination minister, Taro Kono, is set to announce his candidacy for leader of the country's ruling political party and, by extension, its next Prime Minister.
Kono's decision to throw his hat in the ring for the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), left open by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's announcement last week he would step down, takes the number of candidates to three.
Kono appears to have an edge on former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and former Internal Minister Sanae Takaichi in the race.

Sep 11, 2021

Taliban to Hold Oath Taking Ceremony on 9/11 Anniversary

The Taliban-led government of the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan (IEA) will likely take oath on September 11, the day of the attacks in the US. It is the 20th anniversary of the incident this year. The newly-formed Taliban government has sent invitations to various countries like China, Turkey, Pakistan, Iran, Qatar, India and also the US to be a part of the oath-taking ceremony.

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