✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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#External affairs Minister: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
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1. PM Modi inaugurated the Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show at Gandhinagar in the presence of the President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi, President of Timor Leste José Ramos-Horta and Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel.
2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral meeting with the President of Timor Leste José Ramos-Horta at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.
3. PM Modi led a roadshow with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan from Sardar Patel International Airport Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar.
4. Maldives leader, parliamentarian no less, has demanded President Mohamed Muizzu’s ouster from his post as the country battles a diplomatic row with longstanding ally India. Ali Azim, Parliamentary Minority Leader in the Maldivian parliament has made this demand publicly, taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Though he does not explicitly mention India in his post, he has indicated that a vote of no-confidence be held against President Muizzu.
5. The Maldives has been making headlines recently due to a diplomatic spat with India triggered by comments made by some Maldivian politicians and ministers.
(a) In December 2023, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Lakshadweep, an archipelago near the Maldives.
(b) This visit was reportedly perceived by some in the Maldives as an attempt to divert attention from their country.
(c) Subsequently, Abdulla Mahzoom Majid, a Maldivian minister, made derogatory remarks on social media targeting PM Modi and suggesting that India was trying to compete with the Maldives in beach tourism. These comments faced significant backlash from India.
(d) Indians, including celebrities, responded by cancelling their planned trips to the Maldives, using the hashtag #BoycottMaldives on social media.
(e) President of Maldives At Present Time Mohamed Muizzu.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
UNO Gen. Secy : António Guterres.
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1. Gabriel Attal has been named next Prime Minister of France. At 34, he is the youngest Prime Minister in modern French history, outranking even Socialist Laurent Fabius who was 37 when he was appointed by François Mitterrand in 1984.
2. Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been indicted in the Toshakhana case.
3. Japan hit by another 6.0-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday.
While Japan is still reeling from the powerful New Year’s Day earthquake as death toll from from previous quake crosses 200-mark.
4. Former Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay’s party won Bhutan’s election Tuesday, wins elections overshadowed by economic strife.
5. Maldives President Muizzu on Tuesday appealed to China to ‘intensify’ efforts to send more tourists to his country, amid a spate of cancellation of reservations by Indian tourists.
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