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India Politics

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is talking to a party member during the release of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) manifesto for the upcoming Indian General Elections at the party headquarters in New Delhi, India, on April 14, 2024. (Photo by Kabir Jhangiani/NurPhoto)

Nepal PM Secures Vote Of Confidence For Third Time

Pushpa Kamal Dahal (center), the Prime Minister of Nepal, is posing for a photo covered in floral garlands after securing his third vote of confidence at the Federal Parliament of Nepal in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 13, 2024. The Prime Minister is testing the floor for the third time following the constitutional provision stated in the Constitution of Nepal 2072's Article 100 Sub-section (2), which mandates a Prime Minister to prove a majority in case any parties in the coalition walk out. In the third vote of confidence, which comes within 15 months of Dahal's tenure as Prime Minister, he has secured 157 votes in favor, while 110 lawmakers have stood against the vote of confidence. One lawmaker in the Nepali federal parliament has remained abstained. A total of 268 votes have been cast. Making a surprise turn on March 4, Prime Minister Dahal decided to revive a coalition with the CPN-UML, which caught the largest coalition partner, NC, off guard. A new coalition including the CPN-UML, CPN-Maoist Center, Ras

Japan PM visits quake-hit Ishikawa

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front R) meets with volunteers serving hot meals to people affected by a New Year's Day earthquake in central Japan on Jan. 14, 2024, at a junior high school used as an evacuation center in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits quake-hit Ishikawa

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) meets with people affected by a New Year's Day earthquake in central Japan at an evacuation center in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 14, 2024. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits quake-hit Ishikawa

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) meets with people affected by a New Year's Day earthquake in central Japan at an evacuation center in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 14, 2024. (Pool photo)