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Earlier this week, former US President Donald Trump revealed that Indian Prime Minister <keyword id="19895781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="keywords">Narendra Modi</keyword> is scheduled to meet with him next week. This potential gathering, set against the backdrop of Trump’s bid for a return to the White House, highlights how global leaders are positioning themselves in anticipation of possible changes in US leadership. “He happens to be coming to meet me next week, and Modi, he’s fantastic,” Trump said on Tuesday during a town hall event in Flint, Michigan, while discussing free trade and US job protection. He even went on to call India a “very big abuser” in trade, Al Jazeera reported. Most likely, Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting up with Trump could be an acknowledgment of the latter's potential return to power in the November election, as foreign leaders carefully navigate diplomatic relations with key US political figures. However, neither the Trump campaign nor India’s Ministry of External Affairs have clearly commented on the matter yet, meaning that the Indian leader’s plans of a tête-à-tête with ex US President Trump are foggy at best. During a press conference, foreign secretary <keyword id="20181706" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="vikram-misri" source="keywords">Vikram Misri</keyword> said, "there are many meetings with the Prime Minister right now which we are trying to fix. Right now, I will not be able to tell you about any specific meeting, whether the meeting has been fixed or not." "We are looking from all angles as to how much time we have and with whom we can hold meetings. We will keep updating you about the meetings," he added. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113444882" title="Trump says PM Modi will meet him during US visit, calls him &amp;#39;fantastic&amp;#39;" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>What we do know with certainty is that Mr Modi is indeed scheduled to travel to the US over the weekend and his calendar is going to be jam-packed. His visit coincides with his planned participation at the <keyword id="23145156" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Quad-Leaders-Summit" source="keywords">Quad Leaders Summit</keyword> (including representatives from Australia, India, Japan and the US) in Wilmington, Delaware, hosted by President Joe Biden. As per a White House official, the meet-up will feature "ambitious announcements in multiple areas such as maritime security, high-quality infrastructure and critical and emerging technologies to demonstrate the group’s endurance". Prime Minister Modi will have bilateral meetings with President Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday, following the conclusion of the Quad Summit. A special event, the Cancer Moonshot initiative, is also scheduled on the sidelines of the summit. In his meeting with President Biden, India and the US are anticipated to sign several agreements, including those related to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on drug frameworks. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri stated that Modi and Biden will review the comprehensive global strategic partnership between India and the US, which spans over 50 areas of engagement and bilateral dialogue mechanisms. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113085171" title="India is likely to benefit if Trump wins US elections, per Nomura Global Research" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>Both leaders will also assess progress in areas of cooperation, though tensions remain due to the alleged assassination plot involving Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. The investigation is ongoing, and India has formed a committee to examine the accusations. This visit may serve to ease some of the friction in the relationship. Defence cooperation remains a key area of collaboration between India and the U.S., including agreements on the procurement of 31 MQ-9B Predator drones, joint manufacturing of Stryker Infantry Combat Vehicles, and co-production of GE F414 engines in India. The Ukraine conflict is also expected to be a topic of discussion. Prime Minister Modi is supposed to attend the "Modi &amp; US" community event at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island. The event, already overbooked with more than 24,000 Indian Americans registered for a venue with a capacity of 15,000, has attracted attendees from 42 states, especially the tri-state area. Additionally, PM Modi will allegedly lead a roundtable with CEOs of American companies working in fields like AI, quantum computing, biotechnology, and cutting-edge technology. Lastly, on September 23, Modi will address global leaders at the United Nations' Summit of the Future (SOTF) and is expected to hold bilateral meetings with other heads of state attending the UN General Assembly. Obviously, squeezing in a meeting with Trump and Democrat Candidate Kamala Harris (you know, to balance things out) seems unlikely given Mr Modi’s tight schedule. But we’ll have a clearer picture only in the coming days. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="111770277" title="PM Modi likely to address high-level UNGA session on Sep 26" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

Why is Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the US this weekend?

<ul class="summary-list"><li>South Korea has appointed a former North Korean diplomat to a high-ranking government position.</li><li>Tae Yongho is the first North Korean defector to hold a vice-ministerial role in South Korea.</li></ul><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/south-korea">South Korea</a> has appointed a former <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-kid-stayed-north-korea-summer-camp-songdowon-tried-brainwash-2024-7">North Korean</a> diplomat and defector as a senior government official.President Yoon Suk Yeol made Tae Yongho the secretary-general of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council, which develops and implements proposals for inter-Korean unification.Tae made a high-profile defection to South Korea in 2016, and was previously an ambassador at the North Korean Embassy in London.The appointment makes him the first <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-inside-north-korea-summer-camp-songdowon-russia-school-kids-2024-7">North Korean</a> defector to be given a vice-ministerial job in South Korea, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-defector-south-71adf4c5df0b3145b498e91b0c1cbc50">according to AP</a>.Ramon Pacheco Pardo, KF-VUB Korea Chair at the Brussels School of Governance, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, told Business Insider that the appointment is significant in itself."But this is even more significant given Tae's background as a high-level defector who served in the National Assembly until the recent election," he said.Tae has "a very public profile that should boost the visibility of the Council," he added.In 2017, Tae <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/03/asia/north-korea-thae-yong-ho-family/index.html">told CNN</a> that he fled with his wife and sons for the future and freedom of his family.After his defection, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-executed-30-teens-watching-south-korea-shows-reports-2024-7">North Korean</a> authorities <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/world/asia/north-korea-says-diplomat-who-defected-was-human-scum.html">called Tae "human scum"</a> and accused him of crimes.Sarah A. Son, a senior lecturer in Korean Studies at the University of Sheffield, told BI that the appointment would likely lead to the North Korean government of Kim Jong Un continuing to discredit Tae."He's definitely considered a traitor of the current North Korean regime and I think that's how they'll paint it," she said.In 2020, Tae was elected to South Korea's National Assembly, joining a handful of other defectors who have become lawmakers there.In his new role, Tae will be working on efforts to build peaceful relations between North and South Korea, with the ultimate goal of reunification.But "North Korea doesn't consider the Council to be particularly relevant," Pardo, the KF-VUB Korea Chair, told BI.Hazel Smith, a professor of Korean Studies at SOAS University of London who has known Tae for years, thinks North Korea will find his appointment "very annoying.""It's the continuation of a trajectory where he has been politically active and had a political position in South Korea," she said.Smith told BI that she suspects Tae will excel in the role."It's certainly not a nominal position given to him by the South Korean government," she said.Smith added: "He has been and will continue to be actively involved in campaigns that expose the North Korean government and the problems of the North Korean population."

A North Korean defector was made a minister in South Korea, likely irking Kim Jong Un, experts say

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The United Nations will add Israel to its global list for violating children's rights.</li><li>The decision precedes the UN's annual report submission to the Security Council this week.</li></ul>The United Nations is set to include Israel and Hamas on its global list of entities accused of violating children's rights and protections.A UN spokesperson confirmed to <a target="_blank" href="https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-gaza-israel-palestinians-children-14e5d26b3f2ccf56747b879798c0f3af">AP News</a> that Israeli authorities have been notified of this decision.The announcement comes ahead of the UN's annual report submission to the Security Council next week when the UN Secretary-General António Guterres will add Israel and Hamas the annual global list of countries and groups violating <a target="_blank" href="https://childrenandarmedconflict.un.org/">children's rights in armed conflicts. </a>Other countries on the list include Russia, Syria, Yemen, Myanmar and Iraq.Thousands of Palestinian children have been killed during Israel's invasion of Gaza that began after the October 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas and other militants on Israel, <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.cfr.org/blog/un-halves-its-estimate-women-and-children-killed-gaza#:~:text=On%20May%206%2C%20the%20UN,women%20and%20over%2014%2C500%20children.">though estimates of the precise number vary</a>.The decision has further strained relations between the UN and Israel, which have been deteriorating since Israel's military campaign in Gaza commenced after the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-declares-state-of-war-hamas-launches-massive-surprise-attack-2023-10">Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7</a>.Gilad Erdan, Israel's ambassador to the UN, took to X to express his fury at the secretary-general's decision to add Israel to the "blacklist."Erdan condemned the decision on X, saying, "The only one who is blacklisted today is the secretary-general whose decisions since the war started and even before are rewarding terrorists and incentivizing them to use children for terror acts."In May, Erdan stoked controversy during a <a target="_blank" href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1z4l92746">General Assembly emergency special session</a> when he pulled out a portable shredder and symbolically destroyed the UN Charter.

Israel to join Russia and Hamas on the UN's global list tracking the violation of children's rights in armed conflicts

<ul class="summary-list"><li>An 2019 clip of a meeting between <keyword id="9393544" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="volodymyr-zelenskyy" source="Orion">Volodymyr Zelenskyy</keyword> and <keyword id="11914386" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="donald-trump" source="Orion">Donald Trump</keyword> has resurfaced.</li><li>In the clip, <keyword id="6354862" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="trump" source="Orion">Trump</keyword> suggests Zelenskyy "get together" with Vladimir Putin to solve their "problem."</li></ul>An old video has resurfaced on Twitter of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appearing to look alarmed and disgusted at then-President Donald Trump's suggestion that Zelenskyy "get together" with Russian President Vladimir Putin to solve their "problem."The video was taken during a meeting on September 25, 2019, between Zelenskyy and Trump, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. At the time, the meeting made the <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">news</keyword> for other reasons — namely, the release of a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/read-the-transcript-of-trumps-call-with-the-ukrainian-president-2019-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shocking memo of a call between the two</a> during which Trump sought to pressure the Ukrainian leader to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden.Initially posted by a journalist, Aaron Rupar, in 2019, the video was reposted by <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/opinion/2022/03/23/usa-todays-women-year-heather-cox-richardson-newsletter-boston-college/6653111001/">the historian Heather Cox Richardson</a>, a professor at Boston College, on Tuesday.As of press time, the tweet had been retweeted more than 6,000 times and liked about 26,000 times. The <a href="https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1176928872346075137?s=20&amp;t=irhrsaA6pXV8Ftuu56525g">original video</a> from Rupar has now been viewed more than 2.4 million times.In the clip, Trump leaned toward Zelenskyy and loudly said: "I really hope that you and President Putin can get together and solve your problem."At the time, Russian-backed troops were <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/russia-and-ukraine-in-2019-more-conflict-ahead/a-46856267">involved in smaller-scale military skirmishes in the Donbas region of Ukraine</a>."That would be a tremendous achievement," Trump said. "And I know you're trying to do that."Zelenskyy's eyes widened after the suggestion, and he did not reply to the US leader.Zoomed-in versions of the 2019 clip were also widely retweeted on Twitter, showing a clearer picture of Zelenskyy's response.During the same session at the <keyword id="11893452" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="un" source="Orion">UN</keyword>, Trump also, on record, <a href="https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1176927854426279936?s=20&amp;t=irhrsaA6pXV8Ftuu56525g">urged Zelenskyy to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden</a>. Zelenskyy later responded to press questions, <a href="https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1176929676280967168?s=20&amp;t=irhrsaA6pXV8Ftuu56525g">saying he had an "independent country" and couldn't "push anyone"</a> to carry out investigations.Trump <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-impeached-house-of-representatives-congress-2019-12">was impeached for the first time several months after this meeting</a>, in December 2019, for attempting to solicit <keyword id="11985141" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ukraine" source="Orion">Ukraine</keyword>'s interference in the 2020 election while withholding essential military aid to the country.

An old clip of Volodymyr Zelenskyy side-eyeing Trump's suggestion that he 'get together' with Putin and solve their 'problem' has resurfaced on Twitter

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The UN General Assembly on Monday greeted Ukraine's delegate with applause, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-10-10-22/index.html">CNN</a>.</li><li>The body met Russia's ambassador with silence.</li></ul>The United Nations General Assembly gathered for an emergency session on Monday just hours after <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-attacks-multiple-ukrainian-cities-after-bridge-blast-in-crimea-2022-10">Russia launched a deadly barrage of missiles across Ukraine</a>, in a tense proxy battle between the two country's delegates amid the ongoing war.The special session was scheduled ahead of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kyiv-missile-strikes-attack-hurts-city-efforts-normality-peace-2022-10">Russia's Monday attack</a>, but several countries used the meeting as a platform to voice outrage over the bombardment, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-russia-launched-barrage-of-missile-strikes-in-ukrainian-cities-2022-10">which killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more</a>, according to Ukrainian officials.Monday's meeting comes as the body prepares for a vote later this week on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/putin-declares-there-4-new-regions-russia-annexation-speech-2022-9">Russia's recent annexation of partially-occupied territories in Ukraine</a>, including the Kherson, Luhansk, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions.But the initial gathering offered clear insight into how the assembly is likely to vote, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-10-10-22/index.html">CNN</a>, which reported that Ukraine's UN ambassador was greeted with applause, while Russia's ambassador faced silence. On Monday, The General Assembly handily vetoed Russia's attempt to conduct the annexation vote via secret ballot, according to the outlet. One-hundred-and-seven countries voted in favor of holding a public vote on the matter, while thirteen nations opted for a secret ballot, according to Reuters. Thirty-nine countries abstained and the remaining countries, including Russia and China, did not vote, the outlet reported.Ukraine's delegate, Sergiy Kyslytsya delivered emotional opening statements opposing Russia's strikes, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/10/world/russia-ukraine-war-news">The New York Times.</a>"A trail of blood is left behind the Russian delegation when it enters the General Assembly," he said, "and the hall is filled up with the smell of smoldering human flesh."Kyslytsya said Russia had already killed members of his family and expressed that "we see no end to that cruelty," according to CNN.Russia's UN ambassador, Vasily Nebenzya, meanwhile, suggested that other nations were ganging up on Moscow, the outlet reported, and continued to defend his country's annexations.

UN General Assembly applauds Ukraine, shuns Russia in tense meeting just hours after deadly missile strikes

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12039181" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jair-bolsonaro" source="Orion">Jair Bolsonaro</keyword>, the only unvaccinated G20 leader, is in <keyword id="11921345" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="new-york-city" source="Orion">New York City</keyword> for the <keyword id="12142274" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="un-general-assembly" source="Orion">UN General Assembly</keyword>.</li><li>Bolsonaro and his delegation were pictured eating pizza on a sidewalk on Sunday night.</li><li>NYC currently bars unvaccinated diners from eating inside restaurants.</li></ul>Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19, was pictured eating pizza on a New York City sidewalk Sunday as the city <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-expcted-require-proof-of-vaccination-indoor-dining-gyms-performances-2021-8">has barred unvaccinated diners</a> from eating inside restaurants.Bolsonaro, the only G20 leader who hasn't been vaccinated, was in the city ahead of <a href="https://www.insider.com/bts-music-video-united-nations-k-pop-2021-9">the UN General Assembly</a>, which starts on Tuesday.Early Monday, Brazilian minister for tourism Gilson Machado Neto posted images of Bolsonaro - third from left, wearing a beige shirt - and several other members of his delegation eating pizza on Instagram. The caption read: "Let's go for pizza with Coca Cola."While proof of vaccination is required for indoor businesses in New York City, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/un-not-strictly-verifying-covid-19-vaccination-status-for-meeting-2021-9">the UN has effectively permitted unvaccinated delegates</a> to attend the General Assembly by not policing vaccination status.Bolsonaro has repeatedly refused to get vaccinated, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-bolsonaro-vaccine-idUSKBN28704L">saying in November</a> that it was his right not to.He also <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/brazil-president-bolsonaro-unvaccinated-nyc-covid-mandate-un-meetings-2021-9">said last week</a> when discussing his speech at the UN General Assembly: "Why would I get vaccinated? ... Once everyone has been vaccinated, I'll decide my future."On Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio of new York City <a href="https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/1440062719130882048">retweeted an article about Bolsonaro's al fresco meal, and with it shared a link</a> to the city's vaccine portal.

Photo shows Brazil's unvaccinated president eating pizza on a sidewalk in NYC, where unvaccinated people are barred from dining indoors

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="11892778" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="taliban" source="Orion">Taliban</keyword>'s foreign minister has asked for the regime's envoy to speak at the UN General Assembly.</li><li>He's contesting <keyword id="11892774" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="afghanistan" source="Orion">Afghanistan</keyword>'s seat, which has been given to the ambassador representing the former government.</li><li>When the Taliban previously ruled Afghanistan, they were not given a seat by the UN.</li></ul>The Taliban have thrown in their bid to speak at the <keyword id="11896449" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="united-nations" source="Orion">United Nations</keyword> General Assembly in New York, several <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">news</keyword> outlets reported, creating a dilemma over who the UN will choose to recognize as the government of Afghanistan.Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday requesting that one of its envoys speak at the General Assembly, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/exclusive-taliban-names-afghan-un-envoy-asks-speak-world-leaders-2021-09-21/">reported Reuters. </a>At the same time, Ghulam Isaczai, the UN ambassador representing Afghanistan's ousted former government, also sent in his delegation list to the secretary-general, a UN spokesperson confirmed per <a href="https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-general-assembly-afghanistan-united-nations-taliban-antonio-guterres-01d10c5d2724a01821ab5209aa3ffdaa">the AP. </a>The Taliban said in its letter that Isaczai no longer represents Afghanistan because the former president Ashraf Ghani is not recognized as the country's leader anymore, the UN spokesperson added.Both parties are jockeying to speak during Afghanistan's slated spot as the final speech of September 27, <a href="https://www.un.org/en/ga/info/meetings/76schedule.shtml">the last day of this year's General Assembly.</a>Officials will now have to decide whether to accept the Taliban's request, or let Isaczai continue as Afghanistan's ambassador under UN protocol. The nine members of the General Assembly's credentials commission - the US, <keyword id="11894337" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russia" source="Orion">Russia</keyword>, <keyword id="11892748" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="china" source="Orion">China</keyword>, Sweden, the Bahamas, Bhutan, Chile, Namibia, and Sierra Leone - must meet to rule on the seat dispute. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/china-says-ready-for-friendly-relations-with-taliban-01629105608?refsec=afp-news">Russia</a> and <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/china-says-ready-for-friendly-relations-with-taliban-01629105608?refsec=afp-news">China</a> have been developing relations with the Taliban since its takeover in August.A senior US state department official told the AP that the committee "would take some time to deliberate," suggesting that the Taliban's representative might not be able to speak at this current session.When the Taliban previously ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, the hardline Islamist group was <a href="https://www.un.org/press/en/1997/19970415.sc6357.html">not given a seat at the UN</a>, and instead recognized the former government that controlled the country before them.

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