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US President Joe Biden will hold online discussions with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, weeks after Mr Biden said India was “shaky” with its response to the invasion of Ukraine.
Mr Biden will use the talks to continue “close consultations on the consequences of Russia's brutal war against Ukraine and mitigating its destabilising impact on global food supply and commodity markets”, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement on Sunday.
The two leaders failed to agree on a joint condemnation of the Russian invasion when they last spoke in early March at a meeting of the so-called Quad alliance, which involves the US, India, Australia and Japan.
India has so far refused to join the votes condemning Moscow at the UN General Assembly, while saying it was deeply disturbed by the alleged killings of civilians by Russian troops in the town of Bucha in Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who met Mr Modi in New Delhi this month, praised India for its approach to the conflict.
Mr Biden said on March 21 that India was an exception among Washington's allies with its “shaky” response to the Russian offensive.
Also on the agenda for discussions between Mr Biden and Mr Modi are security in the Asia-Pacific region, the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis, the White House said.
During the Cold War, officially non-aligned India leant towards the Soviet Union — in part as a reaction to US support for arch-rival Pakistan — buying its first MiG-21 fighter jets in 1962.
According to analysts, Russia is India's biggest supplier of heavy arms and India is also Russia's largest customer.
Red flags
- Promises of high, fixed or 'guaranteed' returns.
- Unregulated structured products or complex investments often used to bypass traditional safeguards.
- Lack of clear information, vague language, no access to audited financials.
- Overseas companies targeting investors in other jurisdictions - this can make legal recovery difficult.
- Hard-selling tactics - creating urgency, offering 'exclusive' deals.
Courtesy: Carol Glynn, founder of Conscious Finance Coaching
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Indoor cricket in a nutshell
Indoor cricket in a nutshell
Indoor Cricket World Cup - Sept 16-20, Insportz, Dubai
16 Indoor cricket matches are 16 overs per side
8 There are eight players per team
9 There have been nine Indoor Cricket World Cups for men. Australia have won every one.
5 Five runs are deducted from the score when a wickets falls
4 Batsmen bat in pairs, facing four overs per partnership
Scoring In indoor cricket, runs are scored by way of both physical and bonus runs. Physical runs are scored by both batsmen completing a run from one crease to the other. Bonus runs are scored when the ball hits a net in different zones, but only when at least one physical run is score.
Zones
A Front net, behind the striker and wicketkeeper: 0 runs
B Side nets, between the striker and halfway down the pitch: 1 run
C Side nets between halfway and the bowlers end: 2 runs
D Back net: 4 runs on the bounce, 6 runs on the full
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