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Multipolar world is feasible only by a multipolar Asia: EAM Jaishankar

[ad_1] External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar in Sweden. Photo: Twitter/@DrSJaishankar Globalisation is the overwhelming reality of our times and there must be a respective appreciation of multipolarity because a multipolar world is feasible only by a multipolar Asia, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said in his address to the European Union (EU) Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum (EIPMF) in Stockholm.He also had discussions with several of his EU counterparts on a range of bilateral issues, including strengthening ties amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict.In his address at the EIPMF, Mr. Jaishankar called for “regular, comprehensive and candid dialogue” between India and the EU that is not just limited to the crisis of the day. “Globalisation is the overwhelming reality of our times...
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Petra Kvitova says Russians, Belarusians should not be allowed back at Wimbledon

[ad_1] Twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova opposed the grasscourt Grand Slam’s decision to lift its ban on Russian and Belarusian players ahead of this year’s tournament, saying she felt for Ukrainians amid Moscow’s ongoing invasion of their country. Wimbledon, the only Grand Slam to bar players from Russia and its ally Belarus, said on Friday it would allow them to compete as “neutral” athletes, reversing the ban it imposed after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.Kvitova, a Czech who won Wimbledon titles in 2011 and 2014, said players from Russia and Belarus should also be banned from the Paris Olympics next year. “I always state that I’m against the war. I’m just more worried about the Ukrainian people and players,” Kvitova said on Friday after her Miami Open semi-final win ov...