Disgraced scientist A Q Khan, the father of Pakistan's nuclear programme, has said he doubts North Korea will explode an atomic device in its current face-off with the United States and South Korea.
'Pyongyang's strategy seems to be a cry to be treated as equal with the US and Beijing and this aspiration is premised on equipping itself with weapons as devastating as theirs,' says Rajaram Panda.
Rodman, who is one of a handful of Westerners to have visited reclusive North Korea and met Kim Jong Un, arrived in Singapore on Monday, the eve of the summit, declaring he was "excited to be part of it".
'Thank you to Chairman Kim Jong Un for keeping your word & starting the process of sending home the remains of our great and beloved missing fallen'
Stepping up efforts to ensure trouble-free transition of power in North Korea following the death of its close ally Kim Jong Il, China on Tuesday launched telephone diplomacy to highlight the need for maintaining peace and stability in the Stalinist state.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's youngest son, Kim Jong-un, has been promoted as a military general, the clearest sign yet that he is in line to succeed his father as the country's leader.
According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), top officials, including the country's leader Kim Jong Un, held a crisis politburo meeting to discuss the outbreak and announced they would implement a 'maximum emergency' virus control system.
The Vietnamese coastal city of Da Nang has been chosen for the meeting in late February.
Moon Jae-in hope that the summit will open a new era of complete denuclearisation, peace.
The new missile could deliver 2,000 to 3,500 kilograms of payload to any point in the continental US, notes Rajaram Panda.
'There are times when India should stand up without hesitation and voice its indignation over the US' pressure tactic. This is one such moment,' asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Trump said the summit ended with no agreement because he was not willing to lift all the sanctions on North Korea.
The latest launch came just five days after Pyongyang fired two short-range ballistic missiles.
The Kaesong lockdown is the first such known measure taken in a North Korean city to stem the pandemic.
Trump said it would be tremendous for the world if the meeting went well.
Kim Yong Chol delivered a letter from the North Korean leader to Trump.
Russia's unprecedented rapprochement with North Korea has raised concerns about the re-emergence of a Russia-China-North Korea alliance which could increase the probability of conflict on the Korean Peninsula, explains Dr Rajaram Panda.
This is the latest in a string of tests by North Korea in defiance of United Nations sanctions.
Trump, who personally greeted the trio at the Andrews Air Force Base, praised Kim for their release ahead of their summit.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who was missing from the public's eye has suddenly resurfaced, with state media showing him walking with a cane as he gave "field guidance" at a new apartment complex on Tuesday.
Dennis Keith Rodman, who faced widespread criticism after his controversial trip to North Korea recently, has reportedly said that he would not return to the oppressive state if the American people did not want him to go.
South Korean President's office says Kim promised to close N Korea's nuclear test site next month.
The red-shingled, colonial-style Capella is a five-star hotel on the Sentosa island, which boasts several resorts, hotels, two golf courses and a theme park.
'The sanctions are biting him.' 'He also has a chance to come out into the world and reshape his nation.'
Analysts say the disclosure of Kim Jong-un's marital status was aimed at sending the message that the 20-something Kim was mature and stable, someone people can relate to despite having only seven months of experience as leader following the death of his father in December.
If these reports are true, it means that it possesses something much more powerful than it has tested in the past. North Korea has run nuclear tests in the pasts, but this announcement has sent panic waves internationally.
The visit, Kim's third since March, is taking place amid sharp escalation rhetoric between Beijing and Washington over tariffs almost spiralling into a trade war.
After personally overseeing the test Kim Jong-un 'said American bastards would be not very happy with this gift sent on the July 4 anniversary'.
Ahead of the G-20 summit in Osaka this week, Xi has reasserted China's role as a global player, points out Dr Rajaram Panda.
The two leaders discussed the possible US-North Korea summit.
The country's sixth nuclear test sparked a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake which was detected in the northeast of the country where North Korea's test site Punggye-ri is located.
The 792-room luxury five-star hotel has been mentioned as a possible venue for the talks as it has held major conferences over the years.
Tensions have dramatically risen on the Korean peninsula after North Korea early this month conducted its biggest nuclear test, which its state-run KCNA news agency described as a hydrogen bomb.
Using an anti-aircraft gun in front of hundreds of people in Pyongyang
Kim said that his meeting with Moon would serve as a "historic chance" for the Korean people, who want to see the strengthening of inter-Korean relations.
Trump is all set to meet Kim by May.
Lee Jae-myung's decisive victory in South Korea's snap presidential election marks a major political shift driven by public backlash against authoritarian, with significant implications for domestic reform and the future of the US-South Korea alliance, observes Dr Rajaram Panda.
'Much depends on Moon's persuasive skill to make both Trump and Kim shed some of their rigidity and be flexible to accommodate contrarian viewpoints,' says Dr Rajaram Panda.
Former US President Obama was featured wearing a number of ensembles some gladiator-inspired and a basketball one among others.
'This government puts poor people behind bars, demonises women after their death, puts out the call records of deceased raped victims and robs her of her dignity.'
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