After campaigning for the recently concluded civic body elections in Maharashtra, Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has now started the process for the upcoming municipal elections in Telangana.

The Nationalist Congress Party, split into factions led by Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar, faced a significant setback in the Pimpri-Chinchwad and Pune municipal elections. Despite campaigning together, both factions suffered losses, with the BJP leading in a majority of wards. This performance raises questions about the potential merger of the NCP factions.

For India, the strategy is to maintain a centuries-old civilisational and economic relationship with Iran without inviting economic retaliation from the US