October 2026 is packed with exciting OTT releases. From Ben Affleck's Animals and Keerthy Suresh's Akka to Doctor X: Mafia in White, here’s a curated list of twelve major titles arriving on Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar, and more.

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Ayodhya Ram Mandir: How PM Modi Led Divine Consecration

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the holy consecration ceremony of Ayodhya Ram Mandir at lord Ram's birthplace on Jan 22.

Divine music from 30 Indian instruments, from Santoor to Sitar, filled Ram Mandir's atmosphere all through the consecration ceremony.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi crossed five mandapas of grand Ram Temple, including Nritya mandapa and Rang mandapa.

The 'Pran Pratishtha' (consecration) took place at about 12:30 PM during Abhijit muhurata, when according to Valmiki Ramayana, Lord Ram was born.

"The divine moment of Pran Pratishtha is overwhelming. To be a part of the divine occasion is my fortune," said a social media post from PM Modi's X account as he entered the sanctum sanctorum of Ram temple.

The consecration took place during an 84-second window between 12:29 to a little over 12:30 PM (IST).

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Upon consecration, Ram Lalla was seen adorned in golden tilak, golden bow, emerald, and Ruby jewels.

PM Modi offered the holy water of Gangotri and a Lotus flower at Ram Lalla's feet. He led the consecration alongside RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. 


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The helicopters showered flowers all over the temple premises, the Sarayu River, and the Ram ki Paidi area.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the consecration ceremony at Ayodhya Ram temple

BR Ambedkar Statue in Andhra Pradesh Amongst Tallest in World

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The architect of Indian constitution and legendary social reformer BR Ambedkar's tallest statue now stands in Vijaywada in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

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The 'Statue of Social Justice' will be among the tallest statues in the world.

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The Statue of Social Justice is 206 feet high.

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The statue has been completely 'Made in India'. Around 400 tonnes of steel went into making the mammoth structure.

The area surrounding the statue, along with the Swaraj Maidan, where it is built, has been re-developed by the Andhra Pradesh government.

The statue is located in southern India's Andhra Pradesh state.

Winged Guests of Delhi Winters That Charm Capital's Skies

Winter has come and so have the winged guests in the Indian capital's biodiversity hotspots. Here are the ones being spotted by bird watchers in the capital.

Eurasian Coot can be spotted swimming in a water body at Yamuna Biodiversity Park, in New Delhi

These guests from northern Europe can be spotted at Okhla Bird Sanctuary, Bhalswa Horseshoe Lake, and other Delhi wetlands during winters


The glorious flying creatures arrive at the Yamuna Ghat from the Himalayan lakes of Karakorum.

The guests from the Arctic region make the Indian capital's wetlands their home during winter.



Sultanpur National Park in Gurugram becomes home to the slender flying creatures.

WInter is here. So are the winged guests in the Indian capital

5 Reasons Why Trees Are The Best Wedding Gifts

Apart from just being eco-friendly alternatives to regular gifts, they are also economical and budget-friendly. Globally, people are increasingly choosing to commemorate significant milestones such as births and anniversaries with trees.

Planting trees is an effective way to counter the climate crisis and is much needed for biodiversity restoration.

Unlike conventional gifts that fade with time, trees possess the remarkable ability to thrive and endure across generations. As living embodiments of growth, love, and eco-friendliness, trees serve as a constant inspiration to plant more.

The waste humanity generates significantly contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and leads to biodiversity loss. In this context, planting trees becomes a powerful way to make a positive impact.

Selecting trees as wedding gifts emphasises eco-friendliness and encourages a departure from consumer-driven practices. This choice aligns with environmental consciousness, contributing to a greener lifestyle.

Planting trees goes beyond environmental benefits; it also generates numerous jobs for local communities, including planting, nurturing, manuring, and watering. Reforestation efforts empower local women by increasing the income of those who participate directly and indirectly in various tree-related processes.

How The Beatles' India Stay Shaped Taylor Swift's Prominence

In 1968, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr arrived in India's Rishikesh. While they did not really find the secret to happiness through the methods of Yoga, The Beatles' Rishikesh stay changed the face of global discography forever.

When India Influenced The Beatles To Top The Charts

Some 38-40 songs that ended up in The White Album and Abbey Road were written in Rishikesh.

Songs like 'Dear Prudence', 'Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me', 'Polythene Pam' and 'My Monkey' (there were, and still are so many monkeys in Rishikesh) were written in Rishikesh.

A song titled 'Dehra Dun' on the present-day city of Dehradun in Uttarakhand state was written as well. It was never released.

'Blackbird', one of the most iconic Beatles songs, with lyrics 'Take these broken wings and learn to fly' was written in Rishikesh. Decades later in 2023, popstar Taylor Swift revealed that this McCartney-signed quote is hanging in her bathroom, inspiring her to see as far as the eyes can see despite all lifely setbacks.


The Greatest Band of the 20th century shaped the rise of present-day pop culture phenomenon

Sushma Swaraj vs Sonia Gandhi: A Political Battle That Defied Norms

In one of the most dramatic moments of Indian politics, former foreign minister Sushma Swaraj had once vowed to live her entire life like a Hindu widow if Congress leader Sonia Gandhi had become India’s prime minister in 2004.

Sushma’s Opposition to Sonia as Potential Indian PM 

Swaraj later reasoned: “It hurt my sensibilities as even after culmination of British rule and the sacrifices made by fellow Indians, no (native) was there at that time to lead the country and a foreigner was being chosen.” 

Sonia Gandhi contested elections from both Amethi and Karnataka’s Bellary in 1999. In Bellary, BJP fielded Sushma Swaraj. The seeds of ‘Indian beti’ and the ‘foreign bahu’— daughter of India versus Italian daughter-in-law — were sown. Swaraj lost to Gandhi from Bellary.

Dr Manmohan Singh Became India’s Prime Minister

Shortly after Swaraj’s impassioned threat to shave off her head in 2004, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chose Dr Manmohan Singh as India’s Prime Minister. The spark of foreign-origin debate lit by Swaraj did not really erupt after that.

In 2011, Sonia Gandhi complimented Swaraj while delivering a Commonwealth lecture on women, calling her a woman of substance. The two developed a semblance of stability in the forthcoming years of their respective parliamentary careers.

In August 2015, with both Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi in the house, Swaraj called upon Rahul to ‘ask mumma’ where were the fugitives who left India during Congress rule. Sonia called Swaraj ‘maahir’ (expert) in theatrics.

‘I Feel Her Loss Greatly’: Sonia Gandhi After Swaraj’s Death

After Sushma Swaraj’s demise in August 2019, Sonia Gandhi wrote to Swaraj’s family. “I feel her loss greatly,” Sonia wrote. Sonia Gandhi was seen hugging Sushma Swaraj’s daughter Bansuri when she visited their home to pay her last respects. 

The rivalry between late BJP leader Sushma Swaraj and Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi remains a equation that defied norms. Here's how

Five Russians Who Defined Literature as We Know It

One of the greatest playwrights of all time, ‘The Seagull’ writer’s short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics around the world.

One of the greatest authors of all time, the ‘War and Peace’ received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1902 to 1906 and for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902, and 1909. His ideas on non-violence had a profound impact on such pivotal 20th-century figures as Mahatma Gandhi.

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, sometimes transliterated as Dostoyevsky, is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature. The searing psychological depth of Dostoevsky’s ‘Crime and Punishment’ changed perspectives on what novels could do.

Born in Russian nobility in Moscow, Pushkin is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet, as well as the founder of modern Russian literature.

Russian literature's influence spans through generations and centuries. These Russian authors defined literature as we know it.

Smriti Irani, Amethi and Myth of Gandhi Bastion

Smriti Irani, a union minister in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet, secured one of the most remarkable wins in India's 2019 General Elections. She defeated the Congress Party's Rahul Gandhi, a fifth-generation dynast of the country's politically significant Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. Before India's 2024 General Elections, this is what Amethi chapter of Indian politics looks like.

Amethi remained Gandhi family borough for decades


Rahul Gandhi held the seat for two consecutive terms between 2004 and 2014. The seat was previously held by Rahul's mother Sonia and uncle Sanjay; so there came the reputation of Amethi being a Gandhi family borough. Irani, after her victory shattered this belief.


Irani's 2019 win came from her 2014 experience


Irani first contested Amethi in 2014 when Modi won his first term in office. She lost to the Congress party's Rahul Gandhi by over 100,000 votes but still secured over 34 per cent of overall votes polled. In comparison Rahul got 46 per cent of overall votes polled, in a steep fall from his nearly 72 per cent vote share in 2009.


Between 2014 and 2019: Irani's Five-Year Campaign For Amethi

To Irani's credit, she continued reaching out to the residents of Amethi even after her 2014 loss. As a political worker of the BJP, she emerged as the 'didi' (elder sister) for her local colleagues. Despite holding crucial cabinet portfolio(s) during Modi's first term in office, Irani's Delhi to Amethi connect kept her grounded to the constituency's political realities.


Amethi in 2019: A result that 'pierced through the sky'

Irani defeated Rahul Gandhi by over 55,000 votes, securing nearly 50 per cent of total votes polled. After her victory, Irani took to social media to post Dushyant Kumar's poem: 'Kaun kehta hai aasman mein surakh nahi ho sakta' (Who says you can't pierce through the sky). The result pierced through the skyline of Indian politics, giving Irani a distinguished place in Indian political history. (Next slide has a Game of Thrones spoiler, you've been warned.)

It was the month of the Game of Thrones finale when Modi secured a second term in office. Irani's 2019 win was compared with Arya Stark killing off the Night King in 'The Long Night' episode of Game of Thrones. It became a rare intersection of pop and politics on the internet. In history books, it became a chapter to be studied and revised for the foreseeable future.


Before India's 2024 General Elections, this is what Amethi chapter of Indian politics looks like.

The Face of Grace: There’s a Way To Age Like Fine Wine 

In your 40s, you are not at the midpoint between growing and slowly dying. There is more to it. Travel, give in to leisure. Reflect at the life you have lived. Don’t sulk that you’re ageing.

In your 40s, you are wiser than you ever were. That wisdom is what makes you different from your peers. 

You Are The Product of Your Experiences 


The imperfections of your life have defined your personality so far. Embrace them to move forward. Your experiences are different from your peers, and that’s what make you whole.

Your self-esteem need not be contained within tight skin and pouty lips. It’s alright to see the signs of ageing.

Exercise, eat right and treat your body as the home you will live in for the next 40 years. That way, you will age like fine wine. With more grace, less glee. 

Ageing and worrying about that? You don't need to. There's a way to age like fine wine

Inside World’s Largest ‘Christmas Tree’ 

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The ‘tree’ is shaped through a bunch of lights on a mountainside.

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These lights have long since attracted scores of tourists.

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It shines on a mountainside in Italy in the town of Gubbio.

The ‘tree’ has held the Guinness World Record since 1991 as the world’s biggest. 

The ‘Christmas Tree’ Takes Lots Of Work

It takes 1,3000 hours of hard work to achieve this perfect display, according to the Association of Alberaioli.

This is the world's biggest Christmas Tree. But there is a catch

These lines by Mark Twain are sure to make you laugh

Mark Twain (real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens) needs no introduction. He has been hailed as the greatest humourist America has ever produced. Here are some of his lines that are sure to make you laugh.

“Nothing spoils a good story like the arrival of an eyewitness.”

“All generalisations are false, including this one.”

“God created war so that Americans would learn geography."

“Behind every successful man, there is a woman – And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.”

“Classic’ – a book which people praise and don’t read.”

Modi Most Popular World Leader. Here's Where Italy's Meloni Stands

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains the most popular leader globally according to the Morning Consult. Approval ratings are based on a seven-day moving average of adult residents in each country. This in a week in which his party won three state elections.


According to the Morning Consult, these are the most popular leaders in the world.

Sometime in 2013, a leading daily headlined the existence of Telangana after its division from Andhra Pradesh state as: 'At 66, Mother India Gets Ready For Her 29th Baby'. Mother India now has 28 states after Jammu and Kashmir's bifurcation in August 2019. But Telangana remains her 29th special. Here's why. 

It's not just Cricket veteran Mohammed Azharuddin's unique walking style or Sania Mirza's Tennis stardom, or at present PV Sindhu's shuttler brilliance. The city of pearls is a city of champions, and unlike Delhi's flamboyance, it's quite humble about it. (No offence fellow Delhiites). 

Between Nagarjuna Sagar and Deccan's Legacy


The serene Nagarajuna lake can turn the clock for you several centuries earlier into region's history. A trip for your soul, certainly.

As the country's newest state, Telangana is accorded the special status in India's constitution since it was carved out of another state, Andhra Pradesh, which hit the state's finances.

Telangana was merged with Andhra Pradesh on November 1, 1956. Many episodes of violence later for decades, the state came into being on its own in June 2014. According to CM K. Chandrashekar Rao, about 1500 people lost their lives during agitation for Telangana statehood.

Telangana became India's 29th state in 2014. Here's a quick look into state's history.

Telangana: Mother India's 29th Baby

Sam Manekshaw and Indira Gandhi, and That One Cabinet Meeting

April 1971. In the erstwhile East Pakistan, it was the reign of 'Butcher of Bangladesh', Pakistan Army's General Tikka Khan. Tikka Khan's ferocious killing spree forced millions of refugees into India. New Delhi was alarmed. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi called a cabinet meeting. Army chief General Sam Manekshaw was the invitee in top focus.


Indira Gandhi Asked Manekshaw to 'Walk Into East Pakistan'


Manekshaw disapproved the idea of immediate attack in April 1971. "I have only 30 tanks and two armoured divisions with me. The Himalayan passes will be opening anytime. What if the Chinese give an ultimatum? The rains will start now in East Pakistan. When it rains there the rivers become oceans. I guarantee 100 per cent defeat," Manekshaw told Indira Gandhi, according to Andrew S. Grove's 'Only The Paranoid Survive'.

Given that Manekshaw had single-handedly disapproved the proposition of war that had come from Prime Minister Indira Gandhi herself, he offered to resign. But pragmatism prevailed. Indira Gandhi gave her army chief the time to plan India's victory over Pakistan, eight months later, in December 1971.

The Tale of a Motorcycle Pakistani Ruler Never Paid For


Pakistani ruler during 1971 war, General Yahya Khan, and India's General Sam Manekshaw were colleagues at military operations directorate of British Indian Army before partition. On August 13, 1947, General Yahya Khan who became Pakistan's ruler during 1971 war had promised to pay ₹1000 for Manekshaw's James Motorcycle. "I never received the ₹1000, but he gave me the whole of East Pakistan," Manekshaw recalled after war. The anecdote particularly charmed Indira Gandhi about Manekshaw, her biographer Pupul Jayakar wrote later. 


How Sam Manekshaw Remembered Indira Gandhi

General Manekshaw remembered Indira Gandhi for her fits of anger. Without focusing on her characteristic paranoia that came to define her peak of power, he often recalled Gandhi for her pragmatism during 1971 war while cleverly diverting political questions such as her decision to return 93,000 Pakistani prisoners of war.

Sam Manekshaw did not agree to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's proposition to intervene in present-day Bangladesh in April 1971.

Booker Prize 2023: What Made Paul Lynch's 'Prophet Song' Stand Out


It was a year of remarkable literature from all over the world. But some popular literary works of the year failed to make the cut to the Booker shortlist. From Malaysian author Tan Twan Eng's soul-stirring 'The House of Doors' to Nigerian author Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀'s 'A Spell of Good Things', the shocks were too many to bear. But still, few would disagree that Irish author Paul Lynch's Prophet Song deserved the accolade it got this year.

Apart from Paul Lynch's 'Prophet Song', Chetna Maroo's 'Western Lane', Paul Harding's 'This Other Eden', Johanthan Escoffery's 'If I Survive You', Paul Murray's 'The Bee Sting' and Sarah Bernstein's 'Study for Obedience' made it to the Booker shortlist this year


Prophet Song: The dystopian lyrics of fascism


The book imagines Ireland's descent into fascism and has been described as a 'crucial book for our current times'. Prophet Song captures some of the biggest social and political anxieties of our age, from the rise of political extremism to the global plight of refugees.

The Booker Prize jury described the 'Prophet Song' as 'soul-shattering and true', adding that readers 'will not soon forget its warnings'.

In his acceptance speech for the prize, Lynch said: "If you use what is within you, it will save you. If you do not use what is within you, it will destroy you. My writing has saved me." The writer was on the operating table for cancer when he began bringing Prophet Song alive. Exactly a year later, he won the Booker Prize.

It was a year of remarkable literature from all over the world. Here's what made Paul Lynch win the prestigious award.

Gurpurab 2023: Sikhism's Sacred Kada Prasad—Between Faith and Divinity

Gurpurab is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikh faith. 


It is a special type of sweet that is prepared and distributed in Gurdwaras worldwide, especially on Gurpurab. The term 'Prasad' means an offering made to a deity as a gesture of devotion.

Kada Prasad: The Significance of Cherished Tradition


Beyond its delectable taste, Kada Prasad embodies the core principles of Sikhism: equality, humility and community service.

On the day of Gurpurab, Kada Prasad is considered a blessed and consecrated offering to commemorate the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev.

The community effort behind making of Kada Prasad

Made with equal parts of whole wheat flour, sugar and ghee, Kada Prasad is prepared through a community effort, with volunteers making large quantities to share with the sangat (congregation). The process reflects the values of Sikhism in terms of fostering of a sense of unity.


Between faith of Sikhism and towards divinity of the faith's founder Guru Nanak Dev, Kada Prasad is held sacred.

Bob Dylan's Relevance Amid Israel-Hamas War

Apart from war in Ukraine and Gaza, there are 28 other ongoing conflicts in the world right now, ranging from invasions, drug wars, terrorist insurgencies, ethnic conflicts, and civil wars.

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As Palestinians killed in Gaza tops above 12,000 mark, Dylan's most famous message blows in the wind. "How many times must a man look up/Before he can see the sky?/Yes, ’n’ how many ears must one man have/Before he can hear people cry?/Yes, ’n’ how many deaths will it take till he knows/That too many people have died?/The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind

United Nations needs Dylan's wake up call

Writing for WION, senior journalist Madhavan Narayanan argued that the UN needs Dylan's "wake up call" as civilian death toll in Gaza continues to rise.

In brief truce, there is hope to 'lay down' after all


Bob Dylan's 'Lay Down Your Weary Tune' rings true after Israel and Hamas implemented their brief truce on Nov 24. 'Lay down your weary tune, lay down/Lay down the song you strum/And rest yourself 'neath the strength of strings/No voice can hope to hum'

Apart from Israel-Hamas war, there are 29 other conflicts currently ranging in the world.

AI in 2023: Top 7 Technology Reads of The Year

7. Your Face Belongs to Us: The Secretive Start-up Dismantling Your Privacy by Kashmir Hill

The journalistic work is incredibly engaging and equally significant. Hill investigates into secretive start-up Clearview AI and brings focus on ambiguity of Artificial Intelligence.

6. Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson

The book is an account of stunning disruption technology has brought about since humankind's move towards modernity. The authors also delve upon inequities in terms of access of technology and how countries can reap the benefits of technological advancements.

This is a work of fiction but has a portrayal of Artificial Intelligence's conception at the centre of the narrative. A heads up from this journalist at WION: The book is for those who imagine better than they can remember.  

4. The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI by Fei-Fei Li

The unputdownable account of 'American Dream' is redescribed through the relevant lens of Artificial Intelligence. The book makes the case for keeping humanity at the focus of AI picture of our planet.

3. The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman and Michael Bhaskar

One of the most important technology reads of 2023, the book is a damning forecast of the unprecedented risks that AI and other fast-developing technologies pose to global order.

2. The Age of AI by Henry Kissinger, Eric Schmidt and Daniel Huttenlocher

The profound transformational power of Artificial Intelligence has been vividly explained in this Wall Street Journal bestseller. The authors argue that AI is the most groundbreaking change humanity is chronicling at present after the age of enlightenment (1685-1815).

The 688-page book is unlike the previous Musk biography Isaacson penned several years ago. The easy-to-read and quick-to-understand book explores Musk's enterpreneurial superstardom and the way he has mastered social media to reach directly to the people.

The Artificial Intelligence was the buzzword in and beyond the realms of social media. Here are the top 7 technology reads of 2023

Why Napoleon Complex is a derogatory social stereotype?


Brought into pop culture by Mariah Carey-Eminem rap fight in 2009, Napoleon Complex is not even real. Here is why.

Napoleon Complex is characterised by aggressive social behaviour as an implication of a person's physical or social shortcomings.

It is named after Napoleon, the great French emperor who is known to have compensated for his lack of height by seeking power through conquest.



First, this is an unfair characterisation of Napoleon. The view was fostered by the British as part of propaganda to diminish their enemy's public imagery. There are conflicting accounts of Napoleon being 5 feet 2 inches tall or 5 feet 7 inches.




A 2007 study by the University of Central Lancashire concluded that short men are less likely to lose their temper than men of average height.






This is because when people see a short man being aggressive, they are likely to think it is due to his size, simply because it grabs their attention by virtue of a shorter man's unlikely association with an aggressive nature. This, by no means, shows that aggression is there to compensate for the shortcomings of physiological attributes.


7. Sparks: China’s Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future


Ian Johnson's book is a fascinating story of dissidents living in China and their struggle to record Chinese history in real time amid Xi Jinping's rule.


6. Homelands: A Personal History of Europe

Journalist Timothy Garton Ash gives a panoramic view of European history in a sharp memoir.

The damning book by Anthony Seldon and Raymond Newell is a detailed account of Tory leader Boris Johnson's rise to power. With anecdotes from Johnson’s colleagues and confidants, the book is thoroughly revealing and absolutely unputdownable.

The book is topping the bestseller chart already in India. Journalist Neerja Chowdhury describes the decision-making at the top of Indian politics by authoring revealing chapters on Indian prime ministers - from Indira Gandhi to Vajpayee to Manmohan Singh


The book by Harry, the Duke of Sussex, topped the bestsellers' chart. The memoir, reportedly ghostwritten by JR Moehringer, has been narrated by Harry himself. The book has been described as striking and revealing.



2. The No-State Solution: A Jewish Manifesto


Author Daniel Boyarin's book is an evocative manifesto, arguing for a new understanding of an idea of the Jewish homeland.



Mikhail Shishkin's book argues that Russia is not a riddle or a mystery. The book focuses on President Vladimir Putin's rule and his decision to launch an offensive on Ukraine.

These are the must-read books in political genre for 2023

Top 7 Political Genre Books Of 2023 

When Sports Brought World Leaders Together

From Nixon and Mao to Modi and Albanese, sports has often glued diplomatic efforts for resumption, restoration or rejuvenation of bilateral ties.

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