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The Gupta Connection: Why Zuma’s India visit is a constitutional crisis
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Jacob Zuma India Visit Sparks Outrage: Government Slams High Commissioner and Fugitive Meetings
PRETORIA, Gauteng — The highly scrutinized Jacob Zuma India visit has ignited a fierce diplomatic and political firestorm, prompting the South African government to launch an urgent probe into the conduct of its top envoy in New Delhi. Following viral images showing the former president alongside a wanted fugitive, cabinet officials are now threatening drastic consequences []
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'Showing SA the middle finger' | Ntshavheni slams Jacob Zuma for visiting Guptas in India
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Zuma’s India meeting with fugitive Gupta - Now Pretoria wants answers
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· Jul 2, 2026
PM Modi calling Takaichi “Choti Behen” helped build trust between leaders: Japan PM’s Press Secretary
This is the very first visit for Prime Minister Takaichi to India since her taking office last October. And I think that one of the objectives of this visit is to build a personal bond of trust between two leaders. So in this context, I think that this meeting was successful in constructing such a bond of trust between two leaders, Kitamura said.
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· Jul 4, 2026
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