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India will overtake China as the world's most populous country this week, hitting almost 1.43 billion people, the United Nations says. "India is projected to overtake China as the world's most populous country during the current month - April of 2023," says John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. "Projections indicate that the size of the Chinese population could drop below 1 billion before the end of the century. In India, by contrast the population is expected to continue growing for several decades," he adds. SOUNDBITE
Indian PM in Seoul for talks with South Korean president and other business meetings. Rough cut. (No reporter narration)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Xi'an, China, and tours the famous Terracotta Army collection. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Maldives' president-elect Mohamed Muizzu arrives at the Republic Square park in the capital Male for his inauguration ceremony, after being elected as a proxy for a pro-China predecessor who is jailed on corruption charges. IMAGES
Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrives in Sri Lanka, entering the port of Colombo a year after a similar port call by a spacecraft-tracking vessel raised security concerns from neighbouring India. New Delhi is suspicious of China's increasing presence in the Indian Ocean and its influence in Sri Lanka, which is strategically placed halfway along key east-west international shipping routes. IMAGES
China's Premier Li Qiang and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrive at the G20 summit venue and are greeted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. IMAGES
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