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The Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) has decided to open electoral coordination with other political parties for the Nov 20 election. It expressed dissatisfaction with the seat distribution in the ruling coalition. Spokesperson of JSP Manish Suman said that the executive meeting held on Saturday at the party office Balkumari decided to keep the option of election coordination open. He said that the party did so after not getting satisfactory seats in the provincial and federal assemblies. It is believed that the ruling coalition has decided to give JSP 17-18 seats for the federal assembly.

Former King Gyanendra has said that there are complaints that Nepal has turned into a playground for foreigners. Extending greetings through video on the occasion of Bada Dashain on Friday, he said that the independent and sovereign country Nepal should be protected with the joint efforts of all. Shah was of the opinion that the unstable politics has promoted corruption in the country, thereby making the daily life of common people difficult. “Leaders’ hunger for power has been pushing the country towards failure. The country should never be defeated by any of our actions,” he said, adding, “The country’s independence and sovereignty have been at risk while trying to protect the existing Constitution and system.” The former monarch said that the country is looking for the right system, organization and the character who is loyal to the country and people.    

South Korea, U.S. and Japanese warships launched their first anti-submarine drills in five years on Friday, after North renewed ballistic missile tests this week in an apparent response to bilateral training by South Korean and U.S. forces, Associated Press reported.

The North’s recent five missiles launches, the first such tests in a month, also came before and after U.S. Vice President Kamala Harrisvisited South Korea on Thursday and reaffirmed the “ironclad” U.S. commitment to the security of its Asian allies.

The one-day trilateral training off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast is meant to cope with a North Korean push to advance its ability to fire missile from submarines, according to a South Korean navy statement.

North Korea has been building bigger submarines including a nuclear-powered one and testing sophisticated missiles that can be fired from them in recent years. That’s an alarming development for its rivals because it’s harder to detect underwater-launched missiles in advance. Friday’s drills involve the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan as well as U.S., South Korean and Japanese destroyers, the navy statement said.

During the training, the navy ships from the three nations were to search and track a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine posing as a North Korean submarine while exchanging related information, according to media reports.

“We will respond and neutralize any forms of North Korean provocations in an overwhelming and decisive manner,” Capt. Cho, Chung-ho, commander of South Korean navy troops who took part in the training, was quoted as saying in the statement.

In addition to its submarine-launched missiles, North Korea has also a variety of nuclear-capable missiles that place both the United States and its allies South Korea and Japan within striking distance. This year, North Korea has performed a record number of missile tests as it refuses to resume long-stalled nuclear diplomacy with the United States, according to Associated Press.

Friday’s three-nation training comes as South Korea and Japan are looking to mend ties frayed over history and trade disputes. The two Asian countries together host a total of 80,000 American troops. Earlier this week, the Reagan took part in joint U.S.-South Korean drills near the peninsula, the first such bilateral involving a U.S. aircraft carrier since 2017.

The North’s most recent missile tests happened on Thursday, hours after Harris left South Korea. During her visit to the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, Harris said: “In the South, we see a thriving democracy. In the North, we see a brutal dictatorship.”

Two lawmakers of Madhesh Province among 11 leaders of the CPN (Unified Socialist) returned to their mother party, CPN -UML, amidst a program at the party’s central office in Chyasal on Thursday. CPN (US) central member and Province Assembly member Sundar Bishwokarma and incumbent Province Assembly member and a member of Central Election Commission Sita Gurung among other returned to the UML. Similarly, Central Council members Kaushal Kishor Singh, Madhesh Bishwokarma, Madhesh Pradesh Committee members Dashrath Ram, Bidhya Thapa, Min Rahapal, District Committee members Manju Khanal, Manju Bhattarai, Achhelal Ram, and Mukti Sahani returned to their mother party today. UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli welcomed them in the party. Meanwhile, the CPN (US) has appointed Bijendra Chaudhary as the acting chairman after the party’s district committee joined the UML.