Five things to watch out for this weekend

I ndia and Indonesia are to kick off a two-day joint maritime exercise on Saturday. The exercise is expected to expand strategic and defence ties between the nations and will be embedded in the expanded version of the coordinated patrol (CORPAT), which commenced on October 3 and will continue till October 21.

I ndia and South Africa will take on each other in the third one-day international at Rajkot on Sunday. This is expected to be another keenly contested match with both teams level 1-1 in the five-match series.

N epal’s Foreign Minister Kamal Thapa will visit India on Saturday, days after Khadga Prasad Oli took charge as Prime Minister of the country. The visit assumes significance as ties between the two neighbours have strained over the formation of a new constitution in the Himalayan nation.

T he BCCI will hold a Working Committee meeting on Saturday to discuss the ongoing IPL crisis. The findings of the IPL working group, formed to find solutions to the crisis that erupted after the Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings were suspended by the Lodha Commission for two years, will be the main topic of discussion.

I ran and the six world powers will begin complying with the terms of the nuclear agreement on Sunday the formal “adoption day” of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The European Union will also adopt similar measures for lifting sanctions against the Islamic republic. However, the ultimate removal of anti-Iran bans will have to wait until a later, unspecified date called the “implementation day,” which would be when the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirms Tehran’s adherence to its commitments under the plan of action.