China says Doval & Wang Yi reached ‘6 points of consensus’ for ‘acceptable package’, India mum
Package harks back to ‘2005 agreement’. MEA does not formally deny the Chinese claims of consensus, but it is learnt that the readout from China was not a joint statement. Read this report by Snehesh Alex Philip.
Analysis of SIP data shows account closures rising faster than openings for a few months now. Analysts say it’s because ‘newbie’ investors have so far only seen booming markets. Read TCA Sharad Raghavan‘s report.
The agreement that Beijing is talking about was signed by the then Special Representatives after such a mechanism was set up in 2003. It was signed in Hindi, Chinese & English. Read this report by Snehesh Alex Philip.
1971 surrender painting celebrated a real victory. New COAS lounge art offers mythology
The surrender painting was tangible and factual — a depiction of the armed forces’ finest hour. The replacement painting is steeped in religiosity, mythology, and a feudal past, writes Lt Gen. HS Panag (retd).
‘One Nation, One Election’ is a bad idea—and not because of Opposition’s ‘Modi phobia’
In ‘normal’ elections, voters have begun to differentiate between national and Assembly elections and vote differently. There is no reason they won’t do the same in synchronised elections, opines D.K. Singh in this week’s ‘Politically Correct’.
Khalil Haqqani assassination shows a power struggle in Afghanistan. It’ll have global fallout
Khalil-ur-Rehman Haqqani—brother to Jalaluddin, uncle to his heir Sirajuddin, and a key figure in the network responsible for over 1,000 suicide bombings in Afghanistan—was killed in a suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State. Read this piece by Praveen Swami.