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A chat between commanders of an Indian destroyer and a Chinese warship—on beer and cheer

India and China may have faced-off for 73 days in Doklam last year, but naval officers of the two countries had a reunion on the high seas. ThePrint listens in.

First attempt to kill Gauri Lankesh was in June 2017, but aborted over ‘logistical issues’

The latest suspect to be arrested, Suresh H.L., alleged torture by police, with his lawyer claiming he had been forced to confess.

US Congresswoman says China has ‘quietly resumed activities’ in Doklam

Claims India and Bhutan have not sought to dissuade the People's Liberation Army.

Army fears US could leak data to Pakistan if India-US sign military secrecy pact

The Pentagon’s position is that the agreement is required by law if the US is to export sensitive military equipment to a country.

India prevails, US likely to exempt it from sanctions on arms import from Russia

US recommends waiver for India under CAATSA, which, many say, was aimed against New Delhi’s bid to buy S-400 air defence missile systems from Russia.

The rarely told story of vital Point 5353 India failed to retake from Pakistan in Kargil

Some 19 yrs after the war, ThePrint pieces together events that prevented the Indian Army from capturing a vital height.

My husband was killed because he was Muslim, says Alwar lynching victim’s wife

The sole breadwinner of a family of nine, Rakbar Khan was allegedly killed in Alwar on suspicion of cow smuggling.

Alwar lynching: Cow protection groups blame police for the murder of Muslim man

Cow protection groups and local police trade allegations over the events in the last hours before Rakbar Khan's death.

From jalebi wala to baba to serial rapist: Tohana mahant was blackmailing victims

Baba Amarpuri allegedly the filmed women he raped. In some cases, he used the footage to blackmail the victims for money.

In a first, India & Pakistan will be in wargames in China and Russia, troops leave next week

New Delhi will send multiple contingents of its army for the wargames that will be held between 28 July and 11 August.

On Camera

Iran and Israel don’t have free will to start a war. It’s contingent on geopolitics

The reasons for both sides preventing any escalation lie in the political and military context of the strategic situation in West Asia within the larger global geopolitical framework.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.