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The brazenness of China’s meddling in Nepal’s politics & why Kathmandu is allowing it

A Communist Party of China delegation spent 4 days in Nepal, playing mediator between two factions of the ruling Nepal Communist Party. The Chinese envoy too held meetings with both factions.

Indian missions to open in Estonia, Paraguay, Dominican Republic to promote trade, culture

An official statement said the opening of the missions will bolster India's political outreach in multilateral fora and help garner support for its foreign policy objectives.

Jaishankar arrives in Qatar on first visit, to ‘strengthen bilateral relationship’

During the visit, the External Affairs Minister will hold talks with his counterpart on bilateral issues as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest.

Jaishankar to visit Qatar from 27 to 28 December

According to an official statement issued by the MEA, Jaishankar will be meeting Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani and other important dignitaries of Qatar.

No link between Indians on 2 stranded ships and border conflict, says China

The MEA Thursday said two cargo vessels with a total of 39 Indians on board have been on anchorage in Chinese waters as they were not allowed to unload cargo.

Uniting Nepal’s ruling party is ‘impossible’, China’s effort is a failed attempt

Hou Yanqi, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, has met senior leaders of Nepal’s ruling party, asking them to find a way out. India, meanwhile, says these are ‘internal matters for Nepal’.

India, Vietnam to conduct 2-day naval exercise in South China Sea

INS Kiltan has been sent to the country to deliver relief material for flood-affected people in central Vietnam and it will participate in the exercise from 26 to 27 December.

Looking forward to welcoming UK PM Boris Johnson in India, says MEA

MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava was responding to reports that it may not be possible for Johnson, who has been invited as chief guest on Republic Day, to visit India next month.

India-Russia summit postponed due to Covid, no other reason — MEA, Russian envoy. ThePrint stands by report

MEA and Russian envoy Nikolay Kudashev react to ThePrint report that said India-Russia annual summit was postponed for 1st time in 2 decades amid Moscow’s unease with Quad.

Cabinet approves signing of revised air service agreements with Afghanistan, Philippines

The official statement said the revised air services agreement signifies an important landmark in the civil aviation relations between India and the two countries.

On Camera

No competition, have to deliver faster & reliably, says Amazon India V-P of operations

Diving into workings of Gurugram fulfilment centre, Abhinav Singh, V-P (Ops) at Amazon India, offers insights into how company manages logistics, in conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta.

What’s a National Security Strategy & why CDS Gen Chauhan feels India doesn’t need one on paper

In his new book, CDS emphasises that India secures itself through policy & structure, not a written NSS document. Israel never released a formal NSS, he mentions.

Pakistan has a 7-year terror itch. Here’s a two-minus-one-front idea to cure it

Pakistani establishments and their proxies are prone to severe, predictable 7-year-itch. Each step up the escalation ladder buys India about this many years of deterrence on average.