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Congress takes on Trump for Afghanistan jibe, says India doesn’t need sermons from US

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The Congress called on the Modi government to respond to US president Trump's jibe that India should do more in Afghanistan than build a library.
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Sushma Swaraj says Indians in Britain need not worry till Brexit process is over

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Responding to a question in Rajya Sabha, Sushma Swaraj said there would be more clarity on India and UK's relationship once Brexit is complete.
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India rejects Trump’s jibe at PM Modi on Afghanistan

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US president Donald Trump had said countries such as India should be doing more to combat Taliban in Afghanistan, instead of building a library.
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No, Mr Trump, India has never built a library in Afghanistan

Nayanima Basu -
India has not even proposed a library to the Afghan government. It does, however, continue to remain one of Afghanistan's biggest aid donors.  
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Trump mocks Modi for library in Afghanistan, says India should be fighting Taliban instead

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The US President referred to his friendly terms with Prime Minister Modi, but appeared critical of a library funded by India in Afghanistan.
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India & Iran to find ways to maintain trade ties despite US sanctions

Nayanima Basu -
Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will visit India between 7 and 9 January.
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India-China military mark new year with border personnel meetings

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The ceremonial border personnel meetings were held in the backdrop of successful conduct of hand-in-hand exercise at Chengdu in China last month.
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What Nawaz Sharif’s arrest and the current political situation in Pakistan mean for India

Aastha Singh -
Ex-foreign secy Kanwal Sibal sees danger for India in the way the Pakistani establishment is sidelining opposition leaders, but other experts don’t agree.
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In a first after Doklam standoff, India and China conduct joint military exercises

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The exercise was held in China after a year's gap due to the 73-day military standoff in Doklam last year. Indian and Chinese troops on...
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South Asian interests global, must put neighbourhood first: Ex-NSA Shivshankar Menon

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Speaking at a CPR event, Menon says India needs to do things in neighbourhood as it is a continental and maritime power.
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Opinion

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

Seshadri Chari -
So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

India talked big on Russia-Ukraine mediation. Alaska meet offers a window

Dismiss debate on EC functioning as ‘hoo-haa’, then hail India as ‘robust democracy’

Economy

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Mrinalini Dhyani -
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

Defence

Be ‘atmanirbhar’ and go ‘swadeshi’: PM Modi’s clarion call to nation on 79th Independence Day

Moushumi Das Gupta -
New Delhi: 'Atmanirbharta' and a call for 'swadeshi' were the mainstay of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s longest Independence Day address Friday, at a time...

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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