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Nepal’s NCP split came after visits of India’s top brass. China is worried

As soon as Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla completed his two-day visit to Nepal on 26 November, China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe landed in Kathmandu.

Navalny stands alone in his epic battle with Putin

What’s been happening to Alexey Navalny has its own highly predictable logic — the logic of a contest of wills between him & Vladimir Putin.

Shopian ‘encounter’ shows why Army officers need ethics training for troops in conflict zones

The Army has admitted fault in the recent killing of three Kashmiri youth in Amshipora in a fake encounter and is working towards ensuring justice.

It’s 2021 and the Indian bureaucracy remains the greatest impediment to progress

Covid has exposed the worst of Indian bureaucracy, which puts paperwork over making people’s lives easier.

Why India must not forget to collect and crunch data on every vaccine shot given

Without a data system, India is bound to land in a situation where minimal to nil insights are gained from possibly the largest vaccination drive in the world.

Why India will not see a big second wave of Covid-19

Last August, I estimated that Covid-19 will end its epidemic phase in India by January 2021. It appears that this prediction was not too far off the mark.

Apollo landers and Neil Armstrong’s bootprint on the moon now protected by US law

The One Small Step Act is true to its name. It’s a small step. But it’s a big breakthrough in space laws.

Arnab Goswami can chill. Congress won’t come after him because of ‘Mahatma’ syndrome

Arnab Goswami's WhatsApp chats submitted by Mumbai Police in TRP scam can have all kinds of incriminating evidence. But it's not enough to make India's opposition speak up.

In declassified US’ secret Indo-Pacific strategy, India is central, Pakistan has fallen out

The ‘US Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific’ has an entire chapter on India. And it says only New Delhi can box in a resurgent China.

World is warming up to China for trade. But India is left with just a handful of minilaterals

It seems China is able to impose itself as a critical business partner even at a time when countries have been grouping up against its increasing belligerence under Xi Jinping.

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The real impact of reviving Chushul airfield is psychological

China has not specifically protested about the revival of advanced landing grounds. However, given the historical and tactical significance of Chushul, it may make an exception.

More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.