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TopicAfghanistan govt

Topic: Afghanistan govt

China leveraging Afghanistan to puncture Central Asian mountains, link with Iran, says ex-envoy

In webinar on ‘China's Position on Afghanistan’, hosted by the Institute of China Studies. experts speculate on China's reasons for embracing the Taliban & any reservations it may harbour.

Taliban includes more men, no women in Afghanistan govt — this is who they are

While the Taliban government now includes a few names from the ethnic minority communities, Tuesday's appointments failed to add any women in the cabinet.

To recognise Taliban or not? This question shows poor understanding of international law

Whenever a new individual comes to power in China or North Korea, the recognition of their govts is never questioned despite the absence of democratic legitimacy.

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New labour codes make India’s workforce competitive with China—and build Viksit Bharat

By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.