Dr Ali Bacher confirms Indian opener Arun Lal's revelation to ThePrint. Says tour did not materialise & discussions were not taken forward at any level.
Former India batsman Arun Lal tells ThePrint he was offered big money to be part of an Indian XI & play in South Africa in 1980s. But he turned it down.
Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.
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.
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