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Monday, May 6, 2024
TopicImran Khan

Topic: Imran Khan

China cancels flights to and from Pakistan amid tensions between India and Pakistan

China's official media reported that flights from the Middle East that usually fly over Pakistan will be re-routed over India, Myanmar or central Asia to enter China.

Imran Khan’s diplomatic reverse swing has stumped Indian hawks and BJP

India will now have to step back and wait for diplomatic success to get Pakistan to abandon its jihad dependence.

Why Pakistan’s PM talked of Tipu Sultan the day he decided to release IAF pilot Abhinandan

Citing two historical figures, Bahadur Shah Zafar and Tipu Sultan, Imran Khan upheld the latter as his role model.

IAF Pilot will walk free tomorrow but tensions between India-Pakistan still exist

The two country's fighter jets fought the battle above Jammu and Kashmir.

Death and war as TV entertainment, and PM Modi’s bird dilemma

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

The way Pakistan sees it, Modi govt is playing a risky game & must de-escalate soon

PM Modi’s escalation is based on the calculation that India can afford it given the country’s diplomatic clout.

Despite Imran Khan’s offer, Pakistan’s track record is why India has to escalate

India is left with no option but to persevere with its strategy of forcing ‘compellence’ on Pakistan, no matter how long it takes.

India and Pakistan have lost control of the story

The mistake both sides made was to assume that 'truth' in today’s world can be independent of 'fact'.

On Camera

Azad, Antony, Geetha—6 candidates to watch in 2024. Their win can reshape politics in states

While Chandra Shekhar Azad is a streetfighter who has caught the fancy of Dalit youth, Anil Antony is the face of the BJP’s fresh social engineering attempt.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.