Topic: India
Mahabharata to irresponsible Indians — How Modi govt’s message on Covid changed in 6 months
In the last few months, the Modi government’s Covid communication has focussed only on absolving itself of all blame. Not data or roadmaps.
India’s Covid tally crosses 58-lakh mark, death toll climbs to 92,290
There are 9,70,116 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 16.67 per cent of the total caseload, the health ministry data stated.
Afghanistan is India’s one reliable neighbour, but Hekmatyar’s surprise entry can change this
During a recent webinar on Kashmir, the former mujahideen leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar warned that India should ‘learn a lesson from the Afghan jihad’.
India’s Covid recovery rate 81.55%, toll climbs to 91,149
The country registered 86,508 new Covid cases in the span of 24 hours while the total recoveries surged to 46,74,987.
Bharat Biotech partners with Washington University for Covid intranasal vaccine
While the Phase 1 trial will take place in St Louis University's Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit, Bharat Biotech, will pursue further stages of clinical trials in India.
China hacked Indian govt teleconference in 2017 — US think-tank reiterates old report
Claims in CASI report are based on an Indian report about a high-profile government meeting, which was compromised by Chinese hackers in October 2017.
Are Chinese incursions ordered by local PLA heads or Beijing? Xi’s reforms hold answer
In ‘India's China Challenge’, Ananth Krishnan writes about Xi Jinping’s sweeping military reforms, and the complex relationship between the Communist Party and the PLA.
India registers 83,347 Covid-19 infections in a day, total crosses 56 lakh
While 45 lakh people recovered from the disease, the country's death toll climbed to 90,020 with 1,085 people succumbing to the disease in a day.
China has more than doubled its military positions at LAC since Doklam, new report says
China is constructing at least 13 new military positions near its borders with India, including 3 air bases and 5 heliports, says a Stratfor report.
14 hours of India-China talks fail to break logjam, more rounds of negotiations ahead
Top military and diplomatic officials met Chinese officials Monday. India maintained its stand of complete disengagement during the 14-hour talks.
Mahabharata to irresponsible Indians — How Modi govt’s message on Covid changed in 6 months
In the last few months, the Modi government’s Covid communication has focussed only on absolving itself of all blame. Not data or roadmaps.
Harley-Davidson riding away reflects poorly on both US icon and Modi’s ‘Make in India’
Modi’s ambitious plans to ‘Make in India’ could have been helped by a symbolic gesture to hold on to Harley, a premium manufacturer with an outsize brand.
Defence
India, China working on Ladakh peace formula — alternate week patrolling, after disengagement
Patrolling in alternate weeks has been the established practice in the Northeast, and has worked well, barring the occasional face-off.
If Modi is a true reformer, he’ll bury Vodafone ghost and campaign on reforms in Bihar
No politician sees economic reform as a vote-catcher; it’s the old, povertarian economy that gets votes. Can Modi bring farm and labour reforms centre-stage?