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Saturday, May 4, 2024
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Topic: India

Two balloons have done what Imran Khan govt couldn’t — give India sleepless nights

The pigeons and monkeys who spent their lives spying for Pakistan and India have been challenged by China-made balloons. How’s that for a two-front war?

How this little-known ‘control room’ in Delhi tracked the coronavirus like a detective

In ‘Billions Under Lockdown’, Abantika Ghosh writes about the men and women quietly tracking the novel coronavirus with state-of-the-art equipment in Delhi.

Jaishankar’s problem is stark – no amount of external PR can cover up India’s truth

Freedom House and V-Dem are no gold standards of democracy rating. But Jaishankar must know that just pointing out Western hypocrisy won’t cover India’s reality.

Can India walk the talk on Quad? That’s what China wants to know

India is seen as a vital element in Indo-Pacific strategy, but it is the only country, besides to a limited extent Japan, which militarily confronts China.

Why Modi, Jaishankar believe in the strong China model and trashing Western reports

The coronavirus pandemic taught Modi a key lesson in realpolitik – that the rules are different for the strong and powerful.

Chinese Communist Party has goals. India needs to have its own, not just respond to aggression

China is yet to respond to the Quad’s joint statement. But one thing is clear, India’s national security strategy must change.

Indian arms imports fell 33% over last five years, drop hits Russia the hardest

The new data published by Swedish think-tank SIPRI comes at a time when the Narendra Modi govt is taking steps to reduce imports with a focus on Make in India.

Quad’s careful joint statement shows India has to accept double-laning of world with China

The Quad is here to stay. But both conflict and cooperation will take place with China.

Indo-Pacific, Covid, climate — Modi, Biden, Morrison, Suga share Quad vision in rare joint op-ed

In a Washington Post piece, PM Modi, US President Biden, Australian PM Morrison and Japan PM Yoshihide Suga stress commitment to accessible & dynamic Indo-Pacific.

2 countries that got the coronavirus fight right, and 2 that got it wrong

We studied 27 countries. Those that politicised the coronavirus saw the most deaths and cases.

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

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.