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India begins to ‘cautiously’ approve Chinese investment proposals as border tensions ease

Govt is looking at ‘speeding up’ small proposals — particularly in manufacturing sector — while big-ticket investment plans, including those in sensitive sectors, remain on hold.

India expects China to work towards early disengagement in remaining areas of Ladakh, says MEA

The External Affairs Ministry also said that details of setting up the hotline between EAM Jaishankar and Chinese FM Wang Yi would be worked out through diplomatic channels.

New book details how China is eyeing Ladakh for its ‘new silk road’ — the CPEC

Published by Rupa publications, 'A New Silk Road: India, China and the Geopolitics of Asia' by Kingshuk Nag will be released on 9 March on ThePrint's SoftCover.

NDTV 24×7 has questions on Ramdev’s Coronil & why India TV’s Rajat Sharma was happy

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Blue sheep, ibex, snow leopards – How this Ladakh village stopped hunting and took to tourism

A remote village in Ladakh’s cold Markha Valley was so poor two decades ago that they took to hunting to survive. A sarpanch writes how they stopped.

How China was forced to negotiate Ladakh disengagement with the Army

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Disengagement in Ladakh in final stages, top defence officials tell parliamentary panel

The parliamentary panel meeting also witnessed tension as BJP leader Jual Oram locked horns with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the questions being asked.

Unless China changes thinking, any border agreement is a perishable good

Whether or not disengagement at the LAC creates a better condition of peace in the longer term depends more on New Delhi than on China.

China dismantles jetty, helipad & other structures as part of Pangong Tso disengagement

India has been closely monitoring the disengagement process at the northern bank of Pangong Tso while conducting simultaneous withdrawal at the southern bank.

India hasn’t ceded territory, Depsang issue will be taken up in next round — defence ministry

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and some social media users have accused the govt of ceding territory to China in Pangong Tso disengagement process.

On Camera

Mohan Bhagwat’s U-turn on ‘retire at 75’ is a Hindu succession problem

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has backtracked on his retirement rules. The ‘75-year rule’ was applied selectively to sideline some leaders, but it doesn’t apply to the top brass.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.