New Delhi’s carefully worded disappointment over Beijing’s stand is in line with India’s engagement with China before and after the Modi-Xi meeting in Wuhan.
Responding to questions on blocking the proposal to tag JeM chief Masood Azhar a terrorist, China's Foreign Minister said the decision is in line with the rules of the UN committee.
Beijing’s calculus appears to be driven by its bet on its ‘all-weather ally’ and friends in Pakistan military who can keep Uighur separatists in check.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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