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TopicMixed martial arts

Topic: mixed martial arts

From Delhi’s Golf Links to Uttarakhand’s hills, 2 Indians chase glory in Mixed Martial Arts arena

Jason Solomon & Angad Bisht represent contrasting journeys shaping India’s future in MMA, a sport that hasn't picked up much pace since it was first televised in the country 13 yrs ago.

Pakistan sports has a new ‘unicorn’—first woman MMA fighter Anita Karim

Born in Hunza valley of the Gilgit-Baltistan region, the 25-year-old MMA icon's inspiring a new generation of women to fight inside and outside the ring.

What are mixed martial arts and why China could post these fighters on Ladakh border

The MMA fighters have been posted in Tibet’s capital Lhasa, and could help boost China’s hand-to-hand combat capabilities on the borders.

China has now recruited mixed martial arts fighters into its army in Tibet: State broadcaster

20 mixed martial artistes from Enbo Fight Club, which has produced UFC fighters in the past, have been enlisted to form ‘Plateau Resistance Tibetan Mastiffs’.

On Camera

Strait of Hormuz crisis shows limits of US, say Chinese. ‘India most vulnerable’

Chinese online discourse situates the crisis within a broader geopolitical context, particularly the hesitancy of US allies to support Washington.

Amid supply crunch, govt offers 10% additional commercial LPG to states. But there’s a condition

India faces LPG shortage amid supply disruptions from Strait of Hormuz closure due to prolonged West Asia conflict.

Indian borders to US schools, Indian firm bags orders to supply surveillance drones to Texas schools

The company had secured orders worth over Rs 100 crore from the Indian Army in November last year. Its UAVs are deployed along India’s borders with Pakistan & China.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.