Prime Minister Narendra Modi and China President Xi Jinping meet for their second informal summit in Tamil Nadu’s Mamallapuram. The first had taken place in Wuhan in April 2018.
None of India’s objectives behind joining SCO seem to have been achieved so far. But Russia's neo-Eurasianist policy and China's economic expansionism are keeping Delhi engaged.
Losing soldiers to China for the first time since 1975 is ‘compelling’ India to decide whether to continue the practice after Wuhan 2018 and Mamallapuram 2019.
Pro-RSS groups and anti-BJP Communists don't want India to join RCEP. But can India afford to be excluded from the bloc that comprises important partners?
Both the hoaxes surrounding PM Modi started circulating on social media as he arrived in Tamil Nadu for the informal summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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