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Monday, July 21, 2025
TopicNepal Army Chief

Topic: Nepal Army Chief

Nepal SC bans Army from awarding infra project to China firm after protest from Indian company

This is not the first time that the company China First Highway Engineering Company Ltd has courted controversy. It’s been accused of fraud by the African Development Bank Group.

President confers honorary rank of ‘General of Indian Army’ on Nepal Army Chief

In continuation of a tradition that started in 1950, Gen Sharma was conferred with the honorary rank. Sharma currently is on a 4-day visit to India to expand bilateral defence cooperation.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.