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Pakistan permits Qatar Emir, 9 others of royal family to hunt endangered houbara bustards

Despite growing backlash, Pakistani govt permits are issued every year to members of the royal families of the Gulf countries.

Qatar to invest $450 million for 25.1% stake in Adani’s Mumbai power unit

The Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd handles about 55% of Mumbai's electricity supply and caters to more than 3 million customers.

Qatar is trying to revive ties with Gulf states after over 2 years of hostility

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states cut diplomatic and economic ties with Qatar in 2017, accusing it of backing terror groups.

Qatar Airways partners with IndiGo to tap into India’s aviation market

Qatar Airways has been looking to expand in India, but plans to start a new carrier have been scrambled by rules on foreign ownership.

Qatar refuses to certify China’s human rights record on treatment of Uighur Muslims

Qatar has withdrawn from a 12 July letter signed by mostly majority-Muslim nations supporting China’s human rights record.

Qatar sends first tranche of $3 billion payment to Pakistan

The Qatar inflow follows Saudi Arabia and UAE sending $5 billion in aid packages to Pakistan to help it avert a balance of payments crisis.

Cash-strapped Pakistan receives $3 billion-bailout from Qatar

The oil-rich Qatar is the fourth nation after China, Saudi Arabia and UAE to help rescue Pakistan as it tries to overcome a ballooning balance-of-payments crisis.

If Pakistani pilots trained on Rafale, then its weapons system has already been compromised

This would be a serious violation of the India-France secrecy pact, whether by intent or by default remains to be seen.

India prepares for Mohammed bin Salman’s visit today. This is who he is

As noise surrounds MBS’s visit to India, ThePrint looks at 5 things to decode the intrigue behind Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince.

Shift in US policy as Donald Trump orders withdrawal of troops from Syria

German magazine says one of its top journalists fabricated stories, and Latin America is turning unsafe, dangerous for women.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

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.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.