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TopicSurendra Nihal Singh

Topic: Surendra Nihal Singh

With Surendra Nihal Singh’s death, India loses a true liberal democrat editor

The former editor of The Statesman and The Indian Express passed away at the age of 88. Journalists remember his heyday and pay tribute.

I had pretty good access to everybody from the PM to cabinet ministers: Surendra Nihal Singh

Journalist and former editor of The Statesman, Surendra Nihal Singh, passed away Monday. In 2013, in an interview with Sue Onslow of Institute of Commonwealth Studies Commonwealth Oral History Project, Singh spoke about a number of topics from Indira Gandhi to the Queen, journalism to Pakistan.

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Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

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.