Acknowledging realities, having open discussions, and respecting all parties’ sovereignty, territorial integrity, & internal affairs, are essential for meaningful alliances.
Sikh extremists in Canada called protest at Indian mission in Toronto in wake of 18 June killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, head of Khalistan Tiger Force & Sikhs for Justice's Canadian arm.
In Canada, politics 'appears to be much more mixed up with Khalistan issue'. In India, some are in favour of retaliatory measures, others fear it could backfire on rest of the diaspora.
Charles and Camilla were crowned in London's Westminster Abbey in May in front of about 100 world leaders in Britain's biggest ceremonial event for seven decades.
British lawmakers previously called for a ban on the sale and use of security cameras made by Hikvision and Dahua, two partly state-owned Chinese firms, over privacy fears.
There is silence from the human and child right organizations, liberal press, and activists advocating equality and human rights, writes Ratna Magotra.
The non-trivial part of the demographic story in India lies in the stark contrast among states in terms of population growth and its impact on their economies.
Scottish first minister Yousaf’s rise highlights changing political landscape in modern-day Britain, which has seen many South Asians including Rishi Sunak & Sadiq Khan assume positions of power.
In the capitals that will now be the unhappiest, a Kamala Harris victory was presumed, and a lot of actions and calculations were predicated upon that.
India-US trade in first 3 yrs under Biden was $122 bn, while it was $83 bn in Trump’s first term. Average trade surplus in India’s favour grew from $18 bn under Trump to $31 bn under Biden.
The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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