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In Chinese discourse, India is portrayed as playing both sides, indecisive, and lacking strategic coherence, a “fence-sitter” unable to secure the confidence of either Washington or Beijing.
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Trump’s gratitude towards Pakistan for apprehending ISKP terrorist Sharifullah is seen as recognition of the Pakistani military’s role in combating terrorism. But it’s not that simple.
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Here is a serious lesson on not to underestimate the power of the young generation, who see the future better than older cohorts. They are frustrated with the ruling class that failed Nepal after 1990 and again after the 2006 mass movement.
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In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
I don’t think “metonym” is the right adjective to describe “Foggy Botton”; “nickname” is a more suitable description for it. Metonym is a word (name) associated with something established and well-known, and is frequently used interchangeably, as a substitute for it. For example, White House for the US prez, 10 Down Street for the British prime minister, 7 Race Course Road for the Indian PM, 10 Janpath for Sonia Gandhi, Kremlin with the Russian govt, Capitol Hill for the US Congress, and here in my city, Kolkata, Alimuddin Street for the CPI(M) headquarters.
I also don’t think Lippman described Gurkhas as Indians, he (correctly) said they were there Nepalese. This has also been corroborated by Hussain Haqqani when he discussed the issue at one of his book launches (search YouTube, you’ll find it).
I don’t think “metonym” is the right adjective to describe “Foggy Botton”; “nickname” is a more suitable description for it. Metonym is a word (name) associated with something established and well-known, and is frequently used interchangeably, as a substitute for it. For example, White House for the US prez, 10 Down Street for the British prime minister, 7 Race Course Road for the Indian PM, 10 Janpath for Sonia Gandhi, Kremlin with the Russian govt, Capitol Hill for the US Congress, and here in my city, Kolkata, Alimuddin Street for the CPI(M) headquarters.
I also don’t think Lippman described Gurkhas as Indians, he (correctly) said they were there Nepalese. This has also been corroborated by Hussain Haqqani when he discussed the issue at one of his book launches (search YouTube, you’ll find it).
I feel Praveen Swami’s writing style is very cluttered and sometimes misses peoviding context.