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TopicXiaokang villages

Topic: Xiaokang villages

PCOs in 1990s to high-speed internet now—how India’s border regions transformed

Sanjeev Chopra -
In February 1994, I received a hotline call from then state home secretary Manish Gupta. He asked whether I, as Murshidabad DM, could quickly conceptualise a border area development scheme.

Arunachal’s Kaho is set to become India’s first vibrant village. But China is miles ahead

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
Beijing has completed construction of 624 modular border villages while India starts work on its first.

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Opinion

Economy

Work from beach: Sri Lanka woos remote workers with digital nomad visa, extends tourist visa validity

Samah Qundeel -
Signalling a shift in how it is positioning itself within the global tourism and remote-work economy, Sri Lanka joins list of countries, led by Estonia, that set up digital nomad visa programmes post COVID-19.

Defence

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

National Interest

Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

Shekhar Gupta -
By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.

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