New Delhi: India should join other global powers to stop China from backing Pakistan and only if the China-Pakistan nexus is broken can the question of Kashmir between New Delhi and Islamabad be resolved, a senior Uighur leader, currently in self-imposed exile in the United States, has said. […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India today made it clear that it took only defensive action against China between Aug. 29 and 31 in the Chushul sector in eastern Ladakh, where their armies are in a face-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) for the last […]
(Editor’s Note: Updated at 7.30 pm today with Chinese Western Theatre Command spokesperson’s reaction at paragraph 15.) By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: China has opened a new battle front on the South banks of Pongong Tso, a boomerang-shaped lake in eastern Ladakh, leading to a military action […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: In a major boost to the private sector, India‘s defence ministry today said it has signed a Rs 2,580-crore (slightly over $350 million) contract with Larsen and Toubro and Tata Power Company Limited, apart from a public sector enterprise, for the supply […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: The publication of a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) designated list of terrorists by Pakistan today exposed its double speak on the issue of terrorism, and confirmed the charges India has been making against the western neighbour. During a recent UNSC meet, India […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: In order to counter China’s growing influence in its neighbourhood, India has decided to speed up development assistance projects in Bangladesh and address its concerns. To demonstrate the priority India accords to Bangladesh under its ‘Neighbourhood First‘ policy, the South Asian giant rushed […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: India today said it agreed with China to resolve the conflict on the Line of Actual Control conflict in Ladakh expeditiously as per existing agreements, in a guarded response to the outcome of the diplomatic talks held earlier in the day. “They (diplomats […]
By Anjali Chhabra New Delhi: With guidance from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), budding scientists are working overtime to surmount the temporary bumps caused by Coronavirus in their journey to make the first indigenously built nanosatellite from Birla Institute of Technology and Science at Pilani, or just […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: As India celebrated its 74th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a strong message for neighbours China and Pakistan that the South Asian nation will not tolerate any challenge to its sovereignty. “From the LoC (Line of Control with Pakistan) to the […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: Peace on the India-China border and the future of ties between the two countries cannot be separated, India today bluntly told the Asian dragon amidst an ongoing face off along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh. India is concerned over China […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: In order to counter China’s influence in the strategic Indian Ocean Region, India today announced a slew of projects in Maldives to deepen its relations with the maritime neighbour. The relationship was not cosy till two years ago. Former Maldives President Abdullah Yameen […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: Russia, a trustworthy old friend, has backed India in the bitter face off with China along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh. The support is significant for New Delhi as it has come ahead of the crucial BRICS meeting to be […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: In order to push India’s strategic-economic interests in the Indo-Pacific Region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched an ambitious project that will connect the remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands with the mainland through an undersea Optic Fibre Cable (OFC). The Indian Ocean Region […]
(Editor’s Note: The views are that of the author’s. For the writer’s other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Bhartendu Kumar Singh Despite relative peace on the Sino-Indian border since 1962 (disturbed occasionally, like the Galwan Valley incident), war probabilities often cloud […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: Full disengagement and complete restoration of peace along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh is what China should work on, India today told the Asian dragon, as Beijing has failed to honour a mutually-agreed de-escalation plan. “The two Special Representatives had […]
