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By: Pranay Sharma
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India’s move, w...
India to produce more Russian arms, in move likely to irk...
April 7, 2021
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By: Pranay Sharma
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By: Pranay Sharma
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India ramps up Myanmar border patrols as it weighs junta d...
March 9, 2021
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By: Pranay Sharma
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Pakistan’s belt and road offer to Sri Lanka stokes India’s...
March 4, 2021
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By: Pranay Sharma
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Amid warming India-US ties, defining ‘democratic norms’ be...
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By: Pranay Sharma
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Is the US behind India’s ‘anti-China games’? Russia thinks...
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By: Pranay Sharma
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US-India security ties deepen but some in New Delhi worry...
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By: Pranay Sharma
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (centre) gestures towards US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: AP
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October 19, 2020
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As China-India border dispute continues, New Delhi scrambl...
August 31, 2020
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By: Pranay Sharma
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India’s Maldives push doesn’t mean Male will marginalise B...
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By: Pranay Sharma
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