Deadly Maoist insurgents strike again in India, exposing s...
April 7, 2021
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By: Sudha Ramachandran
On April 3, 22 police and paramilitary personnel were killed and another 30 injured in a Maoist ambush in Sukma district in the Bastar region of Chhat...
India’s dangerous Myanmar policy
March 27, 2021
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By: Sudha Ramachandran
India’s tightrope walk in Myanmar is becoming increasingly difficult.
With the Myanmar junta’s crackdown on pro-democracy activists growi...
BJP’s ‘love jihad’ card in the upcoming Kerala polls
March 16, 2021
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By: Sudha Ramachandran
The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is desperate to build its presence in the southern Indian state of Kerala.
The party has little su...
State of play: Elections in India’s Assam
March 9, 2021
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By: Sudha Ramachandran
The northeast Indian state of Assam, which is due to vote in state assembly elections over three days in March-April, is witnessing a three-cornered f...
Amid farmer protests, India’s sedition law is back in the...
February 6, 2021
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By: Sudha Ramachandran
Sedition charges have been filed against a Indian National Congress member of parliament and seven journalists for their reporting and tweets on the v...
India’s protesting farmers aren’t going anywhere
January 21, 2021
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By: Sudha Ramachandran
On January 26, even as India celebrates its 72nd Republic Day with a grand parade in New Delhi, showcasing its military might and plural culture, tens...
India asks Sri Lankan government to ensure power devolutio...
January 13, 2021
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By: Sudha Ramachandran
Sri Lankan Tamil grievances are fast reemerging as an important issue in India-Sri Lanka relations. During his recent visit to Colombo, India’s...
China Wades Into Nepal’s Political Crisis
December 30, 2020
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By: Sudha Ramachandran
Nepalese students affiliated with Nepal Student Union chant slogans against prime minister Khadga Prasad Oli during a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, S...
Political infighting in Nepal reaches alarming levels alon...
November 28, 2020
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By: Sudha Ramachandran
Infighting in the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has reached unprecedented levels. The party appears to be on the verge of a split that could thre...
India worried as China builds new railway link to Tibet
November 18, 2020
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By: Sudha Ramachandran
China is set to begin construction of a strategic railway line linking Ya’an in Sichuan with Nyingchi in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR).
Par...
Bangladesh buries the Sonadia deep seaport project
October 13, 2020
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By: Sudha Ramachandran
Artist’s view of proposed Sonadia deep seaport at Matarbari in Cox's Bazar district
The Bangladesh government has officially called off...
The political storm in Nepal seems to be over for now, wha...
September 8, 2020
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By: Sudha Ramachandran
The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) government in Kathmandu has secured a fresh lease on life with Prime Minister and NCP chief Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli a...
Bangladesh reaches out to China, but why?
August 28, 2020
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By: Sudha Ramachandran
Bangladesh has reached out to neighboring China for funding worth $6.4 billion for nine new infrastructure projects. Its outreach has triggered concer...
Blood spilled on the China-India border
June 19, 2020
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By: Sudha Ramachandran
An Indian army convoy moves on the Srinagar-Ladakh highway at Gagangeer, north-east of Srinagar, India, June 17, 2020
Tensions between India and...
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