India’s coal crunch is a bad sign for its economy, and the...
October 23 ,2021
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By: Penny MacRae
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Is the Indian foreign-policy ship changing course?
October 23 ,2021
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
There is something odd about the revelation regarding an international conference on Afghanistan in the second week of November that In...
Indian Army initiates Tibetology course for its officers a...
October 21 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
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As the Army shifts focus from the western borders with Pakista...
What is behind the recent surge in violence in Kashmir?
October 21 ,2021
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By: SAM Report
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A surge in violence in Indian-administered K...
Is UP’s Kushinagar airport a BJP bid to woo both Dalits &...
October 21 ,2021
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By: Ajoy Bose
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India: Couple in flood-hit Kerala sail to wedding in cooki...
October 21 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
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An Indian couple have sailed across sub...
BJP drags Bangladesh, Kashmir, Taliban into Bengal bypolls...
October 21 ,2021
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By: Madhuparna Das
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'Bangladesh hindus deeply upset with India's response on v...
October 21 ,2021
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By: Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
Gobinda Chandra Pramanik, a Dhaka-based advocate and the secretary general of Bangladesh Jatiyo Hindu Mahajote. Photo: By arran...
Why Bangladesh warned India over anti-Hindu riots, even as...
October 21 ,2021
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By: Shoaib Daniyal
Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi. | Prakash Singh/AFP.
For nearly a week, India’s eastern neighbour Bangladesh has been rocke...
FabIndia pulls down ‘Jashn-e-Riwaz’ promo after social med...
October 20 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
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While th...
India: Will economic stress and hunger lead to political c...
October 20 ,2021
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By: Bharat Bhushan
Even while the buzz is that the Indian economy is on the road to recovery, Agence France Presse (AFP) reports that many middl...
Saturation CCTV coverage further marginalizes India's Musl...
October 20 ,2021
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By: Jai Vipra
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The past...
Protests against Bangladesh violence rock Assam’s Barak Va...
October 20 ,2021
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By: Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
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Why Modi is suddenly everywhere
October 20 ,2021
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By: Snigdha Poonam
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Indian economy charges past prepandemic level
October 19 ,2021
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By: Moyuru Baba
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Why Amit Shah's decision to expand definition of 'Border A...
October 18 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
A BSF soldier patrols the Indo-Pak border. Representative image. Photo: Reuters
Through a gazette notification on October 11, the...
U.S. carrier hosts 12 senior Indian officers at Malabar 'Q...
October 18 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
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China-India border row: ‘troops set to stay put’ and tough...
India and China are expected to maintain their border stand-off throughout winter. Photo: AFP
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Swedish study of governments reveals “viral” growth of aut...
October 18 ,2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
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China and Bhutan reach deal on border talks ‘in test for I...
October 16 ,2021
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The Quad, AUKUS, and India’s Dilemmas
October 16 ,2021
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By: Manjari Chatterjee Miller
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