Are Bangladesh and India economic rivals? Yes and no
August 9 ,2021
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By: Yamen Jahangeer & Mamun Rashid
Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
Numerous indicators confirm Bangladesh progressing ahead of Pakistan – especially on the social and...
Among India’s believers
August 9 ,2021
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By: Shashi Tharoor
It is rare for a public-opinion survey to shake established perceptions of a country in the way a recent Pew Research Center study of r...
Bhagwat ‘not protecting Hindus’ - Why Right has turned on...
August 9 ,2021
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By: Shanker Arnimesh
Ever since he suggested that Hindus and Muslims share a similar DNA, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has been facing the ire of the Hindu Right...
Spyware scandal sheds doubt on ‘world’s largest democracy’...
August 7 ,2021
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By: Ravi Kant
A smartphone with the website of Israel's NSO Group, which features 'Pegasus' spyware. The Pegasus software has been linked to the ma...
Troops deployed in Pakistan town after mob attacked Hindu...
August 7 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
The Hindu temple was cordoned off by local authorities after it was stormed by a mob [AP Photo]
Pakistan has deployed paramilitary...
Two years of Kashmir unrest, political void and a sinking...
August 7 ,2021
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By: Rifat Fareed
A Kashmiri man with his head covered with barbed wire attends a protest following the scrapping of Kashmir's special status [File: Da...
Indian-Taliban tensions might spell trouble for the Afghan...
August 7 ,2021
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By: Andrew Korybko
The Taliban’s latest condemnation of India for its unsolicited comments about the upcoming talks in Doha and New Delhi’s al...
Q&A: Meeting Modi only added to hopelessness, says Kashmir...
August 6 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Mohamad Yusuf Tarigami, convener and spokesman of the so-called Gupkar alliance and ex-CPM legislator, in Srinagar, Indian-administer...
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier begins sea trial...
August 6 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
IAC Vikrant Photo: Indian Navy
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant, the largest and most complex warship...
‘Truth has to come out’, SC says in Pegasus snooping case
August 6 ,2021
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By: Krishnadas Rajagopal
The Supreme Court on Thursday made it clear that “truth has to come out” in the Pegasus snooping row.
A Bench of Chie...
China's bullet train linking Tibet hosts military transpor...
August 6 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
According to China's state-run Global Times, China's newly built high-speed train connecting Tibet's capital Lhasa with Nyingchi, a Tib...
Tesla’s India plan hits a speed bump
August 6 ,2021
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By: KS Kumar
Tesla's Elon Musk. Photo: AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Tesla chief Elon Musk’s India market plans have suffered a setback after...
Judicial inquiry ordered into alleged rape of nine-year-ol...
August 6 ,2021
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By: Amrit Dhillon
A candlelit vigil was held in Delhi on Wednesday to protest against persistent sexual violence against women in India. Photograph: Ra...
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant begins s...
August 5 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
India's maiden indigenous aircraft carrier IAC-1, built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd., sets off for sea trials off Kochi on 4 August 2021|...
Quad partners should temper Indian expectations
August 5 ,2021
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By: Hamish McDonald
A Shukhoi-30 MKI of India Air Force is on display at Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad in October 2020: if India remains a good d...
US helping India, other countries to produce Covid vaccine...
August 5 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
File image of US President Joe Biden | Photo: Shawn Thew | Bloomberg
The United States is helping India and other countries to be...
Dalit girl allegedly raped, killed and forcibly cremated i...
August 5 ,2021
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By: Zafar Aafaq
The girl's family, along with other Dalits and activists, is camping on a road in New Delhi's Nangal neighbourhood, demanding justice...
India, Sri Lanka and Maldives to discuss maritime security...
August 5 ,2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Map of India, Sri Lanka and Maldives
It is reliably learnt that second-tier officials of the national security mechanisms of India...
Evidence points to secret Indian navy base on Mauritian is...
August 5 ,2021
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By: Yarno Ritzen
Satellite imagery, financial data and on-the-ground evidence obtained by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit point to India buildin...
Anthony Blinken conveyed a warning to the Modi government...
August 4 ,2021
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By: Prem Shankar Jha
Indian external affairs minister Dr. S Jaishankar with US secretary of state Antony Blinken during their meeting in New Delhi. Photo:...
Act east: India, ASEAN FMs meet on Wednesday; US invites N...
August 4 ,2021
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By: Sidhant Sibal
Delegates pose for a family photo at the ASEAN-China ministerial meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. Photograph:( Reuters )
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