India's Indo-Pacific vision affected by US sanctions on Ir...
December 28 ,2020
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By: Dhairya Maheshwari
Chabahar Port
While India views Iran as an important partner in its vision for the Indo-Pacific region in the coming years, Americ...
Spooked by Ladakh standoff, India signs $200m deal for Isr...
December 28 ,2020
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By: Rahul Bedi
India has signed a secretive $200 million deal for assorted Israeli materiel, similar to innumerable defence-related procurements it ha...
India embraces the US at cost of Russia ties
December 28 ,2020
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By: Qian Feng
For the first time since 2000, the annual Russia-India summit was called off. It is a sign of clear cracks between Moscow and New Delhi...
Another BJP-governed Indian state plans anti-conversion la...
December 28 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The government in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has approved a bill to prevent “forceful” religious conversion...
Meet the women behind the Indian farmers’ protests
December 24 ,2020
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By: Sunny Shergill
Baljit Kaur, 50, is one of the farmers who have come to Delhi to protest against India's new agriculture laws [Akshay Kapoor/Al Jazee...
India-Russia summit cancelled amid Moscow’s unease with Qu...
December 24 ,2020
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By: Nayanima Basu
For the first time in the last two decades, India and Russia have not held their annual summit. This comes after Moscow expressed sever...
Gandhi family under fire for decline of Congress party in...
December 24 ,2020
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By: Nirmala Ganapathy
Questions are being raised over whether the Gandhi family needs to take a step back after Mr Rahul Gandhi (centre) quit as Congress p...
Kashmir votes, and India hails it as normalcy in a dominat...
December 24 ,2020
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By: SAM Report
The election - a vote to choose rural development officials - was called suddenly. Photo: NY Times
Votes were counted on Tue...
Anti-Modi Kashmiri alliance wins majority of seats in loca...
December 24 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
An alliance of political parties in Indian-administered Kashmir opposed to India’s policies in the region has won a majority of s...
'Will not contest elections till Article 370 is restored':...
December 24 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, in an interview to NDTV, said that she will not contest any election until...
China-India border stand-off: Amid push for fresh talks, a...
December 23 ,2020
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By: Kunal Purohit
After more than 40 days without any dialogue, Chinese and Indian diplomats met last week in yet another bid to resolve the border stand...
India needs two maritime theatres of command, not one
December 23 ,2020
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By: Nitin Pai
Without doubt, the appointment of a Chief of Defence Staff and the decision to reorganise the armed forces into joint theatre commands...
Indian army will always get 'befitting response' to any ag...
December 23 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Pakistan Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday said the Indian army will always get a "befitting response" if it undertakes any m...
With over 10 million COVID-19 cases, India is out of contr...
December 23 ,2020
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By: Cheng Xizhong
On December 19, the total confirmed cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia in India is over 10 million. After the United States, India is...
India’s governing BJP says ‘no question’ of repealing farm...
December 23 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Farmers and members of various agricultural organisations protest against new farm laws in Mumbai [Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters]
In...
India’s military diplomacy is delusional
December 22 ,2020
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
India’s chief of the army staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane (L) met top Saudi generals, Riyadh, December 14, 2020
Th...
China tells India to look at Pakistan military exercises ‘...
December 22 ,2020
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By: Ananth Krishnan
China on Monday asked India to “objectively” view the on-going month-long military exercises taking place between the Chine...
Indian media hype of Chinese soldiers’ incursion reflects...
December 22 ,2020
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By: Deng Xiaoci
With China and India engaging in multiple rounds of talks through military and diplomatic channels to push forward a solution to their...
Why India’s farmers won’t stop protesting
Farmers shout as they block a highway during a protest at the Singhu border near New Delhi on Dec. 18
Since late November, tens of...
India's Russian deals to build assault rifles and light ut...
December 21 ,2020
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By: Rahul Bedi
India’s two much-hyped joint ventures (JVs) with Russia to licence-build assault rifles and light utility helicopters (LUH) are f...
China appoints new military commander for India border, bu...
December 21 ,2020
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed a new commander for the crucial Western Theater Command (WTC), which looks after the country...
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2020 was a year of multiple challenges for Sri Lanka
It is just a little over a year since Gotabaya Rajapaksa took over as Executive President of Sri Lanka with ambitious plans for his country. A former military man and...
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India stands against the gateway for South and Southeast A...
Agreement on a project of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the Trans-Asian Railway (TAR) Network was signed on 10...
