Why are India’s farmers and politicians opposing the new a...
September 22 ,2020
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By: Manavi Kapur
India’s parliament was operational on a Sunday for the first time ever, because the pandemic delayed and shortened the monsoon se...
Taliban, Afghan negotiators far apart on basic issues
September 22 ,2020
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By: SAM Report
The Afghan government and Taliban remain far apart on even the most basic issues a week into talks meant to end two decades of war that...
Myanmar political party withdraws election broadcast after...
September 22 ,2020
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By: San Yamin Aung
Myanmar’s Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS) has cancelled its election broadcasts on state-owned media after facing censo...
OIC Contact Group on Kashmir calls for ending India’s righ...
September 22 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir, which met in New York on Sunday, voiced “deep c...
PLA soldiers on India border given new high-tech outfits t...
September 21 ,2020
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By: Fan Anqi and Cao Siqi
Chinese soldiers on border patrol have been equipped with new clothes that feature advanced design, high technology and practical fun...
Indan Army could induct ‘another division of troops’ in ea...
September 21 ,2020
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
The Army is considering inducting additional troop strength of upto a division along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh...
India to offer Maldives a US$250m loan, amid China’s growi...
September 21 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
India on Sunday announced a US$250 million loan to the Maldives to boost its coronavirus-battered economy in a further bid to counter C...
Indian Army to use double-humped camels for transportation...
September 21 ,2020
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By: Abhishek Bhalla
Double-humped camels will now be used for transportation and patrolling by the Indian Army in eastern Ladakh's treacherous terrain. Thi...
Separate flag, constitution are must: Naga rebel group har...
September 19 ,2020
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By: Ratnadip Choudhury
NSCN-IM chief Thuingaleng Muivah
Nagaland's foremost armed rebel group involved in the peace talks, the NSCN-IM, on Friday said th...
China strengthens Inland Navy on Indian border
September 19 ,2020
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By: H I Sutton
The Chinese garrison on Pangong Lake, which straddles the India-China border, has been reinforced with new assault boats. At least six...
Attacks surge in northwest Pakistan amid Afghan peace effo...
September 19 ,2020
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By: Umar Farooq
Rebels have stepped up attacks on security forces in northwest Pakistan, raising fears of a revival of their activity and a return of l...
China is elephant in the room: India readies for QUAD and...
September 19 ,2020
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By: Shishir Gupta
United States, India, Australia, and Japan are in conversation to decide the venue and date of QUAD security dialogue next month, which...
India digs deep to boost defences on crucial China frontie...
September 19 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
A tunnel nearing completion in the Indian Himalayas will slash by hours the time it takes troops to reach the Chinese border, part of a...
Chinese PLA loudspeakers tactic signals isolated, besieged...
September 18 ,2020
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By: Bai Yunyi
The People's Liberation Army has reportedly installed loudspeakers at areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and played Punjabi s...
Kashmir protests erupt after alleged cover-up of death in...
September 18 ,2020
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By: Hannah Ellis-Petersen
Police in the Indian state of Kashmir have been accused of killing a young man in their custody and then staging his death as an accide...
India woos Iran to keep China away from Chabahar
September 18 ,2020
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By: Syed Zafar Mehdi
India seems to have grown uneasy over the growing closeness between Iran and China, as the two countries hold negotiations to finalize...
Nepal claims many areas of India including Dehradun, Naini...
September 18 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The tension between Indian and its Himalayan neighbour Nepal is likely to mount again as Nepal continues to provoke India.
According t...
Flashpoint fear as China menaces India’s north-east
September 17 ,2020
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By: Sumit Sharma
China appears poised for fresh incursions into Indian territories 3,200km east of Ladakh where it has reached a stalemate after its fir...
Russia backs Pakistan’s stance on new map
September 17 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Security Dr Moeed Yusuf said on Wednesday Russia supported Pakistan’s stance...
India pushes supplies to disputed China border ahead of wi...
September 17 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
India's military has activated its entire logistics network to transport supplies to thousands of troops ahead of a harsh winter along...
When the Taliban came face-to-face with the Afghan governm...
September 17 ,2020
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By: Osama Bin Javaid
Six members were waiting as the doors opened and their counterparts entered the room.
It was an awkward moment. After nearly 20 years...
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