As the Tokyo Olympics concluded on Sunday, India’s Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu hailed the country’s Olympic contingent in the upper house on Monday. Addressing the Rajya Sabha, Naidu stated that India first participated in the Paris Olympics in 1900 as a British colony. He further added […]
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Post-American Afghanistan and India’s Geopolitics
But New Delhi had no choice but to come to terms with the diminishing domestic political support in Washington for the so-called forever war and the inevitability of a post-U.S. Afghanistan. On the upside, New Delhi senses that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan could significantly weaken the current strategic partnership […]
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Avani Lekhara clinches gold: Prez Kovind says ‘India elated’, Abhinav Bindra lauds shooter
Avani Lekhara has etched her name in history books by clinching gold in the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Women’s 10m Air Rifle SH1 event on Monday, By the virtue of this win, not only did she win India’s first medal in the ongoing edition of the Paralympic Games but she has […]
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Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Sonalben Patel Loses To Lee Mi Gyu In Women’s Table Tennis Singles
Sonalben Patel lost her second and final group game of the Tokyo Paralympics in the women’s singles table tennis Class 3 category match. She missed out on a chance to make it to the knockout stages as she lost to Korea’s Lee Mi Gyu 1-3 in her final Group D […]
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Indonesia Unprepared as Great Powers Clash in Indo-Pacific
Getting Jakarta to align with either Beijing or Washington therefore seems like a logical step in the unfolding geopolitical drama. Indonesia’s every move—from military exercises to vaccine diplomacy—is scrutinized through this lens. Depending on who you ask in Beijing or Washington, Indonesia’s choice seems obvious. One offers growth and prosperity, […]
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How Biden Can Save His China Strategy After Afghanistan
Yet as chaotic and tragic as the Afghanistan withdrawal has been thus far, it should not change the logic of the Biden administration’s strategy on China. Domestic backing remains high: There is strong support among Americans for defending Asian allies against attack, which is unlikely to go down given the […]
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Aryana Sayeed: no future of women under Taliban control
New Delhi, India: There is no future of women under Taliban rule, said the famous Afghan pop singer Aryana Sayeed. In an exclusive interview with ANI from an undisclosed location, she said that the Afghan women will suffer the most under the Taliban regime. “I am worried for women who […]
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How Pakistan Could Become Biden’s Worst Enemy
But many experts say such hopes are delusional, and history will likely triumph in the end: Pakistan and the Taliban leadership—which is still headquartered in Pakistan—will continue to have each other’s backs on the battlefield as well as at the negotiating table. In short, Pakistan wants the Taliban to win—or […]
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Former Assam CM Sonowal Says ‘Centre Taking Initiatives To Develop Brahmaputra River’
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday informed that the Centre is taking initiatives to develop the Brahmaputra and Barak rivers. The announcement comes weeks after a Parliamentary panel observed that the Chinese movement on the Brahmaputra must be monitored. Earlier, the people of Assam had expressed apprehension over the Chinese […]
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Code Of Conduct On The South China Sea Should Be Fully Consistent With UNCLOS 1982: EAM
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday addressed the 11th East Asia Summit (EAS). During his meeting, he spoke on several issues including the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea. 11th East Asia Summit Addressing a virtual meet of the East Asia Summit (EAS), External Affairs Minister Dr […]