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China plans dam on Brahmaputra river; India has cause for worry

China plans to build a major hydropower project on Brahmaputra river in Tibet causing anxieties in lower riparian India as also Bangladesh. However, the...

While we worry on Ladakh, China has poised itself on a village which could cut off India’s northeast

We have a WhatsApp group of old colleagues from The Pioneer where I began my career in journalism 40 years ago. We usually stick to...

India gets aggressive in moving troops to Arunachal Pradesh; building roads

After Chinese troop movement was observed in the Ladakh, India has moved its troops to establish their presence in more areas along the Line...

ODI Super League: Most teams have all the reasons to avoid marauding India

India makes its debut in the much-touted Super League for one-day internationals against Australia at Sydney. The International Cricket Council (ICc) has made it...

India has its own Swadeshi answer to Twitter: It’s ‘Tooter’

India it seems has its own Swadeshi answer to Twitter now: It’s called Tooter. Just as you do on twitter, you could post “toots”, make...

UAE suspends new visas for Pakistan: There’s more to it than Covid-19 though

The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday temporarily suspended the issuance of new visas to visitors from Pakistan and 11 other countries until further notice.  The...

A street called India: Where the Might of the Law is at its nakedest

Did you also read this article and wonder why something similar is not happening in India?  My first step ashore as a seafarer to Singapore...

Rescheduled Tokyo Olympics still looks a non-starter; Mayhem in sporting world

It appears to be a wait in vain for the Japan Olympic Committee and the Tokyo city officials for the Olympic Games. The global...

China loses cool as its sales take a Rs 40,000 crore hit this Deepawali

China is pooh-poohing the Rs 40,000 crore loss it has suffered this Deepawali in India. It’s mocking that by choosing to buy local, India...

Diwali and the absurd criminalizing of a civilization: Back to George Orwell’s dystopia in India

Air quality in Delhi at the quietest time - dawn--is like this, on the day before Diwali (see image below). And a complete civilisation,...

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