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After the military flare-up in Galwan Valley, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has mobilised four out of five of its military theatre commands, with reports suggesting that live firing drills and military exercises from the East China…

The seven directives on police reforms, delivered by the Supreme Court of India on this day in 2006, implemented in earnest, can address common ills that give rise to poor police performance and unaccountable law enforcement.Yet, on this…

University of Sydney researcher Dr Chandana Maitra is helping to shed light on the complex problem of malnutrition in India – a problem she says has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Dr Maitra’s research, funded by…

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), led by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, took many by surprise when it opposed the two farm bills -- the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Felicitation) Bill, 2020, and the Farmers’…

Noam Chomsky has warned that the world is at the most dangerous moment in human history owing to the climate crisis, the threat of nuclear war and rising authoritarianism. In an exclusive interview with the New Statesman, the 91-year-old…

Four months into the Chinese annexation of Indian territory in eastern Ladakh, specifically in the Galwan Valley, the Hot Springs-Gogra-Kugrang area, and in the stretch of the northern shore of the Pangong Lake from Fingers 3 to 8, the BJP…

China has managed to erect nine buildings on land owned by Nepal while disallowing Nepali authorities from stepping foot in the area. Reports suggest that the Chinese are talking advantage of the border standoff with India and the absence…

A Kuwait court has rejected an appeal by Bangladesh MP Shahid Islam Papul and other defendants seeking their release in a human trafficking, case. Other charges like money laundering and undermining national security has also been…

Asking citizens to be cautious while being online, National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval said on Friday financial frauds have seen exponential increase due to greater dependence on digital payment platforms following the COVID-19…

As the Indian Air Force (IAF) looks to further bolster its aerial fleet after the successful acquisition of French Dassault Rafales, its proposed Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) 2.0 contract for the procurement of 114 additional…