Top US General Rules Out Taiwan Invasion
General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Thursday (Jun 17) dismissed the possibility of Chinese military invasion of Taiwan in the near-term as Beijing currently lacks capabilities…
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Indians’ Swiss banks Holdings Highest In 13 years
Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches and other financial institutions, jumped to 2.55 billion Swiss francs (over Rs 20,700 crore) in 2020 on a sharp surge in holdings via…
India Abstains From Voting on UN Myanmar Resolution
India on Friday abstained from voting on the United Nations General Assembly's (UNGA's) resolution for an arms embargo against Myanmar, saying its views were not reflected in the draft resolution before the Assembly passed it. The UN's…
Asia Wary About G7’s answer to China’s BRI
A plan by the Group of Seven nations to counter Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative has been welcomed by countries in China's immediate orbit of influence but will need to overcome doubts about Western commitment to emerging market…
Modi Govt Sleeps : Swamy
New Delhi: With China fortifying its standing in a global competition across the diplomatic, military, economic, and technological domains, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Friday took to Twitter to take a dig…
Defections From Muivah Group To Other Naga Factions
Amidst continued questions over the Naga peace talks, the central government has claimed that the NSCN-IM, a Naga nationalist separatist group operating mainly in Northeast India, is headed for a split. MHA has also accused NSCN IM of…
Bracing For A Kisan Commune
On 26 June 2021, tens of thousands of Indian farmers will gather in front of the government offices in India’s twenty-eight states. They will come to commemorate the completion of seven months of their nation-wide protest against the…
Ram Temple Trust’s Fraudster Link
Meet Harish Pathak, an absconding fraudster who signed a land deal in March this year with the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust, with the Ayodhya mayor as a witness. Since 2016, he and his wife, Kusum, have been booked for theft, impersonation,…
China, India, Pakistan Expand Nuclear Arsenal
China is in the middle of a significant modernisation and expansion of its nuclear weapon inventory, and India and Pakistan also appear to be expanding their nuclear arsenals, according to Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace…
Burmese Rebels To Intensify Fight For Federation
Myanmar’s ethnic armies have declared war on the country’s military government. The prospect of intensified conflict in Myanmar’s border regions and the likelihood of it prompting thousands of refugees to cross the borders to neighboring…