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Bringing India-Nepal Ties Back on Track
India heaved a sigh of relief after Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ assumed charge as Nepal’s Prime Minister earlier this month. New Delhi had got tired of and frustrated with the predecessor KP Sharma Oli regime, which appeared determined to undo the new warmth that had crept into the India-Nepal bilateral after Narendra Modi became Prime...
Why PoK Elections are Important to Understand Kashmir Unrest
The July 21, 2016 elections to the Legislative Assembly in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) as Pakistan seeks to call it – went almost unnoticed in India. The Indian media’s attention being drawn almost exclusively to the situation in the Kashmir Valley, these elections, the results and the possible impact on India, continues to be ignored...
Neglected Ladakh: 64 Years Ago!
A much-publicized All Party delegation has just paid a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. Of course, Ladakh was not in the program. A release of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) says that after Srinagar on the first day, the next day the delegation went to Jammu where “the delegation met over 200 persons in about 18 different delegations...
What Are The Options For India Vis-À-Vis Sino-Japanese Rivalry?
Credit goes to Mr Shinzo Abe, as he drove his liberal party to a second straight victory in Japan’s elections. When in 2012, Abe first won, he came on a platform of plain economic realities that Japan was facing. After four years of rule by LDP, Abe was propelled to the forefront to fix the shambles that Japanese economy was. After he came...
Hop, Step and Jump to Victory
This article was first published on Newslaundry: Read original article here: http://www.newslaundry.com/2016/08/27/hop-step-and-jump-to-victory/ The Indian Army has a long tradition of excellence in sports. Most modern sports were introduced into India by the British Indian Army and sports competitions have been an integral part of...