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In Nepali politics, you can never trust your friends
The one common factor through Nepal’s history has been that alliances never last. Post Amish Raj Mulmi In Macbeth, Shakespeare’s play about the disloyal Scot general…
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How migration threatens the Hindutva project
Subaltern castes supported the BJP in the hope of upward mobility. That dream looks increasingly elusive Abhinav Prakash Singh The Hindutva project that seeks to create…
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Kashmir Conflict: Drowning the Voice of the Voiceless
Relations between India and Pakistan continue to be soured and strained due to unresolved conflict in Kashmir. In the recent past, the relations have further deteriorated,…
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Nepal, India embroiled in battle of maps
The latest flareup over disputed territory has political ramifications in Kathmandu Ritu Raj Subedi After losing the war against China in 1962, Indian prime minister Jawaharlal…
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Can SAARC be made Effective?
The world at large including South Asia is already facing the devastating effects of Covid-19. This region already burdened with its teeming populations, uneven layers of…
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Why Can’t India End Police Brutality?
A horrifying case from Tamil Nadu once again demonstrates the lack of accountability for India’s police. Sumithra Prasanna In a macabre tale of bloodcurdling police brutality,…
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Indian resistance to China’s expansionism would be a definitive moment in Asia’s geopolitical evolution
If Delhi comes out of this crisis wounded, its troubles at home and the world will mount significantly. But an India that comes out of this…
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In the shadow of Dragon: Globalization and Fractured Future of South Asia
South Asia is a region characterized by many contradictions. According to 2012 statistics nearly 23 per cent of the world's population live in South Asia with…
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India-China Relations in Posterity
The new rules of engagement were announced in the aftermath of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) killing Indian soldiers. The days of fistfight are over and…
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Afghan Taliban’s strength
THE Afghan Taliban surprised the world when they asserted that no organisation named Al Qaeda existed in Afghanistan. The statement will not affect the commitments they…
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Nepal is caught in the middle of India-China border tensions
A tense military standoff between China and India over a disputed border area in the Himalayas has put much of the region on edge. Not least…
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New era of India-China rivalry is emerging; Sri Lanka take note
The contours of the Sino-India rivalry changed last week. On June 15, a savage face-off between the Indian and Chinese border forces killed 20 Indians in…