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Quad foreign ministers reiterate commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific

The Quad will work together to respond to the future needs of the region, including cooperation in key areas such as maritime security, counterterrorism and emerging technologies, the foreign ministers of the grouping said on Tuesday while marking the 20th anniversary of cooperation between India, Australia, Japan and the US. “The Quad is committed to working together in responding to …

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Quad renews pledge towards working for free, stable Indo-Pacific

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, India and other Quad member nations on Tuesday renewed their firm commitment to work towards a free and open Indo-Pacific that is peaceful, stable and prosperous. Quad renews pledge towards working for free, stable Indo-Pacific The foreign ministers of the member nations of the grouping made the pledge in a joint statement commemorating the 20th anniversary of Quad …

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Jimmy Carter, in death, becomes symbol of lost political 'decency' in US

Deccan Chronicle

The death of Jimmy Carter has brought to the fore a defining characteristic of the late US president's life: his "decency," seen as a product of a bygone era in today's caustic political environment.Joe Biden on Monday repeated the word three times while speaking to reporters about his late White House predecessor.Biden, who will be replaced in the White House …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Change and continuity mark Southeast Asia

China Daily

Visitors shop for goods from Singapore at the 21st China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Sept 28. YU XIANGQUAN / FOR CHINA DAILY Likewise, Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, a member of the fourth generation of the ruling People's Action Party leadership, is expected to continue the party's established policies, including the practice of hedge diplomacy and …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Labour must do more to win back confidence of business

The Independent

If the government was hoping for some good cheer just in time for the festive season, those hopes have been comprehensively dashed by the latest survey from the CBI. The growth indicator, from the organisation regarded as the voice of UK business, cannot have been what the government prepared for, nor even, as the climate has grown gloomier, what it …

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1 month ago

From the fringes to the frame: Why you haven’t heard of the Modernist Prafulla Dahanukar

Hindustan Times

Gauri and Gopika, Prafulla Dahanukar’s daughters, vividly remember a retrospective of her work, held at the Jehangir Art Gallery, in 2014. But “if we look at how the narrative of Indian modern art is written, it seems as though only men were artists,” says Savita Apte, an art historian, former consultant with the auction house Sotheby’s, and founder-director of the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

China to respond to Trump's 'tariff war' with 'supply chain war'

Firstpost

China is expected to use its dominant position in supply chains to respond forcefully with a ‘supply chain war’ to ’tariff war’ that US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to wage on China US President-elect Donald Trump waves next to Chinese President Xi Jinping after attending a business event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November …

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2 months ago

MAGA's last stand: A duel between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in diametrically opposite Americas

Salon

The 2024 presidential election is one of the most important — if not the most important — in the country’s history. Trump, the MAGA movement and the larger white right and neofascist cause view Black people’s votes and equal citizenship rights, and multiracial democracy more broadly, as illegitimate and fraudulent. Trump and the MAGA movement and the large white right …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh: A Centennial Journey in Patriotism

New Indian Express

The article highlights the importance of culture and patriotism in shaping the identity of India. It emphasizes how denial of the centrality of culture led to distortion of history, misinterpretation of traditions, and the suppression of national sentiment. However, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) stands as an exception, advocating for patriotism and national integration through cultural awareness. The article celebrates …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

NEET scandals are part of a global trend

The Hindu

The latest Indian exam scandals remind us of the centrality of examinations in many aspects of Indian life. The first relating to the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, conducted by the National Testing Agency for admission to medical programmes, and the second to the University Grants Commission’s National Eligibility Test, which determines eligibility for university and college teaching positions, as well as …

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5 months ago

Philippines, Vietnam historic joint drills and South China Sea conundrum

Firstpost

The August 9 drill is the first of its kind between these two nations, which are apparently most vocal against the growing Chinese dominance in the South China Sea China has historically considered itself a ‘middle kingdom’, showcasing its self-perceived image of a centre shining over the surrounding area. The August 9 drill is the first of its kind between …

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5 months ago

Neighbourhood First at risk

Hindustan Times

The challenges for India from Sheikh Hasina’s ouster are daunting. Bangladesh’s centrality to the Neighbourhood First aspect of India’s foreign policy makes the developments in the country even more worrying from New Delhi’s perspective. India’s push for regional energy and transport connectivity is also an attempt to contain Chinese influence in Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. They vociferously opposed almost all …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Roundtable Highlights AP’s Centrality in UAE-India Partnership

Deccan Chronicle

VIJAYAWADA: UAE’s ambassador to India Dr Abdulnasser Alshaali underlined the centrality of Andhra Pradesh within the UAE-India strategic partnership. Dr. Alshaali was participating in an Economic and Investment Roundtable organised jointly by the UAE Embassy in Delhi, UAE-India CEPA Council and Government of Andhra Pradesh in Vijayawada on Thursday.The UAE ambassador said Andhra Pradesh is UAE’s 11largest trading partner among …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Axis is central to capital's appeal

China Daily

A bird's-eye view of the major part of the Beijing Central Axis that runs 7.8 kilometers north-south through the heart of the capital city. BEIJING MUNICIPAL OFFICE FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF BEIJING CENTRAL AXIS/CHINA DAILY Neutrality and harmony According to Lyu Zhou, director of the National Heritage Center at Tsinghua University, the planning concept of the Beijing Central Axis …

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5 months, 1 week ago

A positive peace is possible

China Daily

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY Extending of NATO's militarized deterrence to the Asia-Pacific is a threat to the region's stability which is the result of codependent and symbiotic peace and prosperity The ongoing chaos that seems to be the defining characteristic of US domestic politics sets the backdrop for the attempts of the United States to reassert its hegemony across the world …

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5 months, 1 week ago

A positive peace is possible

China Daily

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY Extending of NATO's militarized deterrence to the Asia-Pacific is a threat to the region's stability which is the result of codependent and symbiotic peace and prosperity The ongoing chaos that seems to be the defining characteristic of US domestic politics sets the backdrop for the attempts of the United States to reassert its hegemony across the world …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Mangifera Indica: Sopan Joshi’s New Book Details India’s Never-Ending Love Affair With the Mango

The Hindu

Published : Jul 27, 2024 17:27 IST - 3 MINS READ There is no other country that has a compulsive relationship with a fruit like India has with mangoes, said Sopan Joshi, journalist and author of the book Mangifera Indica: A Biography of the Mango at the Press Club of India in New Delhi on July 20. Joshi, whose book …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Jobs Creation, Agri Push, Skill Development, MSME Support: Govt Unveils Key Policy Focus Areas

News 18

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday tabled the Economic Survey 2023-24 in Parliament, setting the stage for the Union Budget 2024-25. Skill Gap Challenge The Economic Survey 2023-24 said 65 per cent of India’s fast-growing population is under 35, and many lack the skills needed by a modern economy. In India, the government has been paying focused attention to enabling …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Certain countries are using terrorism as an instrument of state policy: India

The Hindu

India has called for shunning double standards in the fight against terrorism and said certain countries are using terrorism as an instrument of state policy, in a veiled jibe at Pakistan. “When we talk about international peace and security, you will agree that terrorism constitutes one of the most serious threats," R. Ravindra, Charge d'Affaires and Deputy Permanent Representative in …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Why is Russia’s Putin visiting Vietnam after North Korea?

Al Jazeera

Vietnam is a rising nation that the West wants closer ties with. “Putin will hope his Vietnam visit signals that Russia is far from isolated in Asia amid its recent Ukraine war inroads,” said Prashanth Parameswaran, a fellow at the Washington, DC-based Wilson Center. “Vietnam has tried to cultivate a careful balance in the Ukraine war between not disrupting ties …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

A Kashmir preacher loses right to pray at the Hazratbal shrine

The Hindu

Less than five kilometres away from the Hazratbal shrine, which resembles the Taj Mahal in its white-marble facade and dome-minaret features, is the house of the Farooquis in Srinagar’s green Zakura area. The trigger On April 8, 2024, the executive magistrate of the Jammu & Kashmir Waqf Board, which runs the Hazratbal shrine, said in an order that did not …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Philippines President Marcos says country will pursue 'more robust collaboration' with India on defence cooperation

The Hindu

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Junior has said that his government will pursue "more robust collaboration" with "friends" such as India as collaborative endeavours to build pillars that support the architecture of regional stability. He said the Philippines would "also pursue more robust collaboration with friends such as South Korea, India, amongst others, collaborative endeavours among a few States that share …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

How the Arab world will enable Palestine to win its war of liberation

Al Jazeera

As long as the Arab world remains steadfast and clear that the US must stop blocking the two-state solution, an independent, sovereign UN member state of Palestine will likely emerge very soon. The Bahrain Declaration calls for “an international conference under the auspices of the United Nations to resolve the Palestinian issue based on the two-state solution, which ends the …

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9 months ago

CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | Development for whom?

The Hindu

Development has consistently figured as a major consideration for Indians while deciding whom to vote in Lok Sabha elections. In that election, which saw the latter returning to power after a decade, 30% of voters felt that Narendra Modi would be better for the country’s development. Close to two in 10 voters are of the view that in the last …

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Quad foreign ministers reiterate commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific

Quad renews pledge towards working for free, stable Indo-Pacific

Jimmy Carter, in death, becomes symbol of lost political 'decency' in US

Change and continuity mark Southeast Asia

Labour must do more to win back confidence of business

From the fringes to the frame: Why you haven’t heard of the Modernist Prafulla Dahanukar

China to respond to Trump's 'tariff war' with 'supply chain war'

MAGA's last stand: A duel between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in diametrically opposite Americas

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh: A Centennial Journey in Patriotism

NEET scandals are part of a global trend

Philippines, Vietnam historic joint drills and South China Sea conundrum

Neighbourhood First at risk

Roundtable Highlights AP’s Centrality in UAE-India Partnership

Axis is central to capital's appeal

A positive peace is possible

A positive peace is possible

Mangifera Indica: Sopan Joshi’s New Book Details India’s Never-Ending Love Affair With the Mango

Jobs Creation, Agri Push, Skill Development, MSME Support: Govt Unveils Key Policy Focus Areas

Certain countries are using terrorism as an instrument of state policy: India

Why is Russia’s Putin visiting Vietnam after North Korea?

A Kashmir preacher loses right to pray at the Hazratbal shrine

Philippines President Marcos says country will pursue 'more robust collaboration' with India on defence cooperation

How the Arab world will enable Palestine to win its war of liberation

CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | Development for whom?