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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of the summit at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu on October 11, 2019. Modi has held 18 meetings with Xi but made no report to Parliament.

The way forward in India-China relations

To reach a settlement with China, India must promote an honest discussion about the history of the boundary dispute and remove the simplistic narrativ

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At a rally demanding removal of the AFSPA from Manipur, in Imphal on August 7, 2004.

Disturbing Act: The AFSPA's history in the north-eastern region

For more than 50 years, successive governments have used the AFSPA to perpetuate a reign of terror in the north-eastern region. However, despite the l

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Building bridges

This book is a significant contribution to the understanding of India-Pakistan relations and the complex peace-building process.

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NSA Ajit Kumar Doval at the passing out parade of IPS probationers, in Hyderabad on November 12.

With advisers like these: Ajit Doval's disregard for letter and spirit of Constitution

With utter disregard for the letter and spirit of the Constitution, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval shocks civil society by harping on “fourth ge

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Indo-Russian Treaty of Friendship.

Book Review: Achala Moulik's 'Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation of 1971' chronicles India and Russia's longstanding relationship

This remarkable book commemorates a landmark treaty between India and the Soviet Union that played a key role in advancing ties between the two countr

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At a TB hospital in Guwahati, a file picture. The COVID-19 pandemic may have had serious negative effects on both the tracking and the true incidence of TB cases.

COVID and other diseases: An Animal Farm perspective

The global burdens of COVID and the global benefits of anti-COVID policy have been skewed against the poorer nations of the world, and within nations,

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A China focus

The book explores what Chinese companies would like to do in India in the future.

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Scientists working on Vikram at the ISRO Satellite Integration and Test Establishment in Bengaluru on June 12.

Chandrayaan-2 mission: So near yet so far

Several factors going wrong at the very last minutes of the Chandrayaan-2 mission led to the lander Vikram crash-landing on the moon as the nation wat

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Recasting the steel frame

An “insider” account of the Indian Administrative Service and the various “maladies” that plague Indian bureaucracy.

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A screengrab of officials at the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru watching the Chandrayaan-2 mission’s lander, Vikram, making its final approach towards the surface of the moon, on September 7.

India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission ends in a crash-landing

All was set for the lander, Vikram, of India’s Chandrayaan -2 mission to touch down gently on the moon’s surface at 1.55 a.m. on September 7, but it c

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K. Sivan, ISRO Chairman.

Chandrayaan-2 now in lunar orbit

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The spacecraft and the lander before being enclosed in the heat shield.

Chandrayaan-2: Historic mission to the moon

GSLV-Mk III M-1 puts the Chandrayaan-2 composite module into a perfect orbit on July 22, signalling the beginning of India’s 48-day journey to the moo

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