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Arshdeep should find a regular mention in the list of Indian fast bowlers
The Asia Cup has always been a keenly-contested tournament. Irrespective of the format (T20 or 50 over), no nation has shown breakaway domination since the tournament's inception. It is like a prelude to the biggest event -- the World Cup. This edition of the Asia Cup too saw players come in with a reputation of being hopefuls or the ones to look out for in the future.
How Pakistan's Kashmir obsession is obstructing flow of Indian humanitarian supplies to flood-hit nation
While India, sources said, is ready to provide the assistance to the flood ravaged country, Islamabad is yet to take a concrete decision and also "needs to shift its stand on Kashmir." Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's insistence on resolving the Kashmir issue for resumption of trade between the two countries once again created a roadblock in normalising relations between New Delhi and Islamabad.
Why India must not join the West in demonising Russia
The issue of a security architecture in Europe based on the West's strategy of expanding NATO eastwards or one responding to Russia's concept of "indivisible security" has been of concern to India only to the extent that US/EU-Russia tensions leading to the imposition of a series of sanctions on Russia by the West have presented challenges to our diplomacy.
Chinese BRI: A success or a failure?
Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the BRI with much fanfare and high promises and grandiose plans for the participating countries in 2013. It was considered to be a centrepiece of the Chinese foreign and trade policy. Basically, the BRI earlier also referred to, as One Belt One Road or OBOR for short, is a global infrastructure development strategy to invest in nearly 150 countries and international organisations, around the globe.
Opposition Challenge: Too many state stalwarts who can't agree on a national leader
It may be too early to predict whether a phoenix emerges or the churn ends in scattering stars. The question is who will challenge Narendra Modi and does any opposition leader have an alternative to 'sabka vishwas' ... and the power of Hindutva? Presently, the opposition is disjointed, with each party in their own realm, weaving their own webs to stay afloat. According to the Election Commission of India, the total number of registered parties is 2,858 -- eight national parties, 54 state parties and 2,796 unrecognised parties. From time to time, some of these parties come together to form one or the other front.
What explains RBI's bullishness & why India is a $1tn investment magnet
Domestic consumption is making a strong comeback, traditionally one of the main drivers of India's economic growth. This is great news for businesses of all sizes. Simply put, when consumers spend more, businesses have more capital to invest in, and increased liquidity throughout the system energises complementary sectors and higher-end goods and services. One, as the festive season approaches, these numbers are likely to rise even more. Between August and November, when sales of everything from two-wheelers to real estate are at their peak, Indian consumers tend to spend more.
Markets precariously poised
In primary news, there was one listing, one issue which had opened for subscription and also closed and a third which had its roadshow. The issue from Dreamfolks Services Limited listed on Tuesday and fared well on expected lines. Shares which were issued at Rs 326, saw a discovered price of Rs 505 on BSE, a high of Rs 550 and closed at Rs 462.65. By Friday, shares lost some ground and closed lower at Rs 430.80.
Nitish may not be in the race to be PM, but he has rattled BJP
"The BJP's Bihar unit is dragging his name in the race for opposition PM candidate with the aim of creating differences among other opposition leaders. Nitish Kumar is backed by his fellow political commanders such as JD-U national president Lalan Singh, state ministers Ashok Chaudhary, Vijay Chaudhary, among others, who always say that he has all the abilities to be the next Prime Minister, but he is not in the race.
Muslim world's intellectual suicide
The zenith of the Muslim world's intellect was 8th-12th century Basra, Baghdad, and its House of Wisdom. Arab Science and Philosophy benefitted from the Persian, Greek and Christian influences in what is called The Age of Translation and produced stalwart non-Arabs like Ibn Sina (Avicenna), Ibn Rushd (Averroes), al Farabi, al-Khwarizmi, Maimonides, and John of Damascus.
Sheikh Hasina needs to show 'tangible gains' from India visit
When she first came to power in 1996, India's United Front government delivered for her the Ganges water-sharing treaty. West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu and then Communist Home Minister Indrajit Gupta also played a major role in sorting out the tribal insurgency in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. That gave Hasina much to show to her voters back home but did not help her win the next election in 2001.
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