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Sri Lanka cricket tour a waste for India
One can debate on the fact that India can make two international level cricket teams. If so, one wonders as to why India has not won a single major tournament in the last six years. The quantity is surely there for one to see, however, it is the skill and quality of a player at the top level that makes the difference.
Why India needs to bond with Russia and Central Asia in Afghanistan
What Afghanistan, and the USA for that matter, would want India to do is not clear. As the situation in Afghanistan slides consistently into chaos, the Taliban have announced that they control 85 percent of Afghan territory which includes all border crossings with Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. There has been heavy fighting between the Afghan forces and the Taliban over the southern border crossing in Spin Boldak.
Has Japan become the fulcrum of resistance to China in the Indo-Pacific?
Chasing European countries -- Germany, France and even the UK, since last year and inviting the attention of the US repeatedly towards the deteriorating situation in the region, Tokyo has garnered promises from almost all of them to rein in China to maintain strategic balance in the region.
July expiry, volatility and new lifetime highs in the week ahead
The Indian Rupee gained 16 paisa or 0.21 per cent to close at Rs 74.40 to the US Dollar. Dow Jones had a roller-coaster week. Readers would recall that the weakness in global markets was on account of Dow Jones which had lost 299 points and 726 points on Friday and Monday. Post these 1,025 points fall Indian markets had lost on Monday and Tuesday this week.
End of 'inclusiveness' in TN politics?
AIADMK leaders and former Chief Ministers O. Pannerselvam and K. Palaniswami, stated that the raids on Vijayabhaskar were acts of vendetta and the party would challenge them in a court of law. Both the leaders said that the AIADMK would not be cowed down by the raids. When M.K. Stalin assumed office as Chief Minister on May 7, it marked the DMK's return to power in the state after 10 years.
Defence and security come first
The sovereign state of India has in this period been tested also for its ability to ensure defence of the nation against external dangers and security of its people against internal threats. In the developed West, including the US and UK, no external and internal security risks were encountered and the national governments there could more easily concentrate wholeheartedly on dealing with the pandemic.
Yesterday Tibet! Today India! Tomorrow Ceylon?
In the year 1409, a Chinese Admiral erected a stone tablet in Galle harbour to signify the visit of the Chinese Navy to Lanka. The tablet was only in Chinese, Tamil and Persian. These languages were, then and now, recognized as three of the oldest living languages of the world. Such was the relationship that the cultured Chinese people had with the cultured Tamil people in the past. But things changed after the People's Republic of China (PRC) was established in China in 1949.
How successful is Indian cricket?
India in recent times seem to have risen from a position of despair. Unsung heroes have come forth with performances way beyond their ability. One wonders the reason for this change and as to how this has come about in Indian cricket. The Indian team was considered as a second grade team by Sri Lanka's former astute and successful captain, Arjuna Ranatunga. The defeat of their side shows either the good health of Indian cricket.
Amid Afghan uncertainties, India must weed out terror financing
"The situation has led to serious concerns for Indian authorities and their monitoring needs to increase. We need to be particularly monitoring the developments in Jammu and Kashmir along with Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK)," an insider told India Narrative. Reports have already suggested that terror outfits with a focus on Kashmir are active and could target India.
Who is behind the attack on Chinese in Pakistan
Whenever an attack on a foreign mission or US marines took place on the Pakistani soil in the past it was mostly considered a job of the deep state. Surprised? Do not be. It is part and parcel of Pakistan military's double game. In order to make hefty demands for financial assistance from its western 'allies' to combat terrorism, the Pakistan army has allegedly been engineering attacks on the US marines, NATO goods transport vehicles, and even its own civilians.
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