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Nirupama Subramanian
Nirupama Subramanian is National Editor (Strategic Affairs). She writes on India’s foreign policy and national security issues.
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Amshipora killings: found culpable of killing three labourers in Rajouri, Major to face actionSubscriber Only
December 25, 2020 04:54 IST
In September, a Court of Inquiry found prima facie evidence that “powers vested under the AFSPA 1990 were exceeded” and the “dos and don’ts of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) as approved by the Hon’ble Supreme Court have been contravened”.
Fri, Dec 25, 2020
India diplomat to be next UN resident coordinator in BeijingSubscriber Only
December 16, 2020 05:55 IST
Siddharth Chatterjee is at present the UN country head at Kenya, and will take up his assignment in Beijing in January 2021.
Wed, Dec 16, 2020
DDC polls in J&K recall an unsuccessful experiment in Sri Lanka four decades agoSubscriber Only
December 12, 2020 03:35 IST
Sri Lanka offered DDCs as a solution at a time when the Tamil polity was already radicalised. The DDCs became a reality but they did nothing for Sri Lanka’s relations with its Tamil citizens.
Sat, Dec 12, 2020
This is where Rohingya are being sent: a newly surfaced island in Bay of BengalSubscriber Only
December 07, 2020 02:06 IST
Bangladesh has begun sending Rohingya refugees from overcrowded camps at Cox’s Bazar to Bhasan Char, an island formed by sedimentation (char is Bengali for sediment) close to the coast. What's on Bhasan Char? Is it habitable?
Mon, Dec 07, 2020
Explained: How does the Indian Army stay fighting fit at LAC in harsh winters?Subscriber Only
December 01, 2020 11:25 IST
The deployment of more than 100,000 soldiers of two big armies, strung out over 872 km, in one of the harshest climes in the world, is simply without parallel in military history. The Indian Express explains how the Indian Army is staying fighting fit at the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Sat, Dec 05, 2020
Winter at LACSubscriber Only
November 29, 2020 03:30 IST
The deployment of more than 100,000 soldiers belonging to two big armies, strung out over 872 km, in some of the harshest climes in the world, is simply without parallel in military history. The Indian Express on how the Army is staying fighting fit on the Line of Actual Control
Sun, Nov 29, 2020
Its online site still up, banned Jaish threatens French President, cites examples from PakSubscriber Only
November 19, 2020 05:38 IST
Headlined ‘Muslims: Sacrifice for the Honour of the Prophet’, the article stated that “if someone commits the sin of blasphemy, it gives birth to the Abdullah type of young men… no Muslim will allow you to burn the Koran or blaspheme against the Prophet”.
Thu, Nov 19, 2020
Explained: India, China, and Myanmar pollSubscriber Only
November 07, 2020 03:30 IST
Myanmar votes on Sunday, five years after Aung San Suu Kyi’s landslide win. Against the backdrop of a pandemic, Rohingya crisis, and military assertion, a look at what’s at stake for Suu Kyi and her country
Sun, Nov 08, 2020
Explained: The importance of Gilgit-Baltistan, and why Pakistan has given it provisional province statusSubscriber Only
November 04, 2020 03:30 IST
Gilgit-Baltistan is the northernmost territory administered by Pakistan, providing the country's only territorial frontier, and thus a land route, with China, where it meets the Xinjiang Autonomous Region.
Thu, Nov 12, 2020
Chushul councillor seeks more facilities for villages along LACSubscriber Only
November 03, 2020 02:02 IST
The 26 new members of Leh-LAHDC were sworn in on Saturday. The BJP, with 15 members, heads the council. The Congress has nine members, and there are two Independents.
Tue, Nov 03, 2020
Explained: In Mike Pompeo’s Indo-Pacific tour, a message to China and takeaways for IndiaSubscriber Only
October 30, 2020 02:40 IST
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo swung through three Indian Ocean countries after the 2+2 US-India talks in New Delhi earlier this week, bringing the China-US spat to India's doorstep.
Tue, Nov 03, 2020
Explained: France’s complex relationship with Islam, and Macron’s recent remarksSubscriber Only
October 28, 2020 04:16 IST
The French President is under attack from leaders and citizens of Muslim countries following comments he made about Islam and secularism. A look at France’s complex relationship with Islam.
Fri, Nov 06, 2020
Recalling a Pakistan misadventure: What happened on October 22, 1947?Subscriber Only
October 22, 2020 01:49 IST
Pakistan maintained it had nothing to do with this invasion, but evidence to the contrary has come up in several accounts including that by Major-General Akbar Khan of the Pakistan Army, in his book Raiders of Kashmir.
Thu, Oct 22, 2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit Sri Lanka, Maldives after Delhi talksSubscriber Only
October 20, 2020 04:19 IST
According to a draft copy leaked to the Lankan media, the SOFA included clauses for visa-free movement of US security and defence personnel in and out of Sri Lanka. The protests prompted the cancellation of Pompeo's planned visit in June 2019.
Tue, Oct 20, 2020
Explained: What joint opposition rallies signal to the Imran Khan government and Pakistan ArmySubscriber Only
October 19, 2020 13:38 IST
What role is the Army likely to play in this complex emerging situation? To what pulls and pressures is its relationship with the civilian government likely to be subjected?
Sun, Oct 25, 2020
India tells Pakistan court to free four Indians as jail terms over, hearing todaySubscriber Only
October 16, 2020 04:36 IST
The Constitutional petition filed by the High Commission through First Secretary Aparna Ray — the four men and the mission are the petitioners — says their continued incarceration is “illegal” and “unjusitified” as it violates Pakistan's own laws and is “against the dictums of the superior courts of the country”.
Fri, Oct 16, 2020
After Galwan clash, ICRC approaches India and ChinaSubscriber Only
October 15, 2020 01:07 IST
The violent encounter at Galwan that killed 20 Indian soldiers, including their commanding officer, Colonel Santosh Babu, took place on the intervening night of June 15 and 16.
Thu, Oct 15, 2020
Picture abhi baaki hai: In Bollywood, a plot twist under BJP?
October 11, 2020 03:00 IST
Bollywood has spent the better part of this year looking over its shoulders as the Sushant Singh Rajput probe advances, and expands. The powers-that-be have long eyed the tinsel town, but is there a plot twist under BJP? The Indian Express goes behind the scenes of a Covid-battered, nervous industry
Sun, Oct 11, 2020
Leh delegation meets Amit Shah, withdraws call to boycott Ladakh hill council pollsSubscriber Only
September 27, 2020 02:37 IST
"The meeting with home minister was positive. After 15 days.... We hope that fears of people will be allayed," , former MP Thupsten Chewang said.
Sun, Sep 27, 2020
Month before standoff, China blocked 5 patrol points in DepsangSubscriber Only
September 20, 2020 04:10 IST
Not having access to these PPs means that the Chinese soldiers are blocking Indians from reaching and asserting control over an area which, according to India, is on its side of the LAC.
Sun, Sep 20, 2020
No ground lost in Depsang but India hasn’t accessed large parts for 15 yearsSubscriber Only
September 17, 2020 04:57 IST
Top officer says Indian patrolling points in area blocked since April; Army steps up presence, on alert to foil any ingress attempt elsewhere along LAC.
Thu, Sep 17, 2020
Before Moscow pact, Indian and Chinese troops fired 100-200 rounds on Pangong Tso north bankSubscriber Only
September 16, 2020 04:30 IST
The two sides have agreed to hold another round of talks between the Corps Commanders though the date is still to be decided. The officer indicated that this time, the talks may include an official from the Ministry of External Affairs.
Thu, Sep 17, 2020
US signs defence pact with MaldivesSubscriber Only
September 13, 2020 13:44 IST
The agreement is being as a timely signal to China, when Indian and Chinese soldiers are locked in a stand-off at the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh.
Sun, Sep 13, 2020
Afghan-Taliban talks in Doha: What to expect, key players and prospects for IndiaSubscriber Only
September 11, 2020 10:20 IST
The Afghanistan government and Taliban began talks in Doha Saturday, months after a US deal with Taliban. What do the two sides and the US expect to get out of the talks, and how does New Delhi view this?
Wed, Sep 16, 2020
Explained: Sri Lanka’s coming constitutional changes and why its Tamil polity is worriedSubscriber Only
September 06, 2020 16:53 IST
With India up against China at the LAC in Ladakh, and mindful of neighbours wielding the “China card” against India, Sri Lanka's Tamil polity is worried that it may not get a hearing in Delhi as before if the Rajapaksa brothers were to bury the 13th Amendment.
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