New Delhi’s decision to assign official names to 27 locations in Arunachal Pradesh has brought a long-standing territorial dispute with China back into sharp focus, coming just a day after officials from
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For historian Wang Gungwu, the rivalry between the United States and China cannot be understood without looking backwards. At 95, the internationally recognised authority on Chinese history remains convinced that the past
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Over the past month, two modules of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were neutralised in West Bengal-Jharkhand, and Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh, with 11 JeM operatives were arrested. In West Bengal-Jharkhand: On August 3, 2026, Special Task
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The already volatile strategic triangle linking China, India and Pakistan has acquired another layer of complexity after Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia signed a new defensive alliance in Mecca. The agreement, which
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Allegations portraying former intelligence director Major General Suresh Sallay as a conspirator or even a mastermind behind Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday terrorist attacks are facing a
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has rejected reports that it could enter into a political accommodation with the government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, with senior
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The artificial intelligence revolution may represent a more profound transformation than the industrial revolution because, according to Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari, it is not merely producing new tools but creating new
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Donald Trump is presenting the latest difficulties in his dealings with Iran as part of a process that will eventually resolve itself. But the signals emerging from Tehran and Israel point to
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Asian share markets advanced on Monday, following Wall Street higher after a soft U.S. jobs report reduced expectations of a near-term rise in borrowing costs. The gains came despite renewed pressure in
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The Indian rupee is expected to edge higher at Monday’s open as investors reduce expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike next month following an unexpectedly weak US jobs report. Continued intervention
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