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Through a backchannel, steps forward Updated: Updated: April 12, 2021 01:10 IST There are several indications of a backchannel being in place between India and Pakistan since 2020 Share Article AAA There are several indications of a backchannel being in place between India and Pakistan since 2020 The absence of evidence, they say, is not the evidence of absence. More than a month after India-Pakistan border commanders agreed to strictly observe all agreements between the two countries, the abse...

Image used for representation purpose.   | Photo Credit: PTI India on April 9 had protested a U.S. decision to conduct a patrol in Indias exclusive economic zone near Lakshadweep On April 9, India protested a U.S. decision to conduct a patrol in the western Indian Ocean in Indias exclusive economic zone (EEZ) near Lakshadweep. India reiterated its position, conveyed when it ratified the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), that military manoeuvres within its EEZ require consent. The U...

Imran Khan’s U-turn on trade with India puts Delhi in a spot — who to talk to in Pakistan Will the Modi government be taken in by the sob stories that are going to be told on the back-channel and bite the bait, or will it stick to its guns? Sushant Sareen 6 April, 2021 12:31 pm IST Text Size: A+ The latest U-turn by Pakistan’s ‘selected’ Prime Minister Imran Khan on his country’s dealing with India is quite absurd even by the absu...

Covid lockdowns: Band-aid solution or effective in breaking chain of transmission? With a resurgence in Covid-19 cases across India, the question now is whether the central or state governments will impose a lockdown to control the situation. And how effective will such a move be? advertisement UPDATED: April 6, 2021 08:25 IST With a resurgence in Covid-19 cases across India, the question is whether the central and state governments will impose lockdowns to control the situation. (Photo: PTI fi...

April 4, 2021 India is all set to join a multilateral naval exercise ‘La Perouse’ led by France, involving Australia, Japan, and the United States navies, making it a full QUAD stack-up in the Bay of Bengal. This would be the latest conglomeration of QUAD navies after the Malabar-2020 exercises held last year. The ‘La Perouse’ exercises would be conducted from 5th to 7th April 2021, and the Indian and French navies would then follow on with their own maritime exercise ‘Varuna’ in t...

The countrys second most populous state accounted for 57% of all cases reported in India over the same period. Infection cases have been rising since mid-February, but fatality rate remains relatively low. There are more than 580,000 total active cases in India, or about 4.78% of all positive cases, according to the health ministrys daily update on Thursday. Five states — Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and Punjab — account for 78.9% of all active cases in India, with a majorit...

India pushes for trilateral highway via Bangladesh Bangladesh is likely to finally join the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway Project. INDIA-MYANMAR-THAILAND NEW DELHI: Bangladesh is likely to finally join the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway Project. The issue was discussed during Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Dhaka last week as both India and Bangladesh have decided to remain engaged with Myanmar notwithstanding its internal political dynamics. The project will prov...

3205 2 THE OBJECTIVE: Quad has committed its members to promoting a free and open rules-based order rooted in international law. Reuters Manoj Joshi Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation The Quad joint statement has committed its members to promoting ‘a free, open rules-based order (RBO), rooted in international law’. This sounds authoritative and impressive. The problem is that no one is clear as to what the RBO means. Even though people are agreed that we all should follow a...

If political decentralisation is good for Jammu and Kashmir, why not for the rest of India China’s single-party model enables inner party control, as an additional instrument, to ensure governance effectiveness across long implementation chains. Sanjeev Ahluwalia 14 March, 2021 2:13 pm IST Text Size: A+ Over the last three decades, it has become customary to disregard the fears of the “little woman” at the bottom of the income pyramid, as mere misinforme...