Paracel Islands, located equidistant from the coasts of Vietnam and China in the South China Sea, witnessed considerable action this week. This Thursday, Vietnamese media reported that China is laying undersea cables in the islands…
Tibetan organization digs out rights violations by China…
Whatever China might do—attack neighbors, badmouth countries, sink fishermen's boats or even fly medicines across a world crippled by coronavirus—the stain of the pandemic refuses to leave Wuhan, and China. The more China tries to…
Environment: Let’s be the change, say people
The coronavirus-induced lockdown has shown to the world that nature is the ultimate boss. When humankind was locked up, animals and birds ventured forth from their confined habitats, maybe to check if all was well…
With Nepal, India needs to act like a…
It was a bolt from the blue when Nepal alleged that India has encroached upon its territory on the border with Uttarakhand. But worse was to come when Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli said,…
Internal politics and coronavirus trigger Chinese belligerence
Attack is the best form of defence. China believes in it and has rolled it off for the world to see. In the last few weeks, a belligerent China has threatened to take over Taiwan,…
Potty Culture: An ode to the toilet museum…
Ancient culture and heritage have always been an international draw for travellers and tourists. It is but natural that a country of India's size with an unequalled diversity also possesses many quirky things—one being the…
CPEC pushes Pakistan into the dragon’s greedy mouth
Pakistani politicians wear the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on their sleeves with the same pride that its military generals wear medals on their chests. Politicians couldn’t deliver a viable democracy and the generals victory in…
Kabul retaliates as Taliban attacks kids, women, Sikhs
With Afghan President Ashraf Ghani deciding to launch a military offensive against the Taliban, the US-Taliban bilateral peace deal is fast unraveling. Ever since the US signed a peace deal with the Taliban on February…
Affirmative action Pak style: Only Christians allowed to…
In the Land of the Pure, only the Christians have a right to do sanitation work. Yes, that is how Pakistanis view their country—pak (pure) and stan (place). So, where the all-powerful Pakistani Army brings…
Modi rediscovers NAM to highlight ‘virus of terror’
After missing consecutive Non-Aligned Summits (NAM), Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have found new uses for the 120-country international platform. He not only offered help in the battle against coronavirus but also highlighted the…