The 1971 Indo-Pak war started after the Pakistani Air Force launched strikes on 11 Indian airbases on 3 December 1971. For India, this was a two-front war as its forces were arrayed on the Western…
Japan to provide medical equipment to Sri Lanka…
Japan and Sri Lanka have signed an agreement to enable the Indian Ocean nation battle the Covid-19 pandemic better. Under the agreement, Japan will provide essential equipment for Sri Lankan hospitals for the treatment of…
China deletes insensitive posts on India’s Covid-19 crisis…
Two social media posts in poor taste, making fun of the coronavirus tragedy in India, posted by an affiliate of the Communist Party of China (CPC) were deleted after Chinese social media users expressed disgust…
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,…
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…
Religious Right impedes American battle against coronavirus
The world regaled in the reports of a gaumutra, cow urine, party hosted by right-wing fringe elements in India. We read with bated breath news from China about teas, traditional medicines and chicken soup cures.…
How India is helping the world fight coronavirus
As the world hurtles through an unprecedented crisis, the second-most populous country with the fifth-largest economy is managing to confront the pandemic with dignity and resilience. Not just that, India's calm and measured response to…
India shows regional statesmanship over COVID-19 strategy
By proposing an Emergency Fund to combat the coronavirus pandemic as well as keep a rapid response team of medics on standby for the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (Saarc) countries, India has not…