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IPAC: A KEY OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIA TO STEM CHINESE GEOPOLITICAL OVERTURES

Half a century has gone by but little has changed in India’s dovish approach to China’s overbearing and increasing influence. Neither has the Chinese line of thought budged from following the aphorisms of Sun Tzu, an ancient military strategist who encouraged the nation to appear weak when strong and strong

JOE BIDEN WILL TAKE TIME-TESTED PARTNERS ALONG IN WEST ASIA

The new administration would work towards ‘uniting with US partners in the region instead of isolation from them’ and that perhaps would be one of the major changes in Joe Biden’s approach towards West Asia.

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FARMERS’ PROTEST FINE BUT CAN’T HOLD DELHI TO RANSOM

New York: Since the last few days, thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, have gathered on the Delhi borders with varying demands. Though the government tried to give them a ground in Burari in north-east Delhi to conduct their protests, they opted to gherao the city by choking

DID GOVT MAKE THE RIGHT MOVE WITH FARM LAWS?

Responses to this vary, with some saying that the government could have avoided such hasty legislation and others reassuring that laws must first be made in order to adapt and amend as required. But one thing everyone agrees with is that the agriculture sector needs resetting.

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FARMERS’ AGITATION OR SAVING THE MIDDLEMAN?

There are several interesting dimensions to the new agriculture laws and the Opposition. In India every producer has the freedom to sell their output to anyone. So far this was true for every category except the farmers. Under the new laws, the farmers will have the choice to sell directly

BEING CENTRIST IS NOT FENCE SITTING: DEORA

Democracies are not designed for hardened stances but ability to reach across the aisles, says former UPA minister and ex-MP from South Mumbai, as he talks about the role of centrist politics, Covid-19 economy and vaccines.

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