South Asia

A walk through Wednesday Newsletter

A walk through Wednesday

Hijab Row: India hits out at OIC for commenting on dress code row India on Tue hit out at Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its "misleading" comments in the wake of the dress code row and said issues are resolved in the country following its consti…
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Thundering Tuesdays Newsletter

Thundering Tuesdays

ABG Shipyard fraud detected faster than usual, says Finance Minister Union Finance Minister Nirmal Sitharaman on Mon said the lending by a consortium of banks to ABG Shipyard had turned a non-performing asset before PM Narendra Modi's govt came to power in 201…
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Make way for Monday Newsletter

Make way for Monday

Space Agency ISRO Launches Radar Imaging Satellite, 2 Others This was the ISRO's first launch mission of 2022, the 25-hour countdown for which started on Sun. In its new Indo-Pacific strategy, the US commits to supporting India’s rise The US’s new Indo-Pacific…
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Flip Through Fridays Newsletter

Flip Through Fridays

Top US diplomat denies the Quad’s purpose is to counter a rising China ‘It is about standing up for a rules-based order, making sure that we uphold those rules and principles if they’re being challenged,’ Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. Noting that ‘di…
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Thundering Thursdays Newsletter

Thundering Thursdays

India cautions students against enrolling in Chinese universities The warning by the National Medical Commission (NMC) was issued after India’s external affairs ministry was alerted that some Chinese medical universities were inviting applications for admissio…
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A walk through Wednesday Newsletter

A walk through Wednesday

Jaishankar's Afghan agenda in Doha, Indo-Pacific in Manila India will engage Qatar in Afghanistan as its position is different from Pakistan with close ties with the Kandahari faction rather than the Haqqani Network supported by ISI. Cementing ties with the Ph…
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