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India has once again demanded that the two sides go back to the status quo as of mid-April but it wont be an easy task to compel the Chinese to leave the vantage points they have seized both in Galwan and the Finger area around the Pangong Tso lake. PTI Photo

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AA Edit | Stop appeasing China, upgrade Taiwan ties

For the first time, China laid claim to the entire Galwan Valley as sovereign territory

19 Jun 2020 7:23 PM IST

Indian army soldiers ride in a convoy along a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir on 17 June 2020. (AFP)

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Chinese intrusions and India's limited options

Reliable military and intelligence sources now say that the death toll of Indian soldiers is higher and could be more...

18 Jun 2020 7:13 PM IST

A health worker sprays disinfectant inside government offices in Chennai on June 13, 2020 (AFP)

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No green shoots

Not one segment of the economy has showed firm signs of a recovery but the optimist in the Prime Minister has discovered...

18 Jun 2020 6:56 PM IST

Kim Yo Jong, right, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (AP file photo)

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S. Korea caught in crossfire between North and America

Chairman Kim Jong-un's younger sister Kim Yo-jong (KYJ) is an important top functionary of the North Korean regime

18 Jun 2020 6:25 PM IST

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers guard a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir (AFP)

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AA Edit: Chinese strategy of 'two steps forward, one step back'

Enemy inside gates, why is PM reticent?

18 Jun 2020 5:47 PM IST

On Monday, the Pakistanis said in a statement the two CISF men, Paul Selvadhas and Dwimu Brahma, had been arrested for being involved in a traffic accident

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DC Edit | Let's downscale mission in Pakistan

India-Pakistani ties have been going steadily downhill for the past many years, and the two countries haven't been...

17 Jun 2020 6:36 PM IST

$The manner in which the CM reiterated that talk of another lockdown was \just rumour and then did a flip-flop a couple of days later was indicative of his indecision.$ Opinion

AA Edit | Intense lockdown illustrates Tamil Nadu's failure

Lockdowns do not bring unalloyed benefits except towards trying to keep the infection at bay while the medical...

17 Jun 2020 5:57 PM IST

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Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Xi sends a rising star to Tibet: What's his...

Not much is known in this country about 57-year-old Lt. Gen. Xu Qiling, whom President Xi Jinping handpicked for the job

17 Jun 2020 5:35 PM IST

A scooterist tries to pass under an uprooted tree lying across a road, in the aftermath of the extremely severe cyclone Amphan, in Kolkata (PTI)

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Dilli Ka Babu | Amphan goof-up: Social media has a good laugh, but...

While the mistake was detected and the photo removed, it had managed to go viral on social media platforms

17 Jun 2020 5:07 PM IST

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AA Edit | Justice must roll on

The health of the judicial stakeholders is non-negotiable as is the health of the Constitution

16 Jun 2020 6:33 PM IST

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Anand K. Sahay | Chinese incursion: Why is Modi government so...

Modi doesn't have the privilege, unlike India's first leader did, of being the Mahatma's first disciple, and a visionary...

16 Jun 2020 6:11 PM IST

Men reported better mental health than their wives reported on their behalf. (Photo: ANI)

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AA Edit | Actor's death flags a new health crisis

Accounting for 34 per cent of all suicides, India continues to have the dubious distinction of recording the highest...

16 Jun 2020 4:57 PM IST