Living On The Edge, Pakistani Hindus Still Feel Safer In India
Several of the refugees said they lived in better conditions in Pakistan, but they felt safer in India.
Photo: Residents at a Hindu refugee colony, New Delhi/ Reuters
India
Ladakh Face-off: Alert Issued in Himachal’s Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur Districts
Police said an alert and an advisory have been issued in Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti districts to take all precautionary measures to ensure security of local population and also to collect intelligence.
Lessons to be learnt from the Ladakh escalation
China needs to understand that India will continue to develop infrastructure on its side of the LAC, including feeder roads, like China, and continue to build its own capability to avert a contingency.
India blames Chinese attempts to “unilaterally change the status quo” for escalation in border tensions
The casualties on the border are the first ones since 1975 signalling an escalation of the border stand-off.
India to witness COVID-19 peak in mid-November, says ICMR study
The study said the lockdown shifted the peak by an estimated 34 days to 76 days and helped bring down the number of infections by between 69% and 97%, allowing time to shore up resources and health infrastructure.
Russia should not interfere in India-China standoff as it is bilateral matter: Top Russian lawmaker
“Good relations between Russia and China and good relationship between Russia and India are two factors which provide a good opportunity for finding solutions to problems that exist between China and India,”
Global opinion against China in Ladakh
Today, despite the Covid-19 impact on its economy, India has enough residual national willpower and military heft to compel the PLA to behave itself. If compelled, even by returning the use of military force.
Pakistan Rejects India’s Assertions over UN Report on Terror Outfits Operating in Afghanistan
By PTI Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Monday rejected what it called India’s “malicious assertions” based
UAE hails India’s help in combating coronavirus
In a video call the two ministers re-affirmed the robust strategic relations between the UAE and India and the determination of their leadership to accelerate their cooperation across various fronts.
Looking Beyond China: Strengthening Bilateral Relationships in the Quad
Quad 2.0 has proceeded more determinedly even if slowly but the Covid-19 pandemic now offers an opportunity to step up the pace; the way forward might be to focus more on the bilateral prongs of the Quad.