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Rice and fall: India and Pakistan battle over the EU’s GI tag on basmati
They had united in 1990 when the US-based Rice Tec tried to appropriate ‘Texmati’
Bhutan’s King trekked to stop Covid. But he’s walking between India and China
Bhutan is sandwiched between two Asian giants — one forcing it to show its hand, while another has the potential to make it a ‘vaccine maitri’
Why did the government really initiate J&K talks?
Nirupama Subramanian writes: They could have more to do with BJP’s electoral calculations, than giving signals of assurance.
In the subcontinent, a reboot is being attempted and US is everywhere—Delhi, Islamabad, Kabul
The outcome of 24 June talks between Modi and Kashmiri leadership is bound to go a long way in putting ballast into the India-Pakistani back-channel.
Indian delegation met Taliban in Doha, says Qatari official
First official confirmation that New Delhi has engaged the group directly after years of refusal
Afghan TV journalist dies from bomb blast injuries in Kabul
Meena Khairi, 23, news anchor for the Ariana private broadcast service, who was severely injured in a bomb blast on Thursday (June 3, 2021) in Police District 6 of Kabul city, passed away Saturday June 5 from the severe injuries she…
Seven rhymes with heaven: So why did this 7th year turn out so hellish?
‘Why aren’t there 10 numbers from 1 to 10? Because seven ate nine.’ Something akin to this corny joke seems to have happened to the NDA sarkar’s calculations.
Hamid Mir’s defiance of military, ISI and emergence of a new ‘General Rani’ in Pakistan
The Pakistani media may never undertake a full-throated challenge to the diktats of the deep state, but sometimes it is angry enough to let out a roar.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
At the demonstration against attacks on journalists, @MunizaeJahangir, mincing no words - says Article 19 is used to silence citizens & journalists talking about Army & Judiciary instead of protecting them; warning that we won’t be…
Another foolkit: Not just a Whodunnit, it’s also a Whydunnit
In a post-Truth world, easily lies the head that wears a frown. The khela is still hobey-ing in West Bengal, and now it looks like BJP has scored another own goal. This time in a national fix-ture. Twitter threw a spanner into the ‘Congress…