There was much consternation in India over the Chinese spy ship docking in Sri Lanka. India expressed its security concerns over berthing the ship at the Hambantota port. The truth is that symbolism triumphed over substance
In order to overcome the hesitancy, the centre must take lessons from its polio drive which went from door to door, locality to a locality. There’s also a need for mass publicity in rural areas.
The Indo-China border dispute has now turned at least 65 years old with no significant headway in defining the border. Even the most rudimentary task of exchanging maps to understand the differing perception of the two nations with respect to the LAC has not been concluded.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court in a writ petition observed that the ambit and parameters of the provisions of Sections 124A, 153A and 505 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 would require interpretation.
The terror bombings and killings around Kabul’s airport have once again focused world attention on the “sudden” American pull out. Actually, President Joe Biden’s “new” Afghanistan policy is old wine in new bottles.
The plea prays for restraining the Consulate General of India in New York from declaring a spouse of an OCI applying for an OCI card to be ineligible for the same merely on the ground that they are in a same-sex marriage or queer (non-heterosexual) marriage.