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It was on May 5 that the first clash occurred between Indian and Chinese soldiers in eastern Ladakh near the Pangong Lake. Five and a half months later, the Indian and Chinese troops are still in eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation. Even after seven rounds of commander-level talks between the two armies, each sitting lasting for hours, no solution is in sight. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said that discussions with China are going on. It is a “work in progress” and the minister cannot predict the outcome. “What is going on is something confidential and we will see how it plays out”, was his cryptic comment.

Two recent events have emphasized the saffron brotherhood’s unease with “secularism” and Hindu-Muslim amity.

India’s current border dispute with China owes its origin in 1950 when China sent its troops to Tibet taking control of the remote mountainous region that declared independence in 1913. The Chinese military further crushed a massive Buddhist uprising in Tibet in 1959. Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, fled Tibet with his close followers. He was granted asylum in India by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Angry Beijing laid claim to almost 80,000 sq km of India-controlled territory in Sikkim and protected country, Bhutan, the same year. In September 1959, Chinese premier Zhou Enlai in a letter to Pandit Nehru made a formal declaration that claimed China’s sovereignty over the Ladakh region in eastern Kashmir.

‘Good day’ for a Hungry is at least two square meals a day. ‘Atmanirbhar’ means nothing to them if the ruling establishment cannot create a condition in which a hungry can fill up one’s stomach. Global Hunger Index 2020 has exposed the hollowness of the six years of sloganeering began with the great promise of ‘good days’, followed by countless others, with a latest fad of ‘Atmanirbhar’ Bharat. Understanding by comparison, Modi Raj excels in sloganeering, but India still suffers from a level of hunger that is serious. It ranks 94th along with the African country Sudan among 107 countries having incidence of hunger. Only 12 countries of the world performed worse than ours own. Even all countries in South Asia are performing better on the ground. We have scored far below the world average.

New Delhi: Teenager Elavenil Valarivan justified her top billing as she won Gold for India while compatriot Shahu Tushar Mane bagged Silver, at the Bangladesh Shooting Sport Federation (BSSF) organized Sheikh Russel International Air Rifle Championship held online on Sunday.

Kolkata: The Hero I-League 2019-20 trophy was presented to the champions Mohun Bagan at a city hotel in Kolkata on Sunday.

New Delhi: 24-year-old Bengaluru-born Akhil Rabindra continued his promising run alongside French teammate Vannelet Giles behind the wheels of the Aston Martin Vantage AMR racer at the Circuit d'Albi in FFSA French Championship this weekend.

New Delhi: Promising shooters Elavenil Valarivan and Shahu Tushar Mane will represent India at the Sheikh Russel International Air-Rifle Championship being organized by the Bangladesh Shooting Sport Federation (BSSF).

New Delhi: Versatile midfielder Nilakanta Sharma feels that there is still more room for improvement before hockey team embarks on its Olympic campaign.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The contours of Kerala politics are changing fast. That is for sure. The latest shift in the political kaleidoscope – a tectonic one at that – is the decision of the Jose K. Mani faction of the Kerala Congress(M) to switch loyalty to the Left Democratic Front.