The new influencing geopolitical factor, Ved observes, is the emergence of China as the regional, even global player, in the “Heart of Asia” in what can become the new avatar of the 19th century “Great Game”. The contexts have changed, but not the strategic interests of the players, old and new.
This historic expedition, the first of its kind, marks a significant milestone in India’s maritime history.
Quite a few years ago I had given a lecture at my alma mater IIT Kanpur. I asked the students if I had the power to grant them a US green card how many would like to migrate. In the auditorium of around 200 students most raised their hands. This pursuit of excellence can be helped by the constant exposure of students to lectures by achievers. Students at an impressionable age once inspired can do wonders in later life.
We must also insulate enterprises from pressure and extortion by local power elites, which adversely distorts factory pricing and ultimately adds a burden to the consumer price. This will also enable enterprises to maintain healthy returns within the fixed MRP system, especially for FMCG
Bangladesh authorities have asked cricketers Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman to undergo a 14-day institutional quarantine at a hotel on their return after playing in the cash-rich Indian Premier League which has now been postponed due to an outbreak of Covid 19, bdnews24.com reported
Pakistan’s women cricketers will be entitled to yearlong paid maternity leave, in addition to the option of switching to a non-playing role, as they approach an advanced stage of pregnancy, the country’s cricket board has announced
The Australian cricket board and its players’ body have made it clear that they would not seek exemptions from the government to bring back Aussie cricketers stranded in India after the BCCI postponed the Indian Premier League (IPL) indefinitely after a Coronavirus outbreak among the players and support staff
West Bengal voters refused to get swayed by the glamour and oomph of candidates in the just-concluded state assembly elections
Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar on Wednesday reacted to the Board of Control for Cricket in India's decision to cancel the cash-rich Indian Premier League's 2021 season midway and said nothing is more important than saving human lives amid COVID-19 crisis in India
A biodegradable and compostable yoga mat developed from water hyacinth by six young girls from a fishing community in Assam could turn this water plant from a nuisance to wealth
Three members of Bollywood superstar Deepika Padukone's family have tested positive for COVID-19, local media reports said
Bangladesh’s Kapasia sub-district is gaining global recognition for achieving zero maternal mortality over the last three years
Actor Bikramjeet Kanwarpal, who had featured in Anil Kapoor's television series 24, died of COVID-19 on Saturday
Anirban Dhar, son of late Pratima Dhar talks about why decided to get his mother’s Bengali novel ‘Uttorsuri’ translated into English
The gender gap in Pakistan’s electoral rolls has gone down to 10.4 percent
International Indian actress Priyanka Chopra urged the people worldwide to donate in this hour of crisis in India when people are dying in large numbers from a devastating second wave of COVID-19
Actress Nitu Kapoor on Friday remembered husband and Bollywood colleague Rishi Kapoor on his first death anniversary
A pay dispute has broken out between Sri Lankan cricket board and its players after salaries of top cricketers were cut down by nearly 200 percent ahead of the Test series against Bangladesh
Popular Bengali thriller, horror and suspense writer Anish Deb passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday, media reports said
