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September 21, 2021
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By: Pranay Sharma
The Indian Navy's indigenously built, diesel-electric, Scorpene attack submarine at Mazagon Dock in Mumbai. Photo: Xinhua
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By: Pranay Sharma
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Russias Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Photo: Reuters
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US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, left, meets with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh on March 20. Photo: Bloomberg
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India ramps up Myanmar border patrols as it weighs junta d...
March 9, 2021
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By: Pranay Sharma
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Pakistan’s belt and road offer to Sri Lanka stokes India’s...
March 4, 2021
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By: Pranay Sharma
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By: Pranay Sharma
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (centre) gestures towards US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: AP
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October 19, 2020
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August 31, 2020
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By: Pranay Sharma
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India’s Maldives push doesn’t mean Male will marginalise B...
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By: Pranay Sharma
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