Decoding The Assam-Mizoram Border Dispute
Five Assam Police officers were killed and 50 others were injured when Assam and Mizoram police officers reportedly opened fire on each other on Monday, escalating the border conflict between the two states. The confrontations are the result of a land dispute between Assam and Mizoram over “inadequate delineation of the state boundary”. During the […]
Taiwan Prepares For Cyber War Amid Chinese Military Pressure
Taiwan’s cyber security department head, Chien Hung-Wei, told CNN that the island is preparing for “World War III” in cyberspace owing to increasing military pressure from China. Hung-Wei said that Taiwan takes significant steps to guarantee that technical weaknesses are not exploited. According to Taiwanese authorities, about two dozen computers are responsible for securing the […]
Monsoon Dip To Shift Farming Economy: CRISIL Report
An analysis by CRISIL research on Monday, concluded that there is a 32 percent rainfall deficit in the two months following June 23, which may force farmers to change their Kharif crop plans. With rainfall deficits as high as 55 percent in the northwest and central India, farmers may move from oilseeds such as soybean […]
Indian Railways Completes Trial Run Of The Indo-Nepal Line, Trains Likely From August
In the first phase of the Jainagar-Bardiwas rail project, Indian Railways completed a trial run at 110 kilometres per hour on the newly converted territory between Jainagar and Kurtha in Nepal. The Eastern Central Railway (ECR) has completed the new rail line between Jainagar in Bihar’s Madhubani district and Kurtha in the Dhanusa district of […]
ISI Tells The Taliban To Target Indian-built Assets In Afghanistan
With the Pakistani military joining the Taliban in large numbers, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency has instructed their fighters to target the Indian-built assets in Afghanistan. The Indian government has invested over $3 billion into the Afghan reconstruction effort since the late 1990s. The 218-km road between Delaram and Zaranj Salma dam, as well as […]
China: No Depth In Simularity’s Analysis Of The South China Sea
The Chinese government has discredited recent research about the massive environmental damage caused by fishing boats dumping sewage and wastewater into the South China Sea. According to a report from the US satellite imaging analysis organisation Simularity, Chinese ships have anchored around the contested Spratly Islands for the last five years, causing excess waste to […]
Parliament Monsoon Session 2021: Centre Proposes 23 Bills For Lok Sabha Consideration
The parliament, convening on July 19 for its monsoon session for the year 2021, with COVID-19 protocol in place for members of both Houses, is set to propose its bills. Recent data indicate that 444 Lok Sabha members and 218 Rajya Sabha members have been vaccinated with at least one dose. While the session has […]
