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Subir Bhaumik
Subir Bhaumik
A former BBC correspondent, Subir Bhaumik is a writer and columnist

New Delhi has sent millions of AstraZeneca shots to a string of countries including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Mauritius. Fuelled by pride, some say this is a push back against China’s rising influence in the region but others aren’t so sure.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked employers not to fire people but migrant workers and those who rely on them have already taken a hit from the nationwide lockdown.

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The appointment is expected to improve synergy among the army, air force and navy, allowing India to better defend itself against its nuclear-armed neighbours China and Pakistan.

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Beijing and New Delhi are supposed to be enjoying a resurgence in relations as their leaders prepare for another summit next month, but the reality is less rosy.

New Delhi’s controversial drive to register citizens in border states has been slammed as a politically motivated power play designed to exploit divisions between Hindus and Muslims.

New book by a former foreign intelligence agency officer details a two-year classified operation in the 1970s that would reshape the border between India and China

More than three million people are at risk of being left stateless in India’s northeastern state of Assam in a crisis that is being compared to the plight of the Rohingya in Myanmar

The prime minister has overseen an expanding economy, decreasing poverty, and an uptick in foreign investment – particularly from China. But her party is split and faces accusations of corruption

The Indian Prime Minister has officially recognised the efforts of war hero Subhas Chandra Bose. Why is this so controversial? Because it’s seen as a bid by Modi to appropriate the legacies of India’s freedom movement leaders.

A new citizenship registry threatens to exclude millions – mostly Muslims of Bengali extraction – and force out entire populations who have always called the state home.