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Ramlila swoop, the NAM curse, and India’s alternative future

Among the founding members of NAM - the non-aligned movement- one is dismembered, and two others have lost territories. India helped create NAM because it probably never thought it would become a great power. Are we going the way of the other NAM founders?

In a first, Birhor girl passes matric exam in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh

The Birhor is one of the primitive tribes of India who trace their origin to Jharkhand and reside for ages in different parts of the state. Payal Birhor is the first Birhor girl among 36 Birhor tandas or groups to pass the Class 10 exam.

Security Council an 'impaired' organ; handful of countries stopping UNSC reform: India at UN

Speaking in the UN General Assembly, TS Tirumurti, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, lamented that nothing has moved for more than a decade in the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) except hearing passionate statements on the need for reform

Permanent seat in UNSC neither necessary nor only way for India to assert its ‘arrival’ on global centrestage

The changed world offers examples like Germany, Japan and Israel who have stitched alternative arrangements that could be multilateral (EU), bilateral (US-Israel), regional or creatively/strategically relevant, eg, the Quad

As India faces beligerant China, joining military alliance will be realpolitik realism, not sovereign surrender

History suggests that the ‘military alliances’ can make deterrence more effective by increasing the stakes substantially, that are otherwise not possible for a ‘non-aligned’ and effectively, stand-alone nations

India's walked a fine foreign policy line during COVID-19 crisis; test ahead lies in how Modi handles Big Powers

If India remains focused on its objectives without letting domestic political compulsions come in the way, the COVID-19 pandemic may propel India’s rise

Narendra Modi highlights needs for new globalisation based on 'fairness, equality, humanity' during NAM meet

The coronavirus crisis has exposed the limitations of the existing international system and highlighted the need for a new template of globalisation based on fairness, equality, and humanity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.

India strongly rejects Pakistan's references to Kashmir at Non-Aligned Movement Ministerial meet in Venezuela

India has strongly rejected Pakistan's references to Kashmir during the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Meeting in Venezuela, saying the global forum can never be a platform for a "self-serving narrative" that aims to undermine the territorial integrity of one nation by another State

Sushma Swaraj reaffirms commitment to Palestine at NAM meet, seeks negotiation to solve Israel issue

India on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to the Palestinian cause and said that New Delhi's solidarity with the people of Palestine can never be undermined.

NAM summit: India makes strong anti-terror pitch, Pakistan raises Kashmir issue

India made a strong anti-terror pitch at the Summit, asserting that "concrete action" was needed in the fight against terrorism and asked the 120-nation group to set up a mechanism to ensure effective cooperation in combating the menace.