Border Lines
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First Brexit made me feel an outsider in Britain. Now Covid-19 has made me feel unwanted in India
Recent events have reminded me that flags and borders are nationalism’s favourite toys.
Somnath Batabyal
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The costs of a cold war: India and China enter a punishing stalemate on the LAC this winter
Both countries need to imagine alternative solutions to the border conflict.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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Five questions for the Indian government after Modi claims there had been no Chinese intrusion
Is Modi saying that the External Affairs Ministry statement about Chinese trying to build a structure on the Indian side of the LAC is false?
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
Trending
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Air France flight makes emergency landing after Indian passenger’s disruptive behaviour
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Indian IT companies have found ways to avoid the stress of H-1B visas
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With new OCI notification, India has ended its experiment with dual citizenship
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‘I kept feeling it was a nightmare’: Safoora Zargar on surviving 38 days in solitary confinement
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How I restored Bapu’s bicycle with the help of local repairmen and ingenuity
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Territoriality amidst Covid-19: A primer to the Lipu Lek conflict between India and Nepal
On Monday, Nepal’s Cabinet decided to approve a new map which showed the country’s territory including a 335 sq km strip north of Kumaon.
Kanak Mani Dixit & Tika P Dhakal
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Killing of BSF jawan by Bangladesh troops is an aberration – but points to lacunae India must fix
India must ensure that its troops know the border like the back of their hands, and also develop soft skills to defuse tension.
Sanjiv Krishan Sood
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The horrors at US detention centres for migrant children are haunting even some Border Patrol agents
In the frontline of Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration, some agents have been forced to accept conditions in holding camps as normal, even appropriate.
Ginger Thompson, ProPublica
Video
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Watch: AR Rahman posts video of young boy playing the drums in Nagaland
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Watch: Comedy film ‘Dahej Ka Scooter’ highlights fears, excitement, courage of women during weddings
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Watch: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Oprah interview reimagined as Indian soap opera
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‘Totally un-self-aware’: How social media reacted to Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey
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Eco India, Episode 100: Understanding women and their relationship with the environment
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How seven displaced families with Rs 1,500 built Latoo, a border village in Jammu and Kashmir
Dislocated and displaced several times after Partition, the residents of Latoo have learned an invaluable lesson: to survive you need to be self-reliant.
Asmita Bakshi
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How passports evolved to help governments regulate the movement of people
In the backdrop of the US reportedly denying passports to citizens living near the Mexico border, a lesson in history.
John Torpey, The Conversation
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The curious case of pillar 81: Why Manipur is suddenly debating where its border with Myanmar falls
Senior official claims a pillar demarcating the boundary has been moved inside Indian territory, but government says it hasn’t. What’s the reality?
Arunabh Saikia
The Reel
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Actress Devika Rani ‘kept her dignity despite all the things done to her’: biographer Kishwar Desai
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‘The Married Woman’ review: Passion, caution and unanswered questions as two women fall in love
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‘Saina’ trailer: Watch Parineeti Chopra as badminton champion Saina Nehwal
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‘Bombay Begums’ review: Spirited performances in show about the different shades of womanhood
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‘Thunder Force’ trailer: Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer play unlikely superheroes
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On the fence: Fluid and ever changing, the Indo-Bangladesh border defies the idea of a neat boundary
The BJP has made the completion of the border fence a test of its strength.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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Watch: Nepali and Indian villages are caught in a tussle over caterpillar fungus
The yarsagumba, which grows in the high Himalayas, is used in traditional medicine, especially as an aphrodisiac.
Omair Ahmad
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Three times when favourable ICJ verdicts could not save the lives of people on death row
India still has some way to go before it saves Kulbhushan Jadhav.
Sagar Godbole
The Field
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ISL semi-final: Brilliant but wasteful FC Goa, adaptive Mumbai City, madness scoring over method
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Serie A: Milan Skriniar stars as Inter defeat Atalanta to go six points clear
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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson ruled out of ODI series against Bangladesh due to elbow injury
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ISL, ATK Mohun Bagan vs NorthEast United semi-final 2ng leg preview: Mariners, Highlanders eye final
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Archery: Deepika Kumar, Atanu Das to lead India's challenge at Tokyo Olympics as trials conclude