Border Lines
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Is Ukraine really as Russian as Vladmir Putin claims it to be?
Russia is exploiting historical discourses to justify its encroachments into independent Ukraine.
Olivia Durand, The Conversation
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The Indian State may not want to learn from Nepal – but Indians can
Kathmandu and Delhi rarely realise this: the region divided politically by River Kali since 1816 is still connected by communities, shared cultures and trade.
Shekhar Pathak
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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
Trending
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An 18th-century letter to Bombay shows what it was like to be in service of the East India Company
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In Godhra, Bilkis Bano convicts felicitated by RSS member soon after their release
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Subhas Chandra Bose and Emilie Schenkl: A marriage that defied the Third Reich
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‘On what basis should I change my policy for you?’ TN Finance Minister on PM’s freebies statement
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First synthetic embryos grown by scientists raise serious ethical questions
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: Elephant returns a child’s shoe that fell into its zoo enclosure
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Caught on camera: Criminals rob Rs 6 lakh at gunpoint from Prayagraj shop with people inside
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‘Looks like fried rice’: Comedian Saloni Gaur’s mother, grandmother roast her in spoof on complexion
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Watch: Police officer caught shoplifting on camera in Chandigarh
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‘On what basis should I change my policy for you?’ TN Finance Minister on PM’s freebies statement
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘Khamosh Pani’ revisited: ‘A reminder of the path we took and the price we pay now’
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‘Between Two Dawns’ review: A gripping film about workplace ethics
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Deepa Mehta’s ‘Earth’ is a reminder of lines arbitrarily drawn between countries and hearts
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Watch: ‘Pippa’ teaser is out, release date set for December 2
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Does Netflix series ‘The Sandman’ make your every comic-loving dream come true?
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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
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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
The Field
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Premier League: Thomas Tuchel, Antonio Conte charged for clash during Chelsea-Spurs draw
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Ultimate Kho Kho: Chennai Quick Guns beat Telugu Yoddhas; Gujarat Giants complete hat-trick of wins
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Cincinnati Masters: Rafael Nadal loses ‘difficult’ match against Borna Coric; Emma Raducanu rolls on
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India tour of Zimbabwe: KL Rahul and Co start as favourites against upbeat hosts
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India tour of Zimbabwe: KL Rahul on his return, captaincy duties, managing players’ workload & more