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
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Impact player at IPL 2023: All you need to know about the new rule in Indian Premier League
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IPL 2023 Final, GT vs CSK live: Chennai need 13 off the last over
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Readers’ comments: Freedom to choose religion is constitutional, but does not include missionaries
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Reading list for young readers: The 12 books shortlisted for the 2023 Neev Book Awards
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IPL 2023: At 41, MS Dhoni is striking the ball as well as ever has in his IPL career
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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: Vicky Kaushal matches steps with Hrithik Roshan as they dance together to ‘Ek Pal Ka Jeena’
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Watch: Salman Khan dances with Norwegian dance group Quick Style at an award show in Abu Dhabi
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Watch: Water in Venice’s Grand Canal mysteriously turns bright green, authorities launch probe
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Watch: Mobile tower knocked down by powerful winds during thunderstorm in Nagaur, Rajasthan
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Watch: Dog learns to play peek-a-boo with human
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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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‘Chitrakut’ review: A wandering tour of complicated relationships
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Start the week with a film: The documentary ‘Tina’ is a tribute to an irrepressible spirit
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‘Citadel’ review: Secrets, lies and banality
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‘City of Dreams’ season 3 review: Political drama is running out of ways to deliver the shocks
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‘Jogira Sara Ra Ra’ review: Funny in bits and bobs
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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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IPL 2023: ‘B Sai Sudharsan in beast mode’ — Reactions to GT batter’s whirlwind knock in final vs CSK
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Watch, IPL 2023: MS Dhoni shows off lightning-fast reflexes to stump Shubman Gill
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IPL 2023 Final, GT vs CSK live: Chennai need 13 off the last over
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ICC WTC final: Jaiswal replaces Gaikwad in India's reserves, Australia include fit Hazlewood
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Team-spirit and momentum: Why volleyball players celebrate nearly each point won with gusto