India has plenty of problems with it's interior, including enormous amount of slums. India also has a relationship with Nepal and Bangladesh. I think India is making a mistake. China is assisting Russia and China attempted to take and close a land crossing in India. It is time India take on the tough stance of governance, improve the quality of life of it's people and end relationships with countries that mean it harm.
By Lauren Lewis
India may bail out Russia (click here) by taking up an offer to buy crude oil and other commodities at a discount despite Western attempts to isolate Moscow through sanctions.
India, which imports 80 per cent of its oil needs, usually buys only about 2-3 per cent from Russia. But with oil prices up 40 per cent so far this year, the government is looking at increasing this if it can help reduce its rising energy bill.
'Russia is offering oil and other commodities at a heavy discount. We will be happy to take that,' an Indian government official said, declining to elaborate on how much oil was on offer and what the discount was....
India, which imports 80 per cent of its oil needs, usually buys only about 2-3 per cent from Russia. But with oil prices up 40 per cent so far this year, the government is looking at increasing this if it can help reduce its rising energy bill.
'Russia is offering oil and other commodities at a heavy discount. We will be happy to take that,' an Indian government official said, declining to elaborate on how much oil was on offer and what the discount was....
It is time for India to shed the slavery of dependency.
1 June 2021
By Ethirajan Anbarasan
Nawang Dorjay (click here) spent months on Black Top Mountain in the contested Ladakh border region between India and China, ferrying supplies back and forth for the Indian army.
The 62-year-old veteran, who runs a small convenience store in the village of Merak, feared for his life as he went along the mountain crest, carrying ammunition and other essentials. Mr Dorjay had been recruited along with hundreds of others from nearby villages when tensions escalated dramatically between the two armies last year.
"We came close to the Chinese and we thought they might target us," he said....
