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China rejected Nepal’s request for glacier‑risk and water‑level data 3 months before deadly flood

Nepalese officials have revealed that three months before the catastrophic flash flood, China declined Nepal’s request for glacier‑risk and water‑level data, raising fresh concerns about Beijing’s opacity in managing transboundary rivers and glaciers. The disaster, triggered by the collapse of a mountainside carrying a glacier, has devastated large parts of Nepal and Tibet, pushing scrutiny

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51 Indians serving in Russian Army killed, 139 discharged, says Foreign Secretary Misri

India has confirmed that 51 Indian nationals recruited into the Russian Army have died, while 139 have been discharged, according to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. India has information on 227 Indians who were recruited, many allegedly through risky overseas job offers made by unscrupulous agents promising high-paying roles abroad. Misri, speaking in Bishkek, said India

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Javelins on Order: What the Indian Army’s New Anti-Tank Missile Deal Says About Defence Priorities Versus Border Infrastructure

The Indian Army’s move to acquire US-made FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missiles is being framed, reasonably enough, as a modernization step — a portable, fire-and-forget system that fills a genuine capability gap in India’s anti-armour arsenal. Defence procurement of this kind draws attention and headlines precisely because it’s visible, negotiated at the highest diplomatic levels,

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Eight Points, One Border: What the India-China Special Representatives’ Talks Mean for the Line Nobody Agrees On

India and China concluded the 25th round of Special Representatives’ talks on the boundary question this week, emerging with an eight-point consensus. As with most rounds before it, the specifics remain deliberately vague in public messaging — broad language about maintaining peace, continuing dialogue, and building on existing confidence-building measures, without a disclosed roadmap for

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