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Quad nations to kickstart joint naval drills from Tuesday

Amid growing Chinese assertiveness on maritime issues, the four Quad countries--India, Australia, Japan and the United States-- will hold 'Exercise Malabar' from 8-18 October beginning with the Harbour Phase in Visakhapatnam, followed by the Sea Phase.

Korean Muddle~II

Regardless of who occupies the White House, it is certain the next American President would inherit the new challenge of coping with the Russia-China-North Korea trilateral grouping.

China rushes to fill the void in Afghanistan created by US withdrawal

Beijing began its initial economic engagement with Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. The first project it got involved in was when a Chinese company won a 30-year lease in 2008 worth $3.5 million to develop a copper mine at Mes Aynak in Logar province.

Filmy tales

To illustrate the point, the abolition of FCAT ~ the place disgruntled filmmakers walked into as a penultimate resort to challenge changes to their films recommended by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) ~ was not only met by a wave of criticism with filmmakers questioning the necessity of such a move but has now forced the government to consider re-establishing it.