On November 4, 2019, The Kathmandu Post published a news titled “India’s New Political Map Places Disputed Territory of Kalapani Inside Its Own Borders”. The news quoted unrevealed sources stating that “disputed tracts of land between Nepal and India, like Kalapani and Lipu Lekh pass are placed inside Indian territory” for which Nepal’s Survey Department […]
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A controversial Bill passed in Iran, it allows men to marry daughters
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SCO: China, Russia to open up markets for Indian trade
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