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Once the #MVA is operationalized, Nepal and Indian NER would have hassle-free road linkages that could reduce travel time and cost of transportation of goods. It might also enhance intra-state and inter-state trade, point out @haribanshjha:https://bit.ly/2OFGgRZ 

Beijing has successfully done so with the Americans for decades. It has inveigled successive regimes in Washington to underwrite and create the biggest geopolitical risk to a world order crafted by the US and its allies, points out @samirsaran:https://bit.ly/2OGj7yL 

If the Iran deal turns out the way it is being portrayed, China’s delicate balance will be significantly disrupted, and not even its investments with the Arab world may be able to salvage its positions, argues @KabirTaneja:https://bit.ly/2Cq1Esd 

Given Trump’s track record of dictating the political narrative and reducing it to simplistic binaries, Biden will need to work extra hard to convince the American people that he’s best suited to heal America’s racial wounds, writes @prasannakarthik:https://bit.ly/32RVGv1 

Despite having a dedicated goal towards achieving Gender Equality — #SDG5 — disadvantageous positions for women and girls get flagged in each realm of the sustainability objectives.https://or-f.org/70216 

Hong Kong is not “just” another artificial island, being quietly militarized, somewhere in a far-away sea that west does not need to bother about - it is a cornerstone of a liberal, English speaking, democratic west, say @AmritaNarlikar and @amitabhmattoo:https://or-f.org/70260 

Before the force planners in South Block even start to discuss the requirements of a light tank they must identify and execute such issues and actions that make the existing forces there more robust and lethal, writes @bsdhanoa:https://bit.ly/3fSOKBl 

China is signaling India not only to refrain from buttressing its military capabilities along the border but also that its incursions will continue, says Rajiv Jayaram:https://bit.ly/39hjPMu 

Most cities try to make do with narrow strips of roads as footpaths that are difficult to walk on. Cycling on the other hand is unsafe as there are no cycle tracks & cyclists must negotiate their distances in the company of cars , points out Ramanath Jha:https://bit.ly/2WKwa6U 

The US along with its other partners like Australia, India, Japan should be ensuring that any discussion on the SCS takes place in multilateral platforms like the ASEAN or the EAS, says @PremeshaSaha:https://bit.ly/3fRB9KC 

Kerala also has one of the highest budgetary allocation for mental health – 1.16% of its total health budget. Most other states do not even allocate separate funds for mental healthcare, points out Nethra Palepu:https://bit.ly/2ZUEaUZ 

Just as Iran’s foreign policy meta frame is its adversarial engagement with the US, India has much higher stakes in its ties with the US as well as in its engagement with the wider Arab world, writes Harsh Pant:https://bit.ly/2CvjABK 

Monetary policy measures, in crisis times, are usually aimed at easing liquidity through provision of additional credit and suitable restructuring of liabilities, points out Debasish Mallick:https://bit.ly/3eXDwKu 

Banning Chinese firms from taking part into a project that they have entered through a competitive bidding process may not be as easy as an app ban, points out @Amruta_Ponkshe:https://bit.ly/39jaLqy 

Special Operations Forces are extremely crucial as the nature of war is primarily unconventional and can only be addressed by them, say Siddhant Hira:https://bit.ly/32L1QN8 

The #COVID19 crisis and coronavirus pandemic have been somewhat of an extremist’s buffet, offering groups across the ideological spectrum the opportunity to push propaganda and fit the crisis into their existing worldviews, says @colinpclarke:https://or-f.org/70412 

After #Covid19 — the Middle East will need much more investment, both in hydrocarbons and renewable #energy. Read @robinenergy.https://or-f.org/70372 

Houston’s healthcare systems have seen a 2.8-fold increase in hospitalization since 28 May with intensive-care units at 97% capacity, points out @Anushka_Shah10:https://bit.ly/2OY6yPr 

The period of theatrical released could be observed even in OTT platform wherein subscribers will be required to pay an affordable premium per view, irrespective of subscription to the platform, suggests @PriyalPandey2:https://bit.ly/3fY32Au