Sovereignty
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UAPA tribunal upholds ban on JKIM, cites threat to India’s sovereignty
India | Sep 19, 2025, 01:03 PM ISTThe tribunal relied on a wide range of evidence, including FIRs, intelligence inputs, testimonies from Jammu and Kashmir officials, social media content, and documents obtained from JKIM’s own outlets.
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Chagos Islands: Why are they important in Indian Ocean and what do India, UK want? EXPLAINED
Explainers | Oct 04, 2024, 04:21 PM ISTBritain ceded control over the Chagos Archipelago after years of negotiations with Mauritius. India has maintained strong support for Mauritius over the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands and played a quiet but important role in the negotiations with the UK.
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China supports Maldives' sovereignty, ties will grow stronger: Muizzu amid uneasy ties with India
World | Jan 27, 2024, 03:47 PM ISTMaldives and China elevated their ties into a strategic partnership after Muizzu visited Beijing and met his Chinese counterpart earlier this month. The Maldivian President has opted for a pro-China pivot after ordering the withdrawal of Indian military personnel in the country.
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EC asks Congress chief to clarify Sonia Gandhi's 'Karnataka sovereignty' remark
Elections | May 09, 2023, 06:12 AM ISTThe election body issued a letter to Congress president to provide clarification and take rectification measures in respect of the social media post which has been put up on the Official INC (Indian National Congress) Twitter handle and attributed to Chairperson CPP Sonia Gandhi.
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China, Russia using their growing strength to violate sovereignty of smaller states: US
World | Oct 21, 2020, 09:39 AM ISTUS Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday said China and Russia, by rapidly modernising their militaries, are using their growing strength to "ignore" international law, "violate" the sovereignty of smaller states and shift the balance of power in their favour.
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Beijing ‘deletes’ envoy’s suggestion to rename CPEC
World | May 09, 2017, 10:30 AM ISTThe suggestion made by envoy Luo Zhaohui has been removed from the official version of his speech published on Chinese embassy’s website.
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Pakistan summons US envoy over drone strike that ‘violated sovereignty’
World | May 24, 2016, 09:38 AM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan summoned US ambassador David Hale on Monday to express concern over the drone strike by American forces in Pakistani territory to kill Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, which it said was a
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Canada to stake claim of sovereignty on North Pole
World | Dec 10, 2013, 02:39 PM ISTToronto: Canada plans to make a claim to the North Pole in an effort to assert its sovereignty in the resource-rich Arctic, the country's foreign affairs minister said Monday.John Baird said the government has asked
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China Warns India Not To Infringe Sovereignty In South China Sea
World | Sep 19, 2011, 10:53 PM ISTBeijing, Sept 19: Taking strong exception to India going ahead with the oil exploration programme in the blocks claimed by Vietnam in the South China Sea, China today raised its pitch saying any exploration activity