Cricket’s T20 World Cup begins Saturday after an acrimonious buildup overshadowed by political turmoil, with Bangladesh kicked out and Pakistan refusing to face arch-rivals and co-hosts India. When the first ball is finally bowled after a chaotic lead-in, Pakistan will open the tournament against the Netherlands in Colombo. Defending champions and tournament favourites India will […]
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India’s arms build-up: a future threat to Pakistan
According to SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, in 2014 to 2018, India is among five major arms importers of Asia. India was also the world’s second largest importer of major arms in 2014-18 and accounted for 9.5 per cent of the global total.India has been the chief recipient of Russian arms in 2014-18, although Russian arms […]