Video: Women's daredevil bikers brigade celebrates India’s Republic Day

10:14, January 27, 2018

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  India’s geopolitical bluff baffles China

  All 10 leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered in New Delhi on Thursday for the India-ASEAN summit and the following day's Republic Day celebrations. As a milestone of India's Act East strategy, it triggered excitement in Indian public opinion.Analyzing the significance of the India-ASEAN summit, Indian and Western media outlets focused their attention on the China

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  ASEAN-India bonhomie seeks to balance power of China

  Illustration: Liu Rui/GTUnprecedented in India's history, leaders of all 10 ASEAN members on Friday attended the country's 69th Republic Day parade as chief guests. The gathering of the leaders of the group is regarded as showing India's implementation of its Act East policy and Indo-Pacific strategy.The close ties between India and ASEAN are the outcome of both sides' strategic considerations.

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  Women beat men for places at Oxford University for first time

  Britain's world famous Oxford University has offered more places to women than men, it was confirmed Thursday.It prompted the Times newspaper to report it is the first time in history that men have been overtaken in the race for places at Oxford.Figures show that last year 1,275 women received offers from Oxford compared with 1,165 men. Of those, 1,070 women