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• Neeraj Chopra wins India’s 1st gold in Olympic track and field 7 August 2021 | John Pye one comment

  Neeraj Chopra held a corner of the India flag in each hand and raised it over his head. A half-hour later, the tri-colour was flying at the top of the mast at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium and Chopra was standing atop the medal podium. ...

• Indian, Chinese armies disengage from Gogra in eastern Ladakh 6 August 2021 no comments

  After nearly 15 months of face-off, Indian and Chinese armies have completed the disengagement process and restored the pre-standoff ground position in the Gogra friction point in eastern Ladakh. ...

• Delta variant challenges China’s costly lockdown strategy 5 August 2021 | Joe McDonald and Huizhong Wu no comments

  The delta variant is challenging China’s costly strategy of isolating cities, prompting warnings that Chinese leaders who were confident they could keep the coronavirus out of the country need a less disruptive approach. ...

• People fleeing Hong Kong crackdown get temporary US haven 5 August 2021 | Ben Fox no comments

  President Joe Biden granted temporary refuge Thursday to people from Hong Kong amid the Chinese government's effort to crush the pro-democracy movement and tighten its control on a city once known for its freedom. ...

• Leading NGOs urge members of Tibetan parliament to reconcile 5 August 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal 11 comments

  Four leading Tibetan organisations urged the two bickering groups of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile to patch up their differences and convene the Parliament for the greater cause of Tibet. ...

• India’s capital orders judicial enquiry after girl, 9, raped and murdered 4 August 2021 | Alasdair Pal no comments

  The chief minister of India's capital ordered a judge-led enquiry on Wednesday after a nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered, sparking days of protests and renewed scrutiny of the country's problem with sexual violence. ...

• China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID outbreak spreads 3 August 2021 no comments

  China suspended flights and trains, canceled professional basketball league games and announced mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan on Tuesday as widening outbreaks of the delta variant reached the city where the disease was first detected. ...

• Coronavirus: Third wave likely to hit India this month, may peak in October: Report 2 August 2021 | Times Now Digital no comments

  The anticipated third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to hit India in August which may reach its peak in October when the country is expected to report less than 1,00,000 infections daily in the best-case scenario. ...

• German warship heads for South China Sea amid tension with Beijing 2 August 2021 | Sabine Siebold no comments

  Germany on Monday sent a warship to the South China Sea for the first time in almost two decades, joining other Western nations in expanding its military presence in the region amid growing alarm over China's territorial ambitions. ...

• India, China agree to resolve remaining border issues in Ladakh 2 August 2021 no comments

  The Indian and Chinese armies on Monday described as "constructive" the 12th round of military talks on the eastern Ladakh row during which they agreed to resolve the pending issues in an "expeditious" manner. ...