Following through announcements with enforcement of measures is key, as a run through...
Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have been fiscally stressed for a considerable...
Vietnam is an emerging regional power and a closer relationship with Hanoi is closely...
'Why are we deliberately taking apart an electoral system that has worked?''There is no...
India would confront a more entrenched China, a less dependable United States, and a...
Delhi must now purge the delusional hopes of being a 'counterweight' to China in the US...
The Gandhis have served both the Congress and India. But it has been 12 years since the...
Chinese leaders, including its generals, will have to weigh whether they can win a war...
The only thing that might make the BJP stop trying to isolate Muslims completely will...
India is the only significant power that all parties trust, or at least do not...
Frankly, was it really necessary in the middle of a fratricidal war for External...
For India, China's Indian Ocean power projection, maritime domain awareness, dual-use...
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted some 20 per cent of the global flows...
Already, within the week of the election results it became apparent that the Congress'...
This is the time for India to plan forward fully, with the goal of Atmanirbharata, and...
Occasionally, the silence of the night shift would be shattered by an ear-splitting...
The electorate did not vote for the BJP as much as they voted against the TMC. This is...
Courts cannot be the only hope for those fighting hate speech. Countering its effects...
By asking Vijay to produce letters of majority support before inviting him to form the...
The extent of doubts over the fairness of this election can be assessed by juxtaposing...
The BJP must respect Bengal's pluralistic ethos and with this historic mandate give the...
Hopefully, the BJP will realise that it's the right time for parivartan (change) in its...
Unlike films that end with the underdog becoming winner and being sworn in at a public...
'If planets are, as many of your own geophysicists argue, bodies shaped by their own...
I wonder if I can rest assured -- before the election ink on my finger fades -- that my...
If Trump doesn't like India, that is his choice. But to use such distasteful language...
The BJP, especially in its current edition under the prime minister, is clear that it...
If West Bengal does not begin to reclaim its lost pride, the state would have lost --...
Beijing has been wary of Sanae Takaichi's efforts to boost Japan's military profile...
The United States' historical strategic alignment with Pakistan, dating back to the...
The US blockade on Iranian ports is aimed to curb Iranian energy exports, thereby...
We, Indians, forgot that for Pakistan, Kashmir dispute and blood feud with India is the...
If Trump wants peace with Iran, Pakistan will offer to help. If Trump seeks Pakistan's...
There are enough people at the top decision-making level in Tehran who are still...
Sri Lanka's response to the Easter attacks has been slow and politically contested,...
What is missing in the BJP's armour is dominance over 50 percent of the electorate:...
Trump has said he would be present at the signing ceremony in Islamabad.Don't be...
India is one of the few nations, and perhaps the only nation, that has good relations...
Is Bhutan merely experimenting with digital finance -- or is the Himalayan kingdom...
Iran was the chance to arrange a concert of nations, to actually be a...
The Dhurandhar movies will undoubtedly shape the minds of the audience much more than...
'A genuine tribute to Dr Ambedkar does not lie in selective invocation. It lies in...
One of the most uncivilised characteristics of this war has been the total disregard...
Chaffing under public ridicule in the US as well as internationally for having 'lost'...
America's population and its media and its democratic structures seem fine with this,...
Trump seems to have estimated that Ghalibaf is a pragmatic politician who is receptive...
The logic of war plus the gathering storms in US politics as the midterms loom large...
Small parties have the capacity to play both ends against the middle. Puducherry could...
Nobody takes Pakistan seriously and therefore Pakistan's sudden mediating with almost...
Far from it; the country's resistance to the US, its nuclear ambitions, and its pursuit...
Although extensive air attacks have been carried out to destroy most of Iran's defence...
The big question is whether Trump is any longer in command of the situation. For all...
As he settled down to his job as army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa -- who died last...
It may now be time to question the price India is paying for Israel's disregard of the...
The Americans can occupy Bab el Mandeb, claim to have 'solved' the Strait of Hormuz...
Delhi should keep all its options open in what is essentially a transitional period in...
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are actively pushing Trump to take the war to its bitter...
For that to happen America does not have to lose. It only has to do the right thing,...
16 days into the war, US forces were already running out of ground-attack missiles and...
We cannot simply have a 60-65 per cent import dependency in LPG, the bulk of which...
On the 95th anniversary of Bhagat Singh's martyrdom, Utkarsh Mishra revisits the ideas...
It is time for India to step up and get Russia, China and Europe to agree to a joint...
India's handling of the Iran crisis reflects a growing strain between strategic...
Israel wishes to continue its bombing campaign until Iran's military and industrial...
During this Ramzan, another religious practice was turned into an offence: Breaking the...
The modern war is about quality over quantity, points out Mihir S Sharma.
To be sure, Trump is furious, as the trajectory of the war is in a state of Zugzwang,...
If the Iranian regime needs to be punished for promoting quasi-terrorist outfits like...
'Our diplomacy should have been focused on preventing war and avoiding the inevitable...
Tamil Nadu will elect a new government on April 23. Will the DMK retain power? Can the...
'The city was not only a setting but also a major character in Sankar's stories,...
Let us start with ourselves. If we can reduce our LPG consumption by half, the problem...
As days turn into weeks and America loses more planes, as the destruction of trillions...
We know in our heart that speaking the truth on this stupid Iran war will anger Trump...
The US torpedo attack on the Iranian warship IRIS Dena in international waters was a...
'The entire US ecosystem built over decades at the bases in the Gulf region, especially...
In a region increasingly shaped by competition and coercion, such collaboration...
By appearing to privilege ideological affinity over strategic balance, India risks...
Afghans have deep self-respect and are the last people to put up with humiliation. Is...
Dubai's core promise -- that it is an oasis untouched by regional storms -- has been...
The Indian policy trajectory in West Asia is simply tragic, observes Ambassador M K...
India and Israel share a deep historical bond, and Prime Minister Modi's visit to the...
Sensitive issues remain. Water sharing of the Ganga and Teesta rivers. Treatment of...
Every UN secretary-general has flagged the financial situation, but Antonio Guterres...
India and the US have entered a new phase in their relationship, marked by greater...
All along, we were told SIR was an essential exercise carried out as part of the...
The threat of wars hovers over the negotiations in Oman, but the good part is that...
Once the might of the Indian establishment turned completely against the Maoists, there...
In the Indo-Pacific's new era -- where perception shapes reality faster than treaties...
A bewildered world is at a loss to find bilateral and multilateral measures to stop...
'No, India and China were not about to go to all-out war over a few rocks of Galwan.'...
What began as a mentor-protege relationship between UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed...
If Xi Jinping can establish control over the PLA Ground Force, relations between India...
'Why are IPKF martyrs not being officially recognised and appropriately honoured? And...
Like the realisation on the failure of development, we have also internalised the...
The armed forces of India will be wise to remember that its public interface needs to...
The Maharashtra municipal elections showed a troubling shift, where votes were traded...
'As the PLA higher command is almost dismantled and instability spreads, India needs to...
In a world fractured by uncertainty, India stands out for its policy consistency,...
I am inclined to believe that the Venezuela adventure is not an indication of American...
China has made serious inroads into Latin America, which the US may now be hinting is...
Given Modi's track record from the time he became Gujarat chief minister in October...
Today's situation in the Shaksgam Valley is the consequence of what happened in Gilgit...
While the DMK depends on a 'silver sieve' of welfare schemes to stay in power, its...
Years of repression and disappearances have taught Venezuelans, the hard way, not to...
A trade deal makes sense only if it is fair and reciprocal. If the cost is strategic...
The future of India will be shaped and decided by the choices the RSS makes now, argues...
The Tigers refused to forgive Douglas Devananda and tried to assassinate him...
If the Somnath temple, which was attacked 1,000 years ago and faced continuous attacks...
This new year will bring, once again, a repetition of both intent and apathy, expects...
'I don't see how a company like OpenAI can honestly expect to generate revenue...