Age on sunday, 31st Dec 2017, News & Stories from India

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Age on sunday, 31 Dec 2017

The coming year should be the one in which they will scale the ultimate peaks in their sport.

The perfect sporting year may be

There will be more golds in the Asian Games (August 18 to September 2) in Jakarta and Palembang in Indonesia.

31 Dec 2017 7:23 AM

At present, no country or group is pursuing a peace process to reconcile these estranged nations with confidence-building measures and promotion of dialogue.

Warning! quicksand ahead in West Asia

The restoration of the “legitimate” government of Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, in whose name the war was initiated, remains a remote prospect.

31 Dec 2017 7:15 AM

The army boys need to realise the insurgency will continue until they take corrective measures instead of barking at India, and sometimes, Afghanistan.

The elephant in the room... Balochistan

Despite Balochistan’s vast riches, majority of Baloch people live in abject poverty.

31 Dec 2017 7:12 AM

There have been various questions raised about how effective social media is but one can say beyond doubt that it does have an impact.

Social network: Love it, hate it, can’t ignore it

Facebook stated that Narendra Modi’s fan base grew by 14.86 percent between April 7 and May 12, the duration of the elections.

31 Dec 2017 7:09 AM

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un share the same hair stylist.

Superhero of 2017: Orange Man, Rocketman, Theplaman?

The Justice League and The Avengers are going to get into a bidding war over India’s newest super hero.

31 Dec 2017 7:09 AM

India’s development projects in Afghanistan valued at US$ 2bn at Indian costs have played a key part in this.

Afghan muddle... India must gamble for good

A Partnership Council set up under a Strategic Partnership Agreement signed in 2011 held its second meeting in Delhi in September this year.

31 Dec 2017 7:06 AM

To conclude, India is in a sweet spot today and investor confidence is growing.

Demo, GST no downer, India in a sweet spot

With both domestic and global economy showing signs of recovery, hopes have sprung anew that 2018 augers well for the country.

31 Dec 2017 7:04 AM

India did not invest adequately in infrastructure, only 4.7 per cent of GDP where the need was 6.5 per cent.

Lessons from China: Economy for dummies

By 1978, after the death of Mao, it was an economy going nowhere with a bloated population and great poverty.

31 Dec 2017 7:02 AM

There will of course be all sorts of characters and Pakistani lobbyists exhorting him to roll the dice again with Pakistan, but this would be tempting fate and worse before the 2019 polls.

Can’t choose your neighbour, but... why talk!

If after 70 years, Indians still haven’t got it that words of Pakistanis have no meaning, actions do then India is doomed.

31 Dec 2017 3:21 AM

Under Xi Jinping’s leadership, Beijing and the Communist Party of China are going over the top to project everything China as larger-than-life, deliberately seeking to create awe of the Middle Kingdom.

How to tame a dragon... the many complicated ways

Indian foreign policy over the next few years will have to factor in China in almost every sphere, domain or part of the world.

31 Dec 2017 3:16 AM

China and India should start by insisting that Pakistan tackle the Haqqani Network and the Taliban which have bases in Pakistan.

Hindi-Chini bhai bhai, the perfect foil to Pak terror

Afghanistan is an optimal space for strategic convergence between the US, India and China.

31 Dec 2017 3:15 AM

Painting a rosy picture of our foreign policy accomplishments for domestic audiences cannot be a substitute for reliable progress on the ground.

Need of the hour: Gandhiji, a Second Coming

For decades, we have become accustomed in India to relative calm even as the rest of the world suffered shocks and jolts.

31 Dec 2017 3:14 AM

Hinduism, or dharma nationalism, may actually be a better guarantor of Indian pluralism than pseudo-secularism.

Another India emerging? The simple answer’s yes

The fact is that a Hindu majoritarian India may not be as bad as it is made out to be by its detractors.

31 Dec 2017 3:12 AM

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