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What keeps ties between US and Pakistan ticking
The US decision to make Pakistan an ally and stand by it no matter what has often hurt India.
A biker’s quest never ends
This adventure motorcyclist plans to cover the west coast of the country and touch the tip.
Can a risk-averse India be a $5 trillion economy?
The first, and this may surprise some readers, is the former Soviet Union.
The growing Lockheed mystery: Why is US in a rush to push F-21 to India?
The F-21 seems to be an offshoot of the single-engine F-16 multi-role fighter.
Putin Signs Controversial Internet Law For 'Centralised Traffic Control'
This control will pass to the Russian FSB security service and media monitoring agency Roskomnadzor, which is known to block content.
On the frontlines of the new Cold War
While Georgia, Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine have predominantly Christian populations, Azerbaijan is largely Shia Muslim.
Saarc needs to find ways to resolve rifts within
The debate should stop short of being highly “contentious”, but the offended state will have voiced its grievance for all the world to hear.
Prague 1968: Why ‘socialism with a human face’ had failed
Students in Prague mounted a protest, and demanded to speak to Dubcek.
Fidel Castro’s eldest son Fidelito commits suicide after battling depression
Castro Diaz-Balart, also known as 'Fidelito' was hospitalized for depression and then continued treatment as an outpatient.
First black astronaut honored on 50th anniversary of death
He had a great future ahead of him if he had not been lost 50 years ago.